Farming changed very little from early times until about 1700. In the 1700's an agriculture revolution took place which led to a large increase in the production of crops. This increase of crops came about in a large part by ". . . little more then the final destruction of medieval institutions and the more general adoption of techniques and crops which had been know for a long time" . Included in some of these changes was also the adoption of crops from the "new world" such as corn and potatoes which produced a very large yield.
