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When did the agrarian revolution take place |
At the start of the Industrial revolution around 1750 |
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Why did it take place |
To provide food for the growing population |
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What did the traditional open-field system look like? |
- 1 crop of wheat or rye - 1 crop of barley - 1 crop left for fallow |
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Disadvantages of open-field system |
- 1/3 of land was open - pathways separating the land was left open - time was wasted for each farmer to walk between crops - weeds and animal diseases could spread easily - little opportunity for new crops or methods |
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Changes in agriculture |
1. enclosure of the open fields 2. adoption of new farming techniques 3. change to a more business oriented approach |
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Jethro Tull developed: |
The seed drill |
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Joseph Faljambe created: |
the Rotherham Plough |
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'Turnip' Townshend developed |
The 4 crop rotating system |
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Robert Bakewell began |
selective breeding |
