Sewage and Sewerage of Farm Homes: Farmers' Bulletin 1227

This special re-print edition of the US Dept. of Agriculture's book "Sewage and Sewerage of Farm Homes" is a guide to planning and building sewage systems on the farm or homestead. Written in 1922, this classic text provides insight on the subject of septic tank design drawn from the best historical government sources. Chapters include Plans and Advice, Sewage, Sewers and Sewerage Defined, The Nature and Quantity of Sewage, Sewage Borne Diseases and Their Avoidance, How Sewage Decomposes, The Importance Of Air, Practical Utilities, Septic Tanks, Grease Traps and more. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.