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CHAPTER XVII.. Injury of Land by Drainage.

Farm Drainage · Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French — chapter 17 of 48 · ~32 words · public domain

INJURY OF LAND BY DRAINAGE.

Most Land cannot be Over-drained.--Nature a Deep drainer.--Over-draining of Peaty Soils.--Lincolnshire Fens. Visit to them in 1857.--56 Bushels of Wheat to the Acre.--Wet Meadows Subside by Drainage.--Conclusions.

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