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Open Door Web Site: Jethro Tull and the Seed Drill

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Jethro Tull (1674-1741) invented a machine that helped to increase the harvest yield by planting seeds in straight lines, a vast improvement over sowing by hand that led to greater crop yields.

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agricultural revolution
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manure, planters, seed drill, jethro tull, broadcast seeding, broadcasting seeds, fertilizer, harrowed, planting seed, ploughed, pulverised soil, tilling the soil
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