Tilth, n.

n. [A-S. tilth, from tilian, to till.]

1. The state of being tilled or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land in good tilth. “The tilth and rank fertility of its golden youth.” De Quincey.
2. That which is tilled; tillage ground. [Rare.]

And so by tilth and grange we gained the mother city. Tennyson.