Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-04-17

collected and stood on this area. The
only natural outlet8for the water 4 4
shallow coulee running to the north
west and emp lying into Lowell Ditch
Mol q Il
capstan Ditch: III 1908 ! CABS
ploW ditch was made east and west
across the farm, emp tying into the
coulee. While this ditch took off
some Of the food water, the outlet
was SO inadequate that it made no ap-
preclable difference in the drainage sc
| the farm. n III &. 4, IL. A, M
Experimental Drainage system
IN l9O5 plans were made for putting
II an, experimental system Of 81 tile
drains, also some open surface bitches.
The county put in Ditch No. s run
ming along the north boundary Of the
station and /. implying into Lowell
Ditch No. j. KIM N. @.. d 5@.5z-
About one and three-f ourths miles
OF open ditch was made on the farm
to supply outlets for the. tile drains.
This open ditch empties into the
county ditch at the northwest corner
Of the state property. 3.3sa u.
In 1907 tile drains were put in on
the northWest quarter and the south.
east quarter Of the section. The north
east quarter was left to- be drained
with small surface bitches. .s q
On that part Of the farm that's now
ia ken up by the school campus and
farm buildings and yards, the tile lines
We're put in from fifty to one hundred
feet apart, and N on the southeast
northwest quarter the lines were put
lin from two hundred to four hundred
feet. apart. On the south half Of the
quarter the lines were put in from two
hundred to four hundred feet apart,
land on the southeast quarter the lines
were put sinFtwo. hundred and fifty to
four hundred feet apart. M 36 55. 5si.
Results. Since putting in the tile
drainage system a wet growing sea-
son # has not occurred. After the
heaviest rains the tile s#carried off
the water to 4 certain extent, although
rather slowly. Nj \. ...5 1t51 4.
0 The surface bitches on the north
east quarter have never been com
|pleted Their location and depths
were plated at the time the tile drains
were put in, but OF, account Of scarcity
Of help and pressure Of farm work,
the bitches were not made. While
some Of these bitches have since been
put in BY the farm force, as time
would permit, the system has not yet
been complete |54 n y; s.II II,
Future Needs. The rains Of the fall
Of 1912 demonstrated fully that both
the tile drains and the surface bitches
will be needed 5H Until completed, the
drainage will be inadequate and un-S
satisfactory. The farm is very level
and has a number Of low spots in
which the water collects. The subsoil
HIS a very fine clay and the water
passes through it and into the tile.
rather slowly If a good system Of
open ditclles were put in to take OFF
the flood wa ter quickly in the spring
and after heavy rains, it is believed
that the tile. drains would take care
Iof water III the Soil. IN.
s53 81 GRONOMY.
3f The expo rimental work in agrono-
my at the NJ Northwest Experiment
Station has suffered more because of
the ,lnc ontroll Ia Bile fact tors consequent
to flooded elds than has any other
line of exp riments attempted. Mum
erous exp erirnents have been begun on
the various phases Of field crop work
since the first projects were planned
IN 1896. The results previous to 1911
st jas I$s!