Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-31
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ssavs. lgi valF sqe2 seasons it may he fair.
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.ua,ad De t5a 6rst Of May instead
d -he n,ltls as MaEeh when we plough Il
ta npugl z WI, PASTE together more than Il
stma'1ies sA9 narrowing will do rs mach
lacu IS geo3, the seed viii probably Tci il
4a7 g=caai and have to be planted sszez5
--as ss& the growth viii be slow EXCEPT ID
eiag .as short iaserval (oiten only few days.
astNgea sks condition Of "too wet and ''too
try Ia short, the soil win be putty one
alsE q sAs iSs.s and brick the rest of it; ''ll
gtrsa q s1s sumner and it greets a the win
- Z. s such soil as no man can afford
&c zllva5s a. aH. Now let US knock the
acteu czs Ct orr box and see the result.
sGu-sa we -z1 assume that il is under
lnd sg szza=aa q gravel or other porus
nalzcil. EEz rz-=- which has filed the
sPaess ,ervesz sls Tz-ticles Of the soil lying
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v4liaiI lF ~ H.. the particles themselves
lultaug b. 1ss--y-ion enough water &c make
-stem EZ-iisils-sT moist for the highest iertili-
~ al5 1z1-l5Eg very little for The cooling
Ipena&cE e evaporation at the surface.
EIan a zsa-T rzz- falls, The soil may be for a
sEdrr z,ua alazrzsz5 Soaked full with water,
and Inns .5-5ras entail Of the air it has con
.a.1e.i 1z ,1s# #a.=- settles away, after the
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Ilu1r VIII III active fer:ilizing oxygen, and
igucata. n szz zrpsr layers, carbonic acid,
AMI I.nnauzl- zz5 al else that makes air i'm
aurs and scZ rich. Indeed, the water itself
las vla1s,5 Ike a5- clean, and then on filter
ug 1--guEa t1s Loose soil, has deposited,
agar z.1-E1. sa tAe surface to be within the
ceaGl u goats. 81 1t its impurities.
Seed -Laz-z5 zoz finds so much moisture
us Il zze,z= s1- E=-z-iaa-ion and only so much
5z r1s-zgz the ground is impossible. And
Ezs VII follow all Of the processes Of growth
zz14 al -ftEs operations of cultivation and
al-vssazg. Ee shall fnd that the former are
-sFs- EPz6ei by too great wetness of the
E zz1 -hz. the latter may be performed
alz7s II E-od season and with the best
sE=ez Neither are the crops destroyed, or
E7z1 z-zzs-y Insured by drought, for if there
L ozs ezscE Of UNDERTAKING that is estab.
.izLzd bsTcz6 5oub. It is that ii IS at least the
bass q s. ihoze operations by which we
mist successfully attempt to overcame the
zE=et of1 r1ught; and it is itself the greatest
1f 81 preTerti0us Of drought.
I1stead Of being pest to the farmer, dis
appointing half Of his hopes and battling his
best skill, this acre Of land has becone a pli-
ant tool ia his hands. So far as It is possible
for him to be independent of the changes of
the weather, he has become independent Of
them, aud he works with a certainty of the
best reward, which changes his occupation
from game Of hazard to work of fair
promise.
To answer the question, then, which stands
q. the head Of this article, undertaking is
the knocking out Of the bottom of the water
tight box in which oursol is encased. If we
are the happy occupiers Of land through
which water settles away as it falls, we have
no need Of the operation. But if our only
(or our chief outlet is at the surface, with
the drying sun and wind for draining tiles,
We do need it, and we can never hope for the
success to which our seed, our manure and
our labor entities US until we adoptit.
Howit is best to do the work depends on
soil, situation, price flabor, price ofmaterial
and debth Of outlet that can be secured.
Stone drains, tile drains, brush drains,
board drains, mole plough tracks and all
other condults for water are proven pretty
good, SO long as they continue to afford a
channel through which the water can run
freely. The choice between them is based on
the questions of durability, cost and availa-
bility. The only positive rules applicable to
all cafes are that the drain should be corered
one, and not an open ditch, and that it should
be; whenever possible, at least three, and
better four, feet deep.-Ereniaq Post.