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Kansas State Board of Agriculture. 



even enthusiastic about results. Some typical testimonials for tile drain- 

 age follow: 



Osage county: "I have a piece of heavy, black bottom land that 

 was too wet for alfalfa or most any crop, except in a very dry year. 

 Since tiling alfalfa does fine." 



Neosho county: "I have used three and one-half carloads of tile on 

 wet land, which now grows alfalfa or any other crop." 



Labette county: "We are successfully growing alfalfa on water-oak 

 land that has been reclaimed by tile drainage." 



Allen county: "I have tiled some bottom land next to a bluff, using 

 four-, five-, six- and eight-inch tile, and have been very successful." 



Crawford county: "Our alfalfa is on drained land, except twenty 

 acres, which is underlaid with a sandy subsoil. It is a perfect success 

 where the top soil is over two feet thick." 



Crawford county: "To-night the creek is all over everything. In four 

 or five days of good drying weather I can cultivate. Were it not for tile, 

 sixty acres of my farm would this year be unplanted." 



Frequently the question arises as to whether alfalfa roots fill and 

 choke drain tile. Not a single report complaining of this trouble was 

 received. However, one report, which may or may not have bearing on 

 the subject, reads: 



"I have several thousand feet of drain tile in use. It has been my ex- 



FIG. 18. A modern limestone grinding plant. [Courtesy New York Experiment Station.] 



