Question

How did the threshing machines get importance in the agricultural system in England?

Answer 1

Threshing machines got importance in the agricultural system in England because of the following reasons:

a. It was during Napoleonic wars, when the demand for food grains had risen along with prices of the grains, farmers in order to expand their production used threshing machines on a large scale.

b. Framers feared the shortage of labor, and were apprehensive about other difficulties they faced with laborers, like their drinking habits.

c. The introduction and usage of threshing machines they believed would reduce their dependency on laborers.