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Klappentext First published in 1933 as the second edition of a 1923 original, this book examines the many economic problems that can befall the agricultural industry. Zusammenfassung First published in 1933 as the second edition of a 1923 original! this book examines the many economic problems that can befall the agricultural industry! specifically that of the United Kingdom but with some reference to agricultural practices elsewhere in the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Foundations of Agricultural Economics: 1. Introduction; 2. The occupation of land in the past; 3. Modern land tenure; 4. Modern land tenure (cont.); 5. The size of holdings; 6. The size of holdings (cont.); 7. Tithe; 8. Tithe (cont.); 9. Land tax, rates and income tax; 10. Land tax, rates and income tax (cont.); 11. Agricultural labour; 12. Agricultural labour (cont.); 13. Markets and marketing; 14. Markets and marketing (cont.); 15. Agricultural co-operation; 16. Agricultural co-operation; 17. The wheat supply of the British Isles; 18. The wheat supply of the British Isles (cont.); 19. Forestry; 20. Agricultural statistics; 21. Crop estimating and forecasting; Part II. An Economic History of British Agriculture during and after the Great War: 22. British agriculture in peace and war; 23. British agriculture in peace and war (cont.); 24. British agriculture after the war; Appendix (Tables I-XV); Index.
