field crop
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of field crop
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Chief among the cattle-feed grown throughout western U.S. and Colorado River Basin states is alfalfa, the fourth largest U.S. field crop by acreage.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2022
But positive results in the lab are no guarantee of success in a field crop.
From Nature ● Apr. 25, 2017
"Corn is our primary field crop and most crop prices will follow the price of corn. That makes corn prices the best way to track the financial health of the farm sector."
From US News ● Jul. 18, 2016
Cotton is the biggest cash field crop in U. S. agriculture.
From Time Magazine Archive
To produce a given result there is a less area of land required than is demanded for the production of any other field crop.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.
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