Author: Garrad, G.H.
Title: A Survey of the Agriculture of Kent
Description: London, Royal Agricultural Society, 1954. orig.cloth. 25x18cm, iv,232,(6) pp, Series: Royal Agricultural Society of England, County Agricultural Surveys, No. 1.. Frontispiece,6pp photoplates. Some light scratches & buckling to binding's surface, VG. dustw ¶ Includes textual maps, tables, photos & graphs + 6 photoplates. Contents: Size of Holdings, Rents, Water & Electricity Supplies, Labour; The Geology of Kent; Farming on the High Weald; Weald Clay; Lower Greensand & Gault Clay; Farming on the Chalk, Thanet Beds; London Clay & Coastal Marshes; Farming in North-West Kent, the Hoo Peninsula; the Isle of Sheppey, & the Isle of Thanet; Farming in Romney Marsh; The Grassland of Kent; Hops; Fruit; Farm Implements & Machinery; Cattle; Sheep; Pigs; Poultry & Bees; Markets & Fairs; Agricultural Education & Research; Some Agricultural Organizations; Forests & Woodlands.

Keywords: Agricultural History, England, Great Britain, British Agriculture, Kent Farms, Farming, , ,