Coke of Holkham promoted his own supposed innovations in this field of endeavor.
Coke of Holkham promoted his own supposed innovations in this field of endeavor. During a period of innovation in this activity, new areas for use in it were created by the projects of Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden (fer-MAO-dun). After withdrawing to his estate at Raynham, Charles Townshend earned his alliterative nickname for innovations in this activity, such as developing the Norfolk system. The belief that all (*) wealth originated from this activity was held by the Physiocrat school. A drill for use in this activity was developed by Jethro Tull. Prior to this activity's namesake 18th-century revolution in Britain, it often involved three-year rotations followed by a fallow year. For 10 points, name this human activity which uses techniques like plowing and crop rotation.
Coke of Holkham promoted his own supposed innovations in this field of endeavor.
agriculture [or farming; prompt on answers such as land development or land reclamation]