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mouna55
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To what extent did the agricultural revolution, beginning in the 1600's, come from within Britain?
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jilllessa Teacher
High School - 10th GradePosted by jilllessa on Tuesday May 20, 2008 at 12:02 PMThe Agricultural Revolution that began in the 1600's and continued throughout the 19th century got its start in Great Britain. Nearly all of the technological advances which greatly changed the farming industry and increased the world food supply were developed in Great Britain. These innovations included the enclosure of farmland into larger more useful packages as the communal village farms of the Medieval period were phased out and the individual landowner farms were established. Another innovation was the introduction of root vegetables to farming and the resulting four field system, developed by the British noble, Lord Townsend, which kept land usable for cultivation all year long. A third innovation was the invention of the seed drill by Briton, Jethro Tull, which allowed the seed to be planted deeply in the soil greatly increasing germination and harvest rates. Finally changes in animal husbandry and breeding techniques begun by Robert Bakewell, also of Great Britain, improved the health and production of domestic animals. These techniques which were developed in Great Britain, were later exported throughout the world.