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Grain drill: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As seed drill

Photos

Rusty antique grain drill with large metal wheels and seed box sits on grass in front of a weathered barn.
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Key People

Jethro Tull, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist; in the collection of the Royal Society for Agriculture, London
Jethro Tull
British agronomist and inventor