EXPERIMENTS IN DRAINING. 



from my drained land, I am paid by the excess of 

 crop, so as to cover all cost of draining, and some- 

 times more than paid by one crop, that is, by the 

 excess of crop beyond what it would have been had 

 the land remained undrained. 



The extent of this system of improvement, is not, 

 with me, sufficient to give comparative data, or to 

 induce advances on established values of farms 

 originating in drainage. I hope others may have 

 exceeded my sixteen miles of drains, made with tile ; 

 then, by comparison of costs and results, we may 

 better ascertain the increased value of our acres. 

 Respectfully yours, 



JOHN JOHNSTON", 



Near Geneva. 



EXPERIMENTS IN DRAINING. 



BY THERON G. YEOMANS. 



WALWORTH, WAYNE COUNTY, N. Y. 

 In pursuance of the expressed wishes of the New 

 York State Agricultural Society to collect practical 

 information on the subject of draining, I will proceed 

 to give as explicitly as my numerous engagements 

 will allow, an account of what I have done during 



