consist of a sum of money and a medal. It was the first of its kind given in France. Another of his ideas was the establishment of agricultural societies in the country. Another of his ideas was to abolish the practice of begging, on which he succeeded in his lands. De Menon also develops new activities such as the cultivation of hemp; the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk; and a small factory for the production of soap and another unit for the production of terracotta roof tiles. Towards the end of his life he initiated fish farming. His latest project to produce porcelain turned into a legal and financial nightmare. His large enterprises had asked immense capital. Some of its operations did not succeed in the first years, and eventually he got totally ruined. While the creditors were seizing his property, De Menon had turned over his administration just before his death in Paris on 25 February 1776. Legacy De Menon had no children. After his death in 1776 his land was sold by the creditors, and the estate was bought by an Irish nobleman. It was visited by the English agronomist Arthur Young in 1787, who had especially travelled from England to Mayenne to investigate the work of De Menon. English farmer found prominent remains of the improvements made during nearly forty years, and he gave an interesting account in first volume of travel reports. Voltaire immortalised de Menon (Marquis of Turbilly) in his Epître à madame Denis sur l'agriculture (Epistle to Madame Denis on agriculture), stating: D’un canton désolé, l'habitant s’enrichit Turbilly dans l'Anjou t'imite et t'applaudit However Voltaire is neither named nor identified his work in his Mémoire sur les défrichements (Memorandum on clearing). In the third corrected and improved edition of The Complete Farmer: Or, a General Dictionary of Husbandry, published in 1777, De Menon (as Marquis de Turbilly), was listed in the subtitle among the foremost authorities. Other people mentioned in the subtitles of this work were Carl Linnaeus, Michel Lullin de Chateauvieux, Hugh Plat, John Evelyn, John Worlidge, John Mortimer, Jethro Tull, William Ellis, Philip Miller, Thomas Hale, Edward Lisle, Roque, John Mills, and Arthur Young. Publications Marquis de Turbilly. Mémoire sur les défrichements, Paris: chez la Veuve d'Houry, 1760 Marquis de Turbilly. Observations sur la sonde & l'ecobuë Paris: chez la veuve d'Houry, 1760 Marquis de Turbilly. Discourse on the