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The Agricultural Revolution 1690 – 1790’s

The Agricultural Revolution 1690 – 1790’s. Food for the Masses. Increasing Food Supplies. Wealthy land owners buy land and create enclosures – for farming experimentations. 1. Seed Drill 2. Crop Rotation 3. Live Stock (Animal) Breeding. The Seed Drill. Invented by Jethro Tull in 1701.

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The Agricultural Revolution 1690 – 1790’s

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  1. The Agricultural Revolution1690 – 1790’s Food for the Masses

  2. Increasing Food Supplies • Wealthy land owners buy land and create enclosures – for farming experimentations. 1. Seed Drill 2. Crop Rotation 3. Live Stock (Animal) Breeding

  3. The Seed Drill • Invented by Jethro Tull in 1701. • Allowed seeds to be planted in well spaced rows at specific depths. • This guaranteed that seeds would be planted and correctly.

  4. Crop Rotations • Rotating various crops allow for the earth to regain lost nutrients – helped produce more food. • Ex: Wheat – Turnips – Barley – Clovers.

  5. Live Stock Breeding • By allowing only the strongest and best sheep to breed a breeder could increase the amount of meat per animal. • This starts the concepts of genetics. (How do the Nazi’s use this idea?)

  6. The Results of the Agricultural Revolution • The increase of food resulted in the following. 1. More food produced = Price of food (↓) 2. Price of food ↓ = Easier for all people to afford and buy 3. More people can buy food = stronger people. 4. Stronger People = Population (↑)

  7. As farmers lost their land to enclosures, many moved to the cities to become workers in newly developed factories.

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