Grain and Chaff from an English Manor

A personal account of life on an English manor that sketches the house and farm operations, the roles and temperaments of labourers, seasonal work such as hops, corn and fruit growing, and practical management of dairy, cattle, sheep and poultry. It documents machinery, weather and agricultural technique, village institutions including church and school, local dialect and pastimes, natural history of birds and insects, orchards and trees, and occasional archaeological and historical observations linking past and present.