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<p>Preface.--The decline of British agriculture.--Evidence of successful farming during the depression, and of profitable readjustments of farming methods.--The fall of prices.--Protection and currency changes.--The economic position of farming in combating low prices.--The farm accounts.--Rents as a cause of depression.--Competition and rent.--The relations of rents to landlords' improvements, etc.--Landlord and tenant.--The Agricultural holdings act (1883)--Arbitration as to rent.--Legislative proposals.--Railway rates.--Small holdings.--Tuberculosis.--General summary.--Appendix: I. Reasons for dissenting from the report of the majority. II. Summary of farm accounts. III. Agricultural holdings bill (1897)
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<br>Subjects: Great Britain. Royal commission on agriculture; Agriculture -- England; Agriculture -- Economic aspects</div>
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Channing, Francis Allston Channing, baron, 1841-1926</div>
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