The Rural Economy of the West of England: Volume 2

Including Devonshire, and Parts of Somersetshire, Dorsetshire, and Cornwall

By:

William Marshall

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries

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Between 1787 and 1798, the agricultural writer and land agent William Marshall (1745–1818) published a number of works on the rural economies of England, covering Norfolk, his native Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, the Midlands and the South. This two-volume study appeared in 1796 and investigated the farming, geography, public works and produce of districts in Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall. Volume 2 looks in detail at the upland areas of Cornwall and Devon, at Dartmoor, North Devon, the vales of Exeter and Taunton, and West Dorset. The coverage includes aspects of the laws surrounding land ownership, the chemistry of the soil, notes on the dairy industry, and suggested improvements to farming practices. The result is a richly detailed survey of the area in the Georgian period and an important record of rural and agricultural life, so often overlooked by other contemporary chroniclers.

Release date Australia

November 21st, 2013

Author

William Marshall

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

418

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries

Dimensions

140x216x24

ISBN-13

9781108067546

Product ID

21717305

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