. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. PREVENTION OF EROSION BY TERRACING. 9 Figure 3 shows a cross section of two adjacent sloping-bench ter- races, with the various dimensions designated by letters for reference. Surveys were made of a number of fields in the Piedmont sections of Georgia and South Carolina which have sloping-bench terraces. The average dimensions of the terraces in each field were determined. The minimum and maximum of these averages are shown in the fol- lowing table: Actual dimensions ^ of sloping-bench terraces. Dimension. Height of sh
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. PREVENTION OF EROSION BY TERRACING. 9 Figure 3 shows a cross section of two adjacent sloping-bench ter- races, with the various dimensions designated by letters for reference. Surveys were made of a number of fields in the Piedmont sections of Georgia and South Carolina which have sloping-bench terraces. The average dimensions of the terraces in each field were determined. The minimum and maximum of these averages are shown in the fol- lowing table: Actual dimensions ^ of sloping-bench terraces. Dimension. Height of shoulder, Width of upper side of shoulder, b do Vertical distance between terraces, v do Ratio of c to (Z : per Slope of land do— 1 See fig. 3. A comparative study was made of the conditions existing in the fields and the data obtained from the surveys with a view to ascer-. 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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