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'''Crop rotation''' is a farming practice that involved systematic changing of crops planted in a particular field from one season to the next. Starting after the 9th century, the method steadily gained popularity throughout the medieval period, increasing the lifespan of cultivated fields while encouraging food production and the community's general health.

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 '''Crop rotation''' is a [[Farmland|farming]] practice that involved systematic changing of crops planted in a particular field from one season to the next.  Starting after the 9th century, the method steadily gained popularity throughout the medieval period, increasing the lifespan of cultivated fields while encouraging food production and the community's general health.
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 Most [[Type-7 Hex|type-7]] or type-6 hexes practice [[Open-field Farming|open-field farming]], where crop rotation is only a common practice if a [[Settlements|settlement]] is present.  Crop rotation is standard practice anywhere else that cultivation occurs.  With time, the effect is to increase food supply by fifty percent — though this at first produced a concommitant increase in population, so that surpluses remained steady for a generation or more after rotation was implemented.

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	Stability increased the economic sustainability of [[Hamlet\|hamlets]] and [[Village\|villages]]; with type-5 hexes and better (created as crop rotation became fixed over time), this aided with increasing food surpluses.		Stability increased the economic sustainability of [[Hamlet\|hamlets]] and [[Village\|villages]]; with type-5 hexes and better (created as crop rotation became fixed over time), this aided with increasing food surpluses.
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		+	== Rotation Patterns ==
		+	Simple patterns were usually followed, such as the two-field or three-field system. In a two-field system, half of the arable land would be planted with a crop in one year, while the other half would lie fallow or be used for grazing. In a three-field system, the land was divided into three parts, and crops were rotated among them each year. Often, one part of the field would be left fallow, allowing the soil to rest and recover nutrients. During the fallow period, the field might be used for grazing animals, which would also contribute to soil fertility through manure deposition.


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 '''Crop rotation''' is a [[Farmland|farming]] practice that involved systematic changing of crops planted in a particular field from one season to the next.  Starting after the 9th century, the method steadily gained popularity throughout the medieval period, increasing the lifespan of cultivated fields while encouraging food production and the community's general health.
-Most [[Type-7 Hex|type-7]] or type-6 hexes practice [[Open-field Farming|open-field farming]], where crop rotation is only a common practice if a [[Settlements|settlement]] is present.  Crop rotation is standard practice anywhere else that cultivation occurs.  Overall, the effect is to increase food supply by 50% — though this usually produces a concommitant increase in population, so that food surplus remains about the same.
+Most [[Type-7 Hex|type-7]] or type-6 hexes practice [[Open-field Farming|open-field farming]], where crop rotation is only a common practice if a [[Settlements|settlement]] is present.  Crop rotation is standard practice anywhere else that cultivation occurs.  With time, the effect is to increase food supply by fifty percent — though this at first produced a concommitant increase in population, so that surpluses remained steady for a generation or more after rotation was implemented.
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-'''Crop rotation''' is a farming practice that involved systematic changing of crops planted in a particular field from one season to the next.  Starting after the 9th century, the method steadily gained popularity throughout the medieval period, increasing the lifespan of cultivated fields while encouraging food production and the community's general health.
+'''Crop rotation''' is a [[Farmland|farming]] practice that involved systematic changing of crops planted in a particular field from one season to the next.  Starting after the 9th century, the method steadily gained popularity throughout the medieval period, increasing the lifespan of cultivated fields while encouraging food production and the community's general health.
 Most [[Type-7 Hex|type-7]] or type-6 hexes practice [[Open-field Farming|open-field farming]], where crop rotation is only a common practice if a [[Settlements|settlement]] is present.  Crop rotation is standard practice anywhere else that cultivation occurs.  Overall, the effect is to increase food supply by 50% — though this usually produces a concommitant increase in population, so that food surplus remains about the same.

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	'''Crop rotation''' is a farming practice that involved systematic changing of crops planted in a particular field from one season to the next. Starting after the 9th century, the method steadily gained popularity throughout the medieval period, increasing the lifespan of cultivated fields while encouraging food production and the community's general health.		'''Crop rotation''' is a farming practice that involved systematic changing of crops planted in a particular field from one season to the next. Starting after the 9th century, the method steadily gained popularity throughout the medieval period, increasing the lifespan of cultivated fields while encouraging food production and the community's general health.
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		+	Most [[Type-7 Hex\|type-7]] or type-6 hexes practice [[Open-field Farming\|open-field farming]], where crop rotation is only a common practice if a [[Settlements\|settlement]] is present. Crop rotation is standard practice anywhere else that cultivation occurs. Overall, the effect is to increase food supply by 50% — though this usually produces a concommitant increase in population, so that food surplus remains about the same.