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The Newtown bee., 1894-03-09
EASTON.
CENTER STREET.

i The funeral of Mrs Catherine Osborne was attended from the Methodist church, Friday, March Rev J. F. Duinkirke officiated, assisted by Rev MT Scott from 1 Flatlands, L.I.
 The school entertainment held in the Temperance hall, February P, was a complete success. Both teacher and scholars deserve much credit for the pleasant way they entertained the au- dience with recitations, tableaux and singing, besides netting fine sum for the purchase of the ''Stars and stripes"
 Mrs Coley Abbott, who is very sick with pneumonia, is reported little bet ! ter.
 J. J. Foster is slowly recovering from an attack of the grip. c. S. Abbott has returned to Ridge field after spending week at his fathers.
 Miss Mary E-Seeley returns, Saturday, from two weeks visit with friends in Shelton and Birmingham.
 Selectman Gould, with his gang of men and four-horse teams. spent several days the past week in making roads through the snow- banks.
 Rev MT Aver preached. Sunday morn- ing, very impressive and instructive | sermon from the text Mathew 27 :aa. During the past week he visited at his fathers in Shelton. Our venerable townsman, George Free borne, celebrated his Sirh birthday, last Saturday, by devoting few hours to that we'll known healthy exercise, saw ing wood.
 MT and Mrs Frank Brothwell of New Haven spent few days at $. N. Osborn,s.
 MT and Mrs A. E. Turney of Weston visited, Friday, at J. l.. Perry's.
 Monday, Easton pensioners will call on E. $. Gillett to have their vouchers made out.
 MT and Mrs Joseph Jacobs have been spending the past week in Bridgeport. awaiting the trial of their supposed barn burner.
 MT and Mrs Joel Beard of Huntington spent Friday at T. W. Turney's.
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STEPNEY.
BAPTIST CHURCH TOPICS.

Preaching service will be held in the Baptist church next Lords Day after. noon at l o'clock. The theme will be Prayer, it's discouragements and en. eouragements."
 The union Y. P. s. c. E. meeting will be held in the Methodist church at D. m. and union services at 7.30, conducted by Pastor Merwin.s
 Orville Hull and his son, Ebert O., presented Rev H. W. Jones with fine load of maple wood, last week.
 The ladies' aid society met in the par lors of the Baptist church, last week Wednesday, and during their business meeting presented the parsonage with a beautiful quilt and then Mrs ". E. Broth well, stepping over to Mrs Jones, pre- sented her with purse of handsome sum on behalf of the ladies of the church. It was such surprise to Mrs Jones she found it quite hard to find words suit able to express her gratitude.
 Rev H. W. Jones will preach at White Hills Baptist church next Lords Day morning at 10.30 o'clock.
 On Wednesday evening, March 21, a week night prayer meeting will be con- ducted in the Baptist church at 7.45 o'clock. I5 is desirous to make these meetings a success, as they will be con- tinued as long as any interest is mani fested in them.
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Sunday last. His parents received the sad news by telegram and were very much broken down with their sorrow, as they had only two or three days before received letter from him announcing that he was on the way home. The sym- pathy of their many friends has been ten derlv manifested unto them in their great grief and affliction. It is expected that the funeral services will be held this (Friday) afternoon in the Methodist church. The interment will be in the new Riverside cemetery.
 Thomas Rigney, former resident of Monroe, but for the past two years llv- ing here, died in the Bridgeport jail, last Tuesday, and was buried from his late home here on Thursday, the interment being in Riverside cemetery. He leaves a widow to whom he had been married little over one year.
 Mrs F. A. Wales is visiting her sister. Mrs Thomas H. Newcomb.
 Last Tuesday night 3l tramps lodged in the lookup.
 Farnham's large sleigh took r. ladies over to the Center, last Wednesday, to attend the fellowship meeting. F. W. Curtiss had out two days, last week, the road machine with four horses attached, to level down the snow on the streets.
 A number of the Y. P. s. c. E. mem- bers of the Methodist church went to New Haven, last Wednesday, to attend the district convention.
 The ladies of the Baptist church gave an orange tea at the cafe of w. w. Be mis, last Wednesday afternoon.
 The number of deaths in town. last month, was nine, five of them being in- fants and small children.
 The Congregational church prayer meeting was held at the residence of Lewis W. Booth, South End, and there was large attendance.
 An aged veteran by the name of Jos eph Wentworth, fell on the ice few weeks ago, and broke his wrist. Last Thursday he fell again and broke the same arm above the elbow.
 The Echo Hose Co.,, at their monthly meeting, last Thursday evening. selected Frank H. Hotchkiss and William Rob- bins as engineer and assistant of the fire department, which are subject to the ap- proval of the borough board.
 The services at the Congregational church, last Sabbath, were largely at- tended. In the morning the Town hall was filled and 14 were added to the church.
 The interior of the Baptist church edi- flee has been painted and improved.
 Mrs James s. Wakelee of Long Hill avenue is quite ill with heart trouble, fol- lowing the grip.
 There were 55 pension vouchers exc cuted in the town clerks office, last Mon- day.
 T. J. Chadeayne rescued Timothy Mur- ray from drowning, Saturday afternoon. While crossing the ice on the canal, Mur- ray broke through and was unable to ex- tricate himself.
 The business meeting of the borough was held, Monday afternoon, and a tax of eight mills on the dollar was laid ,pay- able June l. No other business was tran sacted excepting the acceptance of the annual reports.
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ing was held on Tuesday evening last, at the residence of H. B. Curtis.
 Miss Phebe Whitney of Long Island has been visiting her brother, Rev H. C. Whitney.
 The Sunday school board held its monthly meeting at N. B. Curtis, Mon day evening.
 The present condition of travelling speaks louder and more emphatically than words can express, need for more macadam road.
 Warren Plumb is painting his house.
 Robert Brown is renovating lis barr and making it as good as new.
 Quite number of our villagers at tended the fellowship meeting in Hunt ington Congregational church, last Thursday.
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A MATTER THAT CONCERNS FARMERS.

