. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools . Fig. 16. — A badly washed field. precautions are not taken to reduce it. The loss is occasioned largely by the water not entering the soil. One remedy is proper cultivation. If the surface of the soil is hard and com- pact and all tillage operations are shallow, there is less oppor- tunity for water to enter than if the surface is loose and the soil has been cultivated to a good depth. On hilly land the quantity of water retained can be influenced by lajdng the furrows to encircle the hill, thus making it possible for the water to be reta
. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools . Fig. 16. — A badly washed field. precautions are not taken to reduce it. The loss is occasioned largely by the water not entering the soil. One remedy is proper cultivation. If the surface of the soil is hard and com- pact and all tillage operations are shallow, there is less oppor- tunity for water to enter than if the surface is loose and the soil has been cultivated to a good depth. On hilly land the quantity of water retained can be influenced by lajdng the furrows to encircle the hill, thus making it possible for the water to be retained on the surface until much of it has time to soak into the soil. This is known as contour plowing. In sections in which the soil washes readily, terraces, which are low ridges of earth encircling the slope at nearly a perfect level, are made on the slopes. Along these terraces
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