How to manage a Garden 



is but one main difference in draining a heavy or a light 

 land, and that has reference to the depth and distance of 

 the drains. In a heavy land they will need to be nearer to 

 the surface and near to each other. 



Methods of Draining:. 



We understand then that the object in draining is to get 

 the soil in a condition which will render it capable of being 

 brought by tillage into a suitable state of cultivation, not 

 only during dry periods, but also during very wet seasons. 

 Being convinced then that it is necessary in the vast 

 majority of cases, we must now apply ourselves diligently 

 to the question of ways and means. Several systems of 

 drainage now appeal to us, but before adopting any of 

 them it will be necessary to take stock of our land, and 

 note which is the lowest point, so that we may take our 

 drains in that direction. We must seek to take our main 

 drain down the line of the lowest lying ground, and let 

 other drains feed this as tributaries, or we might have two 

 main drains, according to the exigencies of the relative 

 levels and slopes. Something of the idea intended to 

 be conveyed may be gathered from the accompanying 

 diagram, Fig. 76. The double lines are the main drains, 

 and the single ones tributaries to feed them, and the sur- 

 plus water from the whole plot is thus conveyed to a large 

 pond or ditch. Of course the main drain will need to be 

 at least twice the size of its tributaries, and preferably three 

 times as large, or its work will be greatly impeded during 

 heavy rains. 



We can choose between open ditches, brick drains, 



