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when decayed, forms the most effective jDossible mate- 

 rial for obstructing the drain. 



There are many ways of constructing cheap drains of 

 brush, sLibs, poles, etc., but they are sure to clog up 

 and create trouble sooner or later ; and, as we have said 

 before, the round tile when well laid, generally speak- 

 ing, forms the cheapest and most satisfactory means of 

 draining. 



In planning for the draining of a field, the chiefly 

 important item is to take notice of the lowest jDoint ; 

 at which the outlet must be formed. If a natural 

 watercourse can be found near by, as much as four or 

 five feet lower than the lowest surface of the field, it 

 will be a great saving, both as regards expense and 

 trouble. The ditch by which the water is carried from 

 the outlet must be of sufficient capacity to serve its 

 purpose at all times and seasons in a thoroughly ade- 

 quate manner. 



The laying out of mains, sub-mains, and laterals must 

 depend wholly upon the character and condition of the 

 land. ]\Iore skill is required to layout properly a com- 

 plicated system of drains than to conduct any other 

 branch of the gardener's work ; and the designing of it 

 is a more puzzling matter than people generally realize, 

 until they have had some experience in it. 



In the brief space which we can give to the subject 

 it is impossible to describe minutely the methods of 

 mapping out such a system ; and we cannot do bet- 

 ter, therefore, than to refer our readers to George E. 

 Waring, Jr.'s able work on " Draining for Profit and 

 Draining for Health," which is the most complete 



