The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-17

The trenches should be eighteen inches
deep and fifteen inches wide, and dug to
grade. Fill in the bitches with either
pine or cypress planer shavings, to
depth of four inches. On these shavings
lay cypress boards four inches wide, and
abutting each other. Do not cOrer the
shavings with boards of this width, but
lay the boards end to end, just as if build
ing fence. This line of boards must
have the same grade as the bottom of the
trenches. On these boards lay three
inch horseshoe porous tile. Each joint
must be carefully wrapped with tar
paper or oiled cotton cloth, in order that
no sand or other matter may enter and
clog the tile.
The use of oiled cotton for this purpose
is s1id to be patented. The purpose OF
the boards is to give an even grade to the
tile. Carefully cover the tile with shaw
ings to a depth of two or even four
inches, and fill in on top of that with soil.
The ground over the tile should not be
worked deep enough to disturb the tile,
else the efficiency of the system is inn
paired.
These lines of tiles may all empty into
one main drain, and we advise this both
on the score of economy, convenience
and utility. at the outlet of each line
of thing should be fitted plug, so that
each line may be closed when irrigating.
By closing the various lines, a head is
given to the water sufficient to force it
through the sides of the tile into the
shavings; capillary action of the soil
does the rest.
When not irrigating, by all means
leave the ends of the thing opened, for
two reasons: 1sJ. The thing will re-
move all unnecessary moisture if UNI
plugged, and ID, the air having free cir
culation through the several lines of
pipe must pass through its pores more or
less, and thus exert beneficial action
upon the plants by oxidizing the decay
ing animal and vegetable matter with
which it may come In contact. Fifteen
fee. is about the proper distance be-
tween the bitches.
There are various ways of supplying
,cdter to these lines of thing, and any
man is ingenious enough to devise way
suited to his pocket. A very good and
cheap way is to make a trough eight
inches deep and eight inches wide, ex-
tending at right angles across the ends
of all the thing. Into the bottom of
this trough Is fitted one and half inch
pipes connected with each drain. Arrange
so that each supply pipe may be closed
or opened by a plug, SO that the water
may be cut off or let on any line of tile
at will. The trough need not have a
grade of more than five inches per one
hundred feet. When irrigating keep it
full and pull out the plugs.
1t would seem that the man who has
a Touring tceH can have the seasons pretty
much his own way. The temperature
OF the artesian wells of Florida varies
from re- to rs Fab. D'-t.- 60
weather, if this warm water &c forced
through these lines OF tile, and distrib-
uted by capillary action throughout the
soil, the temperature of the ground thus
wetted must be raised. This will tend,
IN great measure, to neutralize the Sc
verify of any frost, If not entirely, at
least partially. Then this heat, applied
to the rootlets of plants, win act as
stimulus, and so force the growth and
hasten maturity. This is particularly
desirable if one wishes to raise small
fruits or vegetables for the winter mar
ket in Florida. In order that an undue
IOcr IF bao+ nv roJ;atio,s sbcr,l1 NOT 90
cur before the water enters the drains,
we suggest the following methods of
conduction. Spiral sheet iron pipe is
cheap. Have the well supplying the
water connected with a six-inch sheet
iron main, properly fitted with one and
half inch tees at each line Of tile.
Paint the pipe white, for white is poor
conductor of heat, Into these tees con
meet one and a half inch nipples with
valve, long enough TO reach the end of
the tile. Make the connection with the
tile tight with cement. Turn on the
water and watch the RESULT will work
perfectly. Sulphur water, such as is
common to the artesian wells of this
State, is specially desirable as an irrigat-
ing fluid.
Analyses show that these waters hold
In solution free ammonia, albuminoid
ammonia, chlorine and sulphuretted
hydrogen-all valuable plant foods.
If one wants to raise garden truck for
early markets. 5000 or $500 invested in a
good well and properly laid tiles is good
investment. After once laid, the system
practically runs itself, acting both as 81
| irrigator and drainage system.
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Sanitation Tor All.
DR.. George Derby says, ''The vel are
made sick, and the sick are made worse,
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