Then & Now- Farming
By: Eyosis & Marco
Introduction-Farming
People need to know about this topic because the farmers were capable of feeding the millions of people in the new industrial cities. Farming was used in the industrial revolution because it allowed people to have a surplus of food to eat.
Then-Farming
During the industrial revolution we see farming change during 1500-1850s. There were very important people that changed the way of farming. These people were Jethro Tull and BakeWell. Jethro Tull had perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed seed in neat rows. Bakewell was known as the first to implement systematic selective breeding of livestock. These advancements not only specifically improved but contributed to general knowledge of artificial selection.
Selective breeding
This was one of the animals used for selective breeding of livestock
Horse drawn seed drill
This was how the Horse drawn seed drill looked like
Now-Farming
Agricultural advances after the industrial revolution greatly increased. This is by the increased food production but increased urbanization required food to be transported long distances from producer to consumers. Due to adoption of new power source such as steam and increased use of chemicals followed. today improved plant and live stock breeding through genetic engineering promises to continue the revolution well into the future