The Rural Economy of the West of England: Volume 2 by William... - 9781108067546

The Rural Economy of the West of England: Volume 2Including Devonshire, and Parts of Somersetshire, Dorsetshire, and Cornwall\nAuthor(s): William Marshall\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108067546, 978-1108067546\nSynopsis\nBetween 1787 and 1798, the agricultural writer and land agent William Marshall [tel] 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 impro.