1. How The Agricultural Revolution Changed The Way People Farmed
By Group One

2. Farming Before the Agricultural Revolution

3. Farming was essentially unchanged for centuries.
Farmers sowed their fields by hand
Fields had to be rested every four years to replace the nutrients

4. Advancements of the Agricultural Revolution

5. Seed Drill Introduced by Jethro Tull in 1701
Improved in 1782 with the addition of gears to the mechanism
Wheeled vehicle with a box full of grain
Planted seeds in straight lines
It could be pulled by horse
Made sowing faster
Made weeding easier
Resulted in a greater crop yield
Fewer people were needed for farming

6. Crop Rotation Fields were divided into four sections
A different crop was planted in each field
The following year the crops were rotated
It was previously used in Holland
Charles Townshend introduced crop rotation in England

7. Turnips and Clover
Turnips and clover were very important to crop rotation
They returned nutrients to the soil
Harvests increased
They were used to feed livestock
With food available to feed livestock over the winter, they no longer had to be slaughtered
Livestock improved in quantity and quality.

8. How the Agricultural Revolution Affected the Industrial Revolution
More food was available to feed the growing population
Crop production increased
Advancements made farming more efficient
Fewer laborers were needed on farms
People moved to the cities in search of jobs
More people were available to work in the new industries
People started moving to the cities

9. Sources Agricultural Revolution
“The Agricultural Revolution”
“The Open Door Website”
“A History of American Agriculture”
BBC – History – Agricultural Revolution in England. Retrieved 28 Feb 2008
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