15 Questions
What were the two basic forces responsible for the revolution in English agriculture during the eighteenth century?
The desire to get rich and the increase in population
What was the agricultural system at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as mentioned in the text?
Open-field system with scattered strips and customary wheat-barley rotation
What method of sowing was inherited without a break from Biblical days?
Broadcasting by hand
Who legally owned the common pasture and waste, according to the text?
The lord of the manor
What were the rights that villagers had on the common pasture and waste, according to the text?
Certain rights for which custom often permitted what the law denied
What was the primary reason for enterprising gentlemen to make their land yield its utmost, as mentioned in the text?
Rising price of food
What was the main problem with the open-field system, according to the text?
Waste of time and labour due to scattered land holdings
Who first popularized the new rotation of crops during the 1730s?
Lord Townshend
What was the central feature of the new rotation of crops system?
Growing root crops or grasses between the years of corn crops
What advantage did root crops offer in terms of sustaining large herds throughout the winter?
They provided winter food for the cattle
Who vastly improved the quality of English stock by breeding from selected breeds?
Robert Bakewell
What was Jethro Tull's proclamation in the New Horse-hoeing Husbandry?
'If land were well and truly hoed, the fallow year would be unnecessary.'
'Turnip' Townshend and the 'Norfolk rotation' revolutionized English agriculture by introducing which crop into the system?
'New Leicester'
'New Leicester,' developed by Robert Bakewell, aimed to improve which aspect of agriculture?
The quality of English stock
What was one of the significant improvements that could be carried out after consolidating and enclosing each man’s holdings?
'Elimination of much fallow'
Test your knowledge about the transformation of English agriculture and countryside during the eighteenth century. Explore the impact of population growth and economic factors on agricultural practices and food prices.
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