The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-25
WATER FOR WINTER.
The Cistern n Ftesourcs by Which Every
stable Car be Supplied with 1t.

! The Clstern FesOurcs by Which Every
stable Car be Supplied with 1t.
Water for cattle and horses stabbed
in winter should be supplied without
requiring them to go far to get it, be-
cause exposure to severe winds or
storms, common in winter, is always
hurtfui, especially to cows. Every
farmer knows that cattle will refuse to
leave shelter in very stormy winter
weather until impelled by excessive
thirst; then if they have to go eighty
or forty rods to drink they return
chilled and distressed. To restore
warmth increased food supply is neces-
sary. and with cows there is perma-
nent falling off in milk production. 1t
is, therefore, matter of economy that
water be supplied in the stables, or rs
near as practicable. When springs
are found higher than the stables, so
water will flow in continuous supply,
the cost OF bringing it in pipes may be
incurred with safety as to returns,
sSyen if they are 100 rods distant or
more. dependent on the number
of animals to be supplied. But
y" many 1s'i iAA' 'Pl thSS "ic HoI
asailaole. Even WeiiS may not
give sullclent water, linen tnere IS
announcer resource thaC Will not Iall' A
ciste[h iarge enough 10 receive all water
that flows from the roof of barn from
rains and melted SHOWS it is calculated
will hold enough water to supply all
the animals sheltered beneath the roof
ne ANNUAL ~, rainfall IS 81 NOT iar from three
ieee' linen Darn 0oN4o teeC VIII COL
i e py tle rool III year o'ooo cuolc
leet Oh water anu Ihe cntire quanttty
may oe sa!ee WITHOUT loss proVioeu
only that IL De turned INTO tISht
clstern OF sumcieht capacity ms
"ouiu give nearly Ten CUBIC leeC l0r
every gay IN the year But cattie
usually nave other sources OF supply
WINE aI pasture haiI the year SO the
requirement ior water Is all that need
De proViueu Iot IN ehe cistern; Count
ing inc ralh'a,l ia year at three ieet'
tne amount WIN DC WITHIN small lrac,
tton Oh 2o.SzU gallons ms would
give ten ANIMALS as oally supply; lou
gailohs through Perlou OF one nun
ored anu eighty Gays or TO eacn animal
n1teen gallons day-more imam the
requirement IN winter.
NOW let us see ABOUT inc cistern-its
dimensions suppose IL Is square
twenty leet eacn way ~ would nave
10 DC nine ieet deep 10 nold zo'9Zo gal
IONS CoSt OF excavation IS an item
that any person can estimate Tor MN
SELL Out IL heeu not De great sum II III
eartn. In lact IL woulu serve every pur-
pose II constructed partly ABOVE ground
using the eafth thrown OUT TO increase
neight ABOVE SURFACE III the oottom
De OF compact earth IL can De maze,
Water-tignt py coatihg WIN cement 10
1ne 'ntckhess OF TWO lncneS' OF less
Inc sizes shouiu De Oh stone iaiu IN
cement ana plastereu. VI course tne
clsCerh snouid DC covered ooSG OF inc
whole WORE "ouio vary accoruihS 10
ulHlculty Oh eNcaVatihS' GosC Ol SCohe'
cement Sano anu lApor: Duc Inc "hoie
cost Woulo De returned IN ale" winters
through saVihg ol laoor' 10 say noViihg
Oh ollnlnishe9 requirements lor loauet
anu gram anu tne greater comforts OIL
ahlhlais suPp'ieu Win "rlnA WITHOUT
exposure 10 storms III WINTER,
IL WIN oe observed thaI the supply
Woulu DC quite sulllclenI Ior more Ih"l
bSu Hcstu VI ChILIC1 pei ia po 10 HAL do