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Bee oe eat | ADDENDA. } yagloc q Toa f; At Ir has been neglected, under the article Peat and Peat J 3 ¢ a»> ayer‘a Mosses, to state, that their waters are very injurious to

the health of cattle; and that such bad cffeés may be

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prevented by collecting the rain water that may fall on

the roofs of the dwelling-house and offices, into tanks

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#7 Se tag ree 3 Seas SATA Es properly constructed, and having no communication

with the soil. Should not the bi uildings be conveniently

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xlaced for eee ng to the cattle a supply of water from i I

the tank, or should the extent of such roofs be insuffi-

cient to collect the qu antity of rain water that may be

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required, sheds or hovels, covered with tile, should be

erected in a central field, conveniently situated for secur-

ing to the cattle their daily supply. A farther benefit will ensue by the shelter and protection that such sheds or hovels will afford the cattle. This method of collecting rain water(and which is practised in many countries) may with great advantage be adopted in the upland,

chalky, or gravelly soils, or in the marshes nea wv the sea

shore, where the springs either are at a‘great depth, or 4 Hh where‘ || |: j }

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