Part of the area, showing a graded bant on the left and a diversion ditch on the right. Diversion ditches are usually impassable to all farm machinery. They are used on steep slopes and have sufficient fall to divert all run-off water. They are usually located below areas where there may be considerable run-off to protect cultivated areas below the ditches from scouring or to ensure that contour cultivation is carried out between ditches.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 3, 16 September 1957, Page 275
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74Part of the area, showing a graded bant on the left and a diversion ditch on the right. Diversion ditches are usually impassable to all farm machinery. They are used on steep slopes and have sufficient fall to divert all run-off water. They are usually located below areas where there may be considerable run-off to protect cultivated areas below the ditches from scouring or to ensure that contour cultivation is carried out between ditches. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 3, 16 September 1957, Page 275
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