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Show NAGE ,ll D WHAT IT DOES !il M'l ill past the ttri fiom Mr lining intuition fanners s There jlleae) of ni if wet ml thing I inlu' ill I n net t ring of rrlgatlon l elcsote follow hit, I e subject I 'n (r pre ubjr t of rem rails f reasons of in mi I ilng the I reccssnrs J Filing Hie I A IV Luiallj so ' Inn. I Is I i In lint that falls mlnlmuiu ' I lesel tel imps hrough n urllllcl il alion ran ss atcr on e see III In pots n hole III r to drain saturated ssulir or ncccsslts. nit i- lurns h falls to n hesllnllng doubting trill until thn FtPf X8H ir. vent win u cmo who dots not tile' I- f IIH isdlfll ull t.illn.l while n few srnrnagn Bfl I H he who .11.1 drain pmirtlv was the ex- , I J HUB ecptl n rwents rise sears ngn wood- A I BaV BJ in. Inches Inn i rfn.tlj made and last- p1 ... nIHH lugi.il a few sears weie used lo some " JIbV sVJ xl.iil In Indian! and . titer Western ji' trawi LVfl Suites Ohio had iilriH.I been using, ',, , Itwl saw lo n llmlli I extcit. tile for drnlnake, : I it JfVH and iilthoiiL.h Hie woik met with blttrr H, f tvUl bVI I'liosltlou bit mis. of the exene tha WJ J 9J M iilsiuntu of ptogiess sleiwls gnlne.t I I Ol gi iiiul showing theli rilth psen by bor- Y y pwl t iwtng iiiones when ne. ess.tr to buy f t t J H til fnrmris I plug eoiislnied that If IC j fl HI laid to borrow mone foi inthlng eei ,1 1 19 HI tiiinls It might be wrll done to push (if ' I HI dralmmc Mark the lesult Wctlnnda H 1 Ml HI sfelilliig from leu to twcuts-flie bush- i, HI Hi els coin pu iiip ihiuigeil Into tlckH ! I 'ft HI .HI from w lib h m to Tft buslu Is were iiniiii- J) i if j BJ alls Mittier d ukcs n lsnn.ed from t 0 Su)U I J HI sHl tit,, or in. in I er mil mi I todev tllo fj h IH ri torlcn in tunning lo theli fullest ea- f'e.r, ' I IB sal pu Us li meet in Iniiciislng demand til tuft '. sHJ saVI for thrh inducts despite the feci Hint !!,Wlii' IBHsl mllllimi of ilollats base alread been Jj i 't , ' HI Hsl luspsti.l In .lit h.s We.lo ibl whether 1-4 sTlU WM saH theie can be foun I an mg 111- progies- H I JHH slse f ltniers inwheie nu who after i!i,'jrS'a SfW sHl a fatthfiil trial are rrad to drclaro liifcr i KM .Hsi their work of tiling esrn n inrtlnl fall- EiffljH jitr Ilw M lilt or who woull not sa that under RrMftlt fi.i Wl .HI dinliiaii with M.l mills is the s ty UiflffyiHrl LH1 best Insestmrut Ihry lusp made MKii. M SU Hsl rii. oririt of drainage upon the ten- 015'!! WL sHl dlllou of I lie soil and upon growing fUf 4 (IjiJ MM H Plants should be shown, nnl then tho FftftWrl rM sHl muse for the in ute.l ncrease In ciops LMvirSiU 'm sHl aid sables would more . 1'i.rl) appeae 4S i 5B-. litM .HI In this conn, cllnn careful cMntlmitlun KL 1 1' ' H HH will satlsf) mis one that minute rootleta Iwl 1MB H ure srnt down to an extraordlunrs eleptli Mi if. IHw. saW whenese this me not urreste.l b) stag- .It 1. IllHHH mint water and ns plants obtain mols- I tjj !MH Hire as wrll as iinuilshmenl by uicnlii ii fly jiflB of llulr roots the fait Is well-known ' li. ISlsHl thit those hrow lug In deep soli, rcstlmr ; j S HlsHl on a porous subsoil, selinn or neser