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A Farm and Home Weekly for the Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia.
Vol. XXIII. No. 16.
RALEIGH, N. C, MAY 28, 1908
Weekly : $1 a Year.
Farm Home Water -Works for Less Than the Price of a
Mul
e.
It is the intention in this article
to deal with the subject of the farm
water supply from a practical stand
point andV in the main, to describe
a plant designed and 'used by the
writer, who is neither an expert in
hydraulics nor an agent for supplies.
Look First to Your Drainage.
The first thing of importance to
be considered is drainage, for with
out proper drainage it is impossible
to have modern water conveniences
in the farm home. There must be
a sewer system for the disposal of
sewage and it may be by natural
drainage or by cesspool. By natural
drainage there must be an abundant
fall for at least 20 rods from the
house and an outlet must be furnish
ed that will never become stopped
up. The main sewer must be as
large as six inches - diameter and
should be of vitrified pipe with
flange i joints well cemented whei
laid." ! This is essential when trees
are near, as the roots from them are
apt to clog open joint pipe.
If the cesspool system is used the
main sewer must enter directly into
it. This system is recommended
only when the ground is too level to
use the other method, but it can be
recommended as a successful manner
of disposing Of sewage.
The writer uses the natural drain
age while a neighbor uses the cess
pool and both systems have been in
USe for sfivpral vpnrs' .and noHh or
has caused trouble. Tjhe cesspool,
however, has to -be cleaned some
times, and it is a disagreeable job.
It is also a little more expensive to
install and may contaminate the
well water supply if located near any
open well..
Connected to the main sewe, in
our plant, are two lavatories, two
slop bowls, one bath tub, one closet,
the overflow from two tanks and the
drip, from a : well and cistern pum,
pesiaes the cellar drain. This gives
complete drainage from the house
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auu surrounding grounds, and. as
traps are used in all connections
there is no odor or sewer gas which
uidKes sanitary conditions perfect.
The Water Supply.
Both well water and rain water
are under pressure in the house, well
water only at the barn. The well
water supply is derived from a 4-
ltcn drilled well, - 50 feet deep
Pumped into a 10-barrel tank in the
uuic with an eight-foot, back-
geared, iron wind mill. The rain
water is supplied to a like tank, also
me attic direct from the roof
This is supplemented with a hnnsp
pump connected with anL under
ground cistern which -is used only
wnen the rainfall is defir.ipnt
Owing to the .fact that well water
!u ine limestone district is very hard
it cannot be
tore the hot and cold water, systems
induing, to lavatories, bath tub and
ucnen sink are supplied with rain
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ARE YOU "LIVING" ON THE FARM OR JUST "STAYING" THERE?
This picture shows the dwelling of Mr. Frank M. Lulls, near Norwalk. Ohio,
which contains the water-works plant he describes on this page. But that is not all.
The house is provided with heat from a warm airfumance and light from a private
gas plant; and it has telephone rural mail, and macadam road connections with the
thing "every American farmer is entitled to and what the great majority can have
if they will make the effort." Read this water-works article carefully and begin
now to make the effort to "live" on your farm instead of just ' ' staying "on it.
"Let Us Have Peace
99
The prohibition campaign in North Carolina is ended. We
go to press too early to report the result, but there is, little doubt
at this writing that the State has declared itself in favor of a
sober citizenship; and because only with a sober citizenship can
we have progressive farming : and prosperous farm homes, The
Progressive Farmer has done its part in the campaign according
to a stern sense of duty and for no other reason. But our ob
ject is not to comment further upon the matter, but only to say
now - -
Let us have peace ; let us bury the bitternesses and misundeis.
standings of the campaign and go to work to build up the State
in other directions. Don't cherish prejudice against your neigh
bor who disagreed with you; don't waste time-crowing over a
victory, but get to work at something else and bury whatever
hard feelings were" engendered in this contest at once and .for
all time. "
That is what The Progressive Farmer will do, and we hope
our readers will do likewise.
Comment on Last Week's Paper. . . . .... . .
Cultivate Your Growing Corn, Dr. Henry Wallace ... . . . . . . ... . ...
How, to Cultivate Vegetables Profitably, Chas. M. Scherer. ....
How Every Farmer Can Breed Up His Cotton ................ . . .
Keeping Summer Eggs for Winter Use, Uncle Jo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Let the Women Insist on It, Prof. W. F. Massey ,
Live Points on Live Stock, Chas. M. Scherer . . . . .... . . . .........
Social .Club in the Country. . . . . . . . ............... ..... . . .
Three Good Implements for Home and Farm, A. L. French. . . .v.
Timely Farm Questions Answered, T. B. Parker . ...... v
Virginia News Notes, J. M. Bell - . ... . . . . . -
Warning Against Poisoning Eggs. ........ ....
Waterworks Plant for the Farm Home, F. M. Lutts. .... v. ... .....
Why North Carolina Should Have a Live Stock Breeders' Associa
tion, Dr. R. S. Curtis. .... . . . . .
Wliy Spend Money for That Which is Not Bread, and Your Labor for
That Which Satisfieth Not?. . . . . ...'. ........
water, while well water is used for
culinary purposes, flushing closet"
and stock watering. If it so happens
that well water is soft considerable
expense can be saved by not having
to provide for both kinds of water
as in the case described.
The Pumps and Water Connections.
The pump in the well is what is
known as a "three-way" pump, and
can be used by hand or windmHl
power, the mill connection being
made by connecting the pump plung
er to the mill rod. Water may be
punrped up to the tank or delivered
direct from the pump spout by turn
ing a lever. The house pump is
along the "pitcher" style and may
be used the same as the well pump.
The hot water is furnished with
a 30-gallon range boiler, heated by
a water front in the kitchen range
and at no additional cost for fuel,
and absolutely without any trouble,
as it is automatically filled from the
tank above as fast as water is drawn
from any of the bibs, or faucets.
The cold water is drawn directly
from the tank through a system of
pipes laid parallel to the ' hot water
pipes. 1
It is sometimes desirable to 'hare
a larger supply of water at the barn
than can be supplied by the 10-barrel
tank in the house. In this case
a tank of any desired size can- be
erected in the barn loft, care being
taken to have both tanks of the same
height and on a level with each' oth
er. These two tanks can be connect
ed with the pipe that leads to the
barn, only an extension neing need
ed; they will then act as one tank
and the full supply from both may
be drawn from any of the hydrants.
Piping and Tanks.
In putting in a plant it is advisa
ble to use galvanized pipe and tanks
only as there is no rust in the water
and they will last much longer than
black iron. The pipe used is one
inch for supplying the tanks and
three-quarter pipe for leads to fau
cets. The tanks are of the long
kind, as they afford greater surface,
or floor space, thus distributing the
weight over more area, a good fea
ture where plants are installed in
buildings not especially built to bear
this extra weight. The 10-barrel
tanks measure about 2x2 feet square
and are about eight feet long. This
size admits of handling through doors
and windows and obviates the ne
cessity of building by pieces in a low
attic, thereby saving considerable
expe nse. Besides the supply pipes,,
which should enter the tanks near
the bottom, each one must be pro
vided with an overflow pipe near the
top which should be larger than than
the supply, pipe, so that the tanks
will never overflow. The supply
pipes must be provided with a globe
valve near the tanks so that the
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