100 BUKEATJ OF FaRMEES' INSTITUTES. 



Put a wooden box at the end of each tile drain where it dis- 

 charges into an open ditch, but have as few oi)en ditches as pos- 

 sible. 



Use 2|-inch tiles in all laterals for the first six or eight rods, 

 and for a longer distance, if there be plenty of fall. Half an inch 

 of fall to the rod in the laterals, and one-quarter of an inch in the 

 main ditch, is sufficient, although more fall would be better, as 

 smaller tiles could be used. The main ditch should be dug a lit- 

 tle deeper than the laterals, so as to join the laterals near the 

 upper side of the tiles in the main ditch. 



Later Treatment. 



If your land should not produce anything the first or second 

 year, do not get discouraged, but give it a coat of wood ashes or 

 barnyard manure, and you will be astonished to see what crops 

 it will produce. 



If your drain will discharge its water on a neighbor's land be- 

 low you, get his consent first, as you have no right to flow any 

 more water on his land than there is naturally flowing over the 

 surface. Remember this fact will save hard feelings, and some 

 times a lawsuit. 



Discussion. 



Question. — How do you pump at that place? 



Mr. Nicolai.— I have a tread power, but the seasons have been 

 so dry and there is so little surface water falls on the land that 

 there are very few seasons that you need to pump; in fact, I have 

 never had any pumping to do since the first year that I put in the 

 tile, and I have taken out the pump and used it for other pur- 

 poses. When you have to do permanent pumping, a good large 

 wind-mill, or two of them, would be the cheapest. 



The Chairman. — I did some tile draining on my farm about 

 fourteen years ago, I think. When I commenced working at it, a 

 neighbor was going by, and he says: "What are you doing?" I 

 answered: " I am putting some tile drains in the ground." And 

 he says: "That costs money. If you have money so plenty that 

 you can afford to bury it in the grouud, you better let me have 



