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is possessed by any village carpenter or mechanic. It has 

 been patented by Mr. Ed. Buzby, of Shamong, N. J. 

 Where metal pumps are preferred, the American Sub 

 merged pump made by the Bridgeport (Ct.) Manufactur 

 ing Co. , and which are entirely of metal and almost inde 

 structible, would be found very suitable. For lifting 

 larger quantities of water a great variety of wholly me 

 tallic pumps are manufactured by the Hydraulic and 

 Drainage Company of Brooklyn, N. Y. 



CHAPTER V . 



PREPARATION OF THE SURFACE. 



An adequate supply of water haying been obtained, the 

 preparation of the surface of the ground to be irrigated 

 is the next work. For gardens this should be very com 

 plete, as the work will be permanent, and the first outlay 

 will be the last, if the work is properly done. The method 

 of laying out the ground will depend greatly upon the 

 nature of the surface. If it is perfectly level, with no 

 perceptible s^ope in either direction, the method of bed 

 ding should be employed. This is done by plowing the 

 land in ridges of such a width as are most convenient 

 for the culture carried on. For market gardens, where 

 horse cultivation is practiced, these beds may be from 20 

 to 30 feet in width. In smaller gardens, in which the 

 hoe is used and hand labor employed in cultivation, ridges 

 of 10 to 12 feet in width will be found more convenient. 

 Where the spade is used altogether and horses are never ad 

 mitted, the ridges may be made of even less width ; the di 

 mensions depending altogether upon the convenience or the 

 necessity of the cultivator. The system described applies 

 to each of these cases. The ground is laid out into plots 



