Terraced Hay Pasture

[Bigfoot62]

To quote our County Agent, "If you have grass, you don't need terraces."

The terraces on my farm were leftovers from the row-crop days of my grandfather. I don't grow row-crops anymore, and I don't want to cut and bale hay over terraces.
I used a big disc to pulverize the terraces, then a rented dozer to flatten them out. I didn't completely eliminate them, (you can still tell where they were) but I flattened them out enough that it doesn't impede hay production.

 

[rajela]

Exactly what Bigfoot said disc them and spread them to where they are still visible but not a problem to work over. I had a place back in the late 80's and 90's that was terraced and I ran a offset disc over them and spread them out with a box blade. Takes some time but well worth the effort.

 

[Tx Jim]

Terraces are specifically designed to capture rain water so it penetrates the soil,

Terraces were designed to control soil erosion in cultivated crops not capture water. Correctly constructed terraces funnel water to a designed grass sodded water way so excess water can leave the field.

 

[DaveOmak]

Terraces were designed to control soil erosion in cultivated crops not capture water. Correctly constructed terraces funnel water to a designed grass sodded water way so excess water can leave the field.

Stupid ME !!!! :mur:

Terraces are specifically designed to capture rain water so it penetrates the soil, reduces or eliminates soil erosion, and increases your crop yield......

 

[freewookie]

Guy who hays for us tells me they were created during the depression to help soil erosion during the dust bowl. They were supposedly paid a $1/day.

Thanks for the responses.