Dutch Guthrie, account executive at the Caro branch of Farm Credit Services, said his company simply wanted to show their support for such an innovative effort. Guthrie estimates Farm Credit Services has made alfalfa-stock loans to about half of the cooperative's members. Toothpaste and water have fluoride for the same reason. It helps prevent tooth decay. In fact, water provided by a city has a whole lot more added to it - and taken out.
Drinking water can come from several places, including rivers, lakes or underground.
Almost all water has dissolved minerals and salts in it - that's just how it is in nature. Those minerals give water its taste. People who live in town get water that's been cleaned at a treatment facility. Pumps lift the water from its natural sources into pretreatment basins where workers may add minerals to remove any unusual smells or flavor. The water is then moved into softening basins to filter out unwanted minerals, fine dirt particles or small, water-dwelling organisms.