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Jethro Tull

This ensures that seeds will be distributed evenly. The seed drill sows the seeds at the proper seeding rate and depth, ensuring that the seeds are covered by soil. This saves them from being eaten by birds and animals, or being dried up due to exposure to the sun.

Jethro Tull invented the seed drill in 1701 as a way to plant more efficiently. Tull considered scattering wasteful because many seeds did not take root. His finished seed drill included a hopper to store the seed, a cylinder to move it, and a funnel to direct it.

Horse hoes, resembling small ploughs, were a favourite implement of agricultural pioneer Jethro Tull, claiming in his book “Horse Hoeing Husbandry” that “the horse-hoe will, in wide intervals, give wheat throughout all the stages of its life, as much nourishment as the discreet hoer pleases”.

Our agent, who had studied History at college, came up with the name Jethro Tull (an eighteenth century English agricultural pioneer who invented the seed drill). That was the band name during the week in which London’s famous Marquee Club offered us the Thursday night residency.

There were many new inventions like the seed drill, which planted seeds much quicker and easier, and also new ideas like crop rotation. This increased the productivity of the soil so farmers were able to produce more crops. Jethro Tull/ seed drill. Jethro Tull was one of the first scientific farmers.

These Enclosure Acts increased the land of the wealthy that they experimented with new methods. Poor farmers could no longer survive though. Invention: Seed Drill was a machine that planted seed in straight lines at regular intervals. Purpose: It made seeding more efficient and weeding easier.

Significance-The seed drill was an important agricultural invention. This was during the agricultural and industrial revolutions, in 1701. This allowed farmers to plant seeds more accurately with more control and wider-spread crops.

Rapid industrialization first began in Britain, starting with mechanized spinning in the 1780s, with high rates of growth in steam power and iron production occurring after 1800.

The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.

The Industrial Revolution impacted the environment. The world saw a major increase in population, which, along with an increase in living standards, led to the depletion of natural resources. The use of chemicals and fuel in factories resulted in increased air and water pollution and an increased use of fossil fuels.

The best argument for the Industrial Revolution being a curse is that it created a situation in which workers had to endure very bad working conditions. It took away the dignity and independence of the workers. Before the Industrial Revolution, people worked at home, at their own pace.