Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-21
LOCATION OF WELLS,
Pit Them Where There In No Danhos
r. Of Either Surface or Under
i Drainage.

attention 10 the supply of water, both
md do not fully realize the impor.
lance Of an abundant and convenient
supply of pure water at all times
upon the farm. The shallow well dug
IN low places about the farm or feed
lots and carelessly covered or stoned
or bricked up is the catch-basin for
nearly all the refuse that flows from
the stock yards. and if thu water 10
not kept very low by constant usage
It is liable to become impure. It il
through sheer thoughtlessness that
wells are ever located in the low
places of feed-lots. They should al.
ways be dug upon the higher ground
where there is no >danger of the
drainage from the barn lots or feed
lots flowing into them, and then if
they are well walled up and close
cover put on them there is not much
danger of contamination. If it is not
possible to have the wells located con-
veniently and where there is no dam
ger of contamination from the drain,
age from the barn lots we would rec
ommend changing Of the location
of the barn and feed-lots, and in no
wise compromise by placing a we'll
where there is the least danger. We
remember one large feeding barn es-
pecially, in western Iowa, upon which
four large wells were located and wa
ter was pumped for stock by huge
wiudnills. One Of these wells was
located probably distance of $50 feet
from the barns and at least Is feet
below the level of the barns. This
well, of course, received every bit of
the drainage and surface water from
the barn lots. The other wells were
located at convenient places about
the feeding lots. but invariably at the
lowest places in the lots. There was
no reason for these locations Of the
wells at all except that the farmer
did not have to dig 50 deep in making
them. Tbey were expensive affairs
1T best. The wells were large and
well bricked up and the windmilh
were expensive, and If the four had
been placed on suitable grounds where
the water could have been kept pure
they would have been Of almost in
calculable value. As it was within
three years. time every well had TO
be abandoned. We can give no better
advice in the location of wells than
to put them where there is no DANCE,
Of either surface tr under drsinaaAs--
Norrland Honesty.-A traveller who
was to pay his stage driver at distant
village store in Angermanland handed
him a large bill. The storekeeper
happened to be outside at the time,
and the stage driver asked some farm
ers who were waiting for the store
keeper if they could change the bill.
But they could not. .'Then I,suppose
I must go to the drawer said the
stage driver, and he quietly stepped
behind the desk, pulled out the money
drawer and changed the bill. Just
then the storekeeper entered, and the
stage driver said in a matter-of-fact
way, II have changed ten kronor
bill in the drawer" to which the store
keeper answered in similar vein. II
was evident that both Of them looked
upon this as perfectly legitimate
way of handling another persona
monev drawer.
Husband (at diuner)--Myl Ay1
This Is regular banquet worthy q
. Delmonico. Finest spread I've seen
In an age. What's up? Do you e.
pect company?a
Wife-No but presume the cool
d,Jes.--T Y. Weekly.