under good man: age ement, and ipidly ais “toa | the constituents biui =i over the land ina | may pass before it finally r : 
in the | hands of a wealthy and well-advised landowner, | large bulk of water would affect their value however, conceive of cay! os Pees We cannes 
and an intelligent pr prosperous tenantry. J. C. "i. ut so far as thee bi ge mee of liquid manure farms | return to the old cesspool s; yst lek” B would Justi 
can be called to our ai vould be, that | maintained that chemistry. ar id m cheat if it sho E 3 
the sewage would yie i the most produce if applied | cannot suggest a plan fe A ereta a 
Ta TOWN ney AGE either exclusively to Grass-land, or, in the case of py Ta pore ii meee 2 at = ting ta Mig br 
ALL aS a few of — almost exclusively to the Grass-crop of the s form, it m By: X t the Pier, ti le rin a al 
the points poet by M Neca Mechi, a his paper | course. Now, , acres is certainly much more that they sek, at present been are! we be Branteg ke 
read at the Society of Arts on the 7th inst.—“ On the that would be necessary to receive the okt Rat rry ing them off by water without sin, safal in a 
Application of Town Sewage. “| London, if the whole were under Grass. Let us t f mischief to tit ae TeMOving fro 
ae th regard to his illustration of the applicability of for the sake td Ny: epee) suppose that it were wider a discharging them unused i nto the Sia Ui another a 
purp on, and that, in accordance with the | Gilbert, Harpenden, St. Albans, March ix both, J, a 
the fact, that the average annual ing p f of. ‘the most successful Ayrshire liquid- s 2, 
1 Ki fa, arms, the whole, or nearly | the whole of the i th 
ya muc! Bi bot roportion o: Se bie er (in the orm 0 iqui i F 
“by hl proportion of water Gn the for a A GREAT HEAD OF GAMR, | x 
fall) ch We should then have costly arrange-| I SHALL allude to hares in the first instan l a 
age, suri rely little need be said. I may, however, mention menis. for the , distribution over 500,000 a ree = the | ing them to be the most objectionable - bi 
in passing, that adopting Mr. Alderman Mechi’s own | rate of liquid per acre, per um, | habit of congregating together, ma " 
figure s, both as to the area of land under cultivation, | whilst he is 7 000 a acres wou ive the li l as one, two, and three hundred or fe 
Panina Is o; 5 3 at the ate of 1920 tons of liquid per acre. | of from 20 to 40 acres, feeding he foo 
yi ielding manure to it, I think he unereates the aver- It may be asked—would the advantage derived by the | land, and I need scarcely say they pref al 
age data in matter per acre w hen he eckons it, doh | three aes crops o P the course, either from the occa test hert ame phonnda hie in 
the data in question, as equal t that of teo sional | direct application of- ‘sewage to them, or from | and Ary peaa greatly favour their d a 
only. There would besides be che ‘while of the | ae Grass reals hae ng of kinder growth pe is 
sumed ae. d i : , manure a i e for marr about four-fold Wishes: quality, it is here that ir 1 
take into account in any such ei an “Sade for ‘distuibut done to the growin ing crop, it Wh 2 
in the sense supposed by Mr. Mechi, “t ie ap this etor were answered in the Clover,—constantly eating day and ni ~ a 
farm i manurial resources” are not cited in anythin tive, the c a vio us conclusion wo gt A confino “the year bear i rs it age ing 
think there need | sume and destroy what wo 
of kr eae tters, &e., in town sewage. But, be much doubt, p if the spptization were so confiued, | additional food for man’an i Pr 
granting that they were so, just for the sake of argu- the sara a might be ve rably ban 125,000 acres to | destructive to — in the months mis 
par Iam sure I need not oot Mr, Alderman M echi | s e the maximum crops over a given area, The| always on the move, they cut their w. she 
