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. Particularly, I. The nature, value, and rental of the soil. II. The size of farms, with accounts of their stock, products, population, and various methods of culture. III. The use, expence, and profit of several sorts of manure. IV. The breed of cattle, and the respective profits attending them. V. The state of the waste lands ... VI. The condition and number of the poor, with their rates, earnings, &c. VII. The prices of labour and provisions ... VIII. The register of many curious and useful experiments in agriculture, and general practices in rural occonomics …
Arthur Young
1771