British Agricultural History Society
Richard Cavendish finds plenty to chew the cud on, courtesy of the BAHS
Nothing is more conducive to pessimism, gloom and outright despair than the regular practice of agriculture. At a recent conference of the British Agricultural History Society (BAHS) it was sepulchrally remarked that, the way things are going, in ten years' time there may be nothing left of British agriculture except its history. Fortunately, the subject seems to be in good heart. The Society's membership, at about 750, is lower than it was a few years ago, but the number of research students busy ploughing the field and scattering is rising again after dipping in the 1980s.
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