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unrivalled, and, perhaps, unimitated. And this, pro- 

 bably, is the head and front of his offending to those 

 who criticise his economy and decry his experiments. 



This irrigation is performed through the medium of 

 a small steam engine and sixteen hydrants, so posted 

 and supplied with hose as to reach every square foot of 

 the 170 acres. The water used for this purpose is 

 mostly, if not entirely, supplied from the draining 

 pipes, even in the dryest season. The manure thus 

 liquified is made by a comparatively small number of 

 animals. Calves to the value of 50 are bought, and 

 fat stock to that of 500 are sold annually. They are 

 all stabled throughout the year, except in harvest time, 

 when they are turned out for a few weeks to rowen 

 feed. The calves are housed until a year old in a large 

 stedding by themselves. They are then transferred to 

 another building, and put upon " the boards ;" that is, 

 in a long stable or cow-house, with a flooring of slats, 

 through which the manure drops into a cellar below, 

 made water-tight. Here the busiest little engine in the 

 world is brought to bear upon it, with all its faculties of 

 suction and propulsion. Through one pipe it forces 

 fresh water in upon this mass of manure, which, when 

 liquified, runs down into a subterranean cistern or reser- 

 voir capable of holding over 100,000 gallons. From 

 this it is propelled into any field to be irrigated. To 



