crop rotation

Question 1

part of wich commercial farming

Answer 1

mixed crop and livestock

Question 2

how does it work

Answer 2

farm is dicided into fields and each is planted on aplanned cycle often of several years

Question 3

how is it good

Answer 3

helps maintain fertility in the soil

Question 4

how does i maintain fertility

Answer 4

vaious crops deplete the soil of nutrients while some restore nutrients

Question 5

a 2 field crop rotation system was developed as early as

Answer 5

fifth century - north europe

Question 6

whats a cereal grain

Answer 6

oats
wheat
rye
barley

Question 7

how does 2 field crop rotation work

Answer 7

1 field is planted with cereal grain while 1 field is left in fallow

Question 8

whats a 3 field cop rotation

Answer 8

1 field planted with winter cereal
1 field planted with spring cereal
1 field left to fallow

Question 9

yields in a 3 field crop rotation

Answer 9

each yields 4 harvest every years

Question 10

whats a 4 field system

Answer 10

1 field=root crop (turnips)
1 field = rest crop (clover) that helps restore the field
1 field=cereal
1 field=root

each field goes through a cycles of four for 2 years (root->cereal->rest->cereal)