Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Soils of the Eastern United States and Their Use, Vol. 40: Marsh and Swamp
The first necessity in the agricultural utilization of such areas consists in the drainage of the land. In the case of the Marsh and Swamp this is usually. Accomplished by the digging of main-line ditches and laterals, supplemented by the tile underdrainage of the, intervening fields. In the case of Tidal marsh it is also necessary to construct embankments against the encroachment of the tide and to establish-automatic gates that permit of the out?ow of fresh water and prevent the in?ow of the rising tide water.
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