单词 | demonstration farm |
释义 | > as lemmasdemonstration farm demonstration farm n. a farm which is used primarily to research and demonstrate agricultural techniques, rather than to make a profit. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > [noun] > experimental or scientific farm fancy-farm1810 bonanza farm1883 demonstration farm1885 1885 Calcutta Rev. 81 428 The Demonstration Farm will have been true to its name, for it will have shown that so far Western science has nothing to teach the Indian agriculturist. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 16 June 4/1 The demonstration farm of the Northumberland County Council at Cockle Park. 1990 H. Palmer & T. Palmer Alberta: New Hist. v. 124 The research stations held ‘field days’ at demonstration farms across the province, where local farmers had been paid a small sum to try some of the techniques the experts had recommended. < as lemmas |
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