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UNDER-DRAINING — EXPLANATION. 



EPHRAIM BROWN'S COMMUNICATION. 



The following is 

 an account of an 

 experiment in un- 

 der-draining, com- 

 pleted by me two 

 years ago this fall; 

 the accompanying 

 diagram being a 

 representation of 

 the Ian d and 

 drains, which af- 

 ter two years' tri- 

 al has proved en- 

 tirely successful. 



EXPLANATION. 



K is the land 

 . drained. Former- 

 ly there was an 

 open drain where 

 the main drain 

 now is, running 

 nearly the whole 

 length, to draw off 

 the surface water, 

 •which drain caus- 

 ed the loss of 

 nearly a rod of 

 land in width for 

 its entire length, 

 besides being a 

 great inconven- 

 ience in ploughing 

 and working a- 

 round it,as it com- 

 pletely divided 

 the field, and by 

 no means draining 

 the land so as to 

 admit of cultiva- 

 ting it. The soil 

 was so very wet 

 and swampy that 

 it was difficult to 

 cross it with a 

 team, even in the 



HICH LAND 



SWELL 



OF LAND. 



