Farm Drainage The Principles Processes And Effects Of Draining
Chapter 17
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.