Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1877 — Underdraining. [ARTICLE]

Underdraining.

Where land is favorable for underdrawing, the cost need not be more than from *2 to $4 per acre, according to the prices paid for labor and materials. The drains oan be made of pine boards; a strip inches wide nailed upon the edge ot a strip 5$ inebea wide, and in lieu Ut bottom, ntnil short strips across about 4 feet apart, to keep the sides to their places. This kind of drain will last many year?, and do.gpod service. Therefore I would recommend underdrawing aa beta;; the greatest, benefit to the soil, Bnt persons Who fcafifiot conven,i«Ji:]y underdraw their land.should. S -J iSTt k'i si«&,aitchb «f cood 4xe sw*d< proper depth,i faint aics, and thru When plowing m ake. deep dead leading into tl>e ditches, which will be found highly benefl jia!.— Rural Xem Yorker. '-■> •’/■■■ ». . . * t i -