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yes, he invented the four-fold system of crop rotation but it had been tried in different forms centuries before.
but then who invented it centuries ago not the four-fold system but crop rotation itself?
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe history of crop rotation system was being utilized as far back as 6000 BC. The Middle Eastern farmers during this time were credited for the discovery of rotating crops to create more plentiful returns on their work.
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∙ 13y agoThomas Jefferson wasn't born until 1743 ut he did have some involvement in crop rotation development
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∙ 12y agoThe crop rotation system was not invented by Charles Townshend it was invented by Eli Whitney in the year 1848.
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∙ 15y agothe concept is as old as agriculture before people started using dates or recordin names
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∙ 12y agoNo one knows for sure because it was well before recorded history.
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∙ 7y agoIt is impossible to say just when since it has been around for many thousands of years.
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What year did Charles Townshend invent the crop rotation system?
Sometime between 1730 when he retired from politics after falling out with Robert Walpole, and his death in 1738. Townshend introduced to England the four-field crop rotation pioneered by farmers in the Waasland region in Flanders Belgium, in the early 16th century. The system (wheat, barley, turnips and clover), opened up a fodder crop and grazing crop allowing livestock to be bred year-round, and increased productivity by avoiding leaving the soil uncultivated every third year. Previously, a three-year rotation was practiced by farmers in Europe with a rotation of rye or winter wheat, followed by spring oats or barley, then letting the soil rest (leaving it fallow) during the third stage. Crop rotation is necessary in order to avoid the build-up of crop-specific soil pests and diseases, and because different families of plant have varying nutritional requirements. The four-field crop rotation was a key development in the British Agricultural Revolution. As a result of this, and other agricultural experiments at Raynham, he became known as Turnip Townshend. Although a figure of some fun, his agricultural reforms were extremely important.
What did Charles Townshend do for agriculture?
Charles Townshend ... Townshend became the 2nd. Viscount Townshend of Raynham in 1687. He was an able politician, reaching the position of Secretary of State in the reign of George I. He retired from politics in 1730 and turned his attention to his estate in Norfolk. Townshend introduced a new type of crop rotation which was already practised in Holland. It rotated crops on a four year basis and used turnips and clover as two of the crops in the rotation ... Charles Townshend was not the only Townshend to make innovations in agriculture .. Viscount Townshend successfully introduced a new method of crop rotation on his farms. He divided his fields up into four different types of produce with wheat in the first field, clover (or ryegrass) in the second, oats or barley in the third and, in the fourth, turnips or swedes. The turnips were used as fodder to feed livestock in winter. Clover and ryegrass were grazed by livestock. Using this system, he found that he could grow more crops and get a better yield from the land ... If a crop was not rotated, then the nutrient level in the field would go down with time. The yield of the crop from the field decreased. Using the four field system, the land could not only be "rested", but also could be improved by growing other crops. Clover and turnips grown in a field after wheat, barley or oats, naturally replaced nutrients into the soil. None of the fields had to be taken out of use whilst they recovered. Also, where animals grazed on the clover and turnip fields, eating the crop, their droppings helped to manure the soil ...
What did turnip townshend do in the agricultural revolution?
Charles Townshend ... Townshend became the 2nd. Viscount Townshend of Raynham in 1687. He was an able politician, reaching the position of Secretary of State in the reign of George I. He retired from politics in 1730 and turned his attention to his estate in Norfolk. Townshend introduced a new type of crop rotation which was already practised in Holland. It rotated crops on a four year basis and used turnips and clover as two of the crops in the rotation ... Charles Townshend was not the only Townshend to make innovations in agriculture .. Viscount Townshend successfully introduced a new method of crop rotation on his farms. He divided his fields up into four different types of produce with wheat in the first field, clover (or ryegrass) in the second, oats or barley in the third and, in the fourth, turnips or swedes. The turnips were used as fodder to feed livestock in winter. Clover and ryegrass were grazed by livestock. Using this system, he found that he could grow more crops and get a better yield from the land ... If a crop was not rotated, then the nutrient level in the field would go down with time. The yield of the crop from the field decreased. Using the four field system, the land could not only be "rested", but also could be improved by growing other crops. Clover and turnips grown in a field after wheat, barley or oats, naturally replaced nutrients into the soil. None of the fields had to be taken out of use whilst they recovered. Also, where animals grazed on the clover and turnip fields, eating the crop, their droppings helped to manure the soil ...
Who invented the four field system?
Viscount Townshend
Who developed first crop rotation system?
Charles Downshed 18th Century, England Even though people say it was also used by the Indians...
Who was the man who started the rotation field system?
I beleive Jethro Tull started the rotation field system.
What number system did Indian mathematicians invent?
The decimal system!
How do you become an inventor with new inventions?
if i was unable to invent anything that i will invent a system that they can move a person from one place to another as fax system.
When was the Norfolk rotation system created?
1599
Who is the first to invent the operating system?
unix
What did the French invent?
metric system democracy
Did Nebraska invent the 911 system?
yes
