tecnica a \"cavalcapoggio\"
English translation: up and down a slope
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| 4 | up and down a slope |
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| 3 | contour plowing, (Liz Askew already wrote it) |
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| 2 -1 | crosswise |
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| contour farming? |
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48 mins confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): -1crosswise Explanation: Plowing with a pattern crosswise to the slope (see https://keckgeology.org/files/pdf/symvol/22nd/italy/Sipola20... ) |
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13 hrs confidence:
up and down a slope Explanation: I believe there's no direct equivalent in English. The expression mimics the idea of "cavalcare" (riding) the slope, seen as the back of a horse. Therefore, not contouring the slopes, but going up and, having reached the top, down. Maurizio |
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5 days confidence:
contour plowing, (Liz Askew already wrote it) Explanation: Contour plowing , one starts downhill and preferabley turn the dirt uphill, which can help move dirt uphill and away from drains, roads. The horse or tractor follows the level and works to the highest ground last. (Agree , it is contour plowing already stated) See same article in It and ENG from wikipedia. ( Example sentence(s):
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girapoggio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contour_plowing |
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| Reference: contour farming? Reference information: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NrD2-nJ52aYC&pg=PA79&lpg... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 54 mins (2018-03-28 18:23:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/agriculture/field..... Contour Plowing. Contour plowing follows the contours of hills and slopes, rather than orienting crop rows up and down a slope. It is a technique that was popularized during the New Deal and afterwards in response to soil erosion. Contour plowing furrows run crosswise to the slope, slowing runoff and allowing the soil to ... |
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