M ' . ,! suiter fiom drought, while soils which hi '! !HbH1 soonest beiome satiitated and run fiom j( i i Isi iawJaHfl the surfnie lu wet w miliar, are precise- jj LAI fBB ly thos. which parch their crops soon- :'.i " 'OJH est In dry svenlher Ml soils possess, -JJ Lljf nHH more or less, the power of absorbing I) tfji MHH und Irtalnlng w iter und In dry sseather W ' ft --tBHH the lower Is constantly operating to W jkViIiBHH supplsi from below, the loss Inking 'ill W ; i ifl aBi I lace II) esaporatlon nt the surface lu u i.lJ,HH limits j rains, us soon ns the enllie must !? It tSlpTifll his drunk to till, the excess begins tu ;"ij. , m&u HH flow nff below, and Ihercforc, n deep j f!K HHH stratum, or nrllliti.il drain, through -if , A' QH svhlch wilier ran icrcolute but In which M V M flHH It inunnt stagnate, Is Hint In which, jiM'tl alH plinlM nre most secure from the ex- i HiSnjf rill Vl tremes of It night or drowning Drain- '(rjpiiii iiiOHl uge In deepening the soil brings about .in' f ji flHB the foregoing happy condition 3a, ) . !); HHB l.sers one who has nttempted to ralso llifitjllti 'l alHB deep-rooted segelublen upon halt- 'IBifi M IbHH drained swnmp-lind has observed tho . if; li? 'WI PHB utter Impossibility of Inducing them to 'ftfl 111 .1 extend downward their usunl length. ,IBH f ?( H Vege tables on suck land frequently grow 1HJ b H laige at the top but dlsldo Into numer- J3(J ' 'III HB ous small tlhers Just below the surface, iWf U HB and siirend In all dlrrrtlons No roots. ,y j B except those of aquatic plants will grow U . .' B In stngnant wnter. If therefore It la - rf, '1 ; of nds antage to haso a deep rather than li J M a sluillosv soil It Is mnnlfrstly neccs- WI, H U H sar, from this consideration alone, to tiki I ., BH lower the Hue of standing water, at "15 Jfiit I H leust to Ihe extent In which tho roots .185 't " , H of our ciilllsnted crops descend A deep An, . ,' fMBH soil Is better than a shallnsv one, bo- Tlj, ,, B cause. It furnishes a moro extcnslvo .Islhi I i eBBal feeding gro ind for the roots The ele- ,v , mentsof nutrition, which the plant finds) . I h I (i IT .Ml In tho soli, are not on the surface, awl i J ( il BBB some are found In the decomposing' Vjiflll ' if UM rocks themsc.lscs These, the plants. ' fK li " fll bs a sort of Instinct, search out ana ij I ' JBBB find ns well in the depths of tho earth; . L'K fJ, Ji as nt Its surface If no ohstuclo opposes. . k" j,' HB Ily striking tleei. loots again, tho plant. i , n J IJB stund more (Irmly In tho earth, no that ,fi iv'UmM they are not so readily drawn nut or , 'J j'tlH shaken by the winds )i, if J i)VH niMiKUll' AHKIKTK lHJI.VEIUZA-i Ih. H , ulBBBl 'UON'- dtlltlilBM It Is manifest that a svet noil carl I'JPWffl " 9 IsVBI neser be pulserlzed Ploughing cjaj,ey. tiftN ol' ' IHH1 or esen loamy soil when wet tendn F.TSl 1.HB rather lo press It together, and render I ') ft jfffit 1HH1 It less i-rslous to air and water The t a lB flrst effect of nnder-drnlnlng Is to dry !j-f jS'li j H the surfuco soil, and to drasv out all l.i. .. j(i H the water lhat will run out of It, so) tf- fl , MB! that In early spring or In autumn 18 h VI ItJttlEHl may be wnil-ed with the plough as ad- l ,,r JJ ' M vantagefiusly as undralrrsd linds lit I ' V .HH1 midsummer In this 'f''r."