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Farming changed

From small plots of land farmed by hand, to large fields and agricultural machinery. The fact that fewer people had to work in farming was a prerequisite for industrialisation. Some of the people who cultivated new land or improved their crops were even presented with medals for their efforts (2).

King Adolf Fredrik's award medal for new cultivation
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  King Adolf Fredrik's award medal for new cultivation

The Royal Academy of Agriculture´s large gold medal
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  The Royal Academy of Agriculture´s large gold medal

The Agricultural Society of Södermanland medal for controlled breeding of cattle.
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  The Agricultural Society of Södermanland medal for controlled breeding of cattle.

Agricultural Society of Örebro made a commemorative medal over the agricultural reformer Olof Gabriel Hedengren.
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  Agricultural Society of Örebro made a commemorative medal over the agricultural reformer Olof Gabriel Hedengren.

Plow model - Field model

  Plow model - Field model