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]onr)ial of Ai-;r/culinn\ Victoria. [lo Aug., iqi2. 



Pipe drains should be placed mid-\va\ between the rows about 20 or 40' 

 feel apart, and usually parallel to the fall. These pipe drains should 

 lead into the main open drain that follows the natural water-course. 









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In laying pipe drains, they should be placed well into the subsoil to 

 draw off water freely. It is a good plan to lay them on sand if readily 

 available. Sand makes a good bed for pipes, and they are then not so apt 

 to become displaced as when put on a hard bottom. In laying the.aiy 



