Village Life and Labour : An Anthology (Paperback)

List of illustrations; Introduction and acknowledgements; Part I: 1. A farmer of the olden times; 2. The 'gentleman' farmer a hundred years ago; 3. Fleeceborough; 4. Modern times; 5. Cicely's dairy; 6. Cowman and dairy; 7. A winter morning; 8. Corn-carting; 9. Colt-breaking; 10. The shearer; 11. Rural technique; 12. Scythes; 13. Stacking; 14. Harvesting in the old style; 15. Gleaning; 16. Hops; 17. 'Bottles' and mole-catching; Part II: 18. Timber; 19. A folk industry; 20. The farm-waggon; 21. Wind-mill repairs; Part III: 22. Straw; 23. The lace-makers; A list of country industries and a list of books; Glossary.