. Farm development; an introductory book in agriculture, including a discussion of soils, selecting & planning farms, subduing the fields, drainage, irrigation, roads, fences, together with introductory chapters concerning farm business, and the relations of general science to agriculture . lrl he nsed tolia \ e the i^rade nnifrirni^ that the watei willinn with eijual rapiditvtln-on,c^hout the \arions]iarts of the drain, asthis insnresmore rapidreiuMwil 111 the waterand il als( i i)re\ents thee,\eessi\-e w a s h i n J4which is apt to occnrat ])oinis of the steepest q^rades. Wherexer washing oc
. Farm development; an introductory book in agriculture, including a discussion of soils, selecting & planning farms, subduing the fields, drainage, irrigation, roads, fences, together with introductory chapters concerning farm business, and the relations of general science to agriculture . lrl he nsed tolia \ e the i^rade nnifrirni^ that the watei willinn with eijual rapiditvtln-on,c^hout the \arions]iarts of the drain, asthis insnresmore rapidreiuMwil 111 the waterand il als( i i)re\ents thee,\eessi\-e w a s h i n J4which is apt to occnrat ])oinis of the steepest q^rades. Wherexer washing occurs, there is a certain amount of del)ris cut loose from the bank, and this debris a n d o t li e r d e 1) r i s washed in from sur-rounding; land is car- rie(l for w a r d a u d deposited in the l)ottom of the ditch further on and eventually fills slush scraper is also useful in openin,^ out laroe drains and in hllini^ tile drains. The Fresno scraper is a mcidified form of the draiL,^ scraper much used \\\ tlie WeSteiU ;;iirf 112. OuUet m aiain proterteil Viy masonry. states. It can be ad-justed to shavin,Q- oft a thin layer of earth and to in a thin la\er. It has a .i^reat advautaije overthe slush scraper in mo\in,!;- earth down .s^rade. because. DRAINAGE 219 more than cniough to fill the scraper can be shovedforward. It is made in two and fonr-horse sizes, andshonld be rapidly introdnced. The wheel scraper is an improved form of the scrapermonnted on wheels, and is adapted to work where theearth nuist be drawn longer distances than will warrantthe economical nse of the slnsh or the Fresno scraper. The common field plow and the heavy road gradingplow are sometimes nsed in opening ont the first portionof small drains and loosening the earth in large ditches
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