Gentleman farmer
In the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, a gentleman farmer is a
The Collins English Dictionary defines a gentleman farmer in the United Kingdom as one who is actively involved in farming but does not do it for a living, or a person who happens to own a farm but does not farm it himself (paraphrase). A gentleman farmer of the United States is defined as a rich man who can afford to farm for pleasure, or a rich man who farms not to earn, but because he is interested in it (paraphrase).[3]
The farm can vary from under ten to hundreds or even thousands of acres, and may produce any number of types of grains, poultry, or other livestock. A gentleman farmer employs labourers and may also employ a farm manager, and the farm is usually not the chief source of his income. He generally has his own private income, works in a profession, owns a large business elsewhere, or some combination of the three.[4][5][6][7]
Some notable British gentlemen farmers include:
American examples include
See also
- Agroecological restoration
- Back-to-the-land movement
- Family farm
- Hobby farm
- Local food
- Romanticism
References
- ^ "Definition - "Gentleman Farmer"". Oxford University Press. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
A country gentleman who has a farm as part of his estate.
- ^ "Definition - Gentleman farmer". Merriam-Webster, An Encyclopædia Britannica Company. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
A man who farms mainly for pleasure rather than for profit
- ^ "Collins: "gentleman farmer"". collinsdictionary.com. Collins. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Claudius Loudon, John (1839). "An encyclopædia of agriculture ... Fourth edition, etc - Book I Agricultural Artists (Page 1123)". Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, &Longmans. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Kames, Lord Henry Home (1776). The Gentleman Farmer: Being an Attempt to Improve Agriculture by Subjecting it to the Test of Rational Principles. W. Creech. p. 67. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
gentlemen farmers lord acreage sheep.
- ISBN 9781446354773. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
My father was a gentleman farmer in the sense that he had a private income... he didn't need to worry too much if the farm itself didn't make any money.
- ^ "Gentleman farmer". Encarta. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^ Unsigned (22 September 1924). "Fred Zimmerman Obituary". Daily Republican Register.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
- ^ James Dillon (17 October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Brandon, Brandon Plantation "Lower Brandon"" (pdf). National Park Service.
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