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Mr. D. B. Bruen. — A tree very full of fruit becomes exhausted as 

 a man with overwork, and, unlike him, does not rally. 

 Dkaixing. 



Mr. W. G. Koberts, Racine, Wisconsin. — "Will the Club be so kind 

 as to help a brother farmer out of trouble. I am green at the job 

 of draining except what I read in Mr. AVaring's work on "Draining 

 for Profit and Health," a book indeed every tanner ouglit to have. 

 I am now ready to lay about 3,000 tiles, the ditch finished in good 

 order as far as the incline is perfect, for I have enough "vrater to fol- 

 low me from the upper end. This ditch of mine goes through several 

 %vet patches, and my main object is to dry up those low spots in my 

 plow-fields. 



Now for the question. Is it absolutely necessary that the tiles 

 should be put below the frost everywhere.? In some of those low 

 spots I could not go over eighteen inches deep ; in some of my wet 

 spots, without losing my tiill to the water, and after I had every- 

 thing ready, it occurred to my mind, after I had finished my ditch, 

 whether or no if the frost would disorganize the laying of the tiles 

 and remove them out of their fixed locality. 1 have examined Mr. 

 "Waring on this subject, but find no direct information on this point.. 

 I must stop laying and filling up the ditch till I hear from jou. 



Mr. Geo. E. Waring. — Under the circumstances you describe !■ 

 would not hesitate to lay the drain eighteen inches deep. If the water 

 flows through the tiles in winter they will not freeze, as the water of 

 the lower soil is quite warm. If the locality of the pipes freezes I 

 think it will all run alike, and will settle back to the correct grade.. 

 If }'ou could use collars, even if only strips of old tin or iron, they 

 would make a sure thing of it. 



A Perpetual Levie Kiljt. 



Mr. R. Warren Towle, Jacksonville, Fla. — ^Will some member of 

 the Club who has had opportunities for observation give some 

 account of the arrangements when lime burning is made a business.. 



Mr. J. B. Lyman. — The shape of the kiln on the inside is that of 

 an Qg^ with the little end down. The drawing in at the top is done 

 to retain the heat. If the ground is level a building on an elevated 

 drive way is necessary for conveying the coal, and the lime or shells 

 to the mouth of the kiln. If there is a hill its slope gives an advan- 

 tage and saves much w^ork. When stone is abundant a good kiln 

 can be put up for $100. The opening at the bottom is not large^ 



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