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EPIERRAGE [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
  • Silviculture
CONT

He owned some farm land during that period of time and carried on a part-time farming operation and again did all the usual work of a farmer, including clearing, fencing, rock picking, seeding and harvesting.

OBS

stone removal: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Action de débarrasser des pierres un champ, une récolte, etc.

OBS

Autrefois réalisé à la main ou au râteau, il est actuellement pratiqué mécaniquement [...] [Lorsqu’on] ramasse les pierres, le volume de la couche arable diminue (par suite du volume de pierres évacuées) [...]

OBS

épierrage : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l'agriculture» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Labores de cultivo (Agricultura)
  • Silvicultura
DEF

Eliminación de piedras de un área.

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Record 2 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
  • Rural Planning (Agriculture)
OBS

on a farm

OBS

Improvement. ... In American land laws. An act by which a locator or settler expresses his intention to cultivate or clear certain land; an act expressive of the actual possession of land; as by erecting a cabin, planting a corn-field, deadening trees in a forest; or by merely marking trees, or even by piling up a brush-heap.

OBS

usually plural

Key term(s)
  • on-farm improvement
  • on-farm development
  • land improvements
  • permanent improvements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
  • Aménagements ruraux (Agriculture)
DEF

Travaux qui modifient d’une façon durable les caractéristiques d’un fonds agricole ou d’une région(irrigation, épierrage, assèchement) et qui bénéficient souvent d’une aide financière de la collectivité.

OBS

par exemple, sur une exploitation agricole

OBS

le plus souvent au pluriel

Key term(s)
  • améliorations des terres
  • améliorations foncières
  • améliorations agricoles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
  • Planificación rural (Agricultura)
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Record 3 2000-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Épierrage réalisé sur les minerais de fer par séparation magnétique à basse intensité.

Spanish

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