Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-05-11
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
SYSTEM FOR THE FARM
II. owINNER.
Maryland Agricultural College Exten.
sion Service


Following a recent announcement
that Ehe Division n Engineering of'the
Maryland Agricultural College was
preparing plans and details for 4 sew
age disposal system for the average
farm. such 4 system has been put into
working operation and description Of
Its construction and operation pre-
pared
The question may be asked why 20
10 the expense Of installing such Q
system on the average farm. IN reply
10 this. II Is only necessary 20 say that
such a system does away with the un.
sanitary and unsightIy priyy and the
pollution Of the soil and wells due 70
the teaching OF the liquid waste; pro-
ducing typhoid and kindred diseases.
A properly designed sewage system
discharges only clear water: the solid
matter In general having been con
suised BY certain mechanical and bac.
terlai action IN such a system. Any
insolnble wastes may be easily re-
moved from the system 81 little ex-
pense.
The system IN question Is designed
70 care for ten people and consists II
two anti-freezing EopDers or toilets,
about two hundred and sixty feet o.
slxinch yitrined sewer pipe and a
dark. air-tIsht concrete tank this lat
tor being known as septic tank Tho
water for flushing the toilets and thu
system when necessary II carried 70
the spot BY threequarter inch gal
sanized pipe from the college main.
As the toilets are used in in out
house. which has no heat. they. are
made frost proof or antifreezing
This desirable arrangement IA brought
about BY The water storage tank over
the hopper or toilet being filed while
the hopper il being used and Il iiashes
automatically Immediately the zeal of
the hopper rises
The excreta or sewage, after leaving
the toilets. Il conveyed through the
sixinch pipe I'd Tire septic tank. This
pipe was laid IN carefully graded
ditch, and owing 10 the lay OF the land
two grades we're neeessarys eight feet
being "a 10 per cent grade and one
hundred and twenty feet Was laid on a
~ pet cent grade
The septic tank. which receives the
sewage. Is made u a mixture u one
I part Or cement. two parts u sand and
7 four pArtrOf gravel The top. Sides and
ends and bottom we're reinforced with
stsal rods. The tank has two com.
paFtmeule or chambers one II which
Is the settling section aud ne oiher
lfha diecharge section 1'hs eewage
Iff wiawiy serps around tie hniiie
boards over the concrete partition
Wall into the discharsa chamber and
when sufieisnt has collected "a This
chamber. Il Is intermiftinRy dis
charged from this chamber by an auto
matte siphon
Thia septic tank has 4 capacity Z
take care az the flushIngs 81 forts gal
lOns per person and TO Discharge n
intervals between twelve and twenty
four hours. There is no advantage y
having tank larger than necessary Y
properly perform the work, for thcl
ihs LIQUID sewage remains too lon
and putrefnction IL likely % oceif.
the slphon fails 10 discharge dnrin
he proper working periods. OWING {
. not having received sufficient sewAg'
nush sufielent water through The ics
eta 10 make & do 50.
The most ditiienIt portion q Il
I. ysssfn 10 construct was the sept
tank. owing 10 the etsei reinfoFcin
2 rods. The forming was 81 pine o.
!. inch stun. ak inches wide and dresse
both aides. while the braeing was tv
hy four stun The top o. the tank
Not separate from the sides, but
I nodded with the sides and ends Tin
Z consumed IN completing tank b. ihr'
lahorers, carpenter and helper "
!. four and onehalf days and the COZ
, complete, WAS $3.50.
v Anyone desiring more detailed
formation relative 20 the design, Co
aatals Of construction Of the syste
ana blua print drawings o. the tar
!, may obtain same by communicate
!. with the Extension Service. Maryia
Z. Agricultural College. College Park. \
81 synopsis OF Cost OF system.
=. Plumbing. including Two anti
10 tresxing Kemp toilets ....s IS
". Two hundred and sixty feet Of
sixInch sewer tile In place. 81
en- septic tank complete s..... u
n. Mechanics. overseeing time y
~ ~ Total s2ls
FL To this should be added the aino
In which would have 70 be paid
nd veyor and assistant. Il reQaifea ab
"a two hours ID run the proper lines
Idn there two men.