What were some major farming methods that were improved in the 1700s?

Question

and how did these impact the European population?

Answer 1

3 field system- instead of using 2 fields and rotating back every year they  used 2/3 and left one they ddint use. this increases productivity w/o depleting the soil

moldboard plow

horse reigns weree imp. , not farming but still, then  they didnt hurt the horsies!

Answer 2

When people moved to america in the 1700's Indians taught them how to improve planting their corn (sticking a fish in the ground with the seed). This declined the European population because more people wanted to move to america.

Answer 3

beats me

Answer 4

The main one in Britain was a tendency to concentrate the size of land holdings by a process known as enclosure.  This allowed economies of scale to be taken advantage of, and those enabled land to be used more productively.  Without that concentration methods such as four course rotation wouldn't have worked.

The BBC have got a nicely critical review of the "great men" of eighteenth century agricultural change, and the achievements they weren't necessarily responsible for.

Answer 5

many more types of seeds

Answer 6

New System of farming 17-1800's-Europe

    Under the Medieval system, land was communal and split into strips given out each year to different serfs.  Under the new system, known as the enclosure system, the farms were now divided up into small compact farms.   The commons of the old system were also divided up under the new system.  Now, instead of communal farming, the land was farmed by individuals.  This encouraged these individuals to experiment with new types of farming techniques and fertilizes.  The farmers now could profit from better farm production year after year. (16F)

    During the eighteen hundreds,  there was also improvement to the crop rotation system used during the Middle Ages.   "Lord Charles 'Turnip' Townshend (1674-1738) was famous for adding turnips and clover (grown for cattle feed) to the crops.  In this way, over four years the crop rotation for one field might be; year one wheat; year two turnips; year three barley or oats; year four clover."  This system eliminated the need for the soil to lay empty or fallow for a year.  The turnip crop uses different nutrients and clover help to preserver the soils properties.  Add to this, rich manure from the cattle, and it made for a very effective food production system.   With these additional crops, farmers could now keep cattle though the winter, thus providing meat year around.

    In addition to improvement in crop production, there was also improvement in live stock.  During the middle ages, the cattle were grazed in common areas which limited the possibility for any selective breeding.    In the 1700's we found a British farmer named John (Robert)  Bakewell, along with others of his time, brcame very active in breeding.  Many of the more popular breeds used in livestock today date back to this time.  Bakewell and the others bred cattle, pig and other live stock for specific characteristics such as size or milk production.  Farmers today still used selective breeding to produce the best livestock for their specific purpose.   (16F, 18F)