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of some fifteen acres better adapted to this work, where- 

 by a system of covered drains the sewage can be diffused 

 through the soil. A complete diagram of this work has 

 been prepared by Dr. Page for this report. We are 

 pleased to note the deep interest he is giving to this exper- 

 iment, and are satisfied that with his characteristic energy 

 he will give this problem of sewage utilization a most 

 careful trial, and the results, be they favorable or unfavor- 

 able, will prove of interest as bearing upon this important 

 question, '' What shall we do with the sewage of our cities 

 and towns, at present allowed to flow into our rivers?" 

 and carrying disease along their course to the ocean. 



An important feature of this system of sewerage is the 

 construction of a separating basin at the highest point on 

 Hospital Hill possible, being now constructed, and is six- 

 ty feet long, about six feet wide, and ten feet deep, with 

 numerous compartments substantially built of brick, laid 

 in cement, under ground. (See plan attached.) By this 

 means the sewage will pass into the pipes and drains free 

 from all clogging matter, a great improvement over the usual 

 method of distribution. The plan contemplates a stone 

 drain, similar to those in the fifteen acre lot, to extend 

 around the Hospital hill on a level with the top of the 

 separating basin, so that the sewage may be turned either 

 way as may appear necessary for the better distribution of 

 it. By this plan it is hoped that the fifty acres on the slope 

 of the hill may receive the benefit of sewage irrigation. 

 It is gratifying to the committee to be able to present 

 to the society so much of progressive agriculture, as the 

 report of the conduct of this farm offers. For which, we 

 make the merited award of the society's premium of thirty 

 dollars. 



Benjamin P. Ware. 



James P. King. 



C. C. Blunt. 



Geo. B. Bradley. 



John M. Danforth. 



J. Q. Evans. 



