Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-28
FARM WATER SUPPLY.
How to Plan and Construct q servIceable
Waterworks system.


Waterworks System.
Having our pump and windmill in po-
sition and working nicely, we can turn
our attention TO securing the greatest
benefit therefrom. And we now come
to the vital point in the windmill water
works system, which is the reservoir
or storage tank. It must not be ex-
pected that windmill will run all the
time. A tank or reservoir should be
provided in which the water may be
stored as the windmill pumps it from
the well. This reservoir should at
least be of capacity to contain four
days supply of water. 1t should be 10
head or pressure at the points Of dis
charge. If intended to use for fire pro-
lection it should be located near the
top of the highest building. For wash
ing buggies, sprinkling, etc, ten feet is
high enough, although the higher it is
placed the better satisfaction viii be
given and the stronger the flow of
water, thus rendering the pipes less
liable to clog up. 1t is not necessary to
elevate the tank, as it may be set on
level with the troughs and the water
will run into them, as water always
finds its level. But job is more COM
plete and satisfactory to have the tank
elevated.
If there is an elevation near the well
it is the better plan to construct a
cistern in the ground, the bottom of
this cistern to be above the point where
the water is to be delivered. It can be
conducted through pipes to the house,
the garden, or the troughs where it is
to be used Water is kept much fresher
and cooler in a cistern beneath the
ground. than in a wooden tank above
ground. However, when it is not prac-
ticable to use cistern, a wooden tank,
hoped with iron. should be erected
and from this water conducted to the
points where it is needed. In locating
tank it may be placed at any conven-
lent point where it can be packed in
the winter to prevent freezing. If it is
placed in a barn be sure that there is
sufficient strength to support it. as
water in large quantities is not Eight
weight" by any means
If not convenient to place in build
ing, a tower may be built outside and
the tank placed on that This should
be sided up and covered. It is well to
make a double wall, and also inclose
the tank with siding at about three
inches from the tank. These form air
spaces and render the tank less liable
to freeze. AS an extra precaution the
tank may be packed outside of the in
side air space with sawdust or clover
chaff. The pipes leading from the
tank to the ground may be inclosed in
a long box with air cham bers. and
packed, although there is another
method to prevent these freezing,
which will be explained later. Have
the top of the tank covered with a
tight cover in which is placed a trap
door.
For conveying the water from the
pump to the tank, pipe of not less than
one inch, inside measure, should be
| used, and for long distances or large
sized cylinders, larger is better. AS
has been said before, the pump used
for this work is called a three-way
pump. In this the tank discharge
branch is located, about four feet be-
low the platform. Avoid all elbows or
turns possible in this pipe. Let it
leave the well on level with the point
| of discharge, and then gradually slope
upward to the desired depth OF the
trenches in which it is laid. union
should be placed on this pipe in the
well, so that in case the pump needs re-
pairs it may be readily detached from
the pump. Run the pipe to directly I'M
der the point you wish to enter the
tank, where an elbow must be used.
Into this screw piece of pipe. Cut a
| long thread on the end of another piece
and screw into the bottom of the tank
| with lockout and leather washer,
| both inside and outside of the tank.
Join the two ends of these pipes with a
| union. Should it not be desired to use
a regulator for automatically shutting
! off the windmill when the tank is full,
a tee may be placed on the pipe at the
bottom of the trench under the tank in
place of the elbow, and the water
drawn from the tank through the same
pipe by which it enters. thus saving the
| necessity of cutting another hole in the
bottom of the tank.
Should no regulator be used, it is
| well to run second pipe from the well
| to near top of tank, for an overflow
| pipe. This pipe need not be over three
! fourths of an inch IN diameter. The
| bill of a complete windmill outfit calls
| for regulator to control the mill when
| the tank is full, and allow it to pump
! when it lowers. There are many diff
ferent styles, but the principle is the
| same in nearly all, and exactly the
| same in all hydraulic regulators They
are placed in the well on the tank pipe
by means of tee. In the tank on the
pipe is placed valve with a float at
| tached by wire. When the water
| raises it carries this float with it and
closes the valve. AS no water can en-
ter the tank and the mill still continues
to pump, it is forced into the cylinder
| or reservoir, as the case may be, of the
regulator. Here it raises plungeF, or
diaphragm, which pushes up one end of
| a lever, bringing down the other, to
which the wire of the windmill is at
| tached, and pulls it out of sail. When
! water is taken from the tank a weight
on the plunger end of the regulator
| forces the water out of the regulator
| into the tank and allows the mill to go
| to work. There are other regulators,
but it is needless to describe them here,
as the intending purchaser can inform
| himself of their merits upon investiga-
tion.-Ohio Farmer.
A USEFUL HOOK.
Simple Device for Flowing Under Tall
.Growths OF Crops.
| For Dl0yv;r,v under tall prOxvthc of all