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Agriculture
the caring for and production of livestock and crops
The lowest class, the peasants, were responsible for all agricultural labor in the Middle Ages. In order to maintain what little food they did get, they took care of livestock and crops to the best of their abilities, including medical treatment of diseased livestock when necessary. The same physicians, pharmacists, and surgeons were used to remedy the animals as were used for the people of the time. They fought both disease and parasite with herb medicine and dietary treatment.
Most agricultural activity took place inside the walls of a monastery. Various gardens for herbs and foods were located near both the doctor's house and the kitchen. There was a large infirmary inside the monastery as well, used for medicinal practice performed mostly by monks, who were expert herb-handlers and growers as well. Buildings strictly used for agriculture were generally placed in the southern portion of the monastery.
The agricultural system used most in the Middle Ages is known as the Manorial System, in which a lord had possession of a manor and a lot of land worked by peasants.
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