THE TOWNIES' GUIDE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE. By Jill Mason.

2003 1st edition. 4to (193 x 253mm). Ppvi,250. Colour photographs. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt.

The countryside explained. Contents include: Farming in Britain; Cattle farming; Calf rearing; Beef cattle; Dairy farming; Sheep farming; Pig farming; Poultry farming; Table or broiler chickens; Egg production; Turkey farming; Duck farming; Animal welfare; Arable farming; Root crops; Cereal crops; Fodder crops; Miscellaneous crops; Commercial horticultural crops; Organic farming; Genetic modification; Crofting; Farming diversification; Conservation; Forestry; Horses and ponies; Working dogs; Pest species; Fieldsports; Shooting; game birds and their management; Wildfowling; Falconry; Foxhounds, lowland packs; Foxhounds, foot packs; Beagling; Hare coursing; Mink hunting; Stag hunting; Deer and deer stalking; Drag hunting; Fishing; Ferreting; Who owns the countryside?; The Countryside Agency; County councils; English nature; The Environment Agency; The Minstry of Defence; The national Trust; The water companies; The countryside in the 21st Century.