26 BULLETIN 193, V. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Drainage district No. 5: 



Clearing right of way, 108 acres in woods, at $50 per acre $5, 400 



Excavation, 165,200 cubic yards, at 10 cents per yard 16, 520 



Bridges, etc., 19 culverts 6,475 



Engineering and legal expenses, 10 per cent 2, 840 



Total '. 31, 235 



Acres benefited in district, 6,560. 

 Average cost per acre, $4.75. 

 Drainage district No. 6: 



Clearing right of way, 226 acres in woods, at $50 per acre 11, 300 



Excavation — • 



98,700 cubic yards, at 8 cents per yard 7, 896 



456,100 cubic yards, at 10 cents per yard 45, 610 



Pumping plant, complete 34, 000 



Engineering and legal expenses, 10 per cent 9, 881 



Total 108, 687 



Acres benefited in district, 2,670. 

 Average cost per acre, $40.70. 



Annual cost of operation: Total, $3,875; per acre, $1.45. 

 Drainage district No. 7: 



Clearing right of way, 110 acres in woods, at $50 per acre 5, 500 



Excavation — ^ 



67,500 cubic yards, at 8 cents per yard 5, 400 



193,000 cubic yards, at 10 cents per yard 19, 300 



Pumping plant, complete 38, 500 



Engineering and legal expenses, 10 per cent 6, 870 



Total 75, 570 



Acres benefited in district, 2,100. 

 Average cost per acre, $36. 



Annual cost of operation: Total, $3,895; per acre, $1.85. 

 Drainage district No. 8: 



(No plans prepared. See p. 15.) 

 Drainage district No. 9: 

 Excavation — 



136,900 cubic yards, at 8 cents per yard 10, 952 



688,600 cubic yards, at 10 cents per yard 68, 860 



Bridges, etc., 2 flumes 600 



Pumping plant, complete 37, 000 



Engineering and legal expenses, 10 per cent 11, 741 



Total 129, 153 



Acres benefited in district, 6,440. 

 Average cost per acre, $20.05. 



Annual cost of operation: Total, $4,960; per acre, $0.77. 

 Drainage district No. 10: 



Clearing right of way, 748 acres in woods, at $50 per acre 37, 400 



Excavation — 



2,812;450 cubic yards, at 8 cents per yard 224, 996 



2,694,550 cubic yards, at 10 cents per yard 269, 455 



1,201,700 cubic yards, at 6 cents per yard 72, 102 



Bridges, etc. : 31 bridges, 103 culverts, 3 flumes 73, 265 



Taylors Bayou improvement 36, 450 



Engineering and legal expenses, 10 per cent 71, 346 



Total 785,014 



Acres benefited in district, 90,110. 

 Average cost per acre, $8.70. 



