The sun., 1901-10-06
MONEY In SALT MARSH LAND.
a PLAN THAT PROMISES TO orr
RID or THE MOSQUITO.
Experiments n oyster Ia, show That
the Marines Can Be Rrcisimesi sheapl,
Lands worth $40 .OOO. 900 Lying
waste Between Here and Maine.

Lands worth $40. .OOO. .oO0 Lying
waste Between Here and Maine.
According 10 the experts Of the Bureau
- Soils Ia the United States Department
Of Agriculture there j. lying waste and
unclaimed between New York city and
Portland Me land worth sp.O1.Gu T. j.
salt marsh, covered I'm Who'll" or IN part
with water az high tide, but the whole Of il
can be reclaimed aud fitted for cultivation
a. q cost q: less than fifth Of ns due.
And with IN" draining and cultivation Of
tins great area Of property, nov useless,
viii vanish the grea' pest II tho low Wing
territory around II tine mesquite
uA beginning IN the work oi draining and
rcclaiIGing the salt marshes va made a
few months ago On the Sound shore 81 Long
Island. between SAINTS Poin' aud Cold
Spring Harbor The task j. b..ug under
taken 10y the wealthy residents ~ the dis
trlc' of whom President Rou-e'."lt j. one
It, completion viii Io' orly give them
new valuable land. hui Will greatly enhance
IN" vau" of their own Irppor'y ard make
life on Il plea-an'er by bar-h.Hg the mos
quitoe-
The first work has bs.u done au the C~'rs
island marsi.. Iu-t back 81 200 ~eavauhaka
turiri han "iuhhpu-a af Ov-fer Bav, aud
a. a result uf summer uf prlct ica. cu-
ginssfing. While mosquitoes haV. sVaru-d
i'. greater number than ever b,furn every
~ hsro else appu' New York, there has ',r..t
notable de- in the nuirhrr la that
Ell. rD'
Tho ,1b ha. h,-au Undertaken thoroughly
nHd r"i"u' iflcaly. art DO" D,uartrr rr' ~
Agr.ruiiui" e. Washington Aa. lv.u -I'-
hctcu'l IL Interested il :, to -,nd dow. a
sp"oiAi lu,".t.ga'or He wa Thomas II
Means 81 th" Bureau ~ Suii- au.i ht- rrpurf
ha- now h'-'u published pv 'l" Depart
in"n' 20 d"nlou~traie how 'h" Atlantis" cuas'
'uI ID" iii uI q great measure Of DO" lyu.-
puit" p"-' Jrt % ''" -am' time iargs areas
Of valuable land can bo secured fpr ,I,'.-
WALTON 81 compare 'r"ly small Dp-t
lN"rvwr"r' if Europe -u'' marsl"- are
regarded a. 'ho mu.' i"'tll" of laI d- In
'tH rat - England tue igu-, in th" ,Nteui
vt u"i" ''au n mill. 20 acres. .a'" i"'.l
ditet aud di'rNed and are nuS in q state
uf WaiChlr~. fertility and lsrgr area ~
" Hand. Denmark. Belgium and uu'' bern
Germany hav" h""n cultivated i0r MANY
N"Uf- H,r" clos" a. hand u N"' dorsey
then" arc ai loast a million acres easily
''rlniruahlc nrd ROW wa-f" R"iv'-n tars
''fN sud PuItiand this report puts '.~
total o." ,airIs I." df'p u' -d. marsh 0i
-cNCsocirg .tutsn lD-p,.
Pr" -1v- the r"prf' there ,- % great
advantage ir 'h" fac 'hU' all uf D. b. near
the ilrg" u"ntr's g population whore
every arf" So ID! have 81 Iigh 's,J' a. market
g1ri'I -UI ur fields fur iuc raising = iHs
/ Won brought into their bH-' -ia'. ~IDh
ar"t- vII measured 20. '.o frl'" pu' nu'r
other lali- an ftr -aUo r"tgiihufuuud.
hav" q ,a.ar 81 n"' I,-~ than s2.n "a. 'rr"
I Md '." cost 90 rsiaiu.ug BE- joss 'Han
uu"-Hffh ui '.lr
Tho Ov.f,r Hsy experiment b. sp far 'Ae
. tr-t yra,' .HHl a'trmft or any -.ri.u- .D'."
~ ''-Ci7uuiug -aF mar-h'- O" 'hl- country.
\ l'w lH'.hHdrt,fi 'r.tl- NuN" i-'u mace
and aN1rI..ci. bi.f according iU VI. Mean.
'Hru. ARE v".'-"-'u. .'I.H"i w"fin". -
reclamation .r Fur''' HnI f 'u"-" ar" u-'7i
u'.y u"r". -rl..r.as ra ,-f' ala. li."t" iH-
r.''r ',... l l'.vu ca" ~ fa!'ur" 90 'H'~.t
,'rI l''f" -" ,dmJ'I.u when all pre- r'Hu-
..ui., v.-' 'I."'. tlf ' .- Ce'''fa " COW
c',l'-i hat ul.u acrr - r,-'a. .u.i -n' marsh
I- worth four ur ~" acre. 81 upland
u, 'rpup~. hitherto, l7- l''f., 'i"
I r.pur -av-. fisa rlUr reclamation g iidA
( lands iu ~. ~ucc,--ftll a. Iuiuuuuln cA-
pru-.- -h"uid 10" tuansg~l 10y man ui -
. pHris ufS' ~ ~uCi natter tn" question "I
b bow |n lt.iII dNh'. Wv" tIeaUss' and tuu-'
efficient method nt draiuHg.' FL. l'' employed.
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, % Iriur Of INTO o. stafsuI fertility a. he "Uf-
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