succession of crops

American  

noun

1. the continuous cultivation of a crop throughout a season by successive plantings or by the use of varieties with different rates of growth.

2. the successive cultivation of short-lived crops.

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Etymology

Origin of succession of crops

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

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succession of crops

It is one of the elements that is most liable to be exhausted from the soil by a succession of crops.

From The Apple by Various

The average soil is very similar to that of our Mississippi valley, yielding a satisfactory succession of crops without the aid of any artificial enrichment.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Maturin Murray Ballou

The very foundation of any success in farming is clear foresight and distinct planning for a succession of crops, each to be tended, harvested, stored and marketed in the very nick of time.

From Rural Health and Welfare by George Thompson Fairchild

The time of maturity differs much in the different varieties: some belonging to the wood or alpine section produce a succession of crops throughout the summer.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin

On this occasion Mark determined to have a succession of crops, and not to bring on everything at once, as he had done the first year of his tillage.

From The Crater by James Fenimore Cooper