The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-03

down hill. The swivel wing to the
hill side plow enables you to do this
by reversing it at every turn.
This mode of plowing is continued
until the crest of the hill is reached.
WAis for the rain to settle the ROil 80
it will turn we'll and repeat the
blowing, beginning at the terrace
line and working upwards as before.
To attain the desired end at once,
it would be necessary to reL eat this
blowing, with settling rain bt-
tW cen each one, till the whole space
plOwed has been raised eighteen
inches on it's liver, and lowere d
eighteen inches on it's upper, eide.
By using a good twO-horse swivel
plow this can be accomplished at
fewer plnwings than would be sup
posed if me right when the soil
turned we'll.
But there are objections to this
summar y mode. AS each furrow
run throws soil down hill, if two
many plowinga are done in one year
the result is to leave several teet of
space on the upper side Of the ter
race bare of soil and to pile is up at
the lower. But if this is done grad
ually nature restores the denuded
strip and but little harm will result
Certainly the harm will DO wholly
insignificant in proportion to
THE GREAT GOOD TO BE OBTAINED
by u proper system of terraoing.
The first year it will be best to
give at least two extra plOwings TO
a six-foot space just above the line
of terrace. This will break the earth
up on the terrace and hold the
water till the gradual level.
ing process renders it Unnecessary.
So far, have confined myself to
give direction for the first or up or
terrace. The second terrace should
be run off on just three feet lower
land than the first one. The plow
ing of this terrace begins on the line
run off three feet below the first one
and extends upward till the lower
side of the one above is reached, TAX
ing pains, OF course, not to plOw it
down. The third terrace is run off
three feet lower than the second and
80 on down.
The strawberry or other crop rows
must be run with the terrace. A
good plan Is to run off one row on
the lower and then one on the upper
side of each space between the ter
race and let the short rows, if any,
come midway between them. An
unplowed strip about three feet wide
should be left on the crest of each
terrace. This is to prevent the water
that flows over in the heaviest rains
from washing off the soil Grass,
but not tall weeds, should be allowed
to grow on and strengthen this crest.
WHY TERRI AGING PAYS.
The good results of proper terrao
ing are manifold and cannot be over
estimated. HIlly or even rolling
land can be thus doubled in value
within ten years or LEES.
Washing or soil erosion is pre-
vented in proportion to its thorough
ness. Terraces and rows all being
on level, the water instead of COL
lecting in ruinous torrents, finds it's
way slowly, gradually and evenly
downward. No soil and little or no
fertility is washed away, a far larger
proper ton of the rainfall sOaks in
than on unterraced land, lessening
IL effect of drought. This alone
would more than compensate the
berry grower for terr, oing. Then
eros on or washing stopped the soil
gathers humus as it gathers ferttl
ity, which also enables it to oOns erve
moisture and that also lessons effect
of drought.
O. W. BLACKNALL.
Vance Co., N. G.