When they first began they took the advice of water and soil conservation specialists and terraced the slopes. However, when they were at last able to introduce machinery, they found the terraces limited their use, preventing expansion and thereby wasting both time and effort.
初期，開闢坡地時，他們採用水土保持專家的建議，墾成階梯狀的山坡，但在使用機械時，由於地形的限制，伸展不開，費時費工。