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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.
1 sty 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 history textbooks alike.
31 gru 2010 · Developed by agronomist and pioneer Jethro Tull in 1701, the seed drill allowed for seeds to be sown in rows, and the horse-hoed reaper took the place of the conventional sickle for wheat ...
The seed drill allows farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths at a specific seed rate; each tube creates a hole of a specific depth, drops in one or more seeds, and covers it over.
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.
Seed Drill. The horse drawn seed drill was invented by agriculturist Jethro Tull in England about 1701 to sow seeds in neat rows. In the mid 1800s, George Van Brunt developed the American model which covered the seeds before birds got to them. Van Brunt merged with John Deere & Co. in 1911. John Deere – Van Brunt Seed drill sketch.
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.
