4 REPORT OX THE APPLICATION OF SEWAGE. 



the views I have expressed on these several points, my farm is 

 suitable to the application of Town Sewage. 



First, the Situation; — 



In this respect, there is little to complain of. The farm 

 buildings were erected by myself, within half a mile of the town 

 which supplies the Sewage, and were so arranged that milk cows 

 might be kept under shelter all the year round, and the green 

 forage carried to them in the season. 



Second, the Climate, — 



Situated as Rugby is, in the very centre of England, although 

 at an elevation of something under 400 feet above the sea level, 

 there is rather a deficiency of moisture in the atmosphere. The 

 average rainfall for the last ten years is, 2L551 inches. Num- 

 ber of days on which any appreciable quantity of rain, snow, or 

 hail fell averaged in the above period 158 in the year. The 

 largest amount was in 1860, when 27"537 inches fell in 194 clays, 

 and the smallest amount was last year 1864, when 16"386 inches 

 fell in 135 days. 



Third, the Nature of the Soil, — 



In this respect, my farm is not ill adapted for Sewage irri- 

 gation, holding a medium position between very strong and very 

 light land. It is, generally speaking, a gravelly or sandy loam, 

 with a subsoil of blue clay at a greater or less depth on the blue 

 Lias formation, and the whole of it, or nearly so, has been 

 drained to a depth of 4 feet, with tile pipes. The arable land is 

 all ploughed with a pair of horses. 



Fourth, the Quality of the Sewage.. — 



From the testimony of Professor Way, who has made very 

 numerous analyses of the Rugby Sewage, no fewer than 93, in 

 fact, it appears the manurial value is high, as compared with 

 that of London. It contains about 7i grains of Ammonia to the 

 gallon, on the average, but of course it varies at different times 

 of the day. and according to the season. I find in the last 

 Report of the Royal Sewage Commission, that it is estimated 

 that there are at Rugby, including rainfall, &c, on the average 

 from 55 to 60 tons of Sewage per head of the population per 

 annum, and that it is estimated that the London Sewage amounts, 

 on the average, to about 60 tons, without, and to about 100 tons, 

 with rainfall and subsoil water per head of the population per 

 annum. Cf course, therefore, if the proportion of water be as 60 

 to 100, the Rugby Sewage must be the richer in fertilising matter. 



Fifth, the Quantity to be Obtained, — 



Here I was placed at great disadvantage. My original agree- 

 ment for Sewage, purchased from a third party, was to allow five 

 dressings on every acre in the course of the year, or rather from 

 March to October, for 20s the acre — including the expense of 

 application. The amount of a dressing was fixed by the arbi- 



