The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05
Specifications for CiStern

\ serious problem s1Hfr1uts the okla
. hrua p HuIs -IfH reference fY rUs water
. ssrD.g We have Iarm in Tulsa county.
I four miles vest % Bir1y and tE0 and one
nalt miles saFt y Glen pool our well 10
g1irB drg, lsst barely srguE. tgr h3,lsee
sHa EgU aH went through twenty feet
~ sHa.a. striking same lIs' a few ieet
. '-Hm t.e surface. end s are thinking
. "f making ..-fsTu. This E auat want
advice upon How Co., o"uafrIn. same
about size ~ number % barrels capacity
ra55 ~, afa-s vggI5 IL b. sssr r. I1safs
..E'rra near tae house fD catch water
from fHe roof and pipe UT pump same o.
l--af rI.are age w. slaaeluI-E god
90 smelling iY make sure " yI- water
supply aH lf o. TOO much labor hauling
water three 90 four miles per day.-3iary
p. Jay. Lincoln. Hc1r.
In regard 10 the cistern, would say
that cattle will drink about ten 20 M
teen gallons Of water each. during the
hot weather For fifteen head, you
would have 10 have a supply OF about
five 10 SIX thousand gallons per month.
This would be equivalent 10 about 40
barrels. and ] would advise you 20 build
cLs'sEu that would hold az least twice
that amount, or say twelve thousand
gallons This cistcm could be made
according 20 circumstances. either 10
feet IN diameter and 20 feet deep, OF
" feet Boa diameter and Il feet deep
or ~ feet iu diameter and 10 feet deep
We have lately built a cistern here. It's
cost vas &3O5. This Cistern was
built with "a cement bottom about sil
inches thick and the walls are foui
inches thick. built Of hard brick laid In
cement The following Is the specil
cation that We used
The Cistern al the Boys DormitorJ
10 be 10 feet in diameter and IS feet
deep. and the one at the Women'S
building 10 be ~ feet In diameter and
20 feet deep: the measurement to be
between brick walls and from the fin
ished bottom Of cistern 10 the original
surface Of the ground. The cisterna
to be dug TO true circles with plumb
walls and concaye bottoms. Plaster
the dirt bottom with A-in. thick coat
OF l:3 cement mortar and bed brick
In same. The brick to be laid on edge
and thoroughly grouted A Ain. con
crete bottom Of 1885 concrete may be
used ia lieu Of brick. Build Ain. brick
walls lin. from dirt walls. Brick to
be as specified under common brick
Each course Of brick 20 be laid Level
with closures and not by the worm OF
helical method. Each brlCk TO be laid
In a full bed OF to 3 cement mortar
, and the lin. space behind the brick
wall to be slushed full OF mortar as thd
brick are laid Arches TO have circular
sections and to close about becks 20-in
In diameter and at the heights shown
The floors and walls 10 cistern up "a
platform 10 be plastered ia.in. thlcE
with TO cement mortar.
In order to supply water for such .
cistern. you should have a good ROOT
surface. II we figure rainfall OF 2-in
per month. which is more than we usu
ally have in dry weather. It would re
qulre an area oI about 10000 square
feet or say n building so x 200 feet OF
course you could catch considerable
water II you did not have this area, by
piping the roofs OF the house and barn
into the clstern. The large size OF the
clstern would enable you to store con
siderable water during tho wet months
The water would have TO be pumped
out Of the cistern and pump be placed
near the house and pipe run from tne
cistern 10 the trough for watering the
cattle.-R. Il. Chandler. Department OF
Engineering, Oklahoma A. & NJ. Col
lege. saltwater.