-' lie B DHAINAOr. I.UVOTHUN'S TUB I 1, H SUAKON linMB ' i HVJ for labor and egetallon. When a(t A V Hl winter la succeeded, us It often is. by; .1 tl' p. t' H a torrid siiiumei, without the cere- tjs i J BBBJ mony of an Inters enlng spring, farmer t .!ti1.. M base need or all their energy to get .L-iilL t:, BBI their seed seasonably Into tho ground. ," ' ft J I Tho earth Is saturated sslth water, unci .If S h. H the, land designed for cultlsntlon Jre- ; JBl JU j1 BH quently rannot be ploughed until latd 'i , i'i H In fthe spring nnd nil the processes are, U f I Jl , H necessarily, hurried nnd Imperfect ISn n J'J , H know. too. that In such ground thfl H II ( H surface becomes hard nnl bak-s quick- , i'i I H Is, so lhat It cmnot be -worked proper- U ! jl i 7 ly. This In not tho cases with drained! ; ) lU f ' land Drainage ' ?,( " ' J h 41 , l'ltr.vn.vrs suni'Acn wasiiino. UJ j nJ-iBBJ All land which In not level, nnd li M ' li), ) BB not In grnss, Is liable to great loss by 5P (!Pt. BBi hensy rnlns. If tho land Is already rTfeM' jH BB filled with water, or has not sufficient M.ffit ". i A i BB drainage, the rain cannot pass directly iftWHI ',( MiBBv downward, hut lur.s away uron tho S3 lr! Fll iBsBbBi surface, earning with It much ot tho JajiKv WibVH1 soli and washing out svhnt remains oC JT()fl i "i 149bBM the snluable elements of fertility which! VUlUi H.rfl sdf BBBBM haso been applied How m ins unslght- f!F;Lf (Ll v'.'fiBBB ly hills testify to this ficl' If tho land M Q AM Is pioperly drained the watr fallln fjfi Mi Vti'IBBHs from the iliiuds Is at onco absorbed nmt Utiil H 'a! itBBBL passes downward, saturating the soil In Tl L'l!-I Ir' iBVH its descent, nnd carrslng the soluble) (M(lfc L. HHC substances with It to the roots and tho LWlit? l"..'H.HHl surplus wat. r runs uwi 1n the artlfl- CXflrsW ''rHHH clal channels pioslded by tho drainage. liHifJ? i ' .flBJ Pioccsb Ho ciMt Is the absorbent Uilflflf lift MbBBJ lower of dialmd lands that after a jBR yj Vi WBB protracted elrnught all the ssater or a 'Ll.it? ! HHl henss shower will be drunk up by tha tfSSHii Li sBBHt soil so that In n day or two none will 'iSrUn iS'iBBBBi llnd Its way to the dialn, nor will It run Klfl)SJf ' ji ijBBVB upon the sulfate AJm il'sBBBW' There are no open ditches on drained I'SSI'llJi bSawBPeL land, and thus tho unsightly appear- WiIiV.S&iBbT nine so tonimon to miny of our farms !C!Ki!jM(BHk e Is asolded und the ground thus occu- j iSifli MgHHl C pled In used to tho owners profit anet AiHnJtwftli rsVBBM iidsautag It la U'eless to more than tSSSlltFli .VbHS left l to this mat i fot the ads antage JaBnBrJ .VbBI of under-dialns oser the usual ditch I. iMBSlfifc too esldent to warrint dlscuuslon Dy :llc!joffiL' BBsal using tile dtnlns, though tho drained IfluflfrK BBbH land may be laid perfectly flat we se- HKftitn BbB cure- rontiol of the ss hole field to dlld IHIil Ull BVbH and tultl-sate according to cotncnleace, IfflBSuil HHHj .raBBB bBbBBBBBBBBBbBBhCbMsBbI |