ALL TIMESCAPES > FARMING   1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100   Animals and Grain The crops which these earliest farmers grew were wheat and barley, both of which still grow wild today in parts of Syria and Turkey. The ...     Equipment for Farming The discovery of metal meant that it was possible for farmers to make better quality ploughs and implements. Bronze sickles were used ...     Systems and Equipment Farming began in lands east of the Mediterranean, known as the Fertile Crescent. This meant that people could grow crops and rear ...     Fields, Crops and Livestock During the Bronze Age the farmers were still keeping cattle, sheep, goats, horses and dogs. They also grew barley and wheat. It is ...     Employment Rules Shortly after the Famine labourers could earn slightly more than one shilling per day, but they were often subjected to tough rules ...     Farming Techniques The farming techniques had not changed very much by this period. The grain was sown by a farmer walking up and down his field scattering ...     Elizabethan Plantations The Elizabethan planters of the late 16th century brought with them new farming methods and ideas. These tenants enclosed land, brought ...     Crops and Open Fields The land close to the house was known as the infield. This was divided into strips and cultivated by different farmers. A strip was ...     17th Century The plantation in Ulster, which began in 1609-10, brought more English methods to this part of Ireland. Much of the land was devoted to ...     Livestock The main riches for the Irish farmer were in cattle. These were grazed on the rough land or moor around the hamlet. This moorland, ...     <> 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100