Jethro Tull (agriculturist)
Jethro Tull was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later developed a horse-drawn hoe. Tull's methods were adopted by many landowners and helped to provide the basis for modern agriculture.
Jethro Tull (agriculturist)
Tull's gravestone at St Bartholomew's Church, Lower Basildon in Berkshire
A seed drill is a device used in agriculture that sows seeds for crops by positioning them in the soil and burying them to a specific depth while being dragged by a tractor. This ensures that seeds will be distributed evenly.
Filling a feed-box of a seed drill, Canterbury Agricultural College farm, 1948
Drilling the field
Chinese double-tube seed drill, published by Song Yingxing in the Tiangong Kaiwu encyclopedia of 1637
1902 model 12-run seed drill