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perfectly done, are those of hills, valleys and undulations having 

 firm clay or hardpan subsoils, where an abundance of stone, 

 round flat and fine, are found in the soil. This class of lands are, 

 in fact, the most valuable for purposes of agriculture and horti- 

 culture in the world. Upon and along them, will, within a few 

 years, be found the loveliest houses, the richest peoples, the finest 

 farms, and gardens, and in their neighborhood and vicinity, the 

 grandest cities of the world. 



"We have found no difficulty in convincing every man who has 

 examined our methods of gathering in and flowing on and out of the 

 waters, that these can be controlled in subsurface flow, yet there 

 are few who have yet realized the fact, that, when there is a general 

 adoption of our system the springs of the primeval forest are to 

 not only reappear, but that hundreds and thousands of others will 

 develope, forming rivulets and rivers, growing lakes, the latter alive 

 with tr6ut and other varieties of fish, presenting a scene akin to 

 transformation of the earth's surface. 



Fearing that we might occasionally mislead people to adopt our 

 system if we published estimates based on the actual cost of 

 trenching to us, we have counted as an investment all moneys ex- 

 pended, not merely for fitting of lands, but for manuring, making, 

 harvesting and marketing products, as well for plants and trees 

 set upon our grounds. Three acres of our plot, or thereabout, are 

 being prepared for strawberries. On this portion all stone, big 

 and little are taken out and placed in trenches. To do this, as it 

 appears to us, pays better than to leave the work imperfectly done. 

 Few people, perhaps, will be found to agree with UH, however fav- 

 orably lands to be fitted may be located in proximity to profitable 

 markets. 



We note that the question has been asked : 



