in the 19th century donaldson (1854) in his "agricultural biography," credited mills' "practical husbandry" for being the "first publication on agriculture that presents all the branches of the art within the compass of one work. 'worlidge began the attempt, but failed in the comprehension required." however, by then most of the work of the proponents of "horse-hoeing husbandry" had become obsolete, due to the rapid progress of agriculture in those days. specifically mills' "practical husbandry" was used as reference until the 1820s. other of his works have also been credited until in our days. for example "the management of bees," was called "one of the bee books which are worth reading over and over again." and the "an essay in the weather mills" is considered unmatched for a long time "despite two centuries of philosophical work."