. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. UOW TO FORM A WATKBINO- POOL TO FOUB FIELDS. BOW TO FORM A WATERING-POOL COMMON TO FOCB FIELDS. A CLUMP OF TREES AT THE MEETING OF DTKES. deep for dykes to traverse, the dykes must terminate at its edge and con- vert the pond into a watering-pool common to 4 fields. When the pond is used by only 1 field at a time, it should be fencec^Jrom the other 3 fields by means of hurdles, as J", g, and h ; but when it i^Tsed by more than 1 field at a
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. UOW TO FORM A WATKBINO- POOL TO FOUB FIELDS. BOW TO FORM A WATERING-POOL COMMON TO FOCB FIELDS. A CLUMP OF TREES AT THE MEETING OF DTKES. deep for dykes to traverse, the dykes must terminate at its edge and con- vert the pond into a watering-pool common to 4 fields. When the pond is used by only 1 field at a time, it should be fencec^Jrom the other 3 fields by means of hurdles, as J", g, and h ; but when it i^Tsed by more than 1 field at a time, a fence should be nin across the pond, beside the hurdles in the fields not occu])ied by stock. Where the ground is firm, and there is no prospect of obtaining a site for a watering-/>oo/, the dykes should be made to cif)ss, and a well sunk in a corner of one of the fields, with a pump in it of such hight as to supply all the fields with water in tanks by means of a spout. This expedient I used successfully on one occasion. Where the ground is firm, and no water wanted at that spot, the dyke should be built curved, as from /, to k, from k to I, from / to m, and from 7n to ?', fig. 413, and the space included between them planted with trees for orna- ment and shelter. There will be here little waste of land, even should it be of the finest quality, as the corners of 4 adjoining fields always contain ground that cannot be reached by the plow, while the plow can pass along such curves as near as to a straiijht fence. In building cm-vatures in dykes, builders charge ^ more per rood than for plain work. (2179.) A stone-dyke is in the highest perfection as a fence immediately from the hands of the builder; but every day thereafter the effect of the atmosphere upon the stones, at all seasons, and the accidents to which (718j. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance o
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