Medieval Strip Farming in England
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The medieval practice of strip forming is similar to the "strip cropping" practices carried out in some midwestern states of the USA, except that the origins come from a need to equitably divide land resources around a settlement (strictly managed by the lord of the manor and his officials) rather than having the specific aim of soil conservation and crop management which seems to drive strip cropping in the USA. Medieval strip farming did achieve such aims but it was secondary to the resource a
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