120 UNDER-DRAINING — EXPLANATION. 



I did not keep an account of the cost of this drainage, as it was 

 all done by the men employed upon my farm ; but considering the 

 hardness of the sub-soil and the unusual depth that it was necessary 

 to make there on account of the location, I think they would cost 

 one dollar per rod. 



These drains have admirably accomplished the purpose for which 

 they were made, having perfectly freed the land from all the high 

 land springs, and thereby leaving it the be^t land in the field, 

 so that it can be ploughed and planted with the rest of the field. 

 Last year I planted Cabbages and Carrots on this land and had 

 good crops. This year I have Carrots and Onions on it, and part 

 of the crop of Onions which I have entered for premium this fall 

 grew upon this very spot, which till last year, has never produced 

 anything ; and I see no reason why these drains should not continue 

 to produce the same results for all time to come, as they are en- 

 tirely below and out of the way of all frost. 



I put in about one thousand feet of under drains last fall, and 

 am putting in about four thousand feet this fall, the result of which 

 will appear hereafter. 



Marblehead, Nov. 15th, 1854. 



