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Definition of Catch crop
1. Noun. A crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catch Crop
Literary usage of Catch crop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Other limitations of the word refer to duration and inter-relations: catch-crop,
a secondary crop grown between the succession of other crops, ..."
2. Proceedings of the International Conference on Plant Hardiness and by Daniel Hall (1912)
"The difficulty of starting the catch crop after the drying effect of the harvested
corn, and the dryness of the land which again ensues after the catch crop ..."
3. Agriculture in Some of Its Relations with Chemistry by Francis Humphreys Storer (1889)
"White mustard to be mown green for forage is commended by some English writers
as an excellent catch crop in many localities. Sown after wheat or oats, ..."
4. Successful Farming; a Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for by Frank Duane Gardner (1916)
"Millet is used chiefly as a catch crop for hay. It is well adapted for this
purpose and may be substituted where a catch of clover or timothy fails. ..."
5. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1899)
"Another very important crop that I think may be considered a catch crop is the
cow pea. ... Another crop that I think may be used as a catch crop is rape, ..."
6. Everyday Chemistry by Alfred Vivian (1920)
"A mixture of rye and hairy vetch is very satisfactory as a catch crop after corn.
The use of cover crops in orchards is another example of a catch crop. ..."
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