The Agricultural Revolution:
The Agricultural Revolution was a period of agricultural development in Europe throughout the 15th-19th centuries, characterized by an increase in land productivity, and mass advancements in farm technology. Because of the increase in land productivity, and new advancements in farm technology, capitalism and the population of Europe rose, as well as ultimately leading to the Industrial Revolution. Overall the Agricultural Revolution, was characterized by both a mass increase in agricultural productivity and improvements in farm technology.
One such improvement in the farm technology of England, was Jethro Tull’s creation of the seed drill in 1710. Tull created the seed drill as to minimize manual labour, and to ensure things were done the way that he wanted. The seed drill when implemented created “evenly spaced holes drilled at precise depths” (Barber) thus allowing for an increase in efficiency when planting seeds, therefore allowing for an increase in food production. Although the invention was revolutionary, allowing for an increase in productivity, the invention also had a somewhat negative affect as necessary labour when planting seeds was greatly reduced. The reduction therefore caused many peasants to become unemployed, therefore causing many to move to cities and other …show more content…
Bakewell by creating the process of selective breeding, created a new world of animal breeding, allowing society to create animals around their specific needs. His animals helped keep people fed, clothed, and allowed people to transport their goods more efficiently. Although Bakewells creation of selective breeding was revolutionary, it could not be sustained with the open field system, therefore the enclosure system was
The Agricultural Revolution was a period of agricultural development in Europe throughout the 15th-19th centuries, characterized by an increase in land productivity, and mass advancements in farm technology. Because of the increase in land productivity, and new advancements in farm technology, capitalism and the population of Europe rose, as well as ultimately leading to the Industrial Revolution. Overall the Agricultural Revolution, was characterized by both a mass increase in agricultural productivity and improvements in farm technology.
One such improvement in the farm technology of England, was Jethro Tull’s creation of the seed drill in 1710. Tull created the seed drill as to minimize manual labour, and to ensure things were done the way that he wanted. The seed drill when implemented created “evenly spaced holes drilled at precise depths” (Barber) thus allowing for an increase in efficiency when planting seeds, therefore allowing for an increase in food production. Although the invention was revolutionary, allowing for an increase in productivity, the invention also had a somewhat negative affect as necessary labour when planting seeds was greatly reduced. The reduction therefore caused many peasants to become unemployed, therefore causing many to move to cities and other …show more content…
Bakewell by creating the process of selective breeding, created a new world of animal breeding, allowing society to create animals around their specific needs. His animals helped keep people fed, clothed, and allowed people to transport their goods more efficiently. Although Bakewells creation of selective breeding was revolutionary, it could not be sustained with the open field system, therefore the enclosure system was