Show rich pastures planned for holland dairymen the aulder zee cut off now from the north sea Is known as the assel lake for that river empties itself into this great basin the lake will presently turn fresh and hereafter will constitute an inexhaustible reservoir of fresh water to be tapped during summer droughts when all al the miles upon miles of grassland round about have to be irrigated heretofore the necessity of using the s semi e m le sa salt lt water w ate r 0 of f t the h e zul aulder d e r 2 zee b has m made a d e every ve ry p protracted ro t r a et e d dry r y beci spell lae a minor disaster to all this cow milk ing country it will take 80 years more to complete the great transition transit t on from salt water to dyke land in behind the great sea dykes two thirds of the present area of the yssel lake Is to bo dyken off anil and drained to make buom for a million more cow which means an annual increase in the output ot et cheese which staggers the imagination |