Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-29
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FOR TIL YlRGISIAN.
DRAINING


DRAINING.
considerable quantity of ground in our
bottoms still remain in swamps and stonch. 10
the damage Of the adjacent lands, AMI 10 the
jeopardy Of health. II these were drained
they would proluce ten TINES as much as or
binary high land aud in general more IN one
year than would deIray the expense of drain.
ing.
All Nat. claycy land needs draining, and
fad that by draining and deep ploughme, white
claycy land soon becomes black aud rich.
Clay land contains large portion Of oil the
oil is the cause its adhesion al that ouch
land needs to make it rich is salts. Ey ex-
tracing The redundant water. aud rloughng
deep, such land is put in situation to inhale
the necessary salts from the atmosphere these
salts dIsso W the earth. changes il nature aud
color, and Ia conf uction with the oil, make il
permanently rich
C0rerd Drains.
All springs arising in level land, which is
intended for nlage, should he conducted
through covered drans 10 II proper receptacle.
some year, past, having an ooZlng spring 10
c'ayey land, near which was snndv spot, |
cut a ditch from the spring 10 the sandy land,
inlaid it with stone and cast bacN the earth the
clayey land became dry, aud the sandy land
was improved by the water which is absorb
ed, so that know uot now where the ditch
is.
ditch intended for a curved drnin need not
he more than two fee wide al top, (ooly in
case of WATER and from two 10 three feet deep
will generally sniff have used logs Tor tue
making a lue for the watec, bat stone is far
preferable and sh ,uld always be used when
they can conveniently be had more especially
ba, al ho A,, hIp he
riddlnce Of winch would at least compensate
ioI the removal
have made a considerable quantity of stone
drains, and have never vet had one 10 chOak
Round stone is best these cast promlscupus-
w IN the ditch. the largest in the bottom, iil II
is filed 10 about foot of the surface leaves
Or some other trash Is scattered on the top of
ihr stone, and the earth can back ia and about
the ditch
Small streams entering fiat land, can. AT the
! entry, bv rc,"rynirs be made to sink into GOV
cred bitches. For this purpose, at the head OF
the dich, open such reservoir rs may com
port with the stream; I'll tbs with sfone, sand
and leaves, aud imagine tn work s then com
piele.
Where The water in di CHI may be wanting
for use, and vel required 10 make the dftch n
covered drain, leave open, at the proposed
spot, eisa or ten feet, and discharge tue water
from the spriug INTO the stone, I'm ough pipes or
Covered Cutters.
Let us now inquire what is The profit accrn.
ing from covered drain For an open ditch
the width Of the ditch, with a turning low "a
, each side, (Which, together, is about fifteen
feet } is lost this by the covered drain, IS re.
gained the time lost in turning the stream At
thr dit CHI is gained, the lime for destroying the
pests about the dnch is gained, and the time Tor
keeping the dnGh IN repair IS gained
Open DanB.
A ditch of any knd shonld be cut on the
lowest ground, yet. foi the advantag" OF a
straight ditch, (which casts out water BET, a
variation for short distance Is admissible.
! Whenever a current strikes bank, 1t flies oil
nearly at the same angle II strikes exactly as
"A ball when cast against wall thPTe-
| FORE, one crook is certain to make many. This
fact should admonish ditcher never 10 make
what is properly speakIng, crook-n-ditch,
which is to pass of A current. but where he is
Obliged TO alter his course, to do So 10y nice
and regular curve. likewise, lel II be- remem.
! berpd that a current must enter straight Ito
the head of a ditch, or II viii not take unless
fol ced in by high and heavy stone wall.
have known persons TO attend to drive water
into ditch. nv placing logs aud earth across
the bed Of the stream but thi. IS tlmsy con.
lriyauce for the first freshet undermlnes aud
doats off the logs away goes the Garth, aud
this is the end oft.
After all THIS manner of draining by the
spade. vet level, clayey land needs draining by
| the plough. This IS effected by deep plough
ing, thus creating pores through which water
NAV filter, aud by bedding or ridgng giving
the greatest possible faiD bctween each,making
a depp furrnw for a drain: bnl, after such
! land has been frequently well ploughed, and
thereby has become porous, the bedding may
! be dispensed with,
Land requiring all or any Of those kinds Of
drains is valuable. Therefore, be not discoura
. ed at the thought on view Of the work. but go
/ 10 ii, drive on, and you will shortly weigh the
reward. DhUMMONi'.
! March, 1880
! Mr.. Edtor.-The following is selected from
! the Young Gardeners Assistant. u contains
directions for sowing the seeds Of many plants
not generally introduced in this country. ).
| 1riich0ke. -Cyngrn.-Ihe most likely way
! to obtain supply of Ar'ichokes in this country
! e IN so,y the seed 10 the latter end of March OF
early in April, in bed Of good rich earth, or
! il NAV be planted IN drills one inch deep. and
about II inches apart. The ground should be
| lieht and moist, not such as is apt 10 become
bound up by the heat, or that IN consequence
of too large proportion of sand is likely "a
become violently hot la summer, for this is ex
lremely injurious 10 the plants Alter thu