CONSERVATION PRACTICES FOR TOBACCO LANDS 



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The facts illustrated may be summarized briefly as follows : 

 1. Rows which run parallel with the upper terrace, as in the con- 

 ventional method, will drain toward the terrace outlet (right side of 

 diagram) if the area between terraces is narrowing. These rows will 



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Figure 13. — A, Failure of contour tobacco rows during heavy summer storm. 

 Adequate terracing with correct row grades would have eliminated this cross 

 wash. B, Area of drowned tobacco caused by excess water in low spots even 

 though rows were run straight up-and-down-hill across terraces. 



