Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-08-13
Undertaking Its Advantages and
Methods.

MEssEs. EDrroKs; Your readers have had
very good opportunities during the last two
or three years TO become acquainted with
both the advantages and the methods Of un-
derdraining. From time 10 time there have
appeared in your columns articles which Sc,
forth and illustrated these advantages and
method. separately; aud, in one case as your
more attentive readers may recollec,, an ex-
cellent summary OF the several advantages
Of UNDERWRITING gave IN opportunity to
those Interested OF taking comprehensive
view OF the whole OF the beneficial conse-
quence. which usually result from this most
important, agent in the amelionuon or i'm
provcmen, OF several kinds Of soils, and Of
three e-iourths OF our arms.' II thesc sew
eral articles were collected together, or CON-
dcnscd and arranged into order, they would
form treatise on the subject Of draining
which would furnish reasons sufficient TO
persuade hundreds to adop, this means Of
improving their lands and crops, aud infor.
nation sufficient to enable those who had
formed a resolution 10 drain their farms 20
do 50 in the most approved and most eco-
nomic.l manner. II understanding .. really
the fountain Of benefits and improvements,
which tho-e bcst acquainted with IL claim
that It is. then would IL be very imror.
tant contribution 10 the interests Of the az
risultural community, II s,no one would
make jus, such collection and condensation
Of oil that has appeared Of late years in
scattered and separate articles in agricul.
turAl journals. on the advantages and moth
ods OF this important operation. Now,
something Of this kind has been done; and
as the public money was employed IN pro-
curing the doing Of IL, We think that tho
public At large are entitlcd TO all the bene-
dts which they can derive from il. Tho
.ynoptical view Of the Advantages and meth
ods OF UNDERTAKING to which We rCior. is
that furnished to the Commissioner Of Pa
tent. by Mr.. Henry +. French, aud printed
in the Agricultural Report tor 1856.
For several reasons We think you would
confer on tho great bulk Of your reader. an
imporan, benefit, iryou would lay this cx-
cellent piper. or an extract Of II. before
them IN your columns. One Of these rea-
sous is Many might be persuaded to adop,
this great improvement II the numerous ad.
ysntagcs resulting from /, could bo all pre-.
scnted to them at once, or in q succession of
articles weekly, who would tail Of being -
persuaded Il these advantages were laid BE-.
fore them separately aud at considerable in.
toryals. Another rOAs0n i, this Many Of
your readers will never have an oppor,uni.
ty OF pcru.ins Mr.. Freueh's paper in the
Patent OGos Report,
For these and other reasons, think you
would DO good service to many il you
would give Mr.. Frcnehs paper, or an alb
stract Of it, in your columns. A.R.A.
.Rsfrrrncr J.. herr male 20 a statement maie ~
the COhlnittrc un nniung. IN their Report t. the
State AZ. Society (N.l.) On ISIS, ~ ths,e word,:
" Thee !. nOt ons hriu Out Of every sc,raty .6'e
n this STATE, bot ncy.i. draning-,s.. much draia.
iug--go bI,us 1t into high eult'ai,oa."
Country Gentleman.