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CROP DISTRICT [2 records]

Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Grain Growing
  • Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A cultivated American cereal plant (Zea mays) of the grass family, with the grain borne on cobs enclosed in husks.

OBS

maize: term used mostly in British and technical texts.

OBS

corn: term used in Canada by the Canadian Grain Commission and other Federal Agencies and Departments.

OBS

The word "corn" has many different meanings depending on what country you are in. Corn in the United States is also called "maize" or "Indian corn. "In some countries, corn means the leading crop grown in a certain district. Corn in England means wheat; in Scotland and Ireland, it refers to oats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des céréales
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Céréale de grande culture de la famille des graminacées.

OBS

maïs : terme en usage au Canada à la Commission canadienne des grains et autres ministères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

El abastecimiento de España en maíz ha sido uno de los grandes problemas de su política agrícola.

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Record 2 2006-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
DEF

A specific tract of surveyed land of considerable extent identified by a proper name.

CONT

In the extreme north-east lie the wheatlands of the Peace River Block, the only farming district in Canada that has never known a crop failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
CONT

bloc de la Rivière-de-la-Paix.

OBS

À des fins d'arpentage et d'attribution des terres, les plaines de l'Ouest canadien sont divisées en «blocs», la plupart du temps des carrés parfaits, du fait du peu d'accidents de terrain.

Spanish

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