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THE AORTO UL ITESI sE ARLS 
e= e ee 
“Gnsects destroying them in some places 
‘So that al her our ts for 
tne so s good no es 
certain—that 
thing we be fit to 
cu 
of July, Wheat sat other corn about Fe 19 he “pasture my sta 
Grass, which has been abundant, is now getting 
but as the meadows are cleared there will be more 
farmer perhaps more lightly stocked than usua 
ye ro ite cor were a fortnight ago. 
we cae B mer, = “a 
t 
to a serious extent. | ye ye ved in this stream. 
a heavy crop are not 
But of one 
Now appearance 
muddy as the Thames been ‘the bridges, rand zh a 
much of the land irrig ated by it becomes so rich N Š 
2th | th ff eve poy ears, p as err 
he subject, i in onder ¢ 
iters 
tated by some writers but, to 
erve the level o£ the ands for i irrigation, >, 
terial for manure for pb 
the markets have been against them the lean dear, and tl ‘the Sikme ars in growt 
fat low: But a change must soon take ee in this respect, | Jan ds, for which it is KANY p rized. 
usiness for Be: sme; yer #0 We examined the pa Al throughout the whole 
been ely du 
‘There is no chance of work being very plentiful a harvest ; 
as apr fe same which een = follows boy. cami will 
n harvest, and t thos ve a "good 
roca year 
pin, 
ay ie danen may fi find it aa aur 
bad b 
Feat porgi disg p sako of Ea bear te course of the Vetta abbia; took samples of the Riva. and 
e who hav 
ful. @. 8. 
GATION NEAR MILA 
corer 
ago 
(The E Eor isthe 
Henry Aws 
— of sa reper o on a this subject 
homas Way, and 
on surround the city of Mila 
‘all pin 
in all treton an although the Rice caltivation is is 
t permitted to of fou 
approach wit thi in 
miles, tk 
a distan 
f the uce, e system of 
t | aini k on employ e had the advantage, peo 
of minutely ` inspecting he ole arrangem of a 
w 
considerable far “inch ro sre between 3 an nd 4 rai from 
oe ribs Ps of be 
o grea! roti ani mi pr an ing the fullest infor- 
ne of the most intelligent Ppop 
Chiappa, a retired a — Milan 
the estate, and has bee: fart 
al his life. 
The expense | of forming a meadow for irrigation 
+ 82. or 102. to upwards of 407. 
the 
urface, 
hon 
regard to water meadows 
n general, which, in many 
close upon the Mgr the city. Irriga- 
abound 
tion with the water me oh with 
the —— i 
and receives about four-fifths of its entire liquid refuse. ingly mall 
e i g 5 
Ae on a Daami ag “one ec reag a tho modern system “a Milanese oncia ” of water is Gra 
the city into Saat hte and connects the Martesan Pe irod ree Dei et mys ibs S Pa pa ari o 
R u: 
the north th the eae: en iho ee ee pemg SAEY A eee 
—drains 
the fn oy yefese of 
only a southerly | y 
Se 
s kind. The main 
very: defective |r 
n portio: 
constantly throughout the ter, and 
In the winter irrigation, the great object is 
flow of a film of water over the 
enormously ohne in this ka 
of the meadows which can be 
o was born on agricultu 
liquid | portion of the sewage of the De 
ae that similar immunity. a may 
msive. 
That the solid matter could then be 
> neighbourh ood of a — as at —— 
May 
ata 
Suet ly 
ons T TN 
pei 
ane 
which 
tar evap 
of injury to heal 
bodies of wat 
fod 
T. 
