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put it in successful operation, the brain of an astute accountant to 

 estimate its cost, or the eye or mind of the learned student of 

 nature to discover its results. Combining in itself a plan for the 

 accomplishment of these objects highly essential to the comfort, 

 convenience and business interests of the people, storage of water, 

 irrigation and drainage, it will be seen at once by even the ordi- 

 nary mind upon most casual inspection, to be practicable and 

 feasible for either purpose, and it must be equally evident that 

 great advantages must accrue to the user of the system either for 

 agricultural purposes, the storage of water for other general uses, 

 or as a means of drainage simply. 



Scarcely a township exists in our country, in which there are 

 not many farms upon which your admirable system could be ap- 

 plied to great advantage and profit. Large portions of territory 

 in agricultural districts are now entirely useless, or at least com- 

 paratively unproductive, by reason of insufficient irrigation ; and 

 these through the appliance of your "New Agriculture," could be 

 made vastly more productive ; while the present productive por- 

 tions would be increased in productive power through the same 

 instrumentality. To the grape and other fruit growers, it seems 

 to me, it affords especially inducements for use, which will speedily 

 bring it into imperative demand with the large majority of this 

 important business class. Through it thousands of agriculturists 

 in every state may easily and with little expense make their bar- 

 ren wastes to smile with productiveness, and the better portions of 

 their farms to double in value by reason of increase in crops. 



But the advantages to be derived from the use of your plan in 

 the storage of water for other than agricultural purposes are 

 equally apparent, and must eventually bring it into active demand 

 and use in localities where the supply of water is now insufficient 

 for the requirements of cities and villages ; and by its application 



