Farming Folklore in the Area of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Description

A study of the treatments known by eight farmers from the Mansfield area of Nottinghamshire for ailments afflicting their livestock. Sections deal in turn with remedies relating to an animal's head, nose and chest, digestive organs, udders, feet and legs, and skin complaints. In addition to interviews with the farmers, reference is also made to printed sources and personal diaries loaned to the collector by informants.

Metadata

Identifier xn7pghvs
IRN 410097
Class Mark LAVC/SRP/2/061
Level File
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/xn7pghvs
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Undergraduate Dissertations
Creator(s) Cherry, Jane
Date 1975
Size and Medium 35 unbound typed leaves.

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