Agricultural History Review, Volume 43 Part 2 (1995), pp. 178–192

As an illustration of the value of an historical context in appraising contemporary issues in rural managernent, the paper cites evidence of a concern for sustainable farming during the period 1840-1940, as revealed in the 'expert' guidance offered on the general topics of high farnfing, the gassing down of land, specialization, and land utilization. For the most part, the challenge was not so much to find general panaceas, but rather to pursue those fornls of husbandry most suited to the mosaic of local conditions encountered in each part of the countryside. 

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