Engineering for Agricultural Drainage

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Soils in relation to drainage. 3. Water properties of soils. 4. Rainfall and runoff. 5. Flow and measurement of water. 6. Major types of drains and drainage problems. 7. Design of open ditches. 8. Open ditch construction. 9. Open ditch maintenance. 10. Location and design of underdrains. 11. Drain tiles: kinds classes established sizes and standards of quality. 12. Construction of underdrains. 13. Drainage of irrigated lands. 14. The soil moisture control problem on peat and much lands. 15. Cost of drainage. 16. Drainage administration and law. Appendices. Index.

This book lays special stress on soil and soil moisture characteristics and behaviour crop plant characteristics and growth and on the successful and continuous practice of irrigation as related to drainage. It presents the developments in scientific drainage design with special chapters on soil character and beaviour drainage of irrigated lands, moisture control on agricultural peat lands and on quality of drain tile and methods required in manufacture to secure permanence and protection from natural enemies. It is the intended mission of this book to meet that demand for students farmers and for all agricultural technicians whether engineers agriculturists or farm managers. (jacket)