Volume 1

A six months tour through the north of England. Containing, an account of the present state of agriculture, manufactures and population in several counties of this kingdom ... interspersed with descriptions of the seats of the nobility and gentry, and other remarkable objects : illustrated with copper plates ... / [Arthur Young].

  • Arthur Young
Date:
1771
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Credit: A six months tour through the north of England. Containing, an account of the present state of agriculture, manufactures and population in several counties of this kingdom ... interspersed with descriptions of the seats of the nobility and gentry, and other remarkable objects : illustrated with copper plates ... / [Arthur Young]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 [ iv 3 and Wales, propofmg to undertake this fum- mer a Tour, through The North of England, begs leave to requeft fuch of the nobility, gentry, landlords, farmers, and others, as poffefs, or are acquainted with? any particular improvements, experiments* cuftoms, implements, ire. in the agricul¬ ture of the following counties, viz. Hert- fordfhire, Bedfordshire, Hunting donfhirey Northamptonshire, Rutlandjhire, Leicefer- Jhire, Nottinghamjhire, Lincolnjhire, Der- byjinre, Yorkjhire, Durham, Northumber¬ land, Cumberland, Wefmoreland, Lancajhire, Chejhire, Shropjhire, Staff or djhire, /Forcef* terfljire, Warrwickfhire, and Buckingham- Jhire, to inform him of fuch circumftances* with exadl directions to the places where fuch improvements, are carried on. He fhould not take the liberty of this general addrefs to perfons unknown, were it not, that he might probably, without this previous intimation, overlook many im« provements and experiments in hufbandry* and return unacquainted with many prac¬ tices, implements, which deferve to be univerfally known. And it certainly is of indifputable confequence to the welfare of agriculture, that every thing commendable in the practice of it, fhould not be confined to particular diftridts, but published for genera] good. The Author is not unac¬ quainted with the improvement of waite lands*