138 GROUND FOR A GARDEN. 



drains is a question of judgment that must be 

 decided on the ground; and if the owner ha? 

 had no experience, it would be wise to call in 

 a few neighbors. Strike an average between 

 their advice, and you will probably hit on 

 the right course. Or, what would be still 

 more to the point, if you could find one prac- 

 tical man, who has successfully and econom- 

 ically done the work, you had better follow his 

 example. 



If there are cobble-stones on your land, then 

 the common rubber drain will answer. Throw 

 them into the main ditch to the depth of two 

 feet, and the dep^h of eighteen inches in the 

 three-and-a-half feet side drains. If the stones 

 arc flat, they can be carefully laid on each other 

 in the bottom of the ditches in such a manner 

 that the water will flow readily through In 

 each case the tops of the stones must be thor- 

 oughly covered with shavings, straw, or sod 



