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Glazed tile seem to withstand the elements 

 better, although they are more costly. 



Examples of Tile Drainage and crops in 

 two areas that were properly drained by tile 

 will serve as examples. Both are located in 

 Wisconsin and described by the Wisconsin 

 station. 



The area situated near Stoughton in Dane 

 county, Wisconsin, is one of peat and muck 

 to depths ranging from 3 to 10 feet. A 

 peculiar ridge extending diagonally across 

 the area from northeast to southwest has a 

 gravelly subsoil at about 3 feet. This was 



A- "Tile 



6"Tile 



Tile System 



the wettest and roughest part of the marsh, 

 the bogs being over a foot high. The marsh 

 had been pastured during dry seasons for 

 years, but cattle often became mired. 



