New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-31
A recent London paper has the following:

r.ctors will perhsps regard with Indifference anything
that may be said about It."
LAND DRAINAGE-TMEs THAT CAN BE MADE on
THE FARm.-The growing interest that is felt in the
subject of land drainage, commonly spoken OF as
" under. draining" makes everything new upon the
matter interesting to very large portion OF our coun-
try readers 1t should be thought of with more inter-
est by du elers in cities WE'LL for upon its success
full Introduction depends the ability of the countryt to
sustain the argelyncreased population of cities and
manufacturing villages This increase of non-pro-
ducers and decrease Of productive facilities OF the land
within the last half century in the New-England
States has caused, independent Of the cheapening OF
money great rise in the valne of all food articles
This increase Of value would have been already 30
great as to prevent the consumption of some, if not
most of the best articles of food by the poor if had
not been for the productions of rich virgin soil at the
West which have reached by improved facilities of
Transportation which have been constructed within
the period named. But this cannot continue forever,
nor can afford to pay transportation upon farm pro
ducts, grown in Iowa, which we could just as well
grow at home, if the fertility of the soil was restored
to its pristine vgor which it be- by judciOus land
drainage, such is practiced to large exent in En-
gland and to a small extent in this country.
always become convinced of the value of land drain
age is the coit of tiles; and this when the transport
alton is long, over common roads, almost precludes
their use.
To farmers who are situated far from tile mauufac-
tory or far from water communication with one, who
are anxious to try tile drainage upon their farms, we
have ray of hope-a hope that plan has already
been invented which will enable them TO manufacture
tiles upon the very spot to be drained at ess expense
than the ordinary tera-cota tiles can be had at the
kim in fact for less than the lowest cost of mauufac
turing them.
Last Autumn there was exhibited at the New-York
State Agricultural Fair specimens of a new kind Of
draining tube under the of Porous Drain Tile
It did not attract as much attention other things
of less value to the farmer and although we saw that
the Committee were so well satisfied of its importance
that thew awarded the inventor silver medal we lost
sight of the man and his machine and new tile, until
few days snce, when be turned up at the Farmers
Club and then we aseertaned that he had established
ufactory here in the citynot to make farm drain
tile but for city drainage To this mandatory we
have been TO zee how the thing is done, and now we
are satisfied that any sensible farmer can manage the
machine and that good drain tile can be made in the
field at very inexpensive aud toeraby rapid rate,
and of all the needed sizes all upon the same machloe,
which is one of the most ingenious of all modern an
kee inventions. 1t is operated entirely by hand by
two men, one to operate the machinery that gives
pressure to the material 10 the mold, and one to mix
the maer al, put il in the hopper aud take of and
empty the full mods and put empty ones in their place.
A full-sized machine with full set of mods for pipes
from two to twelve inches diameter, will cost sioo;
and one for farm use making only two to four-inch
pipes, costs $50. The small machine does its work
equally perfect but works slower, and is only sufi-
Gent for small Sizes and these should be made IN short
lengths say one foot long the general length beng
eighteen inches.
TIE material used is coarse sand and water lime,
known as Rosendae cement" and we Judge from
looking at the operation of mixing, about one measure
of cement to six or seven Of sand, and just water
enough to mosts the materials t1at whena handfal
is pressed together in the hand il will slightly adhere
together so as 10 retain it's FORM Herein is the secret
of the porosty of these pipes which are 80 great that
water poured slowly upon pipe laid inclning soaks
through the upper part and appears to concentrate In
the interior and run out at the end These pipes are
actual water 6ls.s, and much more porous than we'll
burnt clay tiles.
III triae more cement was added, and water enough
to Ike the mixture into soft mortar and then MADE
into pipes by the came process the other they form
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light pressure, whereas the porous pipe made oil the
simply moistened sod and cement, require aud obtain
tremendous pressure the machine being geared to gSe
200 pounds pressure for every so pounds OF power
applied The mods as they come from the press, are
allo wed to stand for few minutes TO harden and
then they are discharged from the mods as they stand
on end in the place where they are to dry, when hey
will do in few hours, sufficient to handle and pack
away, where they continue TO grow more and more
firm, and strong enough to after day or two ana
are not injured by rain they actually harden ias'er
in water than in dry place. 30 that no expensive shei'
ter would be requisite for the manufacture on iAfn''
The coarser the sand the better. That when We
saw used yesterday the sand Of the deeAyed gran
tie Of this region. In the interior of this State inc u'
eayed shae rock has been found to answer thongh
as well as this sharp material that comes from cr'n0'
quartz The common bank sand, such as mi'sohS u'o'
win answer or That which Is screened out Of 'oai'o
gravel will be still better, that there is no acA Oh
ma eIia for such dran-ppes upon mosi farms Wnero
the cement can be obtained at moderate price INA
new invention is worthy Of the attention 81 al iarms.