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66 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
clay for the bottom of the ditch to cover them. But you 
mjcrht get it all layed out for you, though you could never 
do'any thing until you learned by experience An open 
ditch would not drain the land as well as tile. It fillec up, 
and then you couldn’t get the water from the bottom ; still, 
you should use an open ditch in draining peat beds. 
Patrick : Thought if all farmers tiad plenty of money 
to use, they should have large tile, but as they hadn t, they 
must take the matter gradually. He had found no trouble 
in keeping open his open ditches. 
Lawrence: Had seen open ditches used and knew 
they cost double what tiles did, to keep them open. 
Rev. Wren : Thought there was much difference in 
open drains. He would like to hear Mr. Patrick explain 
what kind of an open ditch he used. 
Patrick : His ditch was two and one-half or three 
feet deep, and cost him twenty-two and one-half cents pci 
rod to dig. Pie had had no trouble with its being filled up 
so far, but if it did fill it could easily be opened again. He 
thought it was surely the cheapest ditch. 
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On motion, the convention then adjourned to 7:30 p. m. 
