What Is The Best Shape For A Farm?
The shape of a farm can tell you a surprising amount about the land it's on and the people that use it.
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Central pivot irrigation: an irrigation system that moves in a circular pattern around a central pivot point
- Contour farming: tilling sloped land along lines of consistent elevation in order to conserve rainwater and to reduce soil losses from erosion
- Strip cropping: partitioning a field into long, narrow strips which are alternated in a crop rotation system
- Terracing: a method of farming consisting of building platforms along a slope
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