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2 wrz 2024 · Jethro Tull invented the seed drill in 1701 as a way to plant more efficiently. Prior to his invention, sowing seeds was done by hand, by scattering them on the ground or placing them in the ground individually, such as with bean and pea seeds.
Tull’s drill was constructed with three seed hoppers giving on to cylinders with recessed holes cut at intervals around the cylinder; the cylinders could be removed and exchanged to accommodate different sized seeds.
31 gru 2010 · Eighteenth-century British gentleman farmer Jethro Tull (1674–1741) is popularly regarded as the inventor of the seed drill, widely cited by agricultural historians, soil scientists and school...
Tull trained for the bar, to which he was called in 1699. But for the next 10 years he chose to operate his father’s farm in Oxfordshire, on which about 1701 he perfected a horse-drawn seed drill that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows.
Tull’s seed drill’s invention enormously improved seed germination in British agriculture. Now the seed was more firmly rooted in the soil, was spread evenly and in an optimum way around fields, and was not exposed to the air where birds could swoop down and eat it.
The seed drill allowed farmers to plant crops much more quickly and efficiently than before, with less waste of seed. It also helped to improve crop yields, as the uniform spacing of plants allowed for better use of nutrients and sunlight.
Jethro Tull invented the seed drill (in 1701), the horse-drawn hoe, and an improved plough. Tull was educated at Oxford, England where studied law, he later studied agriculture during his travels across Europe.
