Agriculture in the United Kingdom sixfold by 1650. Improvements in transport, particularly along rivers and coasts, brought beef and dairy products from the north of England to London. The Kingdom of Great Britain was created on 1 May 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union putting into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union. At this time, Jethro Tull, a Berkshire farmer, had recently invented his famous rotating-cylinder seed drill. His 1731 book, "The New Horse Hoeing Husbandry", explained the systems and devices he espoused to improve agriculture. The book had such an impact that its influence can still be seen in
Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill mile in the air went big Jim Goff. "[Chorus]" Next time payday comes around Jim Goff was short one buck he found "What for?" asked he, then this reply "You were docked for the time you were up in the sky." "[Chorus]" </poem> A verse sung by The Easy Riders circa 1956 runs: <poem> The boss was a fine man down to the ground And he married a lady six foot round She baked good bread and she baked it well But she baked that bread just as hard as hell </poem> Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill"