. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. 4 THE MANGUM TEERACE. are to be used, a system of terracing whereby it is possible to plow across fields of medium slope regardless of terrace banks is highly desirable. This point can not be too strongly emphasized, and its importance to southern farms can hardly be exaggerated. The Mangum terrace system permits cultivation of the entire field. With this system in more general use, millions of acres could be cultivated w'ith 2-row cultivators where under man}' of the systems of terracing at present it is possible to use only a 1-horse out
. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. 4 THE MANGUM TEERACE. are to be used, a system of terracing whereby it is possible to plow across fields of medium slope regardless of terrace banks is highly desirable. This point can not be too strongly emphasized, and its importance to southern farms can hardly be exaggerated. The Mangum terrace system permits cultivation of the entire field. With this system in more general use, millions of acres could be cultivated w'ith 2-row cultivators where under man}' of the systems of terracing at present it is possible to use only a 1-horse outfit, and even then do unsatisfactory work. ADAPTATION OF MANGUM SYSTEM TO SOUTHERN CONDITIONS. As before noted, the system of terracing here described was origi- nated and has been in use on the Mangum farm at Wake Forest,. Fig. 1.—The old-style terrace system—land wasting, labor wasting, and pest breeding. N. C, for about 30 years, during which period it has given entire satisfaction. It is now found in use from the upper Coastal Plain in North Carolina far into the mountain region in the western part of the State. It is not, however, universally practiced between these points. The Mangum terrace is simple in construction, permanent in character, and lends itself easily to the use of modern labor-saving machinery. The system has been sufficiently tried to thoroughly demonstrate its merits and practicability under a wide range of conditions. It is a system which should be known and practiced not only throughout much of North Carolina but in regions of similar topography and climatic conditions in the other Southern States. The use of the Mangum terrace becomes all the more a matter of oeneral interest when it is recalled that the future use of labor- [Cir. 94]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original wo
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