Crop Yields and Animal Carcass Weights in England, c.1700-1914

UKDA study number:4517

Principal Investigators

Turner, M.
Afton, B.
University of Hull. Department of History
Beckett, J.
University of Nottingham. Department of History

Sponsor

Leverhulme Trust

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

April 2003

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Turner, M., Beckett, J. and Afton, B., Crop Yields and Animal Carcass Weights in England, c.1700-1914 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], April 2003. SN: 4517, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4517-1

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Copyright:
M. Turner, J. Beckett and B. Afton

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4517 . Crop Yields and Animal Carcass Weights in England, c.1700-1914

Depositor:

Turner, M. , University of Hull. Department of History

Principal Investigators:

Turner, M. , University of Hull. Department of History

Beckett, J. , University of Nottingham. Department of History

Afton, B. , University of Hull. Department of History

Sponsor:

Leverhulme Trust
Grant Number: F/181/L

Abstract:

The aim of the Leverhulme funded project was to extract crop yields and carcass weights from farm records that survive for the period 1700-1914. The objective was to use the data to construct a history of farm production in England for that period.

Main Topics:

The data on yields for wheat, barley, oats, rye, peas and beans include: archival references; county and parish of locations; year; and yield in quarters per acre. For other crops an indication of the volumetric measure used has been provided.

The data on carcass weights include: archival references; county and location; month and year of sale; deadweight in lbs; and descriptive information regarding the breed or variety of animal. Data on sheep have been divided into ewes, lambs, sheep and wethers; those for pigs into bacon pigs, porkers, hogs, pigs and sows; and those for cattle into calves, cows/heifers and beef cattle.

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 1713 - 1914 Cattle records 1719-1891
Crop records 1720-1914
Pig records 1713-1888
Sheep records 1723-1903
Dates of Fieldwork: October 1995 - October 2000
Country: England
Geography: Bedfordshire; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire; Cambridgeshire; Cornwall; Cumberland; Devon; Dorset; Durham (County); East Sussex; Essex; Gloucestershire; Hampshire; Herefordshire; Hertfordshire; Huntingdonshire; Isle of Wight; Kent; Lancashire; Leicestershire; Lincolnshire; Norfolk; Northamptonshire; Northumberland; Nottinghamshire; Oxfordshire; Shropshire; Somerset; Staffordshire; Suffolk; Warwickshire; West Sussex; Westmorland; Wiltshire; Worcestershire; Yorkshire East Riding; Yorkshire North Riding; Yorkshire West Riding
Spatial Units: No information recorded
Observation Units: Text units (documents/chapters/words)
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Subnational
Population: No information recorded

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Time Series
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies
Number of Units: (A) 311 (obtained) Beef cattle records
(B) 628 (obtained) Calves records
(C) 397 (obtained) Cows/heifers records
(D) 1196 (obtained) Barley yield records
(E) 222 (obtained) Bean yield records
(F) 644 (obtained) Oats yield records
(G) 279 (obtained) Other crop yield records
(H) 296 (obtained) Peas yield records
(I) 98 (obtained) Rye yield records
(J) 1300 (obtained) Wheat yield records
(K) 199 (obtained) Bacon pig records
(L) 525 (obtained) Hog records
(M) 529 (obtained) Pig records
(N) 450 (obtained) Porker records
(O) 46 (obtained) Sow records
(P) 471 (obtained) Ewe records
(Q) 471 (obtained) Lamb records
(R) 2406 (obtained) Sheep records
(S) 508 (obtained) Wether records
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials; Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: A variety of archival sources from the collections of 38 repositories were consulted. A full bibliography is provided with the data.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

24 April 2003

Copyright:

M. Turner, J. Beckett and B. Afton

File last updated:

4 January 2012