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Jethro Tull 1674-1741, English agriculturist and inventor. He studied methods of agriculture in England, France, and Italy and influenced British agriculture through his writings, which include The Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (1733). Tull advocated the use of manures, pulverizing the soil, planting with drills, and thorough tilling during the growing period. He invented (c.1701) a mechanical drill for sowing.

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Tull, Jethro (1674–1741) English agriculturalist. He influenced agricultural methods through his invention (1701) of a mechanical seed drill. The drill sowed seeds in straight lines, reducing the labour involved in weeding.

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Tull, Jethro (1674–1741). Once considered a pioneer of the agricultural revolution through his invention of the seed drill c.1700 when he was farming near Wallingford. The ‘invention’ was made famous by his book The Horse‐Hoing Husbandry published in 1733, but today his role appears less influential.

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