A Short History of English Agriculture eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 420 pages of information about A Short History of English Agriculture.

A Short History of English Agriculture eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 420 pages of information about A Short History of English Agriculture.

Reeve, 12;
  duties of a, 17.

Reigate, Flaunchford near, 64.

Rents: 
  Twelfth century, 27. 
  Thirteenth century, 36, 57, 75, 348. 
  Fourteenth century, 40, 41, 46, 65, 75, 348. 
  Fifteenth century, 57, 58, 66, 348. 
  Sixteenth century, 66, 76, 95, 115, 116, 348. 
  Seventeenth century, 115, 116, 117, 127, 133, 139, 143, 155, 161,
    348, 354. 
  Eighteenth century, 116, 177, 179, 183, 189, 193n., 224, 227, 328,
    348. 
  Nineteenth century, 243, 246, 248, 264, 266, 278, 285-6, 287, 297,
    304, 306-9, 310, 319n., 321-2.

Repairs, see Buildings, farm.

Restrictive covenants, see Cultivation clauses.

Revival, recent, in agriculture, 320.

Revolt, Peasants’, 60.

Revolution, agricultural and industrial, 162.

Ridges, high, 129, 175.

Rinderpest, see Cattle plagues.

Riots, 185, 223, 262, 366,

Ripon, 147.

Roads, 21, 68, 105, 138, 171, 175, 182, 204, 210, 219, 220-3, 269,
  274, 295.

Rock and Far Forest district, 318,

Rogers, Thorold, 107, 229.

Roller, farm, in seventeenth century, 135.

Rolling, 166, 194.

Romney Marsh sheep, 344.

Romsey Abbey, 15n.

Roots, few, used for cows, 200 (see Turnips).

Roscommon sheep, 343.

Roses, 143.

Ross, John, of Warwick, 76.

Rot, see Sheep rot.

Rotation of crops (see Four-course and Three-field system) 225, 275.

Rothamsted, 275.

Roundsman system, 239.

Royal Agrlctttonal Society, 273-4, 281, 308.

Royal Society, helps agriculture, 114.

Russia,
  imports rom, 323-4;
  wool from, 328.

Rutland, 22, 102, 109, 110, 120, 134, 143, 151, 255, 268, 306n.;
  Dukes of, 115, 286.

Rye, 4, 16, 91, 125, 133, 138, 155;
  in Norfolk, 182, 276;
  produce, per acre, in 1770, 197.

Rye-grass, 178-9, 218, 276.

Ryeland sheep, 344, 345, 346.

S

Saffron, 62, 106, 143, 167;
  Walden, 106, 167.

Sainfoin, 112, 115, 143, 191, 194, 225, 331.

Saint Paul’s, manors of, 16, 29, 50, 57, 58.

Sales, famous, 234n., 235, 338, 339.

Salt, value of, 26.

Samford Hall, 190.

Scotland,
  cattle of, 336, 343;
  wheat crop in, 332n.

Scott, Reynold, 89, 151.

Scottish cattle, 168-9.

Scudamore, Lord, 132, 3^8.

Seasons,
  bad, 20, 42n., 66, 69, 89, 115, 157, 179, 184, 185, 186, 210,
    223, 224, 237, 239, 242, 243, 247, 262, 265, 277, 292, 293,
    294, 295, 297, 305;
  good, 239, 244, 262, 266, 287.

Seed,
  amount of, for wheat, 33, 67n.,84, 177, 179, 180, 227, 246;
  for clover, 112, 166, 176, 218;
  clover, price of, 166.

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