That this risk of in: the 
living immediately i in the Diet of E apa: 
is such only as a s elsewhere _ a 
of ae climate a and the greai 
count 
re ome 
vagance of the adoption of expen iv on 
ing so valuable a material a 
T. Sourn i, 
J. TRONA ar 
December 1857. HENRY AUSTIN, 
rer corre an 
Season sof Eat ry to a Farm.—t observe ing 
G 
nips after 
est of Soteria For instance a two year 
ass field which was ploughed last a 
last spring \ with Oats, will be ploughed ni 
£7) 4} 
the in body of 
ame 
of April 1868. eon May or the beginning iry ps 
gallons per day per 
water is ree maity times mcs on ae Janda 
Dr. Chiappa farms about 580 a 
wi 
cres s of land, of whic h 
h Swedes, and during ; the latter end 
which receives thew n and vaste water of “the of the Vettabbia. The grik of rem 80 acres sup-| the autumn of 1859 or beginning of 1860, Grass 
~ premises Ry ihe fecal matter dire population, | ports 100 cows stall fed. Six crops of Grass are on will be “ghey in the spri d narrowed in and rolled, 
Groupe during the year of the following proportion of weight—| or rolled only. If sown in the spring with Wheat or 
yen, is retained in asasi In February, 800 kil S Barley eeds sown ‘i 
eean or solid matter which fiñds its way » April, ` 800 > $ diately after the Wheat or meg is harrowed in, 
» pitas ik pet » » ing the summer of 1861 of the young Grass 
a es A 400 = a | will be set apart for hay, and ‘the Sere for cattle and 
e ” December,400 £ s | sheep, and during the summer of 1862 it will be all usedas 
| or sows 22 tons of Grass per acre 
tate 
Hay is made i 
Oraa when the seaso: 
per 
p! 
in June and BSE d sometimes in | of 
ature and during the latter end of 1869 oF 
sown 
oe. 
weighs 9 The cattle are bs The third or fourth week of August is, in 
upon hay for about 40 days in the year. At all other | moist seasons, generally about the commencement of 
sg bm an times they have the fresh Grass, and nothing | else. The | general harvest in these gomti es. When bes come 
eel thi t } e, and the weather 
foeming 10 Boca oon lia Bees rth Of course be taken into consideration in po harvest labour is pie ae a oe the 
ag ; pee cle dt riv river Vettabbia. Pe AA reste oa teliltave he Aia a iaa i land Th oni ti PS En pees Si LENE pore aoe with Oo 
ter-tight tacles, without | manure of the cattle fed with its roti now 
produce is used € 4 a “inches in EP th; but Ti in he is 
P oantal other outlet and Me ce t pable | where, all the lands irrigated with plain Sa i < rally pecified dept th that, G eye land must be 
Br popra a is avid + ve be 1e RR nt aT to cost fied quantity of manure is at all times used. To phoaghes I jia matches. hing of the 
aaa nok sheik i ry from about 177. to r obtain the same produce from such lands as is here at stubble land, intended for ne ip break for th 
Genes late ri — pope year, 80) obtained from irrigation with the waters of the g erally co ere immediately atar 
> nig vhs Bate o ight colder month, Vettabbia, it is calculated wonld require five cubi nce, se 
eps re axel com to ia honse ho ia y some farmers haye it prog not rr 
SAO, er na "this value of hir Austrian litas per metre, or ad Al. EA 1 inches ot with two horses; vf 
cre m. Ton claye , three horses ive ele 
seme abont " ie A saag of the city, |" Tt will be observed that the waters of the Vettab 4 as N and which is naturally dry, ot 
land, a ab pcs e ey os to the |in po sen Seer eet ae over the lands Crono their has been renered gel by i efficient F heey = à, 
dred ourse tumn, ani IRE 
in papa authorities Tcenoes fo fr this: saktie; for distance they 1 tava travelled from the city; E plo long hod in spring tilliti® 
moved chiefly to the no rth of e ‘kc siege te is re- m of the land in question, the eee te that ‘the pa do not clog D aei 
