. Agriculture of Maine. ... annual report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture. Agriculture -- Maine. 136 UNDERDRAINIXG AND DEEP TILLAGE, The " pipe " or round tile is the best, horse shoe the worst, as it is more liaWe to break and to become obstructed. Sole tile is no57 in common use and is a good style. Pipe tile, with collars to fit on the joints, is the perfection of tiles, butcollars have not yet been made to any extent here, and the round or sole tile, if well laid, will rarely get out of order. F/-. 1. Fisr. Fig. 3. ??m^S^?jTim^mi m^^m ^^s ^-^i ^^m Fig. 4. F
. Agriculture of Maine. ... annual report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture. Agriculture -- Maine. 136 UNDERDRAINIXG AND DEEP TILLAGE, The " pipe " or round tile is the best, horse shoe the worst, as it is more liaWe to break and to become obstructed. Sole tile is no57 in common use and is a good style. Pipe tile, with collars to fit on the joints, is the perfection of tiles, butcollars have not yet been made to any extent here, and the round or sole tile, if well laid, will rarely get out of order. F/-. 1. Fisr. Fig. 3. ??m^S^?jTim^mi m^^m ^^s ^-^i ^^m Fig. 4. Fig. 1. Cylinder or pipe tile. " 2. Sections of pipe with collar. " 3. Horse shoe tile. " 4. Sole tile. 'iParticular care should be taken in laying them that all are on a 'level, or nither, that tliey have the proper slope, and one no more than another; and that the joints are covered with shavings or some material to keep out dirt. Birch bark is better than any- thing ^Ise for the purpose. Planks, boards or even brush (bushes) may be used where nei- ther stones nor tile can be procured ; if brush be employed it should be covered with boards or slabs, and the earth next it be trodden firmly before filling in. The direction of drains, whether in the line of steepest descent or laterally, bus been much argued, but no doubt now exists that the. 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 Maine. Board of Agriculture; Maine State Pomological Society. Annual report. Augusta
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