, 1881-03-07

10 made, which wonll rccc!vo tho a'a t'1atuo coad
sufficient area e nll, thont IN mo tenson Gt M ::
If It ts trtto that ohntco Varieties II ,s. iat,
grown y, them. Ike iho dgrn carp ',s,,s a 10 10
iJRItcd stntcs fish Cot'irnssoner. 1y II y lhe
eide furnishing IN infN:IIng supply IL ~ ~
i:r at%k, y'S ~ on,,.o from tho ils s,sa,es Sas'
s1prly,-thnt uf ciscrns, which viii MSde!. S!,!!
sta tMa g!asacs yiz: IL hso and md ins s
tho nt4tenr will ho enrl'rised nt tho nntnnpoa npoa
rainfall upon nlr roo1s which wp sf"r fo1,nt y. ot
IT,, To- wastS,. which. Il stirred ' ,p " wunn' sin
sSneo ot rost te tbns tesaIxG ~ss the qspHy
nce, r. lMss!nE through. Tho annnal rnfs rnnfss 1as da
thnn forty fnllcs,-hunx something j,s, 'nnnte
this ~ tsio northern lrt tr thy Atnlt, nu asa s
tfn essg liz, u ~ rr 1n ss''9r hnl psu ha
t"il ac'liIns mcte,l 'S &'owt e'1'a| r!, sa,a. s,
y ,se l.e sst ,,o,oa down n, 1T avcr"so
wna.s d oiio.tSirs or ihi .''i "iM,t t"FwIns 10y
which hlows OF from roofs, nd fr ra ,1,n,Iss roT
inErivlpg storms, md wo havo lett twenty s,;1,.
Inches ~ depth upon Oltr roofs which ,ntaass
DD slvetl II wo hIld clstGrn.sturMge ft,r IT, @sa9
=. On thia bnsis, burn forty by Hixiy feet foo,
thsso th,s ,a ms ny ~ i,rners wS asH more ,hsa
nrna-1lot ntnwti,g for SLOPE or rOnf ur rtrn,l ~
Dxtgnsfnn--Nf 2,in RqnlrG foot: which, ~ tse- .
fgs, ft,si IL = ;icn1 or ,nnam would give 1,
would supply twelve heAl OI stuck nv
enalra ychr nr eight bend for three ,,lut.
allowing eaci all,nnl eight gallonA PER INV. !;
Rtlclt MI nsialint wGrG stored up ms II r,sn..e
Ruppy-otsIor md tho nrtlInnry SOURCES lnanoe
Mse,' ~ when wator H. p!en.y,-ths quantity inSt @
no tlo'iG ,,Y & or tlr.'t before bhs slras~a lsH1
When wa Gt'tle ta tlutiltatio tlscA, va iin'I 1hs
With thoSa WHO rely tiin ctsteFn wAtcr for wish,
When tho rntnrnll is coplous ur rrs"a. tnSm
gyc. tho cIstern gcta, full mn, then ,HtHn, IN
nalnneo 1ncs to walstn Who.i dry time cses
then bnrd wtcr for washing Is tho only r,s,nre e
TIL nuntllar ruin cofnts. Evcry fntnily ,houlI
nayS ,%9 ;,, n,,.s ca9l e M sfo
should 10 III two ctsterns than one with Il cu".
scting pin'es p,n's n ~ ,, Tint when e Eets fu as
nyST " w' ~ ~; thu Isc otor oppo
wllter. VI
ono cnn calculate tho ufnOtlnt Of storuue rrls,ai
to savo NIL tho wntor. nr 10 lioli Il ycnrs ratp.
fnli. Thns. II moderate sized house, twenty Iy
thirty, with T. wing or extension sixteen H.
twunsy-ionr feet, will furnish 4G7 lurrcI, of
Entor per nihutn, furnishing II supply vi furly
9ns .orc pss sWcnty " gy birysx 6nr se re. s 3 ,
tho ycnr. We thus sen TINT In tho ranfaiI us,1
our roofs We hAvo each yt.r nn llinn!lnt Of water
which, II Hnvcl ull stored up, wtnt.ll rU Gar In
mitigate tho severity or my wAtGr- famine rs-
eclnlly ns FGr n3 WNt.r for lonlestclls Ia con.
cerncl; uud, whcro thoro isn reasonable ntl,'u,t
for stock purposes. ~"
1N,t, when wo come to outdoor eIsterus, tho
nmailnt Of water thAt enn he sturcsl ~ d IN.
llmlted. Those Ar1 clstcrns built where tHoY
can 10 filled from tlitrh, Or wltur-co rsc wbrn
fn! of water from tho melting shnw nr III tmo
of excessive ranfnll. Tho writer bn.l such d
I.lsh water for two or ttlrce Gows III il pasture.
