The following is an excerpt from Arthur Young's treatise on enclosure (Evaluating the Evidence 17.1): "Respecting open field lands, the quantity of labour in them is not comparable to that of enclosures; for, not to speak of the great numbers of men that in enclosed countries are constantly employed in winter in hedging and ditching, what comparison can there be between the open field system of one half or a third of the lands being in fallow, receiving only three ploughings; and the same portion now tilled four, five, or six times by Midsummer, then sown with turnips, those hand-hoed twice, and then drawn by hand, and carted to stalls for beasts; or else hurdled out in portions for fatting sheep! What a scarcity of employment in one case, what a variety in the other!"
Based on this passage, it is reasonable to conclude that Young believed that

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Arthur Young believed that the enclosure system was more labor intensive than the traditional open-field system. He describes the great numbers of men constantly employed in winter in hedging and ditching, as well as the increased tilling and hand-hoed turnips and fattening sheep that the enclosure system allowed for. He contrasts this with the scarcity of employment in the traditional open-field system, where one half or a third of the lands were in fallow and received only three ploughings.

The Following Is an Excerpt from Arthur Young's Treatise on Enclosure