... whether directly by rain, or by the surface flow of adjoining land [024] 18 [025] Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health 2d—That which reaches it below the surface, by springs and by soakage ... for a healthy growth; any severe effect of drought, except on poor sands and gravels, may be presumed to result [010] [011] Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health from the same cause; and ... it, and stands on the surface After the rain, come wind and sun, to dry off the standing water,—to dry out the free water in the surface soil, [018] 12 Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health...