. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. earth falling in,and the bottom of such gradual slope that,whatever quantity of water there may be, it can be got at. The plan of the sides, ends, andbottom, would not be much unlike a barrow alittle tilted. The bottom , and end like the above, \ / and the sides thus :— \ / this will cause considerable labour, but ismore effective when done ; and if a place isselected where the water already lies or haslain in, the soil will nearly if not quite alwaysbe found to be stiff and capable of retainingit. The advantage
. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. earth falling in,and the bottom of such gradual slope that,whatever quantity of water there may be, it can be got at. The plan of the sides, ends, andbottom, would not be much unlike a barrow alittle tilted. The bottom , and end like the above, \ / and the sides thus :— \ / this will cause considerable labour, but ismore effective when done ; and if a place isselected where the water already lies or haslain in, the soil will nearly if not quite alwaysbe found to be stiff and capable of retainingit. The advantage of such form is, that thecattle can get along the slope to the water,whether there be much or little. This is a tage, where for cattle it would be useless. Asa general rule, you should examine all the por-tions of the estate, and mark well where there isany water standing, or where there has beenany. This will not always be at the lowestpart of the ground ; but where the water natu-rally flows from the other parts above, it mustbe a good place to catch all the advantages of. laborious mode of getting at water, becausewell sinking does not require a tenth part asmuch soil to be removed as this does ; but awell may be sunk for domestic use with advan-
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