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truck-farming [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farming Techniques
- Vegetable Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- truck-farming
1, record 1, English, truck%2Dfarming
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- truck farming 2, record 1, English, truck%20farming
correct
- truck cropping 3, record 1, English, truck%20cropping
correct
- truck gardening 4, record 1, English, truck%20gardening
correct
- truck growing 5, record 1, English, truck%20growing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The horticultural practice of growing one or more vegetable crops on a large scale for shipment to distant markets. 3, record 1, English, - truck%2Dfarming
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is usually less intensive and diversified than market gardening. At first this type of farming depended entirely on local or regional markets. As the use of railroads and large-capacity trucks expanded and refrigerated carriers were introduced, truck farms spread to the cheaper lands of the West and South, shipping seasonal crops to relatively distant markets where their cultivation is limited by climate. 3, record 1, English, - truck%2Dfarming
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques agricoles
- Production légumière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culture maraîchère champêtre
1, record 1, French, culture%20mara%C3%AEch%C3%A8re%20champ%C3%AAtre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- culture maraîchère extensive 2, record 1, French, culture%20mara%C3%AEch%C3%A8re%20extensive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La culture maraîchère champêtre en culture extensive. Il s'agit là d'un type de culture extensive relevant du domaine purement agricole. Il se pratique sur des étendues souvent considérables. [...] Son éloignement de gros centres de commercialisation ne représente plus un inconvénient majeur depuis la modernisation et l'accélération des moyens de transport. 1, record 1, French, - culture%20mara%C3%AEch%C3%A8re%20champ%C3%AAtre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce type de culture s'oppose au «market gardening», culture plutôt intensive desservant un marché local. 3, record 1, French, - culture%20mara%C3%AEch%C3%A8re%20champ%C3%AAtre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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