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Farmers' Bulletin No. 1227
United States Department of Agriculture

SEWAGE and
SEWERAGE
of FARM
HOMES

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DISPOSAL OF FARM SEWAGE in a clean manneris always an important problem. The aimsof this bulletin are twofold: (1) To emphasize basicprinciples of sanitation; (2) to give directions forconstructing and operating home sewerage worksthat shall be simple, serviceable, and safe.

Care in operating is absolutely necessary. No installationwill run itself. Continued neglect ends infailure of even the best designed, best built plants.If the householder is to build and neglect, he mightas well save expense and continue the earlier practice.


Contribution from the Bureau of Public Roads
THOS. H. MacDONALD, Chief

Washington, D. C.January, 1922

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SEWAGE AND SEWERAGE OF FARM HOMES.


George M. Warren,

Hydraulic Engineer, Bureau of Public Roads.


CONTENTS.

Page.
Introduction3
Plans and advice3
Sewage, sewers, and sewerage defined4
Nature and quantity of sewage4
Sewage-borne diseases and their avoidance5
How sewage decomposes9
Importance of air in treatment of sewage10
Practical utilities11
Kitchen-Sink Drainage26
Cesspools26
Septic tanks28
Grease traps53
General procedure55

INTRODUCTION.

The main purpose of home-sewerag

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