Henry F French no doubt read about John Johnston's experiments in farm drainage. In fact in the mid 1850's Henry purchased 1000 ft of clay tile at a cost of $25.00 per thousand (included shipping by rail) May have been 2" round clay tiles.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Horseshoe Clay Tile
Recently I spent a few days visiting The Mike Weaver Drain Tile Museum in Geneva, NY. In 1835 John Johnston received several sample horseshoe shaped clay tile from Scotland. He had a local crockery produce 3000 of these horseshoe shaped clay tile so he could drain his farmland.
Henry F French no doubt read about John Johnston's experiments in farm drainage. In fact in the mid 1850's Henry purchased 1000 ft of clay tile at a cost of $25.00 per thousand (included shipping by rail) May have been 2" round clay tiles.
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Picture courtesy of Geneva Historical Society
Henry F French no doubt read about John Johnston's experiments in farm drainage. In fact in the mid 1850's Henry purchased 1000 ft of clay tile at a cost of $25.00 per thousand (included shipping by rail) May have been 2" round clay tiles.
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