Matthew and George Culley

"The travel journals and letters of Matthew and George Culley give a fresh and practical picture of agriculture and related conditions in England and Scotland in the late eighteenth century, as seen by two successful farmers who pioneered and spread improved methods and livestock breeds in Northumberland and beyond." "The brothers Matthew and George Culley were successfully improving farmers in north Northumberland. They were instrumental in introducing into northern England the methods and the new Leicester sheep of Robert Bakewell, the pioneer livestock breeder. They themselves developed the Border Leicester, which became a basis for sheep flocks especially in northern England and southern Scotland. They promoted an efficient type of mixed arable and livestock husbandry suited to their area." "Both brothers travelled extensively in England and Scotland, observing farming methods and expanding trade, and keeping journals of their travels. These journals and letters, never published before, provide a detailed picture of English and Scottish agriculture in a significant period of change."--BOOK JACKET.