Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-01-08
Ynlunblo Lctter on prainlng.

spots In dfTcrcut fields whore have not been
thorough enough, but the Who'll, cannot
amount 30 more than 900 rods. took up
the frst drain cycr laid, to dig 10 deeper,
in order 20 drain nat piece OF land alNin.
Ing Il Is nearly Is years since the tale
were laid, and found them as good A. the
day they were laid People would ask me
ifmy crockcry would no, dccumposs, laying
in the earth, and my money all b, lost.
These inquiries were in ms carly stage Of
draining Many thought j. would make
the land cost more than i, would ever come
TO. and some would say il ncycr could pay.
Now Mc..r, Eirtor., have finished aud
I can speak to certainty. firmly believe
can ,lkc o farm similar 90 this, aul with
800 or $500 drain Il, every acre, complete.
Don't mart rolr, u7Gl Iup'a1 my.s'C. With
that 500 or $500 would ne least drain -
acres very thoroughly, and st two crops of
wheat 'r1m ,ha, 9o acres, To, c1ces, OF
crop over wha; /, would hay, been hii
not drained 10, would at l,a,, give m, back
my money again To 20 on aud drain twenty
acres more. never gave tho drained land
rs, until it pail back ihc l,s. Of lrainasc,
., YOU can readily perceive TIA, it d1n't
ncc,l much capital after al 90 drain a farm.
II requires good m,nigcmrnt ami enterprise
10 get along with %. and the owner VI th3
land 90 have d, lln, under lbs own in.p.c.
ton. anl have !, dln, ., that be is sur 10
wall thoroughly dry ia, hnl. H. Is only
looming ,hc money to the land foy oao or
two years; after that d, gs,, D, returned
aul o,rry two or thrcc year, during hi, l,ie-
time /. .. again returned therefore y1u
and Your subscribers can rcadny r-fvs''r
that capital Tor draining is not 50 much
needed as ii would appear to b'.
often hear farmer, ny, as soon as | can
get soma spar, money shall g,todra!ning,
ba, know n, s',ter way to so spare cash
than O. lgain %, land bad many Ihns,
o. contend with when I clmmenr,l-syl,
cost VI ul,, aud double tbc cost AMI NOR,
ror digging, with public opinion desperate.
Is opposed 90 that mode OF improving the
Land. Ba, draining J., the great radical im-
proycmcnt; IL Is ,bc groundwork Of all 9TH
cr Improvements. Clay -1ils are much
easier cultivated; ten loads OF manure will
DO NOR, god ON drained land than three
timr, as much ou uc, Or even damp land.
1 ha,, no d1ub, whatever, bat ,he crops IN
New York State can b. tar moro than I1ub-
lci hya thorough cour-a OF draiu'ss, aud
no country ever saw reQuir- /, more taan
Ohio aal Canada, at lea'; what have s''n
OF thJ., countries.
. \ number ar engaged a, draining slow
Is in ,hls s,,,iln, bat it ycSe, me, (Jr a. .
S,otolunan would say, anger, mc,) 10 sgs
bow inpsrlec,ly s5ms Of It is done. somo
have bad outlets, some trust the work %
men who have lus many bitches. and think
that th,y must know how it ,hould Do done.
Such men, or som, oC them ohg1. thcir om-
p,oyer. ,hamclully. know at least one
farmer, who. when he went 10 piywIns his
drained land. plowci up his tile. and |
know moro that will plow thcm up when
ever they study their own interest by deep
culture. WIS ou the farm ol a Mr.. Hum
phrcy in On,ari, county, lew weeks ago.
llo Lrrscne, great crrli. or what h' has
done in draining. lie has drained q great
deal OF swamp land, that q .sw year, az
was worse than worthless, as il then bred
pc,,ilonc,. Now be has more than 90 acres
Of that wors, than worthless land let at q
rent of eight dollars Per acre year-Part
to raise corn aul part peppermint, and says
1t is worth a grcl, deal moro. Some OF it
he cul,iyatss himself, and | saw field
which is the 9Th in succession, year ai,or
year, and | assure you !. is good crop
and carly.
/ saw another fold, oats equal to any
thing ever saw. Mr. II was Engaged dig
sing many Of hi. ditchc, deeper, aud now
making them from > 70 fee, deep. The
water c,mes ou, at the base Of sand hills,
of which his upland is mostly composed,
and he has only to tap the bass Of thcso
sand hills AMI then keep the water under
ground until 10 reaches bis outlets, and it
is no; expensive draining alterall although
to be perfect he has to g, down to the
gravel some . to Zee, deep, but the earth
being porous tho drains admit Of being wide
apart. This is ono striking instance OF
what draining will DO, although it don't
show what draining will accomplish on up
land yet have no doubt bat there arc
millions o! acres in the State Of New York
like Mr.. lis. that mishl be 50 improved II
they were owned By men Of enterprise. Mr..
II. is Thoroughbred American. | had
always thought it required some foreign
blood to make an cntlrpTising drainer, but
he is ono exception. Icor. Country Gentle
man.
"Mr C. W. Ossman, Of Boon county, has
sow that on the 22d inst; had litter Of
thirty.,wo pigs at one tiHe, all full grown,
fine aud healthy looking. Ifany state can