What methods were used by the farmers in the early eighteenth century to improve agriculture on a regular basis?

(i) The farmers used the simple innovations in agriculture to improve production in the early eighteenth century on a regular basis. They began growing turnip and clover. These crops improved the soil and made it more fertile. Moreover, turnip was a good fodder crop relished try cattle. These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil which was important for crop growth. Cultivation of the same soil over a few years depleted the nitrogen in the soil and reduced its fertility. By restoring nitrogen, turnip and clover made the
soil fertile once again.
(ii) Enclosures were considered necessary to make long term investments on land and plan crop rotations to improve the soil.
(iii) Enclosures also allowed the richer landowners to expand the land under their control and produce more for the market.