A WELL DRAINED ORCHARD SITE 

 Courtesy J. H. Hutchinson 



CHAPTER IV. 

 DRAINAGE. 



"Over the orchard the raindrops fall, 



Playing hide-and-seek round the old stone wall, 



Sparkling like gems in the sunbeam's bright, 



Kissing the daisies with lips so light. 



Chasing the shadows that come and go, 



As the dew laden trees nod to and fro, 



Then, as if tired with the morning's play, 



They run to the brook, and are swept away, 



Whirling and rushing with never a rest, 



Till clasped to their dear Mother Ocean's breast." 



—Will F. Stephens. 



There is no one thing that should receive 

 more careful attention when selecting the 

 orchard site than the subject of drainage. When 

 we speak of drainage when applied to our farm 

 crops, we naturally think of the draining ofif of 

 the surplus water, in order that our crops may 

 not be flooded or drowned out There are few 

 operations which are so generally recognized 

 as being essential to good farming, and few, if 



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