hat such a fact would have no direct be caring on the | (area a her supposed Sond anie that about 2000 tons | corn Sn Chivers; ‘and ig hae. oe sew 
Seaptiin GE yee shd ki town RA APN IS RE wage, containin ng the excri etal matters, _ &e., of te roods, and in s nces roti 
at literally I ‘have wes ey erfum 
es ee ome however, with Mr. Tecni that te eo nk nent to, we E lens nf Sf i vir resi! ser Sie : 
2 , a > 1e A 
pora De ari of two individuals of a mixed pop la- | land. But the question arises, whether it Tt Weald fan te wore, ah Hag. isci ee bn ea 
on Wi o those of his. two aise aang? a il ‘she 
whilst those oF the latter will, in his Mg bid “tet | at the cost of what might otherwise b side d ae meot ik 
Pee aes 2000 ton js Pig in ches) pa E oa ona et | w: ate s manurial pattara? Conclu din considered asa be Por aot ERE the fedi 
uals mixed wi ily tons of be r. Law es h ted th cated 7 
SAT: Now, the excretal eira Asi two individuals, | | view, p Sk “be found smb ion Rex «A ks en dim inished enn a ee epee y : 
rought to about the same condition of dryness and cena enormous amount of 10, ons of | prett y din novel si he to t pie * 
nan pet rescene as an aariak guano, would | dilute AE r acre annually, This, taking a ‘dian } z g Seea a 7 hunted to s 
correspond very nearly both in wren and in money | lation ft Pal ions, yi m f fluid p > but Se nla isu 
mane at oot ashi tole T ed that ne, els parca would ao expe enditure i porte = beholder they ae ene oe ae ee a 
e question we o consider in | to only 20,000 acres; aid, at the rate oe three millions I ask, tl idi = Pee 
to 2 ; z t, I ask, that land capable of providing food for 
reg pii kek PRs a saa ai whether, supposing |o | of rar 24,000 acres, ae at the Shes time stated country shou be allowed, I ma: 7 > P 
the acre of land at the cost of, say 13s. åd., if in the | o anurial constituents w ould Fee anaE lg ety po Shige enduro to to see thi eo 
portable form of guano (the lawyer’s fee of 6s. 8d. for | Iinitation of area, could only i ve settled by actual expe- | his hopes and mana eg ‘a 
the excrements of each Rcd vidua UR hey Toa then | ri In regard to this point it should be borne in gamat fer But ape cate pe 
i upon in the soil Jf sure, 
only? for a nae a me with th t whicl ts|see the sudden start S a hare from hi at” 
. 5 re X i ;” 
- —; a1 the’ question tie wn fo Bled ae is the most proditive ey cannot her i be estimated has less hasta to meet such..on his table after | alios 
She. del Slats a a e ra Anan W rate ¢ value as when they are used in the | legitimate sport. No am sure as “ sons of tl IE Mec 
of water in London (or some other large town), It oe for a moment be doubted t Sa re the al wis pem gafe dt ko 
r could then get them deveta produce would result fee the application | fear I cannot full th ing 
a eo is to their eos valu e? o the land d the excretal matters of our town pop A t the guk aes my! 
> Bu eave this point : taking together pied Meets | tie d on 
paper eg pere the e Central Farmers’ ay a fe eeks | who, ti arim ad Ni peri A a| | eer or less ai aiseta ip) of gane fi ot mne heen 
an at re Society of Art € — 
last, I thi = At E zi ante like many of its productions, forms, at full, 
when T ay that, ag he “popaln ttn of s correct ca y enikan benr bib cote» e: a whe 5 tbe do loubted times, a welcome satisfaction to = epioarean appt. yon 
000,000 and the amount of sewage per head per | | throug the enormous bulk of wa tar s nt wn pty nrg To RET, PES Li N “ 
r at 80 tons, he appo the er wired be Paull if judiciously applied, e dl te ae paras carema L beshirs. maiaa z 
distributed over 500,000 P irodios particular] Be asa sottious ~ increase aH cial ers gam Pn 
simplicity and brevity, I sh all dune’ Sar Ai he | 8 se admissions ANA any ies on which doe wo m $ a fact Mat eg, of gr Pra 
p Sygeme i Ži peaca 1 one Signed ‘int lee that the increase of produce would be ie pheasants, and part Vinge re pe 
