Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull may refer to: *Jethro Tull (agriculturist) (1674–1741), English agriculturist, often credited with inventing the seed drill *Jethro Tull (band) Jethro Tull are a British Rock music, rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1967. Initially playing blues rock and jazz fusion, the band soon incorporated elements of English folk music, hard rock and classical music, forging a signatu ...

Jethro Tull (agriculturist)
Jethro Tull (baptised 30 March 1674 – 21 February 1741, New Style) was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later developed a horse-drawn Hoe (tool), hoe. Tull's methods were adopted by many landowners and helped to provide the basis for modern agriculture. Biography Tull was born, probably in Basildon, Berkshire, to Jethro Tull and his wife Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Buckeridge, of Basildon, Berkshire, Basildon and Elizabeth, ''née'' Clarke. He was baptised at Basildon, Berkshire, Basildon on 30 March 1674, grew up in Bradfield, Berkshire, and matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, at age 17. He trained for the legal profession, but appears to have not taken a academic degree, degree. He became a member of Staple Inn and was called to the bar on 11 December 1693 by the benchers of Gray's ...
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