mole drainage

agriculture

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Mole drainage is a method used in agriculture to remove excess water from heavy farm soils, particularly those with a consistent slope. It involves creating underground channels using a "mole plow". These channels act as drains, drawing water away from the farmland. This process is a form of land reclamation, aiming to improve soil conditions for more intensive agricultural use by managing excess water. Mole drainage is particularly useful in areas where surface drainage is difficult or where maintaining open ditches is impractical.123

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…unlined underground drains is called mole drainage. After a period of time, depending upon the stability of the soil, the unlined channels collapse and the mole drainage operation must be repeated. With the development of low-cost flexible plastic materials, devices for lining mole drains with perforated plastic liners to increase…
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…unlined underground drains is called mole drainage. After a period of time, depending upon the stability of the soil, the unlined channels collapse and the mole drainage operation must be repeated. With the development of low-cost flexible plastic materials, devices for lining mole drains with perforated plastic liners to increase…
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