The settlers had "migrated from Manhattan Island seeking more tillable land".

They provided tillable land, controlled erosion, and protected crops during freezing nights.

But outside the walls there lies tillable land that has lain fallow for years.

Increased demand along with a scarcity of tillable land caused rents to rise dramatically in the 1520s to mid-century.

It was a relief to leave the commotion behind as we approached the settlement at the far end of the stretch of tillable land.

But I didn't know there was much tillable land left lying around loose," he ventured to say.

We have very little tillable land, aeroponics makes complete economic sense to us", attested Thach.

The villages were run under the tradition of village ownership of the tillable land.

Caldey Island contains about 500 acres most of which is tillable land.

It also gets woodier, rockier and steeper, which means less tillable land.