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Slapy Of our farmers nor grow fov acres Of .prihg-
wheat for family-usq, but, ,as gonora1 thing,
acme other WY will 10 found to PURCHASE moro
Hour Tor tho Same outlay Of land and lnbor.
T1LE.DnA1N1NG.
sn hst W,,S ss{ssss ys
t!oq t Gf RSr1l "to a!mo points in odranng whcro-
drnn VII ultimately l with sana, hoeaac slo mole.
.fanA A. IN tho tnole,'ratn o water cnnao In con:
.isee Nth s I'll f Gift xns washed s6t IN N
Tlsrs tto so!i was Of ormer ntro, ind ero lodacd
'Iopns h9 asah an .S where there waa he most
Upon ths asy ss liz s sol a'y lhros as,'s
bcen tllo h cm to lcer tho watur from wnRhing ihen
out larger IN riaces hcy would ni be carrying Cd watcr
Tho tilc;draIn ercetualy accomplished what was in
tended to 9e aecombllaled by the ine1crain. Te es
Hs s f IT, M Altering m was
WI ow from lis e aii with my nlasne as elear rs as
f IN 4, 11os so hSfs 81 aer na s IT, to
reverse would DO the caHe. -
iss A. 70 s 60 SGs of esnx ths a.
of laying by hand which A less than 40 conta per rod
oar md hauling Of the tile included, tho machines
at least one Of thcinnuht either mike good round
proht 4s mnehine "a more expensive titan han labor
w Will look osor Mr.. N.'a statement, and II
ural Ia correct as to tho 40 cents per rod. Mr. D.
gtvcs cost Of lilo per rod at tho Kiln Al follows:
Finch boro.. ..;............."..4 40 cents per rod
at.uca bore, otc. c................4s ceuts per rol
M sn o.eaSans ss s 2nys Prea %
hero Ii % to % cents POI rod Tor milking tho dch,
sSsss 9 M T s s a. r. sss H. seE g
to 80 conts rad besides hauling the tl1o ar. L.
J: G., ot AInaton whosa lettor Il published with TIC
Of the ho and freighs. besides tho ayng. Thus It
M s seo thst a ho m naenea .,a are laying s at about
n4ng aro Of my raent, and . familiar % With - Ills Is
| prices for laying tle. -:
SOIL this In impossible bdGltae It IL controlled wholly
BY tho aasface and, when tbs unevenness Of lilo sur
ss to- g,sa to e rsn ny tho set
1oast four carloads Of tile. -,
o liz in tic ditch with tllis maehino il not new te
ill., ILL., n0t to him. was At .s. Ne Patent oss in
1T is very evident from tho above that Mr: NJ.
has a very imperfect idea Of tilo-draining, aud
Tint no fills to comprehend what have said in
regard to IT, His letter is 80 full of errors thnt
reproduce 1t hero in order to give it q careful
examination. In tho first place, + stated That
tho loveling of tho bottom by apparatus for
raising and lowering the coulter was not new
81 such devices had boen used, and ! suppose put
TINT The la5ing Of tile By machinery bad nlso
boon done years ago.. 1 did not call in question
the valuo Of the invention Of Dir. NJ, but simply
called attention to ccrtain defects IN tho system
Of mola and tile draining. also suggested that
the work could bo done as olcaply BY hand aa
with tho machine, according to tic dgires given
by L. !. G. htr. r. II. gives tho cost OF laying
aud filing at 2s conta per rod add to this tho
cost Of Pinch tile, a cents, and We have 50 cents
m N ia fr11uf I'm Ind h1nrr1
ing which will bring tho coat up to the 60 cents.
I find that, when thBa0 nachsno-meu work 1t
dltohing and similar work by tho rod, tho prlco
charged is exclusive Of board for both men und
teams while doing the work.
!. While on this Rnbjoct we may aa vol look
at it
IN ALL 1Ts BEAA1Na8,
not in any hypercrtical mopd, but from tho real
facts. am satisfied that this now machine for
tho laying Of tile. In tho hands OF incompetent
mon, Is liable to do very inferior work; and. no
man knows this bettor than tho inventor. We
must also bear In, mind that, for many years,
mole-drains in clayey land woro very popular, but
time tn, also proved TINT they were detective; and
"sag in tho bottom causing the mischief. But,
gaya Afr. NJ, "1n my drain there can DO no aag.''
We'll. perhaps not, but no shall noed further
proof Of thEs fact Molo;;drain. mon hayo mnlo
lnnd that has considerable fall, sag may be
avoided; but, III fiat land, tho thing Is more
difficult. In the tilo-draining Of flat land
II. Ts nay ay,s need ; e Or II. sandbasins hadm for
drsns r NJ s ssys fhs tbat 3 nix lis @ msebps nap tna
Gags pre- impossible: and then adds that, in
safe Claces, '"Wo aro compelled to grade the sur
faco." What Is this but al, admission of what I
oharxed in regard to tho safo places 2
:. II III: 81. will examtnc drain laid with tile,
ho will find TINT flno sand is carried into the tile
and deposited, IN tho small saga or unequal
placer along the bottom OF tho tllo; and that 1t
accnmulatoB In tho silt-baslns where these arc
uHed aud that It Is
=. FATAL 70 THE DRAIN
to allow Of sag that is equal to the diameter Of
tho boro. The bore of well-tnaile ttla ia not
bottom present narrow channel, that tho voter
may tho more reatily curry out this fine silt,
which, once He.tled md compactod, is immovablo
BY tho ourront Of water running through tho
In lnylng tile By hand, tho main drain is first
oponel only sufficiently to allow the water to
pass OF, aud the small or lateral drains aro then
'put in. md the. drain eompletao downwards.
That is' 4n digging, tho WORK is commenced
IL IL laying and f'liDg, tho work Is commenced at
tho upper end. This ia to secure an oven grado
for tho iloH ct tho water. and to tnsure proper
connection at tho mains. When tero Is danger
laid 10 SECTIONS. In our Bots wo find thin sheets
OF quicksand; and where thcHe occur, we must |
lay tho tile on pieces Of narrow boards, in order
to prevent the sag. Iha. this machine ia capa-
bio Of doing good work in most Of our clay Holls,
when tn tho banda Of good, careful workmon, Ia |
20 DOUBT teuo iyet there arc other placos whero |
band. labor is tho most economical That tho |
work msY be done cheaper is very eydont as tho |
capstnn and coulter oan open ditch or |
inches rido cheaper than 1t oan bo done by hand.
Theae machines must ho used OH tue Bauae
plan that drains are lnd by hand that ip, tho
main drain must be- first opened then,
beginning at tho upper. ond, put IN
the atera1s and cemont them properly;
aud then lay tho tile in the min dra!n by
hand. This appears to me to DO The best and
ONLY METHOD
OF doing good work.
No farmer should lot out tho Job Of put-
ting In luis drains to class Of mon who do not
thoroughly understand their business, or, in q
fow years, he may have to inourl large cost In TAX
lug up and repairing defective places in the work
Tho failure Of tho mole-drains is duo to tho
'esags and to sheets Of quioksand. In tho tlrst
place. the sags arc filled with silt; mud, in the
second place. tho walls Of tho mole dislnse-
crate aud full IN. Tho tile Ia to correct thu
lnttor, but it cannot do the former.
Tho ,lse Of tho Bilt-basiu Ia to allow tho silt to