ESTIMATES OF COST. 211 



one can assist the other in loading and unloading, haul- 

 ing and distributing tile will cost approximately as 

 follows : 



Hauling one mile $o. 5 5 per ton 



*' two miles 70 ** ** 



** three miles. . . . i.oo ** ** 



'^ four miles 1.25 '* ** 



five miles 1.40 



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The tile should be strung along the lines staked out 

 for work if it is to be done soon ; if not, they should be 

 placed in neat piles of 25 each, at regular intervals of 

 25 feet, near the line of each drain. A sketch or dia- 

 gram of the location and sizes should be given to the 

 one in charge of the distribution so that this part of the 

 work may be done correctly. 



The difficulties to be encountered, such as the con- 

 dition of the roads, the fields, and inconveniences of 

 loading and unloading, must be taken into account, 

 which will often materially change the foregoing fig- 

 ures that should be used in estimating the cost of the 

 delivery of tile upon the ground. 



Diggiiig the ditclies and laying the tile are so fre- 

 quently contracted for and done by the rod or 100 feet, 

 that a price is pretty well established for drains in soils 

 which are easily worked with the spade and shovel, and 

 which is here stated as a basis upon which to work. 



Where the land is stony, filled with roots or is so 

 hard that it must be picked or loosened with mattocks, 

 the cost will be. much increased and must be figured 

 with a liberal margin in order to cover unforeseen 

 contingencies. 



