. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . f forest or previous vegetation,is to attend to the drainage. All land thatis springy, low, and sour, or that holdsthe water in puddles for a day or two fol-lowing heavy rains, should be thoroughlyunderdrained. Draining also improvesthe physical condition of the soil evenwhen the land does not need the removalof superfluous water. In hard lands, itlowers the water-table, or tends to loosenand aerate the soil to a greater depth,and thereby enables it to hold m
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . f forest or previous vegetation,is to attend to the drainage. All land thatis springy, low, and sour, or that holdsthe water in puddles for a day or two fol-lowing heavy rains, should be thoroughlyunderdrained. Draining also improvesthe physical condition of the soil evenwhen the land does not need the removalof superfluous water. In hard lands, itlowers the water-table, or tends to loosenand aerate the soil to a greater depth,and thereby enables it to hold more waterwithout injury to plants. Drainage isparticularly useful in dry but hard gardenlands, because these lands are often in sod or permanentlyplanted, and the soil cannot be broken up by deep drainage is permanent subsoiling. Hard-baked cylindrical tiles make the best and most per-manent drains. The ditches usually should not be less thantwo and one-half feet deep, and three or three and one-halffeet is often better. In most garden areas, drains may belaid with profit as often as every thirty feet. Give all drains. Ditching tools THE HANDLING OF THE LAND 89 a good and continuous fall. For single drains and for lateralsnot over four hundred or five hundred feet long, a two and one-half inch tile is sufficient, unless much water must be carriedfrom swales or springs. In stony countries, flat stones may beused in place of tiles, and persons who are skillful in layingthem make drains as good and permanent as those constructedof tiles. The tiles or stones are covered with sods, straw, orpaper, and the earth is then filled in. This temporary cover
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