. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. («), and by the superincum-bent pressure of the column descending from the cask, thewater is forced upwards through the mass of sand, and runsoff at the cock (g) in a purified state. There are man holes(ft, A) for the purpose of getting access to the interior whenit is required to remove the sand or other matters, and theinternal surface of the filt
. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. («), and by the superincum-bent pressure of the column descending from the cask, thewater is forced upwards through the mass of sand, and runsoff at the cock (g) in a purified state. There are man holes(ft, A) for the purpose of getting access to the interior whenit is required to remove the sand or other matters, and theinternal surface of the filterer is rendered rough in order toprevent the water from sliding up the sides of the vessel,instead of passing through the sand. {Newtons Journal,vol. i. 2d series, p. 158.) 4j10 The distillation of palatable water at sea lias beeneffected by P. Nicole, of Dieppe, by simply causing the steamarising from boiling sea water in a still to pass through astratum of coarsely powdered charcoal, in its way to the con-denser, or worm-tub. {Mechanics Magazine, vol. iv. p. 2S0.)4oll. Hater cisterns, formed of blue slate, or Yorkshirepaving-stones, are much better than those made of wood, and lined with lead. {Jfaiste/ls AgriculturalBui/dings, p. 15.). Chap. IV. Improvement of Lands lying Waste, so as to fit them for Farm-Culture. *45\2. Of waste lands, many descriptions are best improved by planting, and thereforeare to be considered as disposed of in that way in the laying out or arrangement of anestate; but there are others which may be more profitably occupied as farm-lands, and itis the preparing or bringing of these into a state of culture, which is the business of thepresent chapter. Such lands may be classed as mountainous or hilly grounds, rocky orstony surfaces, moors, bogs, or peat-mosses, marshes, woody wastes or wealds, warrensor downs, and sea-shores or beaches. In the improvement of these, many of the oper-ations are such as are performed by temporary occupiers or farmers ;
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