Au rendez-vous de la « Révolution agricole » dans la France du XVIIIe siècle. À propos des régions de grande culture
- Moriceau, Jean-Marc
DOIAbstract
Date with The Agricultural Revolution in 18th Century France. In order to reject the idea of an Agricultural Revolution in the 18th century this new historical vulgate tends to neglect the major transformations which occurred after 1750. For large farms alone yields increased noticeably fallow land decreased and there is demonstrable progress with regard to the preservation of grains and plant selection. The distribution of agronomic programs and the role played by innovators such as the big farmers and postmasters have barely been touched upon. In the areas around major cities considerable progress can be noted with respect to fertilization forage and work productivity in general. Such convergence of transformations implies break with pr...
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