> itions and require ` * z : A : 
pan ‘the sccomplisimen rag such se meet [eridenen that cae a x EA not. All the|ceived by the proprietor, which at once d y “ay 
idén iodo so. n miha he in | E OF ainia ea a showing the as the folly of such extrave t hordes ? nak 
a o a starting pant for the consideration of those | ET manure, is utterly irrelevant to the aati E oul © ee Hee fa mai = | is 
ma Me the pract ticabilitr, pS a com cial H H i $ Bre Oe Ps t ; 
in a rem e point of view, w oe distribution of | | time be sown Area X ae ite Be ef at eel ee ee of wiek mohi ol a 
the e Of Laden n over such an area. la a profit. Nor is it even of aie eT te > hi sachet peel Seek eae belies gear: f fide 
Adaptag the figures just qnctad: the excretal | a a profit has been obtained inder y 9 cial ore ieee Anh ie ee toh 
ia matters, &., of = individuals of the mixed population, stances, unless it can an nai t A wit ntem and kill the & pe ee take ep ia 
both sexes and al p would be a t ee : SES eee |e fez ) i 
= each acre of land. : By Reine of tie excrete e oi f plated Ens pen seston a pi es * CAd will rae be | view ; we know how dificult it is to aes E as 
- these six persons, if br it to the sa ae o eha BEES A pplica oi wh established prejudice. W trar 
dryness and non- oak ix beans would sewage 3 increase of produce alone, own ideas and to succumb or give way to p 
be worth about as much as 3 ewt. of that sulsrance s | thse a rense c E broduo Sb) pete ea n E oaa = fandy and unwilling acy ee 2 
say or 480" 480 e wh ion can wi a mount of chaff whi e 
siie ans e p iE ge orth of | a Sots MaD Aeh n prove-the rr B of ag follows as a matter of course. Sa 
annum, of wat water senpply ns: woud be ae be by lafgely i inveti their oes ie i ee me T ene eee bs n x it to S 
tributed toO cing i such a 
therefore th aie wea have only imino obviou us, its. „accomplishment ; and whether they succeed in create for themselves rai real sport, be 
ution of boar er 500,000 ac rely felt to be a great im : Ji 
rate of 1d. p tien res acres 33 be the owe then a a Aes ca Megat. ot and peck fais I Ae ughly co E be 
cali & pe ken at = rade sine amt i cate Ws Len one = omer a ma eee of our | great amonnt of dropping as SI Wt 
pote or 40s.; that is to pel exactly the eotinimtdd | tion be rendered ofita ble fi Paeit S aes Aona o DE moet _ pean ; “th 
value Ls the constituents ft if taken to the land i i = S heels purposes, jand exceedingly detrimental to the de thar 
portable condition of guano. There wonld then, on this! eine Bee og ES for 
supposition of cost of distribution, and taking the shali Ir imiery Arrangements require, we | made— hillocks being a favourite spot for dè ws 
estimated value of the constituents as manure as above | so manurial constituents, ey Piro: rhe = ni arie toe ay fair = 
asanped, o, margin whatever- left for ti i i Paot pea a E e y ; 
the citizens for their manure, Iti is for those who pro- [hya h drati ig tha fe aries ae ne a | ee marie toe ty eee a 
the Tiv estinent bt éaydtat for ydration than occur in London sewag which | we must be aware of the character of our $ ail 
a aie Over bac au kes nt boat totais era t 4000 mes vean to L part of of the dry | before accepting. We conceive we do; but Me 
they could accomplish their end ting al dita each fadividanl dwaliog i th oet deliex | eee Sieur =~ 
‘uaa thes eroh: j o ee ne : = ie pe eA seca that an over eg ga 
sider, on the one hand, ee far Batts nile is is 1 Ee wate ee = 
e ha nente vaer. But this is not all gain, even in a ae fested fields i 
maintain their present estimated mon ney value, when | point of view, so long as the excretal mat _ e al i above ee fe n 
soii: & Prge additional herein is Ph 1 y ho water e 
ught into on carried into the nearest river, pollutin ce ox Mr. H. Corb “aca et i 
and, on the other hand, how far the fact of! perhaps of the immediate populati n, aid alcol f all it Dee Club, ae ae 
