Project Gutenberg 2007-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 323 French, Henry F. (Henry Flagg) 1813 1885 Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Constanze Hofmann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) "Farm Drainage" by Henry F. French is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work primarily focuses on the principles, processes, and effects of draining land using various methods, including tiles and open ditches. French aims to provide practical guidance for American farmers, offering insights into the historical context and modern advances in land drainage. At the start of the book, the author discusses the relevance and necessity of drainage for American agriculture, acknowledging the misunderstanding surrounding its principles. French highlights the importance of adapting drainage techniques from England to the unique conditions of American soil and climate. He mentions well-known figures and advocates, like Emerson and Lieutenant Maury, who recognize drainage as a vital agricultural practice. The opening sets the stage for a thorough examination of drainage systems, emphasizing its potential to enhance agricultural productivity while stressing a practical and approachable guide for farmers seeking to improve their land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drainage TC Text Horticulture Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 947559 947612 2024-10-10T08:20:59.955979 2023-09-10T10:54:54.792191 text/html text/html 951965 2007-11-10T13:56:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2007920 2007-11-10T13:56:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2115233 2024-10-10T08:21:23.694336 application/epub+zip 2124189 2024-10-10T08:21:06.676384 application/epub+zip 392107 2024-10-10T08:21:01.789897 application/epub+zip 3582843 2024-10-10T08:21:33.344241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3533279 2024-10-10T08:21:19.021322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652802 2022-09-11T05:29:42.471303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775466 775213 2024-10-10T08:20:56.374942 2023-09-10T10:54:51.780283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 775355 2007-11-10T13:56:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 275692 2007-11-10T13:56:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 775947 2007-11-10T13:56:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275666 2007-11-10T13:56:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21562 2024-10-10T08:21:33.524225 application/rdf+xml 11765 2024-10-10T08:21:02.445398 image/jpeg 3351 2024-10-10T08:21:02.116889 image/jpeg 2086758 2024-10-10T08:21:00.214938 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog