Description
This book shows how agriculture has changed in South Herefordshire in the past 125 years as seen in part through the valuable archives of the Harewood End Agricultural Society. Since its establishment in 1890 the Society has thrived under its mission to establish, maintain and conduct the Society for the association and advancement of persons interested in agriculture, by discussion, competitions, visits and other means, and to hold social and fund-raising events for the benefit of its members and charities.
The two World Wars saw many changes: with the need to grow more food, increased mechanization of farming and the role of women. By the 1990s, the Society appreciated it needed to grow, shrink or change as farms became ever larger and needed to cope with the advancement of technology. In the event, the 1994 annual show was the last, the Society directing its energies into discussion dinners, farm visits, and helping local children to experience the countryside and learn about farming.
The Society’s story has been traced over more than a century to the present day by the History Project Team who drew on archival material from both within and outside the Society. They worked tirelessly to provide the essential information for local historian, Heather Hurley, to write the book covering a period of transformation. She has managed to combine the history of the Society, the evolving nature of agriculture, social changes, the shifting fortunes of local markets, and accounts of the men and women from the local farming community, to produce a lively account of both the Society and agriculture in South Herefordshire.
Hardback | 128 pages | 242 x 171 mm | 2015
Colour and black & white photographs
ISBN 9781906663933
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