Agriculture Flashcards
1
Q
By how much and why did people working in agriculture decrease
A
1850- 2 million working in agriculture
1901- 1.4 million
This is due to new machinery and importing food
2
Q
What % of population employed by farming between 1906-1914
A
10% of employment, National income and investment
3
Q
What did large estates do with land
A
Let it out to tenant farmers, who gained profit selling what they produced
