CONTENTS:- 1. Introduction. 2. Soil: Nutrient Base for Plants. 3. Land Drainage Practice. 4. Levelling and Topography. 5. Laying out Drains in the Field. 6. Fixing the Grade of Drains. 7. Maps and Records. 8. Grading the Ditches for Tile. 9. Flow of water Through Pipes. 10. Size of lateral Drains. 11. Open Drains. 12. Drainage of Barnyards and Cattle-Lanes. 13. Road Drainage. 14. Drainage Districts.