1 68 KNAPP METHOD OF GROWING COTTON 



off the rows parallel with the terrace, run- 

 ning the first rows on top of the terrace and 

 allowing short rows to come in the centre 

 or on one side. The terrace bank should 

 be made high enough in the beginning to 

 avoid any possibility of overflowing or breaking 

 while it is new and unsettled. The distance 

 between the terraces can be determined by the 

 lay of the land. Shorter distances will be 

 necessary on steep lands and much wider space 

 can be left on moderately rolling lands. The 

 general rule is to allow a three-foot perpen- 

 dicular fall between terraces. Before start- 

 ing terraces see that there is a good outlet for 

 the water. 



The laying out of terraces is a very simple 

 matter, and can be done by almost any farmer 

 with a little preliminary instruction. The 

 implements used need not be expensive. A 

 farm level can be bought for $12 or $15, or 

 one that will answer the purpose can be 

 made for $2 by buying a carpenter's level and 

 attaching it to a frame made of light wood. 

 More physical labor will be required to operate 

 the home-made level, but good work can be 

 done with it, 