It is no longer disputed that to bring long-cropped soils to high fertility, ap- plication of essential elements are neces- sary. Just what this treatment should be is deeper and more important ques- tion. So long as the farmer removes every year large crops which are only partly returned to the soil it is necessary to have plant food to take it's place. Lucien Sanderson of New Haven manu- factures and offers to the farmer num- Der of phosophates that have rapidly ad- vanced in popular favor during the past few years. His claim is that he can save the farmer money, and it will pay to write him and secure circulars and full information regarding his formulas. Mr .Sanderson is New Haven man and no doubt many will write him before de- ciding just what phosophates they are to use this year.
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Talk of the Town.
MATTERS or BUSINESS.
GUARANTEED CURE.

We authorize our advertised druggist to sell Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, upon this condition. If you are afflicted with a cough, cold or any lung, throat or chest trouble, and will use this remedy as directed, giving it fair trial, and ex- perience no benefit, you may return the bottle and have your money refunded. We could not make this offer did we not know that pr hing's New Discovery could be relied on. It never dispppoints. Trial bottles free at E. F. Hawley's drug store, Newtown, and s. c. Bulls, Sandy Hook. Large bottles soc, and S1.OO.
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BERKSHIRE.

MT and Mrs James Bedient visited at her fathers, William Hard's, last week.
 Mrs Samuel Curtis spent Tuesday in New Milford, the guest of Rev Mr San- ford.
 K. c. Page has started milk route, this week, through Sandy Hook and Newtown.
 James Carey welcomed little daugh- ter on Sunday.
 Sherman Richmond of Woodbury was the guest of Charles Minor, last week.
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THE BEE BUZZ.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BEE.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS oF THE BEE
 If it is sin and crime for man to kill himself; what is the difference whether he does it all at once, or takes a month, or year, or even longer time in which to destroy himself? Does the length of time, morally or legally qualify the nature of the act? Is it any less sim ful and criminal for man to drink enough alcohol in one year to stop the action of his heart, than it would be to do it in one night?
 If a man dies drunkard what is the difference, morally speaking, whether he dies in his first drunk or after his whole nature has become diseased and the doc tor calls it alcoholism?
 And if drunkness is a sin and crime, and any one who is accessory to sin and crime is also guilty with the principal, what shall we say of the man who de- liberately gives another the means which he knows will sooner or later destroy his body and ruin his soul?-[O. o. Wright.
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SHELTON.
THE BOROUGH ELECTION.

