This period has witnessed the greatest change. All remaining open-field land in Leicestershire was enclosed. Other changes include mechanisation, a decline in agricultural employment, an increase in the average size of farms, greater specialisation, changes to farm layouts and buildings, and the impacts of collective marketing and farm subsidies. Market fluctuations also caused changes in … Continue reading Farming since 1790
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