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Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884.

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Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884.

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Wet fields ruined more farms than drought, and bad drainage was usually to blame. This January 1884 issue lays out the common mistakes: no information, no planning for the future, no thought to where the tile should start. With Illinois tile-makers reporting in and a profile of horticulturist Patrick Barry. Dry your land, save your crop.

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  1. 1THE CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.
  2. 2The Corn-Root Worm.
  3. 3Patrick Barry.
  4. 4Compiled Correspondence.
  5. 5Illinois Tile-Makers.
  6. 6MISTAKES IN DRAINAGE.
  7. 7MISTAKE NO. 1—LACK OF INFORMATION ON DRAINAGE.
  8. 8MISTAKE NO. 2—NOT PLANNING FOR FUTURE DRAINAGE.
  9. 9MISTAKE NO. 3—NOT BEGINNING AT THE RIGHT PLACE.
  10. 10MISTAKE NO. 4—TOO SMALL TILE.
  11. 11MISTAKE NO. 5—NOT LATERAL ENOUGH.
  12. 12MISTAKE NO. 6—INATTENTION TO DETAILS.
  13. 13MISTAKE NO. 7—FAILURE TO MAKE OPEN DITCHES FOR WATER COURSES.
  14. 14DRAINAGE MAXIMS.
  15. 15Farmers Advice.
  16. 16Cisterns on the Farm.
  17. 17Field and Furrow.
  18. 18The Monarch Lightning Sawing Machine.

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