Reference
Z1794/1
Title
Thesis of Francis Allan Batt titled 'Market Gardening of Six Parishes in Bedfordshire'. Focusing on Ampthill, Maulden, Clophill, Silsoe, Flitton and Flitwick. Includes photographs [some missing] of areas discussed, and surveys of sample farms providing area, type of land, employees, background, crops farmed, and markets sold at. Surveys accompanied by plans of the farm land. Scale: 6" = 1metre.
Farms surveyed: Yellow House Farm, Silsoe; land belonging to Mr Catlin, Silsoe; 'Sandycroft' Flitton owned by Mr Sharp; Old School, Greenfield, Flitton owned by Mr Evans; Folly Farm, Flitwick; land owned by Mr Gobey, Clophill; land owned by Mr Mann and Mr Matthews, Clophill; land owned by Mr Sinfield, Maulden;
Date free text
undated c.1960
Production date
From: 1960 To: 1960
Scope and Content
Contents includes:
- Introduction
- The six parishes
- Background and growth
- Geology and soils
- Vegetation
- Climatology
- Drainage
- Sample farms.
- The vegetables
- Care and harvesting
- Pests and diseases
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Sources of information
Level of description
item