| Issued March 1944 | |
| Washington, D. C. | Revised June 1946 |
SEWAGE AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL
ON THE FARM
By J. W. Rockey, assistant agricultural engineer,[1] and J. W. Simons, associate agricultural engineer, Division of Farm Buildings and Rural Housing, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Administration
[1] The senior author prepared the preliminary draft, and the junior author completed the bulletin.
[Contents]
| Page | |
| Characteristics of sewage | [1] |
| Protection of water sources from household wastes | [2] |
| Septic-tank systems | [2] |
| Operation of a septic tank system | [2] |
| Selecting the site | [4] |
| The house sewer | [4] |
| The septic tank | [8] |
| Building a concrete tank | [11] |
| The effluent sewer | [13] |
| The disposal field | [13] |
| Disposal methods in tight or wet soils | [14] |
| Care and maintenance of septic tanks | [17] |
| Effect of drain solvents and other materials | [17] |
| Protection against freezing | [17] |
| Septic-tank troubles | [18] |
| Grease traps | [18] |
| Disposal of drainage from fixtures other than toilets | [19] |
| Cesspools | [20] |
| Privies | [21] |
| Care, and maintenance | [22] |
| Chemical closets | [24] |
| Disposal of garbage and trash | [25] |
TO INSURE healthful living, domestic wastes must be disposed of. Primitive wanderers and too often present-day tourists deposit their wastes promiscuously and move on when the surroundings become foul. This is impractical in built-up communities. Therefore, in most cities and in some rural areas sanitary codes regulate the disposal of wastes.