784 EXPERIMENT STATION EECOKD. 



7 or 8 ft. split cedar fence posts laid 5 to 7 in. apart. Over these is put a foot 

 or more of straw and then 2 ft. of soil. It is stated that little trouble is ever 

 experienced with the sides giving way, provided rain water is not allowed to 

 substation at Brandon, Manitoba, are given. 



Cotton warehouse construction, R. L. Nixon (U. S. Dept. Agr. Bui. 277 

 (1915) y pp. 38, figs. IS). — The purpose of this bulletin is to outline in a general 

 v.-ay some of the essential features of a warehouse for the storage of cotton. 

 A general discussion of the importance of storage houses and the principles of 

 storage, particularly as applied to cotton, is followed by a statement of the 

 functions of a warehouse, which are as follows : 



(1) It offers temporary storage facilities when the owner is not in a position 

 to store it himself. (2) It should furnish the owner of the stored product a 

 negotiable receipt. (3) It provides a reservoir for surplus during years of over- 

 production or when market conditions are very unsatisfactory. 



The geneal features of construction of types of standard warehouses, including 

 the closed detached cotton warehouse with compartments limited to 600 bales 

 capacity, the detached cotton warehouse of frame construction, the closed cotton 

 warelit)use limited to 1,000 bales capacity, the cotton warehouse with open court, 

 the open court warehouse of fire resistive construction, the single or compart- 

 ment warehouse of fire resistive construction, open shed compresses with plat- 

 forms and yards attached, and emergency sheds, are described and illustrated. 

 Miscellaneous fire insurance schedules, insurance standards for warehouse con- 

 struction, and general considerations relative to cotton storage and fire insurance 

 are also given. 



It is considered very important to have a cotton warehouse conveniently 

 located on a sidetrack and to provide ample platform space. 



A system of automatic sprinklers is considered to be a desirable installation 

 for a cotton warehouse. Special warning is given against the placing of a wire 

 fence around yards or sheds inasmuch as it will interfere with the handling 

 of the cotton during a fire and consequently increase insurance rates. 



The impoi'tance of having ^a arehouses conform to the standards of the xmder- 

 writers' association is urged. It is finally stated that the diagrams in this 

 bulletin should not be treated as plans for building, and the importance of 

 employing a competent architect to draw up specifications for any ware- 

 house is emphasized. 



Farm sanitation with, special reference to water supply and sewage dis- 

 posal, P. Hansen (Trans. Amer. Soc. Agr. Engin., 7 (1913), pp. 62-96, figs. 15). — 

 The substance of this article has been noted from another source (E. S. R., 

 32, p. 87). 



Sanitary apparatus for the disposal of excreta and sewage from private 

 residences and isolated houses, P. C. Snow (ilont. Bd. Health Si)ec. Bui. 2, 

 pp. 31, figs. 17). — This pamphlet deals with the disposal of farm and residential 

 sewage. 



With reference to conditions where water under pressure is not available the 

 so-called dry system, wet system, sanitary pail, and several modifications of the 

 L. R. S. sanitary privy (E. S. R., 25, p. 891) are described. With reference to 

 conditions where water under pressure is available, cesspools and the well- 

 known septic tank and filtration system are described. Cost data to suit 

 Montana conditions are given for the different types and arrangements of 

 eqiiipment. 



The purification of dairy wastes, G. B, Kershaw (Surveyor, 46 (1914), 

 No. 1197, pp. 736, 757).— The author states that the uniform attainment of 

 .standards for dairy sewage having limiting figures of 3 to 4 parts per 100,000 



