Live stock change
Raised cattle for milk and sheep for wool-neither for meat
Slotter many animals each fall because not enough fodder to keep them alive
Realized increasing fodder could keep more animals and develop livestock breeds
Cattle bred to provide meat instead of milk and sheep were bred to have thicker wool
New breeds could be hardier and more resistance to disease
Nardier-capable of enduring difficult conditions
Fodder- food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock
Live stock changes
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In England, Robert Bakewell and Thomas Coke introduced selective breeding as a scientific practice,
mating together two animals with particularly desirable characteristics, and also using inbreeding or the
mating of close relatives, such as father and daughter, or brother and sister, to stabilise certain qualities
in order to reduce genetic diversity in desirable animals programmes from the mid-18th century.
Arguably, Bakewell's most important breeding programme was with sheep. Using native stock, he was
able to quickly select for large, yet fine-boned sheep, with long, lustrous wool. The Lincoln Longwool
was improved by Bakewell, and in turn the Lincoln was used to develop the subsequent breed, named
the New (or Dishley) Leicester. It was hornless and had a square, meaty body with straight top lines.[24]
Bakewell was also the first to breed cattle to be used primarily for beef. Previously, cattle were first and
foremost kept for pulling ploughs as oxen or for dairy uses, with beef from surplus males as an
additional bonus, but he crossed long-horned heifers and a Westmoreland bull to eventually create the
Dishley Longhorn. As more and more farmers followed his lead, farm animals increased dramatically in
size and quality. The average weight of a bull sold for slaughter at Smithfield was reported around 1700
as 370 pounds (170 kg), though this is considered a low estimate: by 1786, weights of 840 pounds
(380 kg) were reported,[25][26] though other contemporary indicators suggest an increase of around a
quarter over the intervening century
Farming for profit
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because of the new development of enclosure, farming became a business
landowners began to farm to make a profit instead of just having to feed their families
they now farmed to make money and were willing to invest more money in farming techniques that
might make them richer
they knew to accept the occasional failure and take financial risks if new ways of farming were to be
found
their goal was to make each plot of land produce better results for lower costs
Impact of agricultural change
Farmers more productive than ever before
Fewer farmers needed to feed more people
Wealthy farmers rose above
Smaller farmers unable to compete
Smaller farmers sold crops and looked for work in city
Changed look of country side
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Livestock change
Before the industrial revolution farmers would raise cattle for milk but not for
meat and in the fall they had to kill many animals because they did not have
enough fodder to keep them alive. They finally realized that increasing the
amount of fodder could keep them alive. They also realized that they could
develop breeds to provide more meat and be more resistance to diseases.
Farming for profit
Farming became a business after the development of enclosure because the
landowner started farming for profit and not just to feed their families. After they
saw the potential to make money off of faming they started investing more
money on new techniques that could make them more money. They learned to
accept the occasional failure and the take financial risks if new ways of farming
were found. Their goal was now to make each plot of land produce better of
lower costs.