field
Defined in 4 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)
United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 1508 — in this section (3 versions over time)
Except in the cases of tobacco, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and hemp, insurance shall not extend beyond the period during which the insured commodity is in the field. As used in the preceding sentence, in the case of an aquacultural species, the term "field" means the environment in which the commodity is produced.
16 U.S.C. § 3801 — in this section (7 versions over time)
The term “field” means a part of a farm that is separated from the balance of the farm by permanent boundaries such as fences, roads, permanent waterways, or other similar features. At the option of the owner or operator of the farm, croplines may also be used to delineate a field if farming practices make it probable that the croplines are not subject to change. Any highly erodible land on which an agricultural commodity is produced after December 23, 1985, and that is not exempt under section 3812 of this title, shall be considered as part of the field in which the land was included on December 23, 1985, unless the owner and Secretary agree to modification of the boundaries of the field to carry out this chapter.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A cultivated tract of land. State V. Mc Minn, 81 N. C. 685; Com. v. Josselyn, 97 Mass. 412; but not a one-acre lot used for cultivating vegetables; Simons v. Lovell, 7 Heisk. (Tenn.) 510.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
1. A lot in a town may be a field." But a one-acre lot used for cultivating vegetables is a "garden." 8 See Agriculture. 2. "In the iield," said of a soldier, means in the military service for the purpose of carrying on a particular war. '