Drainage of Laud. 
THE Month of February, 1857. 
285 
10 :u 
\RALLEL Drainage. 
Ids 13 and part 14.— 24 
eras. Soil, Gault Clay 
1th Lime infiltrated, 
itches and veins of Sand 
iund giving vent to 
ader water whlcli has 
in through the Summer 
1S56. 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
Close Parallel Drainagi;. 
Fields Nos. 31, 32, and 33. Nos. 31 and 32 only drained.— 
29 Acres. No. 33 undrained. Soil, Gault Clay, with 
Lime infiltrated. Considered very stiff and impenetrable. 
Drains, 25 feet apart, and 4 feet deep. 
mtity of AVater from ' Obsersations on Test Holes, being 
utlet No. 13. which dis- j the depth of free soil from surface 
of Land to surface of Water in the 
Holes, which are siuik midway 
between the Drains. (See also 
Temperature.) Test Holes 5 feet 
deep. 
aiges the Drain Water ' 
om Nos. 13 and part 14. j 
of Pipe, 5 inches, i 
run tturoughout the I 
Quantity of AVater 
from Outlet No. 15, 
which discharges the 
Drain Water from 
Nos. 31 and 32. Size 
of I'ipe 7 inches. 
Commenced running 
November 27. 
17 18 19 20 21 22 
Temperature. 
At half-past Seven, a.m. 
Undrained 
Land. 
Drained 
Land. 
12 
8i 
61 
5;^ 
6i 
9:V 
31. A- 
18 
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9 
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5 
5 
4 
H 
3 
3 
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3 
Drained Land. 
Per Acre. 
In Gallons 
(per diem). 
I Higher'Side. 
I 25 ft. apart 
(and 4ft.deep. 
No. 31. 
Lower Side. 
25 ft. apart 
ami 4 ft. deep. 
No. 31. 
720 
495 
405 
315 
405 
570 
1,890 
1,080 
630 
585 
630 
585 
585 
540 
525 
.=>25 
4,50 
375 
375 
300 
300 
240 
225 
180 
180 
180 
180 
180 
13,6.iO 
4,343 
9,3''7 
2 
3 
4 
o 
10 
10 
10 
10 
0 
1 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4i 
5' 
5i 
6' 
61 
31 
4' 
5 
6 
4 
0 
11 
11 
11 
11 
0 
1 
2 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
6.V 
8 
8 
8* 
9.V 
lO.V 
lli 
Un- 
dniined 
Land. 
No. 33. 
3.V 
3.V 
4' 
5 
5.1- 
6" 
6 
6 
6 
6 
Per 
Miimte. 
In 
Gallons. 
7 
6 
5i 
3i 
5i 
9 
25 
17 
12 
9 
74 
6.1 
6" 
H 
4i 
3| 
H 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
2^ 
Per Acre. 
In Gallons 
(per diem) 
350 
300 
260 
185 
265 
450 
1,250 
850 
600 
450 
375 
375 
375 
375 
325 
300 
260 
225 
185 
185 
150 
150 
150 
150 
1.50 
150 
110 
110 
<! [ to 
S , 5 
— I — 
27 I 32 
25 -32 
21 ! 32 
24 31 
26 I 32 
27 32 
40' 31 
42! 35 
40 I 36 
42: 37 
I 42 j 37 
34! 37 
40 37 
9,0G0 
4,343 
4,717 
33 
33 
33 
32 
33 
33 
33 
34 
33 
34 
35 
32 j 36 
33 36 
