. Money in the garden : a vegetable manual, prepared with a view to economy and profit . Vegetable gardening. DRAtNING 15 ground is kept cold late in the Spring, from the effects of stagnant water or snrface springs, it is useless to attempt the culti^â ation of snch land, with a view to profit, imtil it is thoroughly drained. We have never known of an instancie, ^\'hen a judicious outlay having been made for draining soils of this character, but tlie result, in a few years, has fully justified the expenditure by vastly in- creased productiveness, with the same amount of labor and manure that,
. Money in the garden : a vegetable manual, prepared with a view to economy and profit . Vegetable gardening. DRAtNING 15 ground is kept cold late in the Spring, from the effects of stagnant water or snrface springs, it is useless to attempt the culti^â ation of snch land, with a view to profit, imtil it is thoroughly drained. We have never known of an instancie, ^\'hen a judicious outlay having been made for draining soils of this character, but tlie result, in a few years, has fully justified the expenditure by vastly in- creased productiveness, with the same amount of labor and manure that, before the land was drained, would barely pay expenses. The cost of draining an ac;re of ground will depend to some extent on the price of labor, the tenacitj^ of the soil, and the price of the tiles or other material that will an- swer the same purpose. In case tlie soil is com- pact, the drains shoidd be twenty feet apart and three feet deep ; with a more ]ior- ous sub-soil, thirty feet be- tween will be close enough. Stones are frequently \ised for this purpose, but, even when in abundance on tlie land, they will be found the most expensive and least effectual. Hound pi])es, or sole tiles with collars, when properly laid, best an- swer the purpose. Next to these, hemlock boardp. DRAIN 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 Quinn, Patrick T. , 1838-. New York : Orange Judd
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