The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-06-24
Making Money
On the Farm
drainage
By G. v. 6Rt60N.
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Associates
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- \ usYlef 10 make Nf9af3 ~ Us R~fA@
IL frm aeeessary 10 S., the LARD
"a shape 10 respsad lilsfally ~
- the wafk pgt upon IL One ~ t'tf
est and most important steps 20 at
sing Il 10 s8ch coalition IL 20 drnin Z
thoroughly. There are too general
types o. dralns tile drains sud oIon
dischps
About the only place where az open
ditch can bo used % advantage i =
drsInlBg larSa sections q The eonn'ff
where natural drainage n Insufficient
90 carry 81 the surface water o. 70
provide 90 outlet Tor ilie. Such
el;eh Is really 40 artificial river IL
large sire prercutE Il from becoming
ensuy clogged !, should tc made
deep enough 10 provide coed ontlfi
for tie systems from the farms 'rib
utafy 10 Il. The sides should have
slope Of at least one 20 one-run bach
ons foot for every FOO, q rise.
The uss o. Tile.
The major portion 81 The drainage
however. muSt be done with tile 10
starting out TO tile farm Il pays 10 50
AZ n systematically. Few farmers are
able 10 lie their whole farms AZ once
hut ~ planning the Whole system be-
fore any work Is done aud then put
ung ia Az many rods MS possible each
year the farm viii "a the end be thor
nuehiy drained Al much less expense
than II The work wns gone az To hil
or miss fashion.
The proposed lines Of tile should BE-
laid on By q good engineer. lie has
the tools aud ability TO do Il properly
aud little money spent IN this was
VIII be made up many times over IN
the added efficiency Of the system.
The nrst money that Is spent Tor Tile
should he put where II viii yield the
quickest returns. on almost ever,
farm there nre sloughs and draws that
ore too vet TO work long after the resi-
Of The neld Is dry. The loss is not 50
much from the land that is taken NJ
by these slonghs. though that often
amounts 90 considerable ms TO the
trouble aud loss " time IN worklns
around them. A line Of tile can be run
40 70 such a place 10 take out The wa
ter and lntcrnls put III later 10 drnih
tho surrounding ground more thor
oughly.
often after the slough is drained
there will be a strip u corn over The
tile that win be the best In the held
while out n little farther the corn Will
be small aud yellow The width OF
this strip Of corn IN n very good maj
cation Of the distance apart that the
drains should be placed The ground
over the tile Is warmer and drlcr In
the spring than the other, aud conse
quenily the corn gets a better start
Through the summer, when there i
90 water 10 the tile, air IN lowing
down through them. This pulls air
down through the soil. making root
growth more rapid and the plant
more vigorous a deep root system
means large feeding ground and con
seqnentiy a larger yield for thes'
reasons all low. Dat lands should be
thoroughly underlald with rows OF
tile. even though the surface water
never stands on them. A map showing
the exact location of the drains should
he kept SO that they can be rcadll1
found when II ~ desired TO add later
ais 20 the system
Planning the Drainage System.
In planning drainage system Their
are three especially important consid
erations the depth aud size OF tbs
tile aud the distance apart OF th.
drains More tile drains are put IN to'
shallow than too deep. In most soil'
four feet is about the right depth u