Question

The invention of the reversible plow ended the popularity of this farming technique, which created headlands at the end of rows. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this plowing technique. This technique was favored for the better drainage it created through changes in topography.
ANSWER: ridge and furrow [or rig and furrow]
[10e] Ridge and furrow plowing fell out of use as the open-field system was ended via this process, in which the former commons were fenced off for usage by landowners. Tenant farmers were often evicted by this process.
ANSWER: enclosure [or inclosure]
[10m] Ridge and furrow plowing was used to organize plots of land in the run rig system of this region. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland earned infamy for evicting tenant farmers in this region during the 19th century.
ANSWER: Scottish Highlands and Islands [prompt on Scotland or Highlands]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, European History>

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