The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-04-16
ABOUT DRAINAGE
a Claim That II Increases the y,.,.
Grain Twenty per Cent Ut

81 Fie sobjstt oIstla drsia -aesz.s-..
Mug to occupy the thoughts Of fh.
telligent, progressive dairynep - ~
West. There is a widespread ,ar
more knowledge, and those farms7s- .'l
have had experience for wears sb,--,
read and speak more on tits sr,rs--.
Hundreds of farmers have a cleo, =
that it would be a profitable invest
to commence tile-Iraining their I.-,
but they know next to NOTHING -,
the principles Of the business. sr5--.
knowledge seems hard 90 get rors
One of the best statements wa -
( seen on the subject is a commurf..s..
from J. W. Maxfeld, in the Dr,sr
{ FdrD' formal The following isa sr-
mary Of his experience
He first commencd his rattsgs L.,
thinking the upland did not need 8, =.
found that corn OF. the low tfle-5rsf--.
land came forward faster than NJ, i
undrsined upland. He noticed n.
that corn appeared in nice rows nm. "a.
land twenty-four hours hefore f- -
be seen in the remainder Of the ron
! where 1t was not tiled. tt raf-a5 =
DAVIS growth the FIRST week fAa 49,
weekit seemed to have gained tv,5.-
2 more. making it three DAYS ahead a. -
end Of two weeks. and I think ,- -si-.
in that proportion until It was ---.
+ One season. in particular. If made s-
enty bushels to the acre. while tHs -sy.
of the field made only ten. and where !,
land was not tiled be had 90 20 tf-,--.
weeds higher tEau his head 20 get 49,
little stuff there was. Such a c--.-s.l
was enough to give any one the Gle g
yer } OF craze. as some call ftl lEtsts+
any ''git up at all about him.
The wheat on this land grew sin II
eight inches higher than the rest mai.
ing the land appear as If It were Hi-pz-
than the other, though the tiles are it,
through the lowest land. OF an --=-
wet winter or spring the Weld -f rrz..
viii double that on the untitled 1s-s
Tile will not prevent the insects fran
coming. but crops on tiled land vf7 f--
nish food for insects and some over
more than ON untitled land. therzf--z n
is an advantage in that way. The 54s-
+ er they are laid. the broader they v-
drain. as a rule. On ordinary land III
rule is that the drainage viii evts-
one rod for every foot in depth the 5ra
is laid.
In making a drain never tumble N
cIods in onto your tile. Always c77
the tile with mellow OF soft dirt. We
packed, before You pl0w fn the sa-..
If suitable dirt is not to be had. b.
straw and cover them sufficiently vi.
if. He thinks it a very good idea
cover all the tile laid 10 scsIi land
any other very close subs0il. with s-r7
He thinks four feet the better ps7t-
!. TO lay drains. Then have the ma
four and One-half feet deep. II p.
e. 4 are not more than tha. il would be ID
- possible 10 lay laterals four feet 7a
s. on level ground. ireland laid fen tt5
o. sand miles of shallow drains before St
S. learned that deeper drains were The Be
aud we should not make such eZ7z-E
mistakes in this day and age Of q
world. The deeper You drain the Ere.
% er the depth Of your soil. You have
draining four feet deep one foot u0r
be available soil than where YOU iu
only three feet deer. The des7H
drains are the longer thev vii r
Some think the shallOvHr The tiles
the sooner they viii C0mueDa- -----
They think wrong. for the water =
In pass straight on down below the tile
til the ground fills up to tie tile. so
. the tiles are deeper the sooner the Tt
rises TO them.
! On tiled land be got forty HiE1- Do
els Of oats per acre. while land 5gl
.c. good yields only twenty-five 70 -t-
10 he finds that tiling has given hin
M his land an average increase Of t7s-
90 five per cent. in the WELD Of corn
past season. Heavy rains did uot ID
er it back any.