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Founding of the Society
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Year
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Authority / Notes
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1793
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According to a webpage that is entitled
Department details: MAF: Records created or inherited by the
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and of related bodies
and is located at the Catalogue of the
National Archives (UK):
The origins of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food may be
traced to a chartered society, the Board of Agriculture. This body was
formed in 1793, dissolved in 1822, and then revived as the English
Agricultural Society in 1838 (renamed the Royal Agricultural Society of
England in 1840), and inspired the Tithe Commutation Act 1836, the
Copyhold Act 1841, and the Inclosure Act 1845.
The Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commissioners, who administered the
machinery set up by these and subsequent Acts, were merged in 1882 in a
body of Land Commissioners for England operating under the auspices of the
Home Office. In 1889, responsibility passed to the newly formed Board of
Agriculture, which also took over the functions of the Agricultural
Department of the Privy Council Office.
The webpage referred to directly above goes on to discuss the formation of
the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from the
new Board of Agriculture (formed 1889).
What is interesting for us here is the fact that the passage above
refers to the old Board of Agriculture, and indicates that it
existed from 1793-1822.
It also indicates that the
Royal Agricultural Society of England was founded as
the English Agricultural Society in 1838 as a revival of the
old Board of Agriculture.
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Seat of the Society
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City
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Authority / Notes
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England
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This location is supported by the name of the Society.
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Name of the Society
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Dates
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Name
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Authority
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1793 - 1822
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Board of Agriculture
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The Catalogue of the
National Archives (UK) establishes the start and end
dates of this name.
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Journals of the Society
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Years
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Full Journal Title
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Abbrev.
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1797 - 1813
(v.1 - 2, 3(1-2), 4-6(1-2), 7(1-2))
A
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Communications to the Board of Agriculture on subjects relative to
the husbandry and internal improvements of the country
Indexed Reuss
[Edinburgh Univ. cat.]
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Communicat. to the Board of Agricult.
[Reuss, v.6, p.3 cites Vol.2;
v.6, p.61 cites Vol.1;
v.6, p.59, 60 & 62 cite Vol.2.]
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