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Enclosures allowed the richer landowners to expand the land under their control and produce more for the market.
These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil and nitrogen was important for crop growth and soil fertility.
When the common lands started having fences around the land holdings and separated their property from others, these were called enclosed lands.
(i) All villagers had access to the commons. (ii) Here they pastured their cows and grazed their sheep too.
Open fields were fields where strips of land were allocated to a number of farmers.
What was the advantage of Enclosure Movement to landowners?
Enclosures allowed the richer landowners to expand the land under their control and produce more for the market.
Enclosures allowed the richer landowners to expand the land under their control
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How did turnip and clover help in increasing fertility of the soils?
These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil and nitrogen was important for crop growth and soil fertility.
These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil and
See lessnitrogen was important for crop growth and soil fertility.
What were enclosed lands?
When the common lands started having fences around the land holdings and separated their property from others, these were called enclosed lands.
When the common lands started having fences around the land holdings
See lessand separated their property from others, these were called enclosed lands.
What were Common lands or Commons?
(i) All villagers had access to the commons. (ii) Here they pastured their cows and grazed their sheep too.
(i) All villagers had access to the commons.
See less(ii) Here they pastured their cows and grazed their sheep too.
What were open fields?
Open fields were fields where strips of land were allocated to a number of farmers.
Open fields were fields where strips of land were allocated to a number of
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