The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-11-09
Aaaer7ssp,lnl !yynteaigerter.
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Tand TAr0inapp.
i Land Drainage.
rHE ErFEcrs OF DRAINING.

the ground does not remain to stagnate, ana
sa6ss hot run away over the surface, washing. on
v the b best Of The soil, but sinks gradually down,
lgiepding Vie roofs of plants any fertilizlng
mat mater which It may eentain, and often wash
ing ont soma hpstfal substances As it deii
slei5Ss. aif .nd warmth Vi NTH ssalO3it. Undsi thss
new influences, the proper decompesitiens and
prs,fasioA af compounds ifs sOe the ststent
ance Of plantsgo. on. the seilis warm anot sui
6ciently dry, and papnts flourish which fofmerI
II nsysrsynldrgyow en- It In pesfectien, II sFF
sA isha curious hes soo, that sach soal1p M
rsuisa ,aesughs better Man svef before. Ia9
v..sm a that the planis es sble y espd their
mots much further dom IN search Of foed||
x,tsout M finding snythins hu,eftll: Esesy part
being pensnassd With sir, and eossequently
sdFseigasa Tighter, these ssh Do not 'bakein
Summer. nIs.,r but rsnaasn mellow and porous. Such
r,,etsscts cannot in their faal extent, be looked
efor iii stiff clay, during the east season s' the
.shaage,mnst ba gradual, but Is sursl1s,i. /.
Theesscta 81 draining aze thns enansEasssdl
By Profassss 1oRnton: ora. =. ~,
81 n osuses the air to Be rcnesoed. It is PEI
hAa9sI hsAa9stI tRa admission Of frequently renewed
supplies Of air into the soil is favorable to ltf
fertility. This the descent of the rain pro-
motesSYWh@S it alIsupcp. the soil, itmakea
its way into the pores and assures, expelling.
of coufse, tie air which previously. filed them
when hsssrssi TIE rain ceases, the watsf eS by
the drains, and as it leaves the perep of Chg
ssdfImiifa absss a, tbs air follossa and; dllsI
witharspsEea supply, the 9 nanere@ y . cavities
from which the descent of the rain had driven
It, When land remains full Of yates. 20 = such le
.SGsAdeESsaf of a;r canstake place. { x2'ss -
,s.sa.e r. .ooyuss dc sssdsr soi1- AS the rain
eialls1 through the air, il acquires the temperai
it,ir ,,sure e oEs The atmosphere. # this be higher
Than thasaof the surface soil the Latter ls
slsi,m WARMED e by it and if the rains be eepfoss
nsna aesinksneasily into the subsoii, they will
'sslti sstry Els warmth with them to the depth o.
thgfnsahs.a Thus the undersoil in well-drained
land is not only warmer, because the eyaporal
siqpis|ess, but becausesthe rains in the sum
'n pss, season sltpaIly bring down warmth from
the heavens soada to their natpsd heat
aS R equq1ses tie temperature ct the ' sess an' q
yssa tie season of grosotA.. The sun beats upon
the surface of the soil, and gradually warns it
.Tslsssshiin the summer, this direct heat de
.scendsonly a few inches beneath the surface
sbatiNhen rain falls upon the warmsurface, and
dnds.an easy descent, as it does in open soil, il
becomes itself warmer, and carries it's heal
bsan prtbesupaersoH 81 I9en. the! seesssS
plants are warmed, sud gsperah growth Is slim
.iaeags casssss osvs spsssols ss.assersees to I'D
roosgs .riasss' 9s When rain IN fans upon heavy,
unarafned land, or upon any land into which
it does not readily sink, It runs over the sur
Yasd 1iss6ises any soluble matter itmsy meet
with. and carries it to the nearest ditch or
brook. Rain thus robs and impoverishes such
land. .a.t ~ ~
s5.,lavasbss norious matters from the s'sder
soik ii the subsoil, beyond the reach Of the
air, substances are aptto collect, especially in
red teMoreSs Soib, which are injurious to the
aoots Of plants. These the descent of rain
al0els ~ pai.' auu .m.a.S,, [ ,,an thon ho .ofslv
trussedudeeper,, and the roots of plants may de-
scena IN searcn " ,oos sns'0 '' "0-.N fis
uousiy nave oeen oesslOyc. .,.,..,.. s.on
~ O,a.,,'9s -. .. s's.s s.s 1900 er,ntv.
me as': Des,a mo i.o's. s.se a.-'1 I'll ~, .bsu
hanaea lney - 9o.s.. >. ~ 70, ,,o,.ssahs,h L b
isaA s neso oay VI lsssae .. w Ls-h;ah
out OF organic ''.a' ''.ne 49, ~, ~ n, r;.s;a
io grown Is p.omo'eN 1a ,.1I..na ~: ..'..s w
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