tilled land


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Noun1.tilled land - arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising cropstilled land - arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
fallow - cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
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he should not meet man, woman, or child, saving in cities or towns, nor yet see any beast, save foxes, wolves, or the ravening beasts." And barren and desolate as it was when Raleigh received it, it soon became known as the best tilled land in all the country-side.
And yet, here was the city surrounded by tilled land and filled with people!
"Mine is the story of a child whose grandmother died because three hospitals refused to operate on her without a down payment, and whose grandfather tilled land that wasn't ours for 60 years because land reform failed us.
"Mine is the story of a grandchild whose grandmother died because three hospitals refused to operate on her without down payment, and whose grandfather tilled land that wasn't ours for 60 years, because land reform failed us.
In valleys below, sheep mooch slowly, looking for scraps of grass while workers with backs painfully bent tend to green groves and tilled land.
Species richness and individual land cover types.--Over 70% of the study area comprised Tilled land and Managed grassland with Sub-urban housing being the next most important cover type (Table 3).
In the same period, the application of nitrogen on grassland fell by more than half but remained virtually unchanged on tilled land.
While an onlooker can see the limits of a neurosis, the creative spirit is capable of harvesting new potatoes out of tilled land.
On Friday I drove around looking for hot spots, but with the winds (up to 50 km/h) by 10 in the morning, there were fires all over," said Youngchief, adding a spark can easily jump fire guards such as pre-burnt grass and tilled land.
We can make the distinction between what is grassland or tilled land."