New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-09
TILE DRAINING.
TIE WHY AND THE WHEREFORE OF ITS PRO-


CESSES.
To n, Editor of The ~ Y TJibsne
SIR: A blessing in this life are ones friends, and
mine have brought me under an especial obligation by
their free and unrestraned criticisms on my previous
communications on the subject Of Draining
One tells me that they are too dogmacal; another
that they are not sufficiently pnrticusrn their descrp
tons of processes; and another, that recommend
draining up and down slopes without giving any sum
Gent reason why this should be done. To save time
plead guilty on each count, and will endesvor as lar
as possible, to reform my style. II have appeared
dogmatical, it is because that which have said has
been so fully verified, by some experience and much
observ ation that probably have not realized the d
cuy with which the real facts of the case are made
apparent the casual reader. feel very sure tnst
any one who had the same evidence Oh the truth
of the principles of understanding that mas ialen
under nv notice would rather accuse me Oh 100 grsa
modesty in my statements: nave tectn'iy IoSH;
think in The Journal Of the Royal AgTIGhn"@ 90
e1ety Of England, that a tendRfJdrmer drained 10
denth of two and half feet his whole farm OF several
hundred acres although he was liable TO leave II III
some six or seven years. After thinK Iour yeais
experience he was 80 well SATISFIED win thS results Vi
understanding, and so well convinced oi me 'lipo
lance of deeper drains, that he csnceied MS iTe7e
hired the farm for long term Of years and, entirey
AT his own EXPENSE took up his old drains ana Teiau
them at depth of tour feet In many parts 81 Urea.
Britain. even sir feet is recommended as the pee,
depth at which to lay the me- 9Ay nsr5@ the tile at
depth Of FIRE feet: and although the suoS0u was d
stiff clay and the entire local popustiol ma
the water Herer lcouH get down 10 he dlas, ye. te
very next wear saw over the most s"sinPy Poltion
ofit-where sank in nearly knee ueeP ~ Vu ~
the drains[as dry and fertile garden as c4Ila De
desired In view of these and similar facts DO mol
think that nv statements have been excessive , =,
would GLADLY Law before your readers uetaueu
statement Of the various operations coI L "u I1
the layng of drains did not fear that sucn colse
would rs1uira me TO encroach too largely Oh your
80 RI ms, however, be no difficulty III as
oi..ta;r;r, ~. be.t methods for performing such
work for the AGRICULTURAL press OF the present usy
IL VII stocLed with information on TINS SUBJECT IL
NAV be well however for me 10 STAKE more iu-! n1
reason why drains should be run as neay aS Po's'oe
up and down the slopes oil 'ne ialu ,ho d-.;rs ~
Let Us Suppose that we are 70 lay Ine iaiLs a. q
den,b Of nI fet and that they are to be iorty ieet
ansr+ NV we will consider section OF sou iOr'y
feet long four feet deep, and one 1901 Nile !lhs I
the side of hill perpendicusriy 70 rs oi isn
along the HILL so that us uni,,Dy HAT drain.
Iongtudnally-s be level. AdmtnY ma
o. - and four feet deep will suifieientiy
rs III Pa that less depth and the same
d;,.nce mar vii, not do so, II = evldenl mat t.e
easiest way 10 div this section OF SOL win DC supPy
outlets at each end Of il. II the drains run uee?
down the slope, they VIII pass ~ mn d;aoo
and supply the necessary outlets. II 'ne! "
nsIlv dawn tbs hin and forty feet apart only one
80 ~ I'D nass through this section, because me
section beng pfrpendeular TO the descent OF tne ni
but not perpepdiculsr to the direction Oh .he al a7
and consequently not reaching iroi, one " VIC
we mat ;1crsss IL length TO find its second outlet
Rv :, do;n We should destroy the proportion between
the dentb Of m. drains and the distance between them
measured always on the level aud 1essea the euect
produced.