Until the reighn of Queen Anne oxen were widely used for ploughing, and most other jobs on the farm, such as harvesting were done manually by farm laborers. But at the beginning of the eighteenth century what is known as the Agricultural Revolution began. People took a fresh look at farming methods that had not changed for centuries, and gradually improvements were made. Oxen were replaced by horses for ploughing and the famous heavy breeds of Shires, Clydesdales and Suffolks developed. Horses were more versatile than oxen and came to be used for many tasks other than ploughing. Following...
Until the reighn of Queen Anne oxen were widely used for ploughing, and most other jobs on the farm, such as harvesting were done manually by farm ...
