New Inventions and methods Four field crop rotation and Charles ‘Turnip’ Townsend Robert Bakewell and sheep breeding. Jethro Tull and the seed drill.

Charles ‘Turnip’ Townsend If crops are grown continuously, soil loses fertility. Nitrates in the soil must be replaced 3 field farming 1 field left fallow Not efficient

4 field crop rotation

Jethro Tull People ‘drilled’ seeds by hand. They used a lot of seeds. Not efficient or precise. Instructed his workers to be more precise and use less seed.

Seed drill

Robert Bakewell Breeding controlled Selective Breeding Hiring out his prize rams