. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. 362 THE BOOK OF THE FARM THE JUNCTION OF A COMMON TIL! WITH A MAIN-DRAIN ONE. shouldered end of the furrow-tiles ,* and to answer a similar purpose in particular situations, where such tiles cannot be conveniently joined, he makes i and \ lengths of main and furrow tiles, which may be so arranged in regard f's-1'^- to one another's position as to conjoin the openings of both at the same place. Fig. 179 represents the mode of joining a c
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. 362 THE BOOK OF THE FARM THE JUNCTION OF A COMMON TIL! WITH A MAIN-DRAIN ONE. shouldered end of the furrow-tiles ,* and to answer a similar purpose in particular situations, where such tiles cannot be conveniently joined, he makes i and \ lengths of main and furrow tiles, which may be so arranged in regard f's-1'^- to one another's position as to conjoin the openings of both at the same place. Fig. 179 represents the mode of joining a com- mon drain with a main-drain tile, having an opening in its side. The common tile b is not inserted entirely into the main-drain tile a, but only placed against it, with a small shoulder, that the openings of both tiles may be always in conjunction. (795.) The outlet forms the end of the main drain, and its proper place deserves serious consideration. There should be a decided fall from the outlet, whether it is affected by natural or artificial means. If it be very small—and I have already stated (751) that a small fall is all that is lequisite—that is, 1 foot in 150 feet, or 3 feet in the mile, as indicated by the spirit level—the open ditch into which the main drain issues should be scoured deep en«ugh for the purpose, even for a consid- erable distance; and when this expedient is adopted, it will be requisite to see every year that the outlet is kept open, and the ditch scoured as often as necessary for the purpose. (796.) It is a frequent charge of neglect against farmers, that they allow open ditches almost to fill up before they are again scoured out; and a not unfreiiuent excuse for the neglect is, that scouring of ditches to any extent incurs consider- able labor and expense. No doubt they do, and no wonder, since so much work has to be done, when It is done. Were the ditches scoured out when they actually required it—nay, every year, if that is found neces
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