Jethro, Midianite priest of the peninsula of Sinai who was the companion and father-in-law of Moses. He is also called Reuel, Raguel, and Hobab.

Tull, Jethro, 1674-1741, English agriculturist and inventor. He studied methods of agriculture in England, France, and Italy and influenced British agriculture through his writings, which include The Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (1733). Tull advocated the use of manures, pulverizing the soil, planting with drills, and thorough tilling during the growing period. He invented (c.1701) a mechanical drill for sowing.

Wood, Jethro, 1774-1834, American inventor, b. either in Dartmouth, Mass., or in Washington co., N.Y. In 1814, while a farmer in Cayuga co., N.Y., he patented a cast-iron plow in which he later embodied improvements (patented 1819). He used in the improved model replaceable cast-iron parts and a curved plate called a moldboard from which the shape of the modern moldboard is derived. Litigation concerning his patent rights impoverished him.

(born 1674, Basildon, Berkshire, Eng.—died Feb. 21, 1741, Prosperous Farm, near Hungerford, Berkshire) British agronomist and inventor. He was educated at Oxford. Around 1701 he perfected a horse-drawn seed drill that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later a horse-drawn hoe. He stressed the use of manure and the importance of breaking up the soil into small particles. Tull's methods, though initially attacked, were eventually adopted by many large landowners, and they helped form the basis of modern agriculture.

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(born 1674, Basildon, Berkshire, Eng.—died Feb. 21, 1741, Prosperous Farm, near Hungerford, Berkshire) British agronomist and inventor. He was educated at Oxford. Around 1701 he perfected a horse-drawn seed drill that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later a horse-drawn hoe. He stressed the use of manure and the importance of breaking up the soil into small particles. Tull's methods, though initially attacked, were eventually adopted by many large landowners, and they helped form the basis of modern agriculture.

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Jethro can refer to:

People

In the Bible

• Jethro (Bible), the father-in-law of Moses

Fictional characters

• Rear Admiral Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden a character in JAG (TV series)
• Leroy Jethro Gibbs a character in NCIS (TV series)
• Jethro Creighton a character in Across Five Aprils
• Jethro West a character in Outrageous Fortune

Others

• Jethro (comedian)
• Jethro Bodine
• Jethro Burns
• Jethro Franklin
• Jethro Jeremiah
• Jethro Jeremiah Band
• Jethro Justinian Harris Teall
• Jethro Pugh
• Jethro Sumner
• Jethro Tull (agriculturist)
• Jethro Tull (band)
• Jethro in Rabbinic Literature