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Page 1: England. “ Collective Farming ” DESCRIPTION: Farmers divided land into strips Each farmer had 30 strips They grew wheat & barley One field was left open

England

Page 2: England. “ Collective Farming ” DESCRIPTION: Farmers divided land into strips Each farmer had 30 strips They grew wheat & barley One field was left open

“Collective Farming”DESCRIPTION:

• Farmers divided land into strips

• Each farmer had 30 strips

• They grew wheat & barley

• One field was left open or fallow to let the soil replenish nutrients

• There were no fences

Page 3: England. “ Collective Farming ” DESCRIPTION: Farmers divided land into strips Each farmer had 30 strips They grew wheat & barley One field was left open

“Collective Farming”

PROBLEMS:

• Cattle easily ruined crops

• Quick spread of disease amongst cattle

• Inefficient

Page 4: England. “ Collective Farming ” DESCRIPTION: Farmers divided land into strips Each farmer had 30 strips They grew wheat & barley One field was left open

POPULATION GROWTH

NEW INVENTIONS

FRENCH BLOCKADE

Page 5: England. “ Collective Farming ” DESCRIPTION: Farmers divided land into strips Each farmer had 30 strips They grew wheat & barley One field was left open

Wheat

“Crop Rotation”

• rotated the type of crop growing in each field on an annual basis

• allowed land to replenish nutrients – called “scientific farming”

• possible because of the introduction of new crops

CloverTurnip

Barley

YEAR 1

YEAR 3YEAR 4

YEAR 2

Page 6: England. “ Collective Farming ” DESCRIPTION: Farmers divided land into strips Each farmer had 30 strips They grew wheat & barley One field was left open

“New Invention: Seed Drill”

“New Crops”

POTATOES ALFALFATURNIPSCORN

BEFORE

AFTER • invented by Jethro Tull

• yielded 10 times more food using 80% less seed

Page 7: England. “ Collective Farming ” DESCRIPTION: Farmers divided land into strips Each farmer had 30 strips They grew wheat & barley One field was left open

“Enclosure Movement”The invention & introduction of fences!!!

Fences around crops

Fences around animals

Page 8: England. “ Collective Farming ” DESCRIPTION: Farmers divided land into strips Each farmer had 30 strips They grew wheat & barley One field was left open

More Crops

Healthier Animals

More Animals

More Fertilizer

Cheaper Food

Healthier Population