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1730 Charles Townsend The character of and changes in agricultural production and organization

Charles Townsend (1675-1738) was once an English Lord who became a pioneer in the Agricultural Revolution. His fascination with the turnip is an example of the rising use of nitrogen-enriched crops. These crops would bring about a new type of agricultural organization. The idea was to eliminate the fallow land, increasing agrarian output, feeding people and the livestock for a much more successful season. He was a pioneer of crop rotations, establishing the 4-year crop rotation consisting of wheat, barley, turnips, then clovers and the drainage system as demonstrated by the Dutch. It is because of his advancements in agriculture that he helped bring about the Agricultural Revolution setting a new tone for Agrarian societies all over the world.

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