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7. A system of planting crops on ridge tops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation
10. Harvesting twice a year from the same field
11. A flooded field for growing rice
12. A form of subsistence ag. based on herding domesticated animals
14. A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land
15. The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied
16. A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
17. Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family
18. The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil

1. Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm
2. Commercial gardening and fruit farming, so named because truck was a Middle English word meaning "bartering" or "exchange of commodities"
3. Commercial ag. characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry usually through ownership by large cop.
4. A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale
5. The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
6. Rapid diffusion of new ag. technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers
8. A form of subsistence ag. in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period
9. The second migration of live stock between mountains and lowland pastures
10. Degradation of land, especially in semi arid areas, primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting. Also known as semiarid land degradation
13. The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering