Benefits
New inventions used for farming made it easier on the farmers. Here are a few inventions
Seed Drills
Plow (Plough)
Moldboard
Sickles
Reapers
Harvesters
Tractor
Most of the new inventions reduced the number of animals used in farming
No land would remain unused.
Development of barbed wire
Higher yields
Seed Drills
Plow (Plough)
Moldboard
Sickles
Reapers
Harvesters
Tractor
Most of the new inventions reduced the number of animals used in farming
No land would remain unused.
Development of barbed wire
Higher yields
Drawbacks
Soil nutrients would become depleted
Pesticides were often used
Greater CO2 emissions were given off
Pollution increased
Number of people working at the farms decreased
Pesticides were often used
Greater CO2 emissions were given off
Pollution increased
Number of people working at the farms decreased
Food products
During the second revolution there was a a production in
Wheat
Corn
Soybeans
Potatoes
Rice
Wheat
Corn
Soybeans
Potatoes
Rice