Abstract
In spite of the fears of British farmers, the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 — a crucial victory for the manufacturing class — did not usher in the destruction of British farming. Overseas supplies of grain did not yet exist in sufficient quantity to swamp the British market. In addition growth in demand could consume what came in from abroad and a growing home supply. For a quarter of a century farming had time to adjust, and to a great extent it took the opportunities offered to it.
The sort of man who had bread and cheese for his dinner forty years ago now demands a chop.
F. A. Graham, The Revival of English Agriculture (1899).
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Fraser, W.H. (1981). The Nation Fed. In: The Coming of the Mass Market, 1850–1914. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16685-5_11
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