460 Reading-Course for Farmers. 



The New York State College of Agriculture is especially interested at 

 this time in getting in touch with as many persons in the State as possible 

 who have had experience in land drainage, particularly under-drainage. 

 New York State conditions are different in many respects from those of 

 other States, therefore we desire to secure two kmds of information 

 about drainage : first, the cost of drainage on as many different soils and 

 under as many kinds of conditions as possible ; second, the opinions of 

 persons experienced with drains as to the benefits resulting therefrom. 

 The inclosed Reading-Course bulletin will suggest to our readers some- 

 thing of the importance and possibilities of this form of improvement in 

 the State. We would like the cooperation of our readers in collecting this 

 information which we hope to give at an early date either in part or in 

 whole to the people of the State in the form of a preliminary bulletin on 

 Drainage in New York. If you have had any experience in drainage, will 

 you please aid us by answering the following questions : or if you have 

 had no such experience but know of a neighbor who has had experience, 

 will 3^ou please have him answer the questions or give us his name and 

 address ? 



I. Have you had experience in underdraining land? 



2. Where? County? Town? 



3. How many acres did you drain? 



4. How many rods of tile in system? 



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