Drainage of Land. 
f)F THE Month of December, 185G. 
281 
10 u 
'ARALLEL DRAINAGE. 
>eld3 13 and part 14.— 24 
Acres. Soil, Gault Clay 
with Lime infiltrated. 
Patches and veins of Sand 
found giving vent to under 
water which has run 
through the Summer of 
1856. 
nantity of Water from 
Outlet No. 13, which dis- 
charges the Drain Water 
from Nos. 13 and part 14 
Size of Pipe, 5 inches. 
Has run throughout the 
year. 
Minute Per Acre, 
umute. J Gallons 
ii Gallons. , v^unvus. 
I (per diem). 
Drained Land. 
Un- 
Higher Side.j Lower Side, j drained 
25 ft. apart i 25 ft. apart i Land, 
and 4 ft. deep.[and 4 ft. dcep.j No. 33. 
No. 31. \ No. 33. 
12 13 14 15 
Close Parallel Drainage. 
16 
Fields Nos. 31, 32, and 33. Nos. 31 and 32 only drained.— 
•.2;i Acres. No. 33 undrained. Soil, Gault Clay, with 
Lime infiltrated. Considered very stiff and impenetrable. 
Drains, 25 feet apart, and 4 feet deep. 
Observations on Test Holes, being 
the depth of fi-ee soil from surface 
of Limd to surfiuie of Water in the 
Holes, which are sunk midway 
between the Drains. Test Holes 
dug 5 feet deep. 
Quantity of AVater 
from Outlet No. 15, 
which discharges the 
I">raln AVater from 
Xos. 31 and 32. Size 
of Pipe 7 inches. 
Commenced running 
November 27. 
17 18 19 20 21 22 
Temperature. 
At half-past Seven, .\M. 
Undrained 
Land. 
Per 
Minute. 
GaUons. (Pef diem). 
Per Acre. 
In Gallons 
16,095 
12,000 
27,935 
J.' 
295 
Nil. 
Nil. 
2 
g 
11 
U 
65 
34 
210 
2 
7 
55 
2i 
135 
2 
6 
i 
H 
30 
2 
120 
2 
6 
5 
5 
30 
3i 
200 
2 
5 
3 
4 
40 
3i 
200 
2 
5i 
S 
4 
40 
4 
235 
2 
5 
45 
4| 
285 
2 
4^ 
7 
H 
45 
5 
300 
2 
4 
I 
8 
45 
5ir 
315 
4 
4 
11 
2 
4 
1 
50 
15 
900 
4 
11 
4 
11 
2 
4 
2 
100 
22^ 
1 
350 
4 
lOj 
4 
10 
2 
^ 
3^ 
160 
47| 
2 
,850 
4 
9 
4 
9 
C 
194 
975 
25 
1 
,500 
4 
9 
4 
8 
7 
15' 
750 
15i 
945 
4 
9 
4 
8 
7 
13i 
675 
10* 
630 
4 
9 
4 
8 
10 
375 
9 
540 
4 
9 
4 
8 
lOi 
415 
6f 
405 
4 
9 
4 
8 
u' 
n 
185 
8 
480 
4 
9 
4 
8 
1 
0 
44 
225 
7^ 
450 
4 
9 
4 
8 
1 
1 
3i 
160 
7* 
450 
4 
9 
4 
8 
1 
1 
3 
150 
7i 
' 2 
450 
4 
9 
4 
9 
1 
2 
2i 
125 
7* 
450 
4 
8 
4 
9 
1 
4 
2'i 
110 
7 
420 
4 
8 
4 
9 
1 
4 
2 
100 
6 
360 
4 
8 
4 
10 
1 
4 
2 
100 
5i 
315 
4 
8 
4 
10 
1 
4 
^ 
95 
4 
235 
4 
9 
4 
10 
1 
4 
65 
3 
180 
4 
9 
4 
10 
1 
4 
50 
94 
6i 
160 
4 
9 
4 
10 
1 
4 
'i 
40 
390 
4 
7 
4 
9 
1 
3 
6 
300 
51 
340 
4 
6i 
4 
9 
1 
3 
44 
225 
Drained 
Land. 
No observations 
made this Month on 
the Temperature 
of the Soil. 
5,825 
22,110 
27,935 
