. The Farmer's magazine . s ;for our own system answers well, and is tested bytime. The tributary drains are drawn slantingly acrossthe slope of the ground with a moderate fall. Thesetributaries at their lowest points are connected to-gether by main drains, of the same dimensions asthe tributaries, in such a manner that a group oftributaries and its corresponding main may takethe water from half or three-quarters of an acreof land : the main drain opens into the ditch at aspot called the eye. We do not interpose onelarge drain between the main drains and the will detail as minutely as
. The Farmer's magazine . s ;for our own system answers well, and is tested bytime. The tributary drains are drawn slantingly acrossthe slope of the ground with a moderate fall. Thesetributaries at their lowest points are connected to-gether by main drains, of the same dimensions asthe tributaries, in such a manner that a group oftributaries and its corresponding main may takethe water from half or three-quarters of an acreof land : the main drain opens into the ditch at aspot called the eye. We do not interpose onelarge drain between the main drains and the will detail as minutely as I can the successivesteps in our progress, and I wish I was sufficientlymaster of my ])encil to be able to represent themin that way, for I think I could then convey aclearer impression of our method than comes with-in the j)ower of a written description. 1st. ^Ve draw the tributaries parallel to one ano-ther by means of a common plough going hm)bouts to each drain, thus opening a furrow 18inches wide, and 5 inches deep :. The following is a section of this^stage of thedrain :
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