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Open field system — Generic map of a medieval manor, showing strip farming, from William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1923 The open field system was the prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe from the Middle Ages to as recently as the 20th century in some … Wikipedia
open-field system — ▪ agriculture basic community organization of cultivation in European agriculture for 2,000 years or more. Its best known medieval form consisted of three elements: individual peasant holdings in the form of strips scattered among the… … Universalium
open field system — a farming system developed in Anglo Saxon culture. The typical example would feature a central village surrounded by three fields. Each year one filed would be left fallow and the other two cropped. The fields being worked were divided into… … Geography glossary
open-field system — noun the medieval system of farming in England, in which land was divided into strips and available for grazing outside the growing season … English new terms dictionary
Open-field — may refer to: Open field system, a system of agriculture prevalent throughout Europe from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century Open fields doctrine, a U.S. legal doctrine used for evaluating claims of an unreasonable search Open Field, album by… … Wikipedia
Open Metering System — The Open Metering System OMS stands for a manufacturer and utilities independent standardization for Meter Bus based communication between utility meters (electricity, gas, water, district heat, heat cost allocators) and systems in the field of… … Wikipedia
Equal-field system — The Equal field system (zh cp|c=均田制度|p=jūntián zhìdù) (Also, Land equalization system) land system was a historical system of land ownership and distribution in China used from the Six Dynasties to Mid Tang dynasty. By the time of the Han dynasty … Wikipedia
Field system — The study of field systems (collections of fields) in landscape history is concerned with the size, shape and orientation a number of fields. These are often adjacent, but may be separated by a later feature. Contents 1 Types of field system 2… … Wikipedia
open-field — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : of, relating to, or constituting a system of agriculture widely practised in medieval Europe and based upon dividing the arable land into unenclosed strips usually subject to a 3 year rotation and upon distributing… … Useful english dictionary
Field (agriculture) — In agriculture, the word field refers generally to an area of land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as: Cultivating crops Usage as a paddock or, generally, an enclosure of livestock Land left to lie fallow or as… … Wikipedia
