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035			_a(Sirsi) u4102
041			_aeng
100			_aGasson, R.
245			_aPart-time farming in England and Wales
260			_c1986
350			_a0
490			_aJournal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England _v147 1986, 34-41 (7)
520			_aUntil recently, part-time farming received little attention in Britain, but attitudes are changing. In 1983 MAFF calculated that about 31% of all main holdings in England and Wales were part-time farms and they occupied about one-sixth of the total agricultural area. This article reports on the findings of a survey on part-time farming carried out by Wye College and concludes tha tthis form of farming is an inevitable development and holds out the promise of certain benefits to the farmers and their families concerned and to rural communities.
650			_aRESEARCH
690			_aRURAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c2455 _d2455