. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). The Cornell Reading-Courses PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Ithaca, New York B. T. Galloway, Director A. R. Mann, General Editor COURSE FOR THE FARM, ROYAL GILKEY, Supervisor VOL. IV. No. 78 DECEMBER 15, 1914 THE SOIL SERIES No. 5 LAND DRAINAGE AND SOIL
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). The Cornell Reading-Courses PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Ithaca, New York B. T. Galloway, Director A. R. Mann, General Editor COURSE FOR THE FARM, ROYAL GILKEY, Supervisor VOL. IV. No. 78 DECEMBER 15, 1914 THE SOIL SERIES No. 5 LAND DRAINAGE AND SOIL EFFICIENCY Elmer O. Fippin The underdrainage of the soil in order to remove quickly the excess of free water in the pores is quite as important as the practice of those methods of tillage that collect and conserve the rainfall. In fact, the starting point in such conservation is frequently underdrainage, which aids in putting the soil in such phys- ical condition that it shall have ' "^ •-'3^ ????'??'? ~T. •>^',''(i'lV:. P'^MJWli^rf'Wp'^iO***'^^ "? the maximimi capacity for the storage of mois- ture. It also per- mits the roots of plants to pen- etrate deeply into the soil where they can readily draw upon this stored moisture. The necessity for reasonable drainage of the soil for the production of nearly all of the common farm and garden crops is recognized by all persons connected with agriculture. Farmers generally know that a saturated condition of the soil is unfavorable for the growth of the staple plants. As to what constitutes reasonable drainage of the soil, there is much difference of opinion. This fact is especially evident when one studies the farm land of the State in the [1819J. 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 New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell Unive
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