384 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



It goes without saying that the best time in which to con- 

 struct a system of land drainage, other conditions being 

 equal, is during seasons of long-continued drought, such as 

 have occurred during the open season of 1894 and up to the 

 present time this year. Then the level of the ground water, 

 or the water table, is reduced to its lowest natural limits, 

 and the work can be carried on at less cost and done in a 

 more thorough manner by reason of the absence of water. 

 Moreover, as a rule, the drains may be laid at a greater 

 depth at such times than when the ground is full of water. 



