Archive image from page 125 of The dairyman's manual; a practical. The dairyman's manual; a practical treatise on the dairy dairymansmanualp00stew Year: 1888 Fig. 19.—DRAWING WATER FROM A SPRING. stable floor, wetting the manure heaps to prevent fire faniring, and other desirable purposes. Where springs of this kind are not available, common wells are next in value. But as wells are quickly contam- inated by drainage from the surface, when in or near barnyards or stables, it is advisable to have the well for use in a dairy at some safe distance from the stable and yard. It is only a question
Archive image from page 125 of The dairyman's manual; a practical. The dairyman's manual; a practical treatise on the dairy dairymansmanualp00stew Year: 1888 Fig. 19.—DRAWING WATER FROM A SPRING. stable floor, wetting the manure heaps to prevent fire faniring, and other desirable purposes. Where springs of this kind are not available, common wells are next in value. But as wells are quickly contam- inated by drainage from the surface, when in or near barnyards or stables, it is advisable to have the well for use in a dairy at some safe distance from the stable and yard. It is only a question of time when the percolation of water fouled by the manure in a barnyard, constantly leaching by the rain, will reach the well; and although the water is filtered to some extent by its passage through
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