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THE GRASSLANDS OF YORKSHIRE'S WEST RIDING
Author(s) -
Jones John
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1960.tb00155.x
Subject(s) - grassland , arable land , geography , animal husbandry , productivity , distribution (mathematics) , agroforestry , character (mathematics) , ecology , biology , agriculture , mathematics , archaeology , mathematical analysis , macroeconomics , economics , geometry
In the West Riding of Yorkshire there is great variation in farm practice as well as in the character and productivity of the grasslands. Such natural Features as the weather and the form and type of the land coupled with man's influence help to explain why most of the grass and rough grazings occupy the western areas whereas arable crops are concentrated in the east. The distribution of grass as a percentage of total crops and of grass (excluding rough grazings) of cattle and of sheep are each illustrated in a diagram. In describing the Riding's grassland pattern the county is divided into two main regions—the Pennines and the lowlands. Sub‐divisions of these areas have been used to simplify this account of grassland husbandry.