The borough election was held, last Monday afternoon. The tickets in the fiefd were: The peoples party, warden, Ephraim Cushman; tburgesses, K. Bea- ton, Lewis II. Wheeler and John J. Con- nors; bailiff, Thomas Horan; democratic party, warden, John A. Wilkinson; bur gesses, N. L. Beiver, Fred c. Wilkinson !; bailiff, William G. Brooke; republican party, warden, John H. Barlow; bur gesses, Dr D. A. Richardson, Charles J. Conrad, Frank w. Simmons; bailiff, Cid con Tomlinson; treasurer, D. s. Brins- made; assessors, William Holmes, J. Tomlinson, William H. Smith. The lat ter ticket prevailed by l20 majority. The two democratic candidates for burgesses were elected.
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PLATTSVILLE.

Miss Amelia Feibel of Stratfield has visited Mrs Horace Wheeler.
 Mrs Eber Gould is recovering from a severe attack of the grip.
 About D relatives and friends gathered at the home of Francis Staples to help celebrate his birthday, February P. Many were present from Tashua and EastOn.
 Mrs F. A. Wilson and son of Danburv are guests of Mrs Elisha Taylor.
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CURE FOR HEADACHE.

AS a remedy for all forms of headache Electric Bitters has proved to be the very best. It effects permanent cure and the most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield to it's influence. We urge all who are afflicted to procure bottle, and give this remedy a fair trial. In cases of habitual constipation Electric Bitters cures by giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few cases long resist the use of this medicine. Try it once. Large bottles only soc; at E. F. Hawley's drug store, Newtown, and s. c. Bulls, Sandy Hook.
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CIOAKS-

Children's and Ladies' Cloaks need to be warm, durable and stylish. This is just the kind we are selling at $1 and g. Of the l35 C1oaks submitted to you about 75 belong to $6 e and ss grades, but as there are only three or four of Q kind in each lot we have decided to place them with the s1 and s2 kind.
 We have applied the same rule to our La dies Cloth, Plush and Rubber Cloaks, where there are two or three in n lot. No matter how high they cost they are marked to sell quick at ss and $lo. They were marked 8l6 Is and 20. Seems past believing. almost, and they are all fresh, stylish and in most popular shades of cheviots. beavers and kerseys- black, navy blue, dark and light tans.
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Agent T. J. Corbett paid over, the past week, to John H. Costello, appointed by Judge of Probate Bradley administrator of the estate of the late Ellen c. Costel- 10, the amount of her policy in the New York Life Insurance Company, 5000. See card in another column.
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Thomas J. Bradley, postmaster at San- dy Hook, who has been ailing the past few weeks, is slowly recovering. His son, Thomas, from Danbury visited him recently.
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A. J. Broughal, master mechanic of the Shepaug railroad, has had Boiler Maker Beach from Hartford at the Haw- 1evville shop, where he has been over hauling and putting engine No. 3 of the road in first-class shape.
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TRUMBULL.
CHESTNUT LAND.

Mrs Ryan is at David Williams for a few weeks.
 Miss Mary Beach has visited in Deep River.
 Mrs J. Townsend from Danbury has visited her sister, Mrs ". J. Haines.
 Mrs J. Haines has a new piano.
 Several of the friends of Miss Carrie her. last Thursday.
 Mrs George French is with her daugh- ter, Mrs F. L. Turnev, of Long Hil
 The Trumbull Grange were enter
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A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION.

The farm of the late Samuel c. Glover in Hanover school district has been sold to Michael Cavanaugh of South Britain,
 son of Dennis Cavanaugh of Sandy Hook.
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ANNUAL CEMETERY MEETING.

The annual meeting of Lands End cemetery association will be held in the schoolhouse in Lands End on Saturday evening, March 10, at 7.3O p. m.-[A. l.. Hawley, President.
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Fairfield County News.
NICHOLS.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

zI11OI71O NUT
 Rev w. J. White of Trnmbull will oc- cnpy the pulpit of the Methodist church on Sunday morning next, in exchange with Mir Whitney.
 The sociable held in the Methodist church parlOr was quite success. An orange tea and supper was one of the features. After tea farce was played, in which the parts were all we'll taken.
 The Christian Endeavor Board meet
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Miss Mary Lynch of the Connecticut National Bank, Bridgeport, is taking a short respite from duties at the home of her parents in Zoar.
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in the Glen, paid visit to his old home, recently. His sister, Miss Nettie, who taught school in Bridgewater, was re- gently married.
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DoDe1NerowN AND VICINITY.

