. The dairyman's manual. A practical treatise on the dairy .. . d directly upon it, and no brick lining is do this, a large flat stone (s) is bedded in cement atthe bottom for the workman to stand upon, and as arest for the pump (p). The cement is made of waterlime one part, and clean sharp sand three parts ; mixeddry first, and wetted up in small quantities as required,and can be used before it sets hard. The cement is laidabout an inch thick (w). When the bottom is covered,a layer is put around the wall about a foot high, and asit sets very quickly, as soon as one strip is laid a
. The dairyman's manual. A practical treatise on the dairy .. . d directly upon it, and no brick lining is do this, a large flat stone (s) is bedded in cement atthe bottom for the workman to stand upon, and as arest for the pump (p). The cement is made of waterlime one part, and clean sharp sand three parts ; mixeddry first, and wetted up in small quantities as required,and can be used before it sets hard. The cement is laidabout an inch thick (w). When the bottom is covered,a layer is put around the wall about a foot high, and asit sets very quickly, as soon as one strip is laid another WATER SUPPLY. 123 may be put on aboTe it, until the whole is digging, a shoulder a foot in width is made on thetop of the sub-soil eighteen inches deep, to rest the beamsupon. This is also covered with cement, and the beamsare laid on, and the spaces between them on the shoulderare filled in with stone, or brick, and cement, to thoupper level, upon which the floor rests. A strong floorof four-inch plank, doubled, with the joints broken, is. Fig. 20.—BAIN-WATBB OISTEBN. laid upon the beams and covered with a coat of the cementto exclude surface water; and this floor is then coveredwith earth and sodded over, or a platform is built overit to stand upon. A manhole (m) should be made in thecover large enough for a person to go down when it isnecessary to clean out the cistern, and this is bi-ought upa little above the platform and fitted with a tight cover,kept locked, to avoid danger of children falling in. Thepipe (e) conveys the water from the roof; but it is best 124 THE dairymans manual. to have it enter under the shoulder, where it is out ofthe way. A force pump should always be chosen for the cistern,so that in case of need a hose may be attached and thewater carried where it may be wanted, to a distanttrough, or to any part of the yard or stables. When the soil is sandy, or loose gravel, the cisternshould be lined with hard bricks laid lengthwise so as
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