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The Agricultural Revolution

There were three main developments during this Agricultural Revolution: the introduction of the four field system by Viscount Townshend ("Turnip" Townshend), the invention of the Seed Drill by Jethro Tull and the selective breeding of animals by Robert Bakewell.

Fields in North Somerset, UK © Shirley Burchill

Fields in Île-de-France, near Paris © Shirley Burchill

Fields in North Somerset, UK

Fields in Île-de-France, near Paris

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

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