Miss M. F. Shepard has been very sick with the grip. c. Morse of North Oak street, Shelton, was guest of MT Cranes people, re- gently.
 Jerome Platt was in Poughkeepsie, re- gently.
 MT March and Mr Shelton of Danbury visited at George Cranes, last Sunday. Miss Emma Ferry attends the high school in Bethel. Mrs L. A. Barnum spent last Sunday on Goldfish Hill. Mrs George Crane has been very sick. Her daughter, Mrs Andrews, cared for her.
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MT and Mrs s. A. Blackman of Flaw leyville were in Bridgeport. visiting friends. the past week.
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bury visited friends in Sandy Hook, Sun day last.
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TaOR SALE One pair of oxen, one good r work horse. cneap. GEORGE E. BEERS, PIattsville, Conn.
 NOTICE--Having bought new, will sell old IN sealeg, weighing 240 pounds, for $l, com Wanted, second hand milk cans, butter car rfera Cooley crcamers. Buttermilk for sale. HOLLIsTER SAGE. stepney Depot, Conn. yYzNTED-ToI Tease . farms and would ex.
 M change equity in desirable dwellings in this city. for stock and tools. Address EQUITY. care Lund Bros. Wood avenue, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Michael Lynch has purchased horse of Aaron Sanford.
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MT Wilson of New Haven was the guest over Sunday of his son, Arthur Wilson, of Palestine district.
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Mrs James N. Lake passed Sunday with her son, Charles Lake.
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When Baby was sick, we rsre her cassori..
 When she was a Child. she cried for casforis. When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them castox,a
The Newtown bee., 1894-03-09

Joseph Coles from Bridgeport spent Sunday with his parents, Mir and Mrs James Coles at Hawleyville.
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Miss Ann Blackman is visiting her sis ter in Canaan.
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THE NEW posTMAsTER.

Horace Wheeler has received his com mission as postmaer of the newly es- tablished Shelton postofffce and will pro- ceed to locate and fit up as soon as pos sible.
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Mrs E. L. Stevens of Hawleyville has been at West Cornwall with her mother who has been seriously i'll.
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William Hawley and family had present of box of a very fine oranges, some of them weighing over pound.
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Miss Eva L. Botsford has been visiting relatives and friends in Danbury.
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John Meehan of Waterbury is at his home for . few days.
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MT and Mrs Wesley Hayes of Bridge port were in town on Tuesday, inspect ing their new home in the Street.
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The Plumb Hardware & Co.,, Bridge port, do not make any change in their ad this week, for the simply reason that they have been so rushed with inquiries, since our last issue, that they thought best to let it remain one week more. They are headquarters for all kinds of farming implements and all kinds of hardware. They also carry large line of paints, white lead, oils, glass, putty, and brushes of all kinds. Their line of pocket and table cutlery can not be ex- celled in the state. Write them for prices or call on them any time when in Bridgeport. You can always find them at 452 Main street.
 The following has been sent to us by H. N. Ayres: "We are selling lady's shoes at 90 cents, regular $1.25 goods 1; better shoes, usual price $3, for $2; s4 kid button for $2.S9; mems $5 congress and lace shoes for $3 .S3; $3 footwear for
 $2.50; $2 shoes $1 30; children's shoes, regular soc, F l. tip, dongola backs, for 34c; $2 hand sewed dongola spring heels for $1.50. You can't afford to buy else where. These hard times every penny counts and the place to save pennies, dimes and dollars is at H. N. Ayres, Bishop block, 3s1 Main street, Bridge port.v Call on him.
 Are you going South; if so consult
 Burr & Knapp, Bridgeport, regarding the
 best way to go and they will secure your tickets.
 At the dry goods emporium of F. M. Brown & Co. of New Haven, Easter mill Emery has made it's appearance. There is no better place in Connecticut to make selections, for their stock comprises all
The Newtown bee., 1894-03-09

B. P. Pitchard is doing some interior decoration in s. A. Blackman's house at Hawleyville.
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Michael Jordan spent last week with friends at Greenwich.
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John Gallagher Of Nangatnck, son of Mrs J. M. Gallagher, who formerly lived
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Mrs F. Mcfarland is quite sick.

