AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



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In estimating the quantity of sand or its opposite required 

 for changing the mechanical character of soil, it may be reck- 

 oned that 247 cubic yards of earth will cover an acre to the 

 depth of two inches. 



DRAINING. 



Fig. 2. 



A, A. The line of ooze. F, F. Side drains. 



B, B. Diagonal drains. G, G, G, G. Points of discharge on 



C, Side drain. the surface. 



D, D, D. Points of discharge on the H. Blind ditch. 



surface. I. Covered stone drain. 



E, Double pitch drain. J. Covered pipe drain. 



It is sometimes found necessary or convenient to make a 

 garden in a wet spot. In such a case, draining, though requir- 

 ing considerable labor, is indispensable. 



If the spot be a dead level, in which it is only necessary or 

 possible to sink the water from the surface, surround your gar- 

 den on the outside of the fence with an open ditch of such 



