New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-11
For The Tribune.
Farmers, Club Drainage. Ne.

MEssHs. EDITORS: | have Oten noticed IN your
tapcr and in Others interesting reports Of The dolrgs (or
rsher Of Tie sayings Of mi, pa icsPiied association
and from ihen havs gathered much OF useful ard more of
curous nformat n. The members deserve the thanks OF
re rutUc for he grau.tous dissemination OF so much
pa i,sl knowledge the result ofteDiimes Of 1ooions
research AMI costly cxpeI meni. have however, some
times noticed with regret igcomplfenes5 In the state
nens IT some Of the promlnen, members of the Club
facts and experiments detailed without reference to all the
results naturally growing out OF the premises Aremak
abo sc o. this hind occurred in the transactions OF the
ub on he 18TH ult very able and elaborate essay on
Drana.e was read by the Chairman, X L. Pel' biq -
always one OF the most liberal contributors Of Information
on grea, variety OF topics. The communication WIS
hi hly speauled by the meeting and handed ever 'or
publication partial report Of It appeared In The no
ne II the ian ut. ard hnd the entire Essay IN Inc f"-
qer d Mechanic O the % inst. Posing over much 'alua'
he matter both theoretical and practical We come to the
following deliberate statement Of facts ILLUSTRATING TIE
application Of ugh Drainage TO waste lauds.
Three years .iacs made u mi - Ct stone ande'
on piece of bog land Of al ut acres The dtenss were
dus he depth of feet ard were ett vice a.
tom 4 wal carefully laid on e7ch side 4 inches
vide Erd II inches high leayng u inch op~nins' over
which n,t -toaes were pac-d-snd the ut rslees hIsd
with small ones; The whole were then covered WIN
dirt shortly the field was powto horrowea, ana
.eeded snd with Tys, clover and red top Ths crop OF
fur Ne gam NtlEucu NNi - ." N'' -
y-sed Thu land had been cultivated before and
as always avoided by cattle on accounted he numerous
quicksstd holes contained init bfoush az me Sfsu.
q puiu and there formed cham OF Two ionos ect
IN H. 9Th and IL feet deepaiso circular pond OF less
dmensions connected with them The in9ek tsNen Ign
the ponds amply remunerstea me for all the expense IN
cuued they Stocked win European carp TICK
errl shad aud fish from the great iskes
Aere cr,ory reading Il the above does not give one
ms, idea Of The magnitude of the work executed by Mr.
T. in 70 aiming his two Of bog and forming his
pond, lr tie propagation Of rare fishes. Allow me, BY
the help Of Vte simple arithmetic 10 exhibit sons Of
tho renart results growing out Of this statement Of
Acts-aud shch the modesty Of that gentleman prooa-
bly, has kept out Of view; In the hfs place. seven ana
haf miles OF ditch three feet wide, with perPenocuH
.ds aud he equal the entire excavation oi more thar
tro and sersq-teHNs Of ground UNFORTUNATELY he
th OF ~, h.h.ponds is not stated but we assume
90 m noe rod on the surface, Gard hey e0ud hardly be
called anythng bat dces # lcss) and the 500 feet OF
n, would give Us ihree-tenths 81 an ncre-thus making
more than three q surface rh0Hg efearosd "hou
including tie g. cular pond OF indehniie Size pretty
thorough application OF drainage this 10 about wo
acres Il lard This calculation necessarily sHpposes
The bitches 10 BE- Parallel and IN ooiuat contact But ms
il seems was not case for they were all brought To
roint whore the ponds were formed Hoe ms was
done l. no. stated but II must, presume, nave oeen
done D, takn, the circular pond ss CENTER ihio which
Al tt dfa ne should discharge. The most compact and
economical way hat can devise OF enccting TINS "oud
DO 10 ma ;hc central pond Of 300 feet circumference
alf fiviin no ana mar mics 81 uteh hV "ue
burded cuts OF twenty four rods eacn comm hehg ron
an outer circle This would ALLOW the mouths OF ire
d,c,s to eater tue pond eontae the outer oxifeml.
tie. b ns only twenyone feet apart Hnd would spread
owe abnu; eiersH ard q hair acres Of ground.
At the Clint meeting and after tho reading OF his Essay
~ PEI was ,ked what fair estimate OF the cost
corsrrc,ire an une drain OF the kird described; and
ia terly was: about three dollars and bar per fou
vhrch Il, ear. 10 me very Reasonable estimate In MS
. II coul not have been less, copsdsr that some ten
or twelve thousand loads Of stone. Of select SIZE Ghi or
IA 20 be brought 70 so small space as ABOUT Two
acres Ills drdiHs therefore, cost HIN cht thousand i1ut
hu,eet dolars-t0 say nothing OF the nsh-pords hnt
IN matter for thi. since he repaid fr the rAole ar
pess ~ the mucs taken from the ponds DO not Aho"
,b.t Va nc he OF ices his muck btv1rd Mc @Pe OF
d,.ing and cuting I'm my district, twenty cents per
load Va uld be considered very liberal A. which rat' ne
u.t have ohtarqi ~ coo loads. but ine, d0uoess'
TO Low a. estimate the quantity necessary TO reimburse
hin for Al. MI, LABOR The olcnliy Of ralsieg muck rom
derth OF fourteen feet IN bog wet and iuil OF quick
and a. IN 10 dangerous 90 ca'tc only DC lalsca OF
b, tho,c who h,,e rled H. II might be Homo, however
hg the b lp II cafsrdAns and steam pump, A. eNcn
plned by the rntcrprsing company who have osen 80
1rg IN mo pursuit Of kriis money under difficulties 81
ths SORT " l.,
oLer emf us and useful ca, ul,lons uish BE- sro undod
m the f.r ia ct in this valuable ksayhu, VIII not
tre.rls Guhcr on yrur space. Allow mo 10 express
horc thai gentlemen Of h. 4 uh will la niute whsn een
munratifE the particulars 81 lmp's"i rArei'%sn'', 90
milo noto ll IN statement 81 results W sAo'' more
no. ilsgateai pud les iaag'eahrt' Nksio"'t'@
Ne'e lori. Mffci 4.
Tho aorIs n ,faif, ~ ahiui Two sefss have heea
an, p...sd in tho article y. hlshrd 10 the Do ne y
~ A.str hut hey we're - Il ia tho meeting ~ w Y
Fo,hr cuftsctns. this appeal 60 The tse"issn'n OF
N. ,snsmsn rfssent g. tts ero't ~ N " see. NC
mn u tho report of tha I- Ns" ~ the leF s"' 70 we
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