Terrace work

Started by sakorick, April 13, 2017, 02:46:46 PM

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sakorick

April 13, 2017, 02:46:46 PM
Steve and Bill finished the 18 acres on the west side of the ditch and will move to the front tomorrow. Things are looking good. Soon my entire farm will br terraced.









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April 14, 2017, 02:13:04 AM
Loads of playin' in the dirt!
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sakorick

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April 14, 2017, 05:15:43 AM
Yep....I'm heading out with the 4010 to disc the new work. This chunk will be ready for planting next month.
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April 14, 2017, 08:35:55 AM
Too bad I'm not closer, it's been AGES since I drove a 4010!!! I was always stuck with puny tractors like this:




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sakorick

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April 14, 2017, 09:33:38 AM
Here is me and John together for 3 hours smoothing the work site.....lots of ruts and dozer marks.











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April 15, 2017, 02:25:50 PM
Work progressing in front.....here it the top terrace between my house and Hwy 5.
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branxhunter

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April 16, 2017, 11:56:58 AM
So what is the idea of the terraces at your place Rick? Is it to slow down overland runoff and promote infiltration? It is hard to tell from the photos but some of that soil looks sandy - is erosion a problem?

Marcus

sakorick

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April 16, 2017, 02:08:55 PM
Quote from: branxhunter;147588So what is the idea of the terraces at your place Rick? Is it to slow down overland runoff and promote infiltration? It is hard to tell from the photos but some of that soil looks sandy - is erosion a problem?

Marcus

Good Question.....complex answer. Not sandy! The soil in N. Missouri is fragile and our forefathers burned all the topsoil off with bad farming practices.....they didn't know any better and our topsoil is now in the Mississippi delta. Underlying the topsoil is a nasty clay called Caliche. This means that once water has rutted the ground down to the clay we now have a downhill bowling alley which strips the ground into huge ditches. My farm has been in the Conservation Reserve Program(CRP) for 30 years and I now have generated enough topsoil to actually start growing things......like food!

Now here's the catch.....without terraces to gently remove the water from my fields, there will be no topsoil left for future generations to farm. Terraces do more than just help with erosion, they also help in building topsoil because of modern farming techniques. It's a win win for everyone. Responsible use of water and taking care of the land=food for the world!
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