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Weather in England
During this time weather was very good. This weather allowed for better farming condition. These conditions led to the increase in food production. -
Jethro Tull's Seed Drill
Jethro Tull invented te seed drill in 1701. He learned agriculture as he traveled across Europe. Tull inherited land in england where he practiced his study of agriculture. -
Rotherham Plough
The rotherham plough was the first iron plough to be commericially sold Europe, mixing the early design made by the dutch. -
Four year crop rotation
This Idea of crop rotation was introduced by Charles Townshend. This practice used turnips and clovers in it. What the rotation did was it rotated the four different crops every year. -
Enclosure Act
The enclosure act of 1733 was one of many different enclosure acts that occured during that time period. The purpose of the act was to divide the mixed strips of the large fields into smaller blocks of land, in this way we were given our present field pattern. -
Selective Breeding
Robert Bakewell's selective breeding was to keep both male and females of a species separatley from each other. He then only allowed breeding specifically. By inbreeding his livestock he fixed and exaggerated the traits that Bakewell thought were desirable. HeUsing selective breeding he created the leicester breed of sheep. -
Textile Industries
The Agricultural Revolution was the impact that lead to the development of textile industries. The result lead to a rise in population because of food production which lead to the rise in the textile industry because there was a greater need for clothing. -
Mass Production
Mass Production is very related to the textile industries. The industry was used to create new inventions at a fast rate. Mass prodution was needed because the textile industry needed more machines to produce more clothing because of the rise in population. -
Population Increase
a sudden rise in population started to occur. This happened because of new developments in farming technology. Which lead to a food surplus. -
Jethro Tull's Seed Plow Improved
Tull's drill is improved by adding gears to the roatary mechanism
