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Benjamin A. Jones
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Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Coauthor of Engineering Applications in Agriculture.

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Spalding: Vernatt's Drain
Drainage, in agriculture, the artificial removal of water from land. Drainage is employed in the reclamation of wetlands, in the prevention of erosion, and as a concomitant of irrigation in the agriculture of arid regions. Drainage can remove excess water from an area before it enters the soil, and…
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