jethro tull
The Babylonians made and utilized a single-tube seed drill, but the exact year is not known. It was sometime around 1500 BC. The Chinese developed a multi-tube seed drill, but again the year is not known. It was sometime in the 2nd century BC. Camillo Torello made the first seed drill in Europe. He received a patent for it in 1566. The seed drill as we now know it was invented in 1701 by agricultural pioneer Jethro Tull (Yes, the band was named after him).
The "Seed Drill" was invented by Jethro Tull in 1701
The first people who used a primitive seed drill were the Sumerians at 1.500 BCE. The seed drill was reinvented by Camillo Torello in 1566 AD/ CE. IN 1701 a guy called Jethro Tull improved the drill.
The seed drill improved society because it took less time for the farmer to plow and plant, as it did both. Before the seed drill, he would have to plow then plant.
Jethro Tull
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seed drill
A sowing device that positions seeds precisely in the soil and then covers the seeds. Before the seed drill was introduced, the seeds were planted by hand.
The first seed drill was invented by Camillo Torello and patented by the Venetian Senate in 1566. It was later modernised by Jethro Tull.
The seed drill was invented in 1701. One would cost about 57 pounds, 18 shillings and 2 pennies.
The seed drill allowed more seeds to be utilized. Traditional methods (broadcasting) was extremely wasteful because most of the seeds would be eaten by animals. The seed drill allows seeds to be planted at a specific depth and rate.