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over the land. In like manner you have doubtless noticed, when 

 you have seen a cloud rising, with every indication that you were 

 to be visited with a copious shower, that that cloud not uufre- 

 quently passed over a lake or belt of wood, and pgured down its 

 treasures of rain there, while upon the exposed portions of the 

 land, where the temperature is elevated, no rain fell. 

 Adjourned. 



Friday, January 21, 18tO. 

 The Board was called to order by Vice President Thing, 



Underdraining. 



Sec. GooDALE. You are all aware that the subject of under- 

 draining is one which has attracted considerable attention in this 

 State, and that the attention given to it is steadily increasing as 

 its importance becomes better appreciated. We have, in the 

 State, a number of manufacturers of tiles, but there have been 

 very few, if any, made in the style which is believed to be, by 

 those most conversant with the subject, the best. It has been 

 suggested by one of these manufacturers, that if the Board would 

 recommend the form of tile which they regard as most useful, the 

 manufacturers would very readily accede to it. Their machines 

 are so constructed that by a little modification they can make vari- 

 ous forms as well as different sizes. In view of this suggestion, 

 a resolution has been prepared, which 1 will read : 



Resolved, That in the opinion of this Board the cylindrical form 

 of drain tile is preferable to any other now in use, and we hereby 

 recommend the manufacturers in Maine to adopt this form. 



I will merely say, that so far as I am aware, it is the universal 

 opinion of those who have given the subject most attention, that 

 the cylindrical tile, and especially if united by means of collars, is 

 better adapted to the purpose than any other ; that it can be laid 

 with more certainty that it will remain in place ; and as it can be 

 made equally cheap, there is no reason why we should not have it 

 rather than a poorer tile. 



S. F. Perley, Esq., of Naples. I hope the resolution will not 

 be passed without due consideration, and that every man who has 

 an opinion on the subject will express it. I was led to consider 

 the subject from the fact that last winter, at Augusta, Judge 

 French argued this matter out very plainly, and showed us that 

 the round til& was better than the egg-shaped. That was theory, 



