1. Barry & Carole Shortt Wind Ridge Farm New Melle, Missouri
Subsurface Drainage Installation as an Integrated Fruit Tree Planting Practice
Barry & Carole Shortt
Wind Ridge Farm
New Melle, Missouri

2. 8 rows of 3” 6” 6”
Main line 5” 5”
2 rows of 3”

3. PF Lucky 13 Peach - July
September – 5 trees/sample

4. Trees with drainage had much greater vigor in year 1
October 2011
Drain tile
No drain tile

5. No drain tile
Drain tile

6. Tiling can pay for itself by the 4th year and again every year after that
Break even
Tiling cost was $2257/acre

7. Acknowledgements: Dr. Kelly Nelson University of Missouri tile design
Chris Doll Doll Horticultural Services horticulture
Timewell Inc Timewell, IL tile supplier
Dyer Rents Wright City, MO trencher
Stark Bros. Louisiana, MO trees
Irrigation Mart Ruston, La drip line