, 1880-01-31
interest than IN thorough untlerflraIMagc, for
MIlcn properly DOM It Is dom for MI time to

k5tA OllDA1 Il D4AlNO hIN i
interest than in thorough untlertlraInagc, for
When properly donc 1t Is done for MI time to
come.
III nnswer to your second Inquiry w,,cther
rnasls have heen benefited by tl!c,,t!Ininner, l
would shy ycs, a'sl grcatly 80, and there ls no
plan tllat ea!1 work 10 s''crrSstnlNty ~ ~ tis & y!
ct'lllo w!icIt Those hnving clinrEe nj rnnls VIII
mite With landowners along tho roads III u
combined s,steM'nf inderlrulniiig. Am!
nm satisfied that, Il our railroad companies
saye thousands upon thousands Of dollars
TINT They must see It III tliis light md profit
by tl,o expertcnce Of those who 4 knew its good
results. Yours truly, b. NJ. lusrEp.
MuEnAyvrIAE, Feb. %, 1s78.-H. n. s.
Clcuei.fhtl-Sln:., In answer 10 Your Qucs-
tiols, %tll say TINT tlto !lattest 1a!la on my
fnr!m. which llns tleen un.lertraled, Is dryer
tlan the highest land tint Is not UNDER
drained During this wot1erful wet winter,
III llaullng out feed, VIC find It necessary to
keep ucar the lines Of tho tiles, 49,.
OIL my taru1, milking tho wcttest land tho
dryest. Yours truly, JAMES L. WYATT.
ELKnAnr Cirr. March {, 1s78.-H. ". s:
sset' sfa,n ny e'xper}eeo % il liz III rpins liz i$ ta ali
Turning iands In illinois,: Tic effect uf Il oll
our wet lint lantls1s rcn[1y wonderful. For
sse W liz nature ssr III II e s soil pts 1os tSat
10 p!0w would run through 1t WITHOUT
cleaning every few rods, BY ti'ing l find 1t
changes tho soil to lively, loose nature, So
TINT the pl9w runs through without tllo least
much eAse To tho team as OH tile high rolling
la,M!s. ,, =,
t!ne ot to eYssetl thirty anys attsr tillng
caullterin In most Of our torntleltGs, they be-
come firth ind solid III tllren layy after tile
tlle i lail. Sumo Of ,m!nc, before ttling,
lufl could 10 over the slllle will. full lond
without any extra drift on tho team.
do pot sec my reason TINT will prevent
I'll Ets t sssoas 2o% fGs ng fSat s II tSs Sst css
of tiio roadway. This itsin is II great In.
porta'lce to oil, and IN tltne, think, oil our
fiat roads Ind better ho Tiled, rather than
s e S axt ey y ifT2nns nnr Sr rq qaa ts y aenr ses
tho Size Of tic Mse5. rlrcc-ncil lii, tiiat I
lsrd III working Alt.ter's patel,t tI!e.laylng
nlaclltne, cost, u gents per, r0d. The tile
erin @ o Il ss s%Ht 2 % ore rest t. I
run from 81 cents to Sl.S per rod for tlle
from three inch to six. II cheaper tile Is
used, It VIII n9t cost 50 mucll
| thlnk tlloWill PC inatle Mttcll cheaperl IN tho
next twelve n'nlitlls than ~ ts!e past. should
g9 "a s,ateN tst pn!u tln Ta 1ff'gt per
think wo shall llaye tilo mat,ut1GtureA iu
at districts Where tile dehanu Will Justify II,
which vii! s9ve the charge of railroad
freights. Trnly yours, J. D. G1LLErT.
- =, 80, ,ou
MAsNcHEsTER, - ~. March Z, lsis..M; , "
): Cfereldnd-DEAtS SIN: SIlice the middle
OF October our roads have been in,passable
for loaded teams, and nli.lraIned lands hnve
suffered IN two Wnys-n noor crop, ailti n1
possibility OF getting at It; On all lands that
arc well nn9erslratncsl the advantages l!nye
been ,Yuch better crop, md the value OF the
same materially affected BY tho fact tlnt yDll
cal, , rcnlize On It when yYs' want 70, either by
selling q, feeding. Az through this wet
winter | hnyo beGr nble 10 lla!ll good lond
on the line Of my bitches, which are on the
lowest lands | own: ,
The great fMult Of all onr dItchlng is, too
snall tile. The continual need to extend
oil the wet lands Mt the llead of your. ditch
quickly taxes tle lnaln lines to their full
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