188 One Thousand Questions in Agriculture 



House Waste Water. 



Is it feasible to use zvash zvatcr, etc., for zvatering fruit trees and 

 vegetables? 



Kitchen sink water is rot desirable because of its great content 

 of grease, but wash-tub and bath-tub water are good. Strong soap- 

 suds should be mixed with considerable rinsing water to escape 

 excessive content of alkali. Run the water in hoe-ditches, along tlie 

 rows of vegetables, hoeing thoroughly as soon as the land hoes well, 

 changing the runs of water so that the soil does not become com- 

 pacted but is kept friable and lively. 



Draining a Wet Spot. 



/ have a spot of about an acre that in a wet winter becomes very 

 miry and as a rule is zvet up to July. Can I put in a ditch tzvo and one- 

 half feet deep and fill in zvith small stones for a foot or a foot and a 

 half, until I can afford to buy tiles? 



Drains made of small stones are often quickly filled with soil 

 and stop running. However, it will work for a time, and such drains 

 were formerly largely employed in Eastern situations when cash was 

 scant and stones abundant. Dig the ditch bottom to a depth of not 

 less than 3 or 3^ feet, then put in the stones deep enough not to be 

 interfered with by plowing. If you have flat stones you can make 

 quite a water-way with them and fill in with small stones above it. 



