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Originally published in 1939, this volume attempts to capture some of the traditions of English rural life during a time of increasing agricultural mechanisation. Through descriptions gathered from a number of different authors, the reader is given the sense of rural communities as being held together by a shared understanding of these traditions, and of a shared heritage passed down through the generations. In separating the cultural life of villages from an increasingly rationalised system of production, modern farming techniques are seen as creating fundamental changes in this established existence. This fascinating book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British history and agricultural customs.
Contents
List of illustrations; Introduction and acknowledgements; Part I: 1. A farmer of the olden times; 2. The 'gentleman' farmer a hundred years ago; 3. Fleeceborough; 4. Modern times; 5. Cicely's dairy; 6. Cowman and dairy; 7. A winter morning; 8. Corn-carting; 9. Colt-breaking; 10. The shearer; 11. Rural technique; 12. Scythes; 13. Stacking; 14. Harvesting in the old style; 15. Gleaning; 16. Hops; 17. 'Bottles' and mole-catching; Part II: 18. Timber; 19. A folk industry; 20. The farm-waggon; 21. Wind-mill repairs; Part III: 22. Straw; 23. The lace-makers; A list of country industries and a list of books; Glossary.
