CONTENTS. 



CHAP. PAGE 



INTRODUCTION ........ iii 



I. FARMING IN OLDEN TIMES i 



II. AGRICULTURE UNDER FREE TRADE ... 21 



III. ENGLISH MARKETS AND FAIRS . . 42 



IV. THE MIGRATION OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS . 63 

 V. THE MIDDLEMAN IN AGRICULTURE ... 78 



VI. COMBINATION AMONG FARMERS .... 95 



VII. CO-OPERATION FOR THE SALE OF FARM PRODUCE . 114 



VIII. THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY ..... 129 



IX. SELLING STOCK BY LIVE WEIGHT .... 140 



X. BRITISH AND FRENCH AGRICULTURE . . . 159 



INDEX 185 