A. c. Baker, the Hawleyville furni- ture man, was in New York the first of the week to look over furniture styles. MT Bakers store always contains the newest and latest goods in his line.
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Corset Bargains.

600 dozen at the very low price ot 39c, 5ot and 59c. many of them worth $I.
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ANYTHING UPON APPLICATION

tained handsomely by w. E.. Waller few evenings ago.
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Rev o. o. Wright preached in the Lenten course of sermons at St Johns church, New Milford on Thursday even- ing.
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to Russell Warner, and has bought an animal to take it's place of another party.
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Two boys, while distributing handbills, last Saturday, stole the door keys of res idences, IS in all. Chief Tomlinson ar rested them.
 Herbert Blackman, son of Seymour Fl. Blackman s-died in Jacksonville, Fla, on
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James McNamara has visited friends at Danbury.
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Birdsey Beardsley sold COW recently
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Miss Mary s. Brennan of Hawleyville is visiting friends at Danbury and Beth
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TEMPERANCE NOTES.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold their monthly meeting Wednesday,, March 14.
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the novelties of the season as we'll as complete line of the staple goods
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Children Cry for PItcher's castorIa.
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BASEMENT.
New Spring Carpets.

Examine our stock and prices of Carpets Rugs. Mats, Window Shades. oil Cloth. Limo, iaam, Draperies, Lace Curtains, Upholstery Goods. Lamps. Clocks and House Furnishing Goods.
 The Copeland Brothers Co.
 BRIDGEPORT.
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SPECIAL

Fifty pieces in all-wool Dress Goods, Mix lures and Cheviots. All the new combina- tions of colors at the very low price of soc.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-21
About Irrigation.
Germantown Telegraph.

Germantown Telegraph.
The subject of irrigation is attracting
more and more attention, and is being con-
sidered even outside OF the rainlesS dis
tricts or arid regions. Its advantages are
ticn of the subject comes in the question
OF methods to be employed, and it can be
tested nowhere more successfully than in
locality where irrigation becomes ne
cessity. The States of the Western plains
where the atmosphere is destitute of moist
ure and the rainfall but limited and con-
fined to season when ii is but little avail
able, have been compelled from the force
or circumstances TO adopt irrigation as a
means of successful agriculture, and with
the suggestions touching subirrigauon the
study OF its effects is commenced.
The Utah Experiment Station has been
making Investigations comparing subirriga-
ton with surface irrigation in its effects
upon growing crops, temperature or soil,
atmosphere about the plant and the lateral
movement of subirrigation water. These
have been carefully made by Professor San
born, and cover q period OF four years.
From the experiments made these conciu-
SlOnS are reached:
l. Subirrigaton whether by large. open
drains or by the cement-pipe system, fails
10 supply moisture enough for growing
crops
2. The lateral movement of water was too
slow to furnish the requisite supply Tor the
evaporation of plants, being at the rate or
very few inches per day
3. The Subirrigated soil was warmer than
the surface irrigated SOIL
4. The atmosphere around the plants to
the height twelve inches was warmer
by subirrigation than by surface Irrigation.
8. The subirrigated soil did not contain
as much moisture the surface irrigated
| SOIL
6. The conclusion is reached that for the
| farm where the experiment was conducted
| the lateral movement of water could not
| be made rapid enough for maximum crop
| growth.
Z. The system is too costly for ordinary
| farm crops.
The last conclusion is the one of the most
consequence to farmers; the cost OF any
system of proposed Improvement should al
| ways be taken into consideration in COM
pariSon with the benefits and unless there
| is a fair balance in favor of the latter they
| had better be abandoned
Subirrigation involves considerable out
lay, and the results in a level country
| are stated as above; but at the same time
| If a system of irrigation was 10 be applied
TO a section of country uneven in surface,
so that there would be a much stronger
| lateral movement Of the water. the effect
| would be somewhat improved, but it is
| reasonable to suppose that the item Of eX-
| pense would still prove an obstacle in the
| way.
| In the case above mentioned, while the
| results varied somewhat from year TO year
| in the case of grain there was marked
| difference I'm favor OF surface irrigation
| both in the grain and straw, while in the
| aggregate for two years with hay the re-
| suit was in favor of surface irrigation in
| the ratio of thirty TO fifty-three. With
| grain and straw the difference was not quite
| SO marked.