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| Arthur Young by W. Hinton, published by John Sewell, after John Rising Image courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery Released via Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 |
"The lower classes must be kept poor or they will never be industrious", the words of North Mymms farmer Arthur Young (1741-1820).
Young was a man who is described as being "responsible more than anyone for disseminating knowledge of the improvement in agriculture throughout England".
Despite his apparent wisdom, his three years at Bradmore Farm ended in failure and he and his wife "seem to have almost ruined themselves".
