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Guided Tours of Suffolk's Past
Farming Year
Sowing
For centuries, seed had been sown 'broadcast' - that is, scattered by hand to the left and right of the sower, who walked up and down the field. Jethro Tull introduced the seed drill in the 18 th century, and it came to be widely used when manufactured by James |
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Smyth of Peasenhall, in Suffolk. (See Made in Suffolk for more about such companies and their contribution to agriculture in the county.)
It was now possible to plant the correct amount of seed at the right depth, and - very importantly - in neat rows that were spaced so that hoeing (weeding) became easier.
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