. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. 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-. -£> the rain that falls in the wet season. Makethe excavation large enough and deep enoughto hold an immense quantity, and when youhave done this, afford every facility you canfor the draining of the higher lands into thisplace ; for instance, intercept the waters thatmay flow from other parts. We will supposethat even a place where t
. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. 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-. -£> the rain that falls in the wet season. Makethe excavation large enough and deep enoughto hold an immense quantity, and when youhave done this, afford every facility you canfor the draining of the higher lands into thisplace ; for instance, intercept the waters thatmay flow from other parts. We will supposethat even a place where the water lies natu-rally shall be on the side of rising ground, andnot at the bottom ; that is to say, that a soi-t ofhollow or valley is formed on the side of aslope, as shown at A ; then, by excavating
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