ÿþ<html> <head> <title>WHKMLA : Timelines - Agricultural Revolution </title> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2003-2006 --> </head> <body bgcolor="lightblue" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"> </a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../meh.jpg" border = "0"> </a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Timeline <BR> Scientific Revolution </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "tlscirev.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xtimelines.html"> <img src = "../timelines.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "tlabs.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Timeline Absolutism </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on May 3rd 2003, last revised on September 5th 2004 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline Agricultural Revolution </B></font><BR> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"><i> http://www.zum.de/whkmla/timelines/meh/tlagrrev.html </i></font></B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1612 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xnederland.html">NL</A> : Draining of the Beemster </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1622 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xnederland.html">NL</A> : Draining of the Purmer </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1626 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xnederland.html">NL</A> : Draining of the Wormer </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1630-1790 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">England</A> : Enclosures - Common Land expropriated by the King and granted to estate-owning noblemen "for the purpose of improvement" </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1634-1637 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xnederland.html">NL</A> : Tulipomania at Bourse in Amsterdam </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1636 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xnederland.html">NL</A> : Draining of the Schermer </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1700-1790 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xprussia.html">PR</A> (Ostelbien - The Land East of the Elbe) : "Bauernlegen" practiced - Nobles claim property of peasants' farms; they often lack proper documentation and experience in defending their case at court (the court being presided over by noblemen); in the end they often lost their land </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1701-1714 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : Jethro Tull invents a sewing (drilling) machine </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1730 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : Charles "Turnip" Townshend, secretary of state, retires to his farm where he develops crop rotation and comes up with improved winter fodder for animals </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1730 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xnederland.html">NL</A> : Potato introduced </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1731 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : Jethro Tull publishes Horse Hoeing Husbandry </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1740 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xnederland.html">NL</A>, <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xprussia.html">PR</A> : Early, Severe Winter causes Famine </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1740 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xprussia.html">PR</A> : According to a legend, Frederick the Great, during the famine of 1740, had a field planted with potato and guarded by soldiers who had been instructed to look the other way when farmers would try to steal potatoes - in an attempt to lure them into growing the tubers </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1747-1773 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xprussia.html">PR</A> : Regulation of the Oder River in the Oderbruch Marsh </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1760 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : Robert Bakewell begins with systematic mutton breeding, improves quality of stock </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1760-1790 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xprussia.html">PR</A> : in the western territories (Kleve, Mark, Ravensberg, Minden, Tecklenburg, Lingen, East Frisia) the "Markenteilung" (partitioning of the common lands), at royal order, is implemented </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1771 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : "The Complete English Farmer" suggests potatoes as a substitute for rye to improve the diet of the poor </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1778-1779 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../military/18cen/bavsucc.html">War of Bavarian Succession</A> also called "Kartoffelkrieg" - Potato War, because there were no major military engagements and the activity soldiers had been most engaged in was foraging for potatoes </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="110" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1784 </font></TD> <TD width="570" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">Scotland</A> : Highland and Agricultural Society formed </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "0"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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