Draining for Profit, and Draining for HealthGood Press, 2020 M03 16 - 2304 páginas Discover the transformative power of effective drainage systems in George E. Waring's enlightening book, 'Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health'. Delve into the comprehensive chapters that explore the importance of land drainage and its profound impact on soil health. Learn practical techniques for designing and implementing drainage systems, from layout to construction. Explore Waring's expertise in creating drainage tiles and witness the remarkable reclamation of salt marshes. |
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... pass freely through them, and are sufficiently drained by nature, provided, they are as open at the bottom as throughout the mass. A sieve filled with gravel will drain perfectly; a basin filled with the same gravel will not drain at ...
... pass freely through them, and are sufficiently drained by nature, provided, they are as open at the bottom as throughout the mass. A sieve filled with gravel will drain perfectly; a basin filled with the same gravel will not drain at ...
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... pass down through the first three or four feet of the soil, and be removed from below. Every drop of it is freighted with fertilizing matters washed out from the air, and in its descent through the ground, these are given up for the use ...
... pass down through the first three or four feet of the soil, and be removed from below. Every drop of it is freighted with fertilizing matters washed out from the air, and in its descent through the ground, these are given up for the use ...
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... pass on now to Fig. 3. Here we find a different state of matters. The canals are open and freely supplied with air, while the pores are filled with water; and, consequently, you perceive that, while the seed a has quite enough of air ...
... pass on now to Fig. 3. Here we find a different state of matters. The canals are open and freely supplied with air, while the pores are filled with water; and, consequently, you perceive that, while the seed a has quite enough of air ...
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... pass water, to a depth of four or five feet, almost as readily as the lighter loams. Now, imagine the drains to be closed up, leaving no outlet for the water, save at the surface. This amounts to a raising of the dam to that height, and ...
... pass water, to a depth of four or five feet, almost as readily as the lighter loams. Now, imagine the drains to be closed up, leaving no outlet for the water, save at the surface. This amounts to a raising of the dam to that height, and ...
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Contenido
HOW TO GO TO WORK TO LAY OUT A SYSTEM OF DRAINS | |
DRAINED AND THE REASONS | |
HOW TO MAKE THE DRAINS | |
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF DRAINS AND DRAINED LAND | |
WHAT DRAINING COSTS | |
WILL IT PAY? | |
HOW TO MAKE DRAINING TILES | |
THE RECLAIMING OF SALT MARSHES | |
MALARIAL DISEASES | |
HOUSE DRAINAGE AND TOWN SEWERAGE IN THEIR RELATIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH | |
INDEX DRAINING ENGINEERING THE SMALL FRUIT CULTURIST | |
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Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health George E 1833-1898 Waring Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
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