40 IEEIGATION. 



is possessed by any village carpenter or mechanic. It hag 

 been patented by Mr. Ed. Buzby, of Sliamong, 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 yery 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. 



CHAPTEK V. 



PREPARATION OF THE SURFACE. 



An adequate supply of water having 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 



