1.2.1 development of specialised farming

Question 1

Before the 17th century, there were no national… for agricultural products, and farmers generally produced what was…

Answer 1

• markets

- needed for their local community.

Question 2

Define Arable and Pastoral FARMING

Answer 2

Arable farmers cultivate crops, usually with the aid of plough
WHERE AS
Pastoral Farmers - aim to produce livestock.

Question 3

transport infrastructure improvement gave opportunities to what?

Answer 3

Development of national markets

• Farmers coul concentrate on farming products that suited local conditions
  e. g. Yorkshire = Mixture of Fertile, deep soil = Mixed sheep farming and some Arable

Question 4

Specialised farming helped to improve economic condition for many farmers but which group beneffited the most and why?

Answer 4

Yeomanry as they were able to experiment with new techniques and crops
(they were sheltered from poor harvest due to having enough land)
+ they were able to afford to exp with new tech and crops

Question 5

contemporaries noted that… were slow to take up specialisation and new techniques, as they had to be absolutely sure they would…

Answer 5

husbandmen

benefit from changing the way they organised their farms.