. within the e city b e 4 athe ee probably be taken to represent the pe pulverised aoe inni T x 
eee, 50 sa tage tom s ven | average value of the liquid refuse of the ci the farmer imes only to j 
said get dak Guaptyi: re eg The effect of irrigation generally on the health of the ek cross plough, s RADON, and roll it, previous ® 
ld be alsa ao a Cesspool, ot | the population has been a vexed question in Lombar: ron up the drills, applyin ing the manure, and 
nel aes Sia am gece’ and Piedmont for between two and three centuries. he seeds ; whereas land which is merely skim- a 
+ eet 3 ‘hos “3 01 a We sought i. ike mo on this subject from the per. i tumn, and is saturated d winter, f 5 
ly a = EnEn table hed sons most likel made themselves accquainted | solidified about the beginning < Ap that 1 
T ofa pü Sais cask un FO with the heis the s physicians of the great h at of | scarce: ly possible i P soe it, ev oe inating of 
The farmer pays for ti ost gore bento the city, and of extensive Pa gia to a tilth suitable for the inating 
RTE A TRT “bat ai eo abr we rerio | the poorer ¢ ba nenie, found, seeds. A e mace is settled ad ake 
from: t there age or overllow | have been expected, tint ee “Population who | “ive în in tittle AA of rain, farm ne: 
he cesspool, its contents a to be at all 
sobs kee’ vale than is fond t to Pia ‘a cate erg pa 
ter-closets in the city; wh 
they do bra 6 ika. Toa ae So to “a ms ia 
subject to the same dise: 
ps ive tracts of Semeni ire este covered |s 
apply 
sowing fap seeds; but rik iaar hey 
emptyin of is ce I i with water, and then besten wh oe ivel pti | i i to prevent a i poes mare ane sow 
B ooi r veg Se > th favourable seasons ‘armers ha fficul season, 
Tao drains, but hans b di fe y 1 e-fifth of the whole farm with h Tornia ae 
the discharge of any fluid into 
readily Pe sepociea at aon cep it uy | appears to prt "We oan the no evidence wit | times have 40 or 50 acres of land all ready aT for $ 
s ; of tl y Sheng from makin, 
oot way von. those Bh ge 9 iid nthe as the | jrrigations pe with the waters of the Vet bbia | f d yht aft Claye ayey land which has be 
ne of this valaa — parto tt eae the chief beyond those of other districts around where plain saturated, if le wed previo nh ed ca sometime 
s find enerally requires to be a a . y ; 
The Sna Ac to the sa ame gather, — the following facts as the Boge at still too par pe i for tho 87, 
city is -weer to poeri and sewi or tho-iriiga- |. 1. That this example of th minating per of hose 
4000 acres of land, after which it falls ture, n notwithstanding. Chat fi. rent ery veyed in. so position would Praag double the nah miting sath 
about 10 : extremely diluted a state, is the most S most Owing N the D seen i s : 
t miles w the city: | important of any which has come under ee ee | havoe Pond sali ‘urnips about the S whith 
water flowing ‘the city | 2. That the experience of the irrigati an add a | June Th have seen vd eo crops of f White Tare 
a Der head. "Fhe deptt: of water , striking additional proof > those already obtained of te great were sown after itis considered too ee wart 
ne) calculat ure ing ~ 
x ‘acre | per aora d a) neko ich Í the immense indents of that avalos tained be the aaatti s of them, at brai pá free eely ly by hoang ora favo tost ie" 
refuse of about 40 persons > bu but it must liquid nits passage thro vad I town RRT < eater uring: the, lsh year of ‘op i 
1 of the water is used o ver and 8, Tnt no nuisance whi id wth. During t è 
f en Dads at lower levels, Ser erei of the sewage, an nd th ioe this, ane Sve hoe lease, the ordinary rstine of Erni ait 
ý om ffenol voneks is no doubt due to the absence of the a 
ee matter is con- | 
solid matter and to the 
great state of dilution in which the! ensuing year’ 
be act to with the exception ofp 
urnip break. In the he event 
