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FOIN MARAIS [4 records]

Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
  • Forage Crops
DEF

Hay made from grass growing in saline soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
CONT

Par le biais des photographies aériennes, c'est à partir des années 1929 que plusieurs changements principalement de nature anthropique sont observables sur le marais [intertidal]. Le milieu naturel étant alors utilisé pour la récolte de foin salé, le pâturage des animaux, la chasse et la pêche, peu de perturbations anthropiques sont notables à cette époque [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

... across the prairie provinces, reserves were often allocated on the basis of 640 acres (one section or one square mile) per family of five. Areas of hay marsh were often included in the reserve parcel but were not counted against the per‑family (or per capita) allocation, such that only arable lands were used to calculate the allocation.

OBS

Marsh was used most frequently on township plans to describe "soft, wet land typically covered partially or wholly with water" … Examples of other words labeling wet land included muskeg, bog, slough, swale, hay marsh, bottomland or meadow. … The phrase "hay marsh" describing regions suitable to produce hay for livestock was commonly found written on original township plans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Il y avait aussi un marais à foin, vendu par parcelles aux enchères. La fenaison ne ressemblait pas à celle d’ajourd’hui. Les faucheurs arrivaient avec leur faux, ils étaient souvent nombreux et travaillaient à [la] tâche [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

Many Acadians on Prince Edward Island farmed the diverse marsh lands found near the coast. ... Often grown on the marsh lands was marsh hay. Marsh hay was mostly cut with a scythe and raked into windrows. After the hay was dry it was formed into 200 pound coils and carried by two people on long poles and staked where it was stored for the winter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
DEF

[Fourrage] issu de la fauche des marais.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Harvesting Techniques
  • Forage Crops
CONT

Use mulching, alternative mowing, and composting to maintain vegetation health.

CONT

Alternative Mowing Schedule. To maximize rooting and stress tolerance maintain height at 3.0 to 3.5 inches for the entire growing season.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de récolte
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
CONT

Avec le fauchage alterné du foin du marais, elle permet de préserver la grande diversité des insectes et des plantes qui fait la renommé du Marais de Wicken.

OBS

fauchage alterné : 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)
  • Técnicas de recolección
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
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