A threshing machine is a piece of farm equipment that removes the seeds from the stalks and husks. It does so by beating the plant to make the seeds fall out.
Think of a threshing machine as a super-efficient bird pecking at a sunflower. Just like how birds peck at sunflowers to get their seeds, this machine beats plants to separate their valuable grains from chaff.
Agricultural Revolution: The unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain due to increases in labor and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries.
Crop Rotation: The practice of growing different types of crops in the same area across different seasons to improve soil fertility and crop yield.
Enclosure Movement: The process in England during the 18th century of enclosing a number of small landholdings to create one larger farm owned by one individual or group.
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