Adaptable and sustainable? Male farm service and the agricultural labour force in midland and southern England, c.1850-1925

HOWKINS, Alun and VERDON, Nicola (2008). Adaptable and sustainable? Male farm service and the agricultural labour force in midland and southern England, c.1850-1925. Economic History Review, 61 (2), 467-495.

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Abstract

This article argues that farm service was an adaptable and sustainable system of hiring labour in areas of midland and southern England after 1850, having much in common with the model recently identified for northern England and Scotland. Analysing the Census Enumerators Books from selected parishes in seven counties in 1851, 1871, and 1891, we reveal an intricate pattern of farm service ‘survival’ both within and between counties. We then use a range of reports printed between the 1860s and 1920s to examine the national picture. The later regional persistence of farm service has implications for broader debates on the rural workforce and social relations.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Humanities Research Centre
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0289.2007.00405.x
Page Range:	467-495
Depositing User:	Lorna Greaves
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2012 11:37
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 20:15
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5912

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