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Harvesting vs Cropping - What's the difference?

harvesting | cropping |

As verbs the difference between harvesting and cropping

is that harvesting is while cropping is .

As nouns the difference between harvesting and cropping

is that harvesting is (agriculture) the gathering of a mature crop, a harvest while cropping is (mining).

harvesting

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop, a harvest.
  • cropping

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mining)
  • * 1905 , Waldemar Lindgren, The Copper Deposits of the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona (page 207)
  • Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone.
  • * 1912 , John Mason Boutwell, ?Lester Hood Woolsey, Geology and ore deposits of the Park City district, Utah (page 121)
  • The cropping of the Quincy ore-bearing bed, the equivalent of the Daly West bed, is stated to have been found at the east end of the present mine and just below the present wagon road.