ABSTRACT
The foundation of Society of Improvers in 1723 and the establishment of Board of Manufacturers in 1727 gave sufficient impetus to encourage several landowners to embark on the improvement of their estates. The Agricultural Revolution demanded the action of different agents the pioneers, the generators, the adopters, the implementors and the managers to give it the momentum for universal adoption. In order to execute change, these three categories required the services of implementors and in Scotland, implementors were mainly land surveyors and principal estate officials who had a firm grasp of the new methods. The complexity of decision-making process leading to improvement and the interaction of landowner, implementors and managers can best be illustrated in the context of a specific example. A rational husbandry may be carried on for less.' The evidence appears overwhelming that Scotland experienced an Agricultural Revolution, masterminded by a small, highly motivated group of people with the aim of enjoying the highest standard of living possible.
