The Irish standard., 1896-11-07
SPHIrIi. WATER ON TAP

It is uossblI for every farmer to have
living spring water on his land. according
to John c. Render, Of ST. Joseph, Mo-, who
claims 10 have solved the problem. For
years there has been shortage in the water
supply III this part Of the state. and III fact,
such Is The in other states. but accord
ing to Mr. Dender's theory-and he has
proved 1.-THE has solved a mystery that Will
prove Il blessing and & benediction not only
to rural folks, bat to others who may hap
pei, to OWL IS much as an acre OF ground.
As the most suitable point for demon
siratinS the efficacy OF his scheme, MI. Bell
Ger selected q country farm, says CORE
srond@nt III he Chicago Record. The water
supply has cost The coanty an immense sum
Of money. and not until the present tlma
has there been sufficient water on the
Dt" misses This is the result OF u spring that
has been niat@,
Al :, Considerable expense several years
ago the County court had a well dug 45 feet
deep and j. feet ia diameter There was
little CT no water, and another plan was hit
upon. which va. expected to prove efficient.
1t was Tn bore a well 1T a much greater
depth Il Short distance away. when it was
surface at & height that would permit Of the
use Of :. transfer pipe to the big well:
Something over 1000 feet was reached, and
The location OF these wells was at the
base c1 =: slipping drain something like live
acres. and il "as the theory ct Nh, Gender
way that }lao never been done. and the
supply would be constant. y trench about
The hill, which had Il depth Of six feet &c
the beginning and ter. feet at the end. This
trench was filed with rock on case Of
pounded Stone The top was covered With
earth, and The results OF the FIRST rainfall
carefully watched.
The head ~ the trench was later on en-
largeu br the removal of several wagon
loads Of earth and the space filled UP with
stone ssnd iro,1. The latter acted as q puri-
fer to clarifY t!,@ water. The effect was d
complete ailrprisc to the county officials.
ihn sGtual expense Of the experiment Vas
less than SlGG For Years the county had
s5ee, az az expense OF little less than & 500
IL year for -}'sn and teams to haul water 10
tho county farm. and since. the Bender
scheme was pat III effect there has been no
better than it has ever been., The big forty
It,e-foct we'll has l5een fiiled, and the over-
flow goes into the reservoi, below, to ne
used III emergency. after being Itlterad and
flowing. back into the wei.
True it Is there has been abundant rain
fall this sumner, and M, Bender says with
tins use Of rainfall Of winter and spring
there Will bc all abMnGant supply the re-
raalnder OF the season The i'la1 is so simple
attracted The attention OF representatives
ci many counties in Illinois, as well as
kansas, Nebraska and lows.
An inch of rainfaliils upon an acre OF
ground amounts to 27.o0o gallons of water.
a rolling ground cne-halt or more OF the
water runs OF. AVID the balance soaks into
the sell. II. IS q Wen sl!i'"h tact tnaE many
sells do not absorb the water readily, and
this is the case in the territory oil north
WESTERN Missouri and Other states.
But according. to the theory Of MI. Ben
der. 'his Water car, he stored in trenches
ara ths moisture held in the ground for the
gradual use Of fields, lawns and gardens.
1lsh ,nGnrsalrent Stree he has seen the prac-
riral effect and farmers and fruit grow
ers ard others ss well, are beginning the
Construction Of bitches. a large delegation
OF fiot county residents was IN the city
AND made a personal Inspection Of the water
supply at the county farm. The secret of
t!ie success Of the present plan lies in the
fact that it costs very little and Is exceeding
" sinlnle. N-L