The Omaha morning bee., 1922-11-01
FARM WAIEn SUPPLIES.


Most of The opinions stated in this
nfticle are taken from Gerhard 4
pamphlets on w1tef supply inatula
tions for fifmAlouds
The water supply should furnish ~
least % gallons per c1pin per day
This ls a small figure for such pur
poses as sprinkling and watering n
flowers the per capiia qnantty should
DE Increased 10 100 gallons day.
well of spring yielding seven gal.
Ions minute may be satisfactory for
snnll place. but 20 gallons minute
is required for i1rger one
AZ II rule, Offensice od0rs and tastes
In water are dns 10 growth Of algae.
Especially Is this true II the water is
from an underground source. Or II IL
has been held IN underground cisterns
tf IN other plnces to which air and
sunlight haA not free Hrcesss
Sweet waters are generally contain
mated with organic matters from
stables or other unpleasant and dan.
Eerous SOURCES
IL ls dangerous 10 take water sup
ply from a pond or lake Of less than
100 acres In size, or from such q body
Of water surrounded by land under
cultivation by habintiOns, Or into
which polluted streams run.
In the ease Of lake fed by a
stream, the puror water Viii generally
be found near the outlet Of the lake.
Wave action. sunlight. bacteria and
sedlfuentntion tend 10 purify the water
brought In by the stream.
Clear mountain brooks are unsafe
ms a water supply II there Is any con
siderable source cf pollution higher up
the stream.
The water from springs varies great.
Iy In purity ORDINARILY seepage
springs which dry up in dry weather.
generally represent the drainage Of
nearby high ground. The water from
there Ia generally unsafe.
Deep springs the foW of which IS
not Influenced by local drouths. are
much more apt 20 supply purcr water
because II has filtered further.
Very large springs are generally un'
dorground streams again reaching the
surface, The water from such
springs Is contaminated or not in
some degree as the stream was con
taIninated before sinking TO the
ground.
Streams of water running In rock
assures conform 10 the same rule. The
ground around the spring and the
snrine reservoir where there is one
should be protected.
shnlow dug wells arc very apt 10
be polluted with organic matter.
whether II III or moi depends upon ITS
location with regard 10 privles sta
bles and polluted soil, on the protection
of the TOP and curbinF and on its re-
lation to the flow Of soil water. The
slant Of the surface Of the ground dc.
iermines the direction of flow Of sur
face water.
No well should he downhill from u
pilyy or stable Not even wei
cenentod top and well cemented wall
viii protect il enough. The soil water
flows toward the nearest large
stream or lake. The suffnc" water
may row In one direction; the soil
water in another. iust AZ q country
may nave general east slant while
gonie field or lot may have west
slant.
A well that ia polluted with or
canlc matter sometimes becomes IN
fected with typhoid bacteria or Win
the bacteria of diaTheea
II Won't Come Back.
Mrs S. J.. Il writes ! nave
Growth on my right shoulder which
several doctors call fatty tumor or
iipoma
"would YOU advise me to he ererat'
ea on. Or ls growth OF this kinn
safe 10 leave alone
"Can II ever develop INTO No'hr
thing more serious II left alone "
operated on do they ever come back
am "a"
HEpl.N,
ripomas on the back are about the
safest u tnmors ...-.,. -
N il il IN the way, have II re
moved. otherwise. not -.
n removed. 81 VIII rot come back
AfterTyphoid Foods
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