Oh, did the seed drill make manual labour on farms obsolete? Admit you don't know wtf you're talking about and be done with it.
Oh, did the seed drill make manual labour on farms obsolete?
It eliminated a lot of labour, yes. Manual sewing was probably the second most labour intensive part of cultivating crops after harvesting.
Look, you're clearly determined to conclude that technology didn't alter ag-ec during that period so I'm going to leave you to it. I don't think any evidence I can show you will change your mind.
So, why in your expert opinion, did it take 40 years for the British and 70 years for Americans to outlaw the practice?
Are you implying that's a long time for a radical economic change?
Anyhow, politics. There were a lot of entrenched interests in both countries who hadn't made the switch to mechanised labour yet.
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