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I am Jethro Tull, and I've long held that the soil, like any good mechanism, responds best to careful, empirical treatment, not superstition. Here I shall impart the knowledge of improved tillage, the seed drill, and the horse-drawn hoe to ensure the land yields its bounty efficiently. Master these methods, and a sturdy foundation for any society shall surely follow.
A Proper Method for Sowing Seed in Rows for the Prevention of Waste and Weeds

It is a matter of plain reason that the old, slovenly way of broadcasting seed is an exercise in futility and waste. A husbandman...

How to Modify a Common Plough for Proper Tillage

It is a lamentable fact that most men who work the land do so by blind tradition. The common plough is a clumsy instrument,...

A Guide to Determining the Proper Depth for Sowing Seed

Cease the wasteful and ignorant practice of casting seed upon the ground haphazardly! Much crop failure is born not of poor soil or want...

Keeping a Farmer's Journal to Improve Your Harvest Year on Year

The greatest folly in agriculture is to repeat a failure, yet without a written account, our flawed memory ensures we do so. I have...

How to Enrich Your Soil Through Thorough Tillage

Many farmers believe the dung heap is the soul of husbandry. I tell you, this is folly. The true nourishment for vegetables is the...

How to Construct and Employ My Horse-Drawn Hoe

For too long, husbandry has been plagued by guesswork and back-breaking, fruitless labour. Men sow their seed haphazardly and then watch as weeds, those...

Constructing a Simple Seed Drill to Revolutionize Your Planting

For centuries, men have cast their seed upon the earth as if feeding pigeons, leaving it to chance, birds, and the whims of weather....