This influential speech presents an impassioned defense of the interests of farmers and rural communities, arguing for greater recognition and support for their contributions to the national economy. Delivered by Jacob Wilson, a prominent member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture and the Royal Agricultural Society of England, this address remains a seminal text in the history of British agricultural policy and rural reform. This edition includes a comprehensive introduction and annotations by leading scholars in agricultural history and politics.

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