Land In England Research Articles

The Changing Use of Land in Britain

The Changing Use of Land in Britain

REVIEWS*

Reviews in this article: Studies on the Planning Environment of the Agricultural Firm. By ULF RENBORG, ALMQUIST AND WIKSELLS Bäuerliche Wirtschaftsführung im Kratfeld der sozialen Umwelt. (Farm Management seen against the Social Background). By P. VON BLANCKENBURG. Proceedings of the International Conference of Agricultural Economists. Eleventh Conference 1961 Food—One Tool in International Economic Development. Grain Yields and the American Food Supply. By D. GALE JOHNSON and ROBERT L. GUSTAFSON Agrivulture and The European Common Market. Land Economics Research. Edited by J. ACKERMAN, MARIAN CLAWSON AND MARSHALL HARRIS The Changing Use of Land in Britain. By ROBIN H. BEST and J. T. COPPOCK Th English landed Estate in the Ninetteenth Century: Its adminstration. By DAVID SPRING Progress in Nutrition and Allied Sciences. Edited by D. P. CUTHBERTSON, OLIVER AND BOYD Sampling Techniques. By W. G. COCHRAN

The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse

The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse

Best, Robin H. and Coppock, J. T., "The Changing Use of Land in Britain" (Book Review)

Best, Robin H. and Coppock, J. T., "The Changing Use of Land in Britain" (Book Review)

REVIEWS*

Book reviewed in this article:Variance and Production Function Analysis of Farm Accounts with special Reference to Inter Farm and Random Variation. By Knud Rasmussen Farm Development in Japan. By W. Y. Yang. F.A.O. The Gordon's Mill Farming Club 1758–1764. By J.H. Smith Canadian Agriculture in War and Peace 1935–1950. By G.E. Britnell and V. C. Fowke The State and the Farmer. By Peter Self and H. Stroing The Changing Use of Land in Britain. By Robin H. Best AND J. T. Coppock

P. Sextius Baculus

In the Gallic War Caesar mentions rather less than fifty Roman soldiers by name. Naturally the names of his legati occur most frequently, though he does not always give the rank. Eight, possibly nine, are centurions, and one is the standard-bearer of the Fourteenth Legion. None is a legionary soldier, though we know the name of one, Lucanius, because his father, a senior centurion, Q. Lucanius, was killed trying to rescue him in the disaster at Atuatuca. There are certain surprising omissions. For example, we are not told the name of the standard-bearer of the Tenth Legion, whose gallantry rallied the faltering troops at the first landing in Britain. Surely Caesar knew the name of this distinguished man in his crack legion. One officer, P. Considius, receives an unenviable mention. He made a mistake. Perhaps in extenuation, or in regret, Caesar remarks that he had won a good reputation under Sulla and Crassus.

The Future Ownership of Rural Land in Britain

The Future Ownership of Rural Land in Britain

The absorption of radioactive strontium by plants under field conditions in the United Kingdom

The absorption of radioactive strontium by crop plants has been investigated in field experiments on six soils which represent a wide range of arable land in Britain. 89Sr was applied as a spray, and cultivation procedures were employed to place it at different depths below the soil surface. Three test crops were grown in each experiment. With shallow-rooted crops, for example, a grass-clover pasture mixture, ploughing to the depth of 12 in. caused the absorption of 89Sr and the ratio of 89Sr to Ca in plants, to be on the average, less than 30 per cent of that observed when the 89Sr was left on the surface. Only small effects of placement, however, occurred with deeper rooted species. When established pasture was contaminated the level of 89Sr in the tissues formed subsequently was up to 5 times higher than in grass sown on contaminated ground. The effects of the Ca status of the soil and of added lime were examined. The 89Sr content of plants and the ratio of 89Sr to Ca were highest when the soil was low in Ca (2 milli-equivalents Ca per 100 g extracted with N. ammonium acetate). Relatively small differences, however, occurred when the soils contained more than 7 milli-equivalents Ca. The effect of added lime was variable and differences between experiments cannot be attributed entirely to differences in soil calcium.

Marginal Grazing Land in Britain

Marginal Grazing Land in Britain

Food and Farm Land in Britain

enough good farm land, why so many people? The answer is found in the part the British took in developing the colonial countries of the world following the great discoveries of new lands initiated by Christopher Columbus. The British furnished people and also furnished men and ships to transport the people to the new lands. They provided a market for surplus agricultural products and such raw materials for industry as were found in colonial lands. In return the British

Marginal Land in Britain

Marginal Land in Britain

Marginal Land in Britain

Marginal Land in Britain

Marginal Land in Britain

Marginal Land in Britain

Marginal Land in Britain

Marginal Land in Britain

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:H.I.MOORE. Science and practice in cropping for meal and milk.ELLISON, W. Marginal land in Britain.

Planning the Land of Britain

Planning the Land of Britain

Book Reviews

The Land of Britain Its Use and Misuse. By L. Dudley Stamp. Second edition. Pp. viii + 507. (London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., in conjunction with Geographical Publications, Ltd., 1950.) 45s. net.

Book Reviews

The Land of Britain Its Use and Misuse. By L. Dudley Stamp. Second edition. Pp. viii + 507. (London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., in conjunction with Geographical Publications, Ltd., 1950.) 45s. net.

George's Remedies for Britain's Land Problems

George's Remedies for Britain's Land Problems

The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse.

The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse.