Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-03-13
Marsh Lands In Maryland.

. DR. g W. Chancellor, secretary of this
State Board of Heath. rad paper lee
fore the Conyen ion Il Farmer. lie 1 in
BA timorc reCen II. on lie drainage 1T
the Marsh lands oi Mary and. and ! in
.5usuce upon tie acrlCu ure. population
And health Of the State" lie sAii that
the r yp'jtus were the pioneers Ia 'hr
art of lard drairsC~. After tracing BE
work If these rntcrprisiag peop lie. he FOL
lowed his sui.isc, Up :" th- present day.
ard cnntcnacsi that drainage bad Trsl tel
IN great hrueti, Ia health aud Individual
wealth. The speaker thss referred To- the
supplau;iac oi W lui nj Is hy steam power
The nuuneT IF steam pumps emp eyed IS
about seventy. VARYING trim ten 10 eighty
hnrse paser. ani Va'slng The drainage wa-
ter IT s'sou: 250.OUO acres After .pe.king
f rillcr methods rmplrvc.l a. dram lards,
pr ,hauc,l-nT IuTnsd his -ttsn ipn tn
NarI i.ui marshes SID e.. lhr iTst1-
AZ II MARYLAND uars'ts. a. compared
Nitn ihr irstrs+r NJ the lrs~s Z ii"llari
~ the f,rs IT if.lsud w,4.i ie mere
h.gs Gle TaktnE the - rV.ensiye #
aur r,~fst - from S.p0a :" So pU0 a,r...
Ne nsy stlc estimate that lee av'ras-
rrst ct stlI,.nsiug rrd draining 81 ! not
eIceed slO Ter acre From rsaEH cs'i-
mates 'hr Cass, tstnFd 8ra4 - rss-s'e izud -
not les thar 5tEu uHu .r:c>, - At.sr ~ ,un
ssqu"rcr If g.. aatsrl Eg,1 rsos.fil.u on
the Eastern ~.ure auh : su'hsTu Nsrylsot
: Al nc>t cu'lrrit yBivrtrs~. ami X ali not
hriuE rnrr. thar rrN tCnfs I"r serr. M.
. more q - 'h;~. T.'tt.Hs % ja5.s-> 81 sd
. ha r.4asi.d % ar.7u tie pf'urtp.] niafsl. -
F m 10. Esstsrr ~Tsrt~ rt3 ~.u'U~Ea Mary
land 1hr re ar fg;iY 400. "'.o .sres & b.se
+ bands i c"u i Is Escl fus q. Shtru strn
dr4'aed sud elertt ~ ca'.is .isHu al.
readily pr-.iscr lrfy i4sh,.s vt cuTu. ~
au- an hall taHs.t hsv pr acrr. "T 10
round naui--Fs aN.reC~ ~ so PEI acre
/ trau this h.ss which - I.elss ID O. Ie
r~-spnph accurate tf.- TtsulT suult h.
. - irlI,sv- too 600 asr.s 81 uHf,yl lined
t,nIsf g. prr acre. S4pn con exp~H.rs II
iraipjns and 1u#wFnyfug - $40 per acre.
e. 600 ouu total est - 4u0 .uDu T-ci. isn
Ell lsnHs. 100000 acres = go per ACRE.
<i6 0U0 .uun. d-dgc'td cot oi drainage.
-tc. 81 400 coo; me- profit. 81 Goo. 900
( r4kir= tic ..'irus'es 1t pT.l.luy;iy"Dcss
love IN sde. 2co 600 4cr.s all Gly~ 10000.
GOO husi,.-l. of corr. which a, - cents per
ausne nill hc =. 600 600 !, vi require
about 10 GOO. 900 bushels # corr, 80 add
ttnn .n whca, and other crops t" supp :
man and bees, ~ the country whore he sc
mars. lands exist. which. hen d, du tel
from the gros. pr, duct ~ vi leave
5000 600 huss,Is 'qEal to S3.o@o.noo an
nuniiN saved - the iarm = i ;sls section.
l. Is estimated that nn~ good l,horef
will claim au @y,Ttgc II 3. acres If the
marsh annually. and. therefore. 900 ah"r
srs reel i'm 81 coo aCrss A.sUa.y The
cost II l,g.or may lie -, k"nrd . $50 per
month per man, or $500 per .nuum per
msa. At his IN tie cos OF 900 labor
ers will be $500 00O per snnum. uT an az
/ giega,e OF 81 $50 eco tor eleven years,
which would be required In drain the
/ 400 900 acres If marsh lands, and the &C
/ tua profit II the same would he 81 Gi0,
/ 900. Ttis would make the average cost
Of draining $40 an scre. or 81 an acre less
than the average cos OF draining marsh
| land. in Englaud and Holland. Reference
vas then made In the sanitary benefits oi
drainage of marshes and DIR Canoe lor
said hat over 81 600 600 WAS lost by ma
/ laria alone every year. tie recommended.
! in conc usi"n, he appointment of co.,
mittee h urge upon the legislature tie de.
sirabi ity at creating commission invest
sd nj h power and suth:ient means To-
make u careful survey # all the marsh
lands in he State. 10 CONSIDER their prs
influence upon agriculture, population and
! health. and tn ascertain the means by
which ands can be most etf,c ually drain
I'd and brought into cultivation.