The Rural Economy of Glocestershire: Including its Dairy, Together with the Dairy Management of North Wiltshire, and the Management of Orchards and Fruit Liquor, in Herefordshire

William Marshall

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139962674

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Including its Dairy, Together with the Dairy Management of North Wiltshire, and the Management of Orchards and Fruit Liquor, in Herefordshire

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Volume 1
William Marshall

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: June 2016
Print publication year:: 2015
First published in:: 1789
Online ISBN:: 9781139962674
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139962674

Subjects:: Social and Population History, Geography, British History after 1450, Historical Geography, History, Economic History
Series:: Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries

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William Marshall (1745–1818), from farming stock, became a farmer and then estate manager and land agent after several years spent conducting business in the West Indies. A pioneer of scientific methods of farming, he published widely on best practice, and was also known for his geographical surveys of agriculture. This two-volume 1789 work covers the county of Gloucestershire, but also includes dairy management in north Wiltshire and the orchards and fruit products of Herefordshire. A hands-on reporter, Marshall stayed in the vale of Gloucester to learn the art of cheese-making, and then spent a year in various locations studying local farming practice. Volume 1 describes the rural economy of the area, with the different activities suited to the different geographical locations and soil types, giving information on the types of land tenure, crops and animals, and providing a list of 'provincialisms' which offer fascinating insights into the Gloucestershire dialect.

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The Rural Economy of Glocestershire

Including its Dairy, Together with the Dairy Management of North Wiltshire, and the Management of Orchards and Fruit Liquor, in Herefordshire

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

THE RURAL ECONOMY OF GLOCESTERSHIRE
pp iii-iii

Colophon
pp iv-iv

ADVERTISEMENT
pp v-xxvi

Contents
pp xxvii-xxviii

THE SEVERN and its vale described
pp 1-6

GLOCESTERSHIRE divided into districts
pp 6-7

THE VALES of GLOCESTER and EVESHAM distinguished
pp 8-9

THE VALE OF GLOCESTER described with respect to its
pp 10-19

The RURAL ECONOMY of the VALE OF GLOCESTER registered, under

1 - Estates and Tenures
pp 19-19

2 - Management of Estates
pp 20-29

3 - Farm Buildings
pp 30-39

4 - Field Fences
pp 40-41

5 - Hedgrow Timber
pp 42-43

6 - Woodlands
pp 44-46

7 - Planting
pp 46-47

8 - Farms
pp 48-50

9 - Farmers
pp 50-51

10 - Workmen
pp 51-54

11 - Beads of Labour
pp 54-57

12 - Implements
pp 57-58

13 - Seasons
pp 59-61

14 - General Management of Farms
pp 62-64

15 - Course of Husbandry
pp 64-66

16 - Soils and Tillage
pp 66-85

17 - Manures
pp 86-89

18 - Seed Process
pp 90-91

19 - Corn Weeds
pp 91-100

20 - Harvesting
pp 101-102

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