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Expenses of Deanstonu'mg. 



better able to judge of the progressive improvement that may 

 take place under such a system : at the same time I beg leave 

 to make a few observations as to the mode of draining and sub- 

 soiling, also to the state of the different fields previous to and 

 since undergoing the process. 



Smaller Drains. 

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stones laid on their ed/je. 



f lies laid on 

 iheir edge. 



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The main or leading drains are cut 3 feet deep, 15 inches wide 

 at the top, taper to 6 inches at the bottom, and filled up with 

 stone from 15 to 18 inches. The smaller drains, leading into the 

 main, are 2 feet 6 inches deep, 12 inches wide at the top, taper 

 to 3 inches at the bottom, and filled with stone 13 inches, with 

 turf upon the stone. The stone is first placed on edge, about 6 

 or 7 inches, and the remaining part covered with stone broken to 

 1\ inches : a section of these drains is given — the drains are pa- 

 rallel to each other. The subsoil varies much; the price for 

 cutting the whole, breaking the stones, and filling, has invariably 

 been lc7. per yard : some part has worked better than others, and, 

 upon the whole, I think the work cannot be done for less. With 

 regard to the distance between the drains, in this part, the work 

 must be put out according to circumstances, which requires much 

 attention, as great expense might unnecessarily be incurred, or 



