Abstract
As Britain moved further into industrialisation its agriculture had to provide a firm foundation to nourish the workforce. The degree to which developments in agriculture encouraged industrialisation is open to debate. In addition, the Industrial Revolution’s initial effect on agriculture in the way of applied science and mechanisation was negligible.
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Further reading
E. L. Jones, The Development of English Agriculture 1815–73 (1968);
P.J. Perry, British Agriculture 1875–1914 (1973);
M. W. Flinn, Readings in Economic and Social History (1964);
J. D. Chambers & G. E. Mingay, The Agricultural Revolution 1750–1880 (1970);
C. Orwin & E. Whetham, A History of British Agriculture 1846–1914 (1964);
F. M. L. Thompson, English Landed Society in the Nineteenth Century (1963).
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Tonge, N., Quincey, M. (1980). Agriculture 1760–1900. In: British Social and Economic History 1800–1900. Documents and Debates. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04991-2_8
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