The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-15
RUNNING WATER IN
THE COUNTY, HOME
BY Professor M. r. Miller, College
Of Agriculture, University
of Missouri.

In the farm home, next to a proper
plan, is the presence OF running wa.
ter. The carrying of water from well
or cistern, sometimes remotely locat-
ed from the kitchen door and too
often provided with a pump that
runs down" between trips, or even
with q rope and bucket, is too well
known to need mention II some farm.
ers would stop to calculate the mum.
Der Of miles their wives or daughters
walk during year carrying wates,
often through rain aud over ice-coy.
cred walks, he would secure n result
that would go a long way toward
awakening him from the lethargy in
which he lives.
One of the most important consid.
erations in supplying water for the
farm home is the character of the
water supply. The cistern may be
perfectly satisfactory II precautions
are taken to prevent the entrance OF
surface water. To insure pure els
tern water solid cement wall should
be provided. The ordinary dug well
may also DO satisfactory, but such u
well is always questionable. Typhoid
and other bacteria may enter through
the surface water. Instances are all
too common where this has occurred
and the water still had every appear
Rnce of wholesomeness. The dug well
can usually be made safe by cement
ing the top ten feet during some dry
time, although even with this q driven
well Is always to be preferred.
Where water is secured from a
spring or stream there il always dan.
ger Of contamination, although in the
case Of q good spring the danger is
small Many instances are on record,
however, where springs have been
the cause OF severe typhoid epidemlcs,
so that the common idea that spring
water Ia always pure Ia erroneous.
There is no surer way to provide
pure water than to use driven well
in which the water comes from Il
depth of forty feet or more.
Because we have used the water
from q dug well for years in safety
with no typhoid fever is no assurance
that II will never come. visitor at
the home. who has only recently re-
covered from this disease. may fur.
nish pollution for a dug well that
has always been perfectly pure be.
fore. The consequent loss OF life and
health can not afterward be atoned
for by any amount OF money spent.
Country people are far too careless
about the character OF the water sup.
ply,
The first thing that appeals to the
average farmer when he thinks of in.
stalling any kind Of water system, is
the expense II does not necessarily
require any great expense to add a
number OF convenient and time-sav.
ing features 10 the household water
supply Probably the simplest sys'
TEN, and the least expensive. is the
one in which a hand pump is placed
In the house.
This plan consists simply OF the in
stnllation OF sink at convenient
place, near the kitchen table II pos.
sible. on which is mounted n common
pitcher pump connected with the well
and clstern by iron pipes. Where
both hard and soft water are desired
two pumps can be installed. one con
Meeting with the well and the other
with the cistorn. In this case two
sinks are usually installed, although
It is perfectly feasible 10 use single
pump and cutoff which can be turned
instantly to connect with either wei
or cistern as desired.
The waste pipe from the sink should
be Of lead. an inch and a half inside
and should connect with three o.
four.inch tile running 10 the nearest
outlet. II is desirable for sanitary
purposes TO place the ordinary SINAI
trap beneath the sink and to use
glazed sewer pipe with cementCt
FONTS for the first fifty or one hun
bred feet to avoid any possible con
tamination of the well.
White porcelain sinks are obtaina
bic at every plumbers shop, or they
may be ordered from any cOmpan!
handling plumbing goods. They are
much to be preferred to other kinds
II the edges are rounded In n wide
roll II adds much to their appearance
and makes them easier to keep clean
Such plan on the average can b.
worked out for about $40. The sup
ply pipe used should be ~ Inch size
and il the distance from well or els
tern to the sink IL more than thirt!
feet a force pump should be uset
instead OF q pitcher pump. A pitche
pump costs about s6,75. II white enam
ell sink 2Ox30 inches SO, force pun
s12. the small lead trap beneath tn
sink s1.75. leading piping AZ cents
foot, and the one and quarter-incl
supply pipe about 10 cents foot Gu
ready for installing. Thus 1t is no
very expensive system to install
aud the added convenience Ia wei
worth the expense.
other more complex and more c,