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is probable that his drainage would be 

 naturally perfect, and he would be foolish 

 to lay out capital in underdraining. My 

 own farm is a light sandy loam and so 

 well drained naturally that I can work it 

 at almost any time. But on wet clays, or 

 heavy clay loams the celery grower is 

 forced to drain, or risk the loss of his 

 crop. Supposing this matter attended 

 to: 



The ground should be prepared in the 

 Fall by application of a good coat of cat- 

 tle or hog manure, plowed or dug under. 

 The land should be laid up in beds about 

 eight feet wide with deep water furrows, 

 that it may be worked earlier in Spring. 

 As soon as the frost is out of the ground 

 and the ground has dried, it should be 

 plowed. A clear day should be chosen, 



