Show I 1 DRAINAGE FARM DRYING UP tests iander direction of experts give promise of success the drainage experiment cow being jointly conducted by the U govern ment and experiment station ot the ag college at huntington is pro greasing prof 0 G eiliott the government drainage expert is back from indiana and is giving the work his personal attention when asked for statement by a progress representative a few das ago he replied ve are saying nothing but sawing wood mr pi a representing the is also present and mr A T strathur Str athum of the government department of bureau of soils arrived list week to take lations and make investigation of the soils of farm v ith the view of lending whatever aid he can and obtain ing what kno ma be ascertained from the huntington drainage farm ex nent from unofficial sources ve learn thit the firm is look ng good the drains are nearly all in place the water that reache I 1 the surface and produced the softest places in the swamp 13 being con eed from off the and through the un der ground drains the volume of hiiter entering the and is being steadily de creased and it is thought that all the water supply sources will jooa be lo 10 cate land shut off dr P A yoder D rector of the ex station of the rutih tural college was a visitor saturday and d and took close observations of what was being done he expressed no opinion further than to say thit such experiments were encouraging i county people frel thoin selves lucky in securing the pro of so many drainage soil an 1 farming ex ports no other county in tho state is no v getting so much export attention along the in es named above the result of the experiments a are of course et in doubt and no official ex of opinions will be given until the experiments are further advanced all the visitors however are apparently fairly well satisfied far as one of the lait tg able to observe A telephone message was received at tie progress Pro grebS office yesterday yester dai stating thit the drainage was working most successful that the land was aning up and cracking in places this experiment is for the of everyone hence tl e experts request ev arone to cone and see and investigate what is being done ahey also 1 ariy riy invite questions by regard ng land recia nation an I 1 ire re ida to ook at in I 1 ad land in the aud offer s concerning its atlon |