Art Resource - AR917959

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Crop rotation: sowing seed broadcast, 1855.

Crop rotation: sowing seed broadcast, 1855. Crop rotation is the practice of growing different crops alternately on the same patch of ground over a cycle of several years in order to protect the health and fertility of the soil. In Norfolk a 4-course system of crop rotation was practised, with wheat planted the first year, followed by turnips, then barley, often underplanted with grass or grass and clover ley to be used for hay or grazing in the fourth year.

Unique Identifier AR917959

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2963px × 3537px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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