strip cropping
noun
: the growing of a cultivated crop (such as corn) in strips alternating with strips of a sod-forming crop (such as hay) arranged to follow an approximate contour of the land and minimize erosion
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Once, a tornado destroyed part of their barn; on more than one occasion, large hail stripped crops bare, while the harsh winters could whip drifts of snow several feet tall.
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Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2017
Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2017
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First Known Use
1936, in the meaning defined above
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strip cropping
noun
: the growing of a food crop (as corn) in alternate strips with a crop (as hay) that forms sod and helps keep the soil from being worn away
strip-crop
verb
-ˌkräp
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