Agriculture and the Brewing and Distilling Industries in the Eighteenth Century

One of the interesting side issues that arises from a study of the distilling and brewing [ ¹ ] industries of the eighteenth century is the close connection existing between them and the agricultural economy of the country. The most important feature of this connection is naturally the supply of barley and malt for the raw materials of the industries, but one interesting, if minor, feature of it lies in the use of the waste products as a supply of feeding-stuffs for cattle and pigs, and through that as a contribution to the provisioning of London.