 Worlidge's system of husbandry collected information published during the period of the Commonwealth.The work went through a number of editions (1675, 1681, 1687, 1716) before it was supplanted by the agricultural reference books of the eighteenth century.In his notable 1676 book, "Vinetum britannicum", Worlidge advocated the production of cider over that of wine in Great Britain because it was better suited to the climate and resources.