II cauap!ty is 20 barrois. It is by iii
sooc'iou saS at r. m epe' 9Ie ,,c te t. t. YIN a. , IL
frnM tlir wnter from tho melted snow tho sprll9
,ftcr It was built, nnu ilas never beuu less thai
hhlt- fnll ut nny tlinc slucr,-fnrnlshlng wate
for two cows throughout tue summer, and
supply 10 fail lAek upon III winter, hs hays
iatl 70 several times fron tho failure OF tic vel
Wherever thoro aro lines Of tI!o,,lraln srcS
e!stcrEls can 1c dug With y connection frum ht
tile, 80 tllAt tho water. WHOM running, wifi hi
tho elstcrn " Its losol, and thon p.ss on through
CIsterns 80 located would Rlwnys 10 kept full.
No ono need lcur that walter Will spa!l Of stag.
,.ate t w.. y such Gistorns 50 ns u bes"mo unIt
nnd Tho oicning kept tightly cnytrc'l to exclude
!'t!o or no chanAo vi! sako place II tho water:
thun l,a!f,:lull H. that tluiu,-wheh Is as cleaE
ana f'a ra!ata1lo us tho list scnsu" after It was
In tho matter of tho construction of cistnr,la
where tho subsoll isn still solid clay. thuk It
ttnitu III we'll II nut hctter, To cuiutnt directly
upon tt3t, clay Instead nf lnytnY IL wall nf brlck
| or atone+ lsnt tho excavation should l,e cum
,nencea enough larRur - lc|>rt shoulder when
lhn solil clny u reaeaed upol. WHICH tn tn.lItl =
hardsburnDd t'rack Il prcfgr the lHttcr4 NIT
Rrnltlal'y tlraw,i n Or atclsd to ", Opening
| thou covering with tlE,Ebra Or plank, whrh de-
Guy III IL fuw years lnu nepl raplucny. nnl te-
stiles. by ,holr tecny affect the waiter # VEL M
| through generations
In caso of either hnuso or bnrn rlsterns It Is
| lntstnk0 th ElHcU thGln under tho building Thej
shpnd lU entirely outside, ns,tl, fur TIM latter
nil' tho oppGs!r side FROM tltat whcFo inlnus1
from tho stnblcs Or y,lrtl nccuMl,lttes.
The cost of ulstcrlls ts not 70 Ereat as to !e1oi
WNtor-aupply. Where Storage On 4 lRrGu scale /
wnntod, | hi. co!itldettt TINT for SlU1 expanIe'
sturnEu for l,0U0 bAryuts OF water ghn te nl4lc
mud which, it properly made, will list !fo'
tlMu.
Iho:o Is hartlly. my one th1ns upon w3 whee
thprc is 80 litt11 Ut nccurat0 kilUwlcti5e lnd ii
inte!. Et,csswurE as IN tho capnctty Vi csster'la
Thu Uwllrr hires Htllu nEu ~ nuke clsteFi, 2
.llss t himself. II looks Ike !. trotty 5F hn!' ,
IL te grs'!.sd, and llo g''cssrs lint Il WI! dg, ~,
tlo ca,tnot for tho iIfo OF him toll! Suw. 1t y
very estsy Atter to know Just how t',un,' @ , Gu
,or" WI! hohl; or l.aw larxe 4 W! " ,xIs, n,e,
II du4 rOnt--as,tl tfils IL tho best farm Tor u
rnbliIty.-tha nlruunfcronca IL, aprroximate:l!S'
,YS aud oc'tH i1 tines tho 'l'"st! 1tt.
by hnlf ciruH!nfcrcnco, md ths pr,hluct y =
tho turth. and 3Du i,nyc Tho saTae!iy 81 ~ ~
oistefn II eat!o toot which s'v!e BY .I. ,f + a M
posrs: or, il ,perfsot oxaetncss Il c;irs =.