Farm Horizons
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Feb. 8, 2016
what we can within that limit,” Mathews noted.
After a price limit is determined, Mathews and the
farmer will decide which fields are in the worst drainage
area, and start with those.
“Then, there’s what’s called farm-able wetlands,”
Mathews said. “There are already tiles there that have
been sort-of ‘grand-fathered in,’ that sometimes need
work.”
In the case of farm-able wetlands, one is able to replace
or fix tiles that have previously been installed, but can’t
move them in any direction.
“Any new tiles have to be the same size, placed in the
same spot, at the same depth,” Mathews commented.
Often in cases of farm-able wetlands, there will be an
inspector that goes to the job site to ensure proper tile
replacement.
“That only happens about one out of five times, but it
does happen,” he added.
There have been instances at which Mathews has had
to dig up recently-installed tile for an inspector, because
of complaints of neighbors or people passing by that
thought it was not installed properly, or because of issues
thought to be caused by the tile.
“Not that we try to make mistakes, but it does happen,”
Mathews noted. “Although most of the time, we dig it up,
they check, and it’s just fine.”
Tiling placement
“Depending on the wetland, there have been times
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For ideal results, agricultural drainage tile should be
placed 4 feet deep.
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