The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-27
AGRICULTURAL.

How TO MAKE A WELL.-First. of
course, the well must be so constructed
that it cannot act as a drain for the
neighboring soil. This can be done by
making the wall above low-water mark
of some material impervious to water.
or by emitting this part of the wall alto
gether. The first car be accomplished
by having the wall from a point two or
three feet from the bottom made of
brick with a coating of hydraulic &C.
ment on its exterior, or of hydraulic
well-tubing with the Jennings well pro-
tected with cement; in either case the
earth should be thoroughly packed
around the wall, and a slight embank-
ment should be made around the orifice
to prevent the INFLOW of surface or
storm water.
In such a well the draining surface is
so reduced, and placed at such a dis
lance below the surface of the ground,
that In the great majority of instances
the introduction of foreign matter be-
comes impossible, except in so far as
there is a chance that substances will
fall into the well from above, To pre-
vent this the well should be kept
covered when not in use. In most
cases, however, it is better to omit the
upper part of the well altogether. After
the excavation is completed, the wall
can be built in the usual manner for a
distance of two or three feet, more or
less, as circumstances may demand the
service pipe can then be placed in posi-
ton and the well arched over. The re.
m Qindnr nf tha Unffnn not1 than ho
filled with earth, well packed as it is
thrown in, and the pipe carried to any
convenient point. 1t will be necessary
to place above the arch several layers
of stones successfully smaller to pre-
vent the falling of earth into the space
below.
The workmen will probably suggest
a layer of turf or straw to accomplish
this object, but the presence of either Of
these substances will cause the water to
be unpleasant for a considerable time,
and will prove the cause of much annoy
ance.
There Is a prevalent notion that q
well should be ventilated for the pur-
pose of allowing noxious gases to es.
cape; and that water is better for being
exposed to the air. l hardly need state
that the only noxious gases In a well IT,,
e., gases that render the water unwhole-
some) are the products of decomposition
of organic matter which has found its
way into the well in ways which have
been described above, and that water
as it flows in its subteraanean passages
is more perfectly aerated than it a be
in any other way.
FARMERS WIvEs.-A Monroe county,
New York farmer writes thus: "The
home life of the farming class sadly
needs recognizing. Farmers homes
are clearinghouse for hired help and
farmers wives are almost bond women.
The larger the worse the servitude." Is
there not much truth in what he writes ?
All must admit its force, but the diff
Guilty Is to suggest a remedy that will be
practicable. Perhaps its panacea may
be found In the following extract from
another farmers letter: 81 have
always boarded my help until the pre-.
sent season, but l shall never do 1t
again. | built a tenant house and 1t has
paid Its cost already in the added pri-
vacy and quiet it has enabled me to en-
joy, and in lessening the work of the
women folk"
1t is hard for us to get rid of the idea
that 1t costs us something to board our
farm hands, but we must do 1t. If a
farmer will sit down and carefully
count up just what it costs him to board
his men, he will be surprised at The re-
suit, and conclude that hotel-keepers
are not very exorbitant, after all. Let
our farmer friends think over the mat
ter, and see If we are not right In sup
posing that 1t is practicable.
STEPPING turnip seed In spirits of tur-
pentine Is a complete preventive against
the fly. 1t does not injure the germina.
ting of the seed, and the young plant
comes up tasting and smelling of tur.
pentine, the odor remaining on it until
it Is In the rough leaf,