. Cranberry culture. Cranberries. ^^^I^^g^ Fi- 28.—FLOODGATE. boarded up along the dam, on each side of the gates, and a sheeting is constructed, reaching entirely through the dam, to convey the water off. (See fig. 28.) The corners between the wings and sheeting, as well as the space under the floodgates, shouLl be filled up with clean sand. Boards, sliding in grooves above the mud-sill, are employed to raise or lower the head of water. In rapid streams, or with high heads, floodgates made in this way would not be efiicient. For these, plank, driven down in front of the mud-sill,
. Cranberry culture. Cranberries. ^^^I^^g^ Fi- 28.—FLOODGATE. boarded up along the dam, on each side of the gates, and a sheeting is constructed, reaching entirely through the dam, to convey the water off. (See fig. 28.) The corners between the wings and sheeting, as well as the space under the floodgates, shouLl be filled up with clean sand. Boards, sliding in grooves above the mud-sill, are employed to raise or lower the head of water. In rapid streams, or with high heads, floodgates made in this way would not be efiicient. For these, plank, driven down in front of the mud-sill, is the only sure method of preventing the water from flowing under the gate. Preparations for cranberry culture have become so ex-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original White, Joseph J. New York : O. Judd
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