. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. DUG WELLS. 37 0 Fig. 27.—Sketch showing the topography and the location of buildings in the vicinity of dug well No. 27: 1, House; 2, privy; 3, sta- ble; 4, well. Source of ivater supply.—(See fig. 27.) Well about 20 feet from house; L3 feel in depth; 3 feet square; casing, boards. Strata: Blue clay. Yield: Abundant. Use: Drinking and general farm purposes. Method of lifting: Rope and tin bucket. Sanitary aspect: Bad. Well receives surface wash from all directions; mouth surrounded with decomposing straw. The well is used to cool food products, an
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. DUG WELLS. 37 0 Fig. 27.—Sketch showing the topography and the location of buildings in the vicinity of dug well No. 27: 1, House; 2, privy; 3, sta- ble; 4, well. Source of ivater supply.—(See fig. 27.) Well about 20 feet from house; L3 feel in depth; 3 feet square; casing, boards. Strata: Blue clay. Yield: Abundant. Use: Drinking and general farm purposes. Method of lifting: Rope and tin bucket. Sanitary aspect: Bad. Well receives surface wash from all directions; mouth surrounded with decomposing straw. The well is used to cool food products, and just before date of visit a can of milk had been spilled into it; odor and appearance of a wnter very bad. The utensils used in drawing water were very dirty. ('isterns.—None. Lakes, rivers, ponds, and springs.—None. Sanitary condition of farmhouse and out- buildings.—House very poor; stables fair; privy poor, open vault and un- protected. This is really a primitive farm and has been occupied only three years. Mill:. -Made into butter and sold in Thief River Falls; sanitary care very poor. Water-borne diseases.—None recorded. Analyses.—See page 78. No. 28. A polluted supply. This supply could be improved by completing the easing and making a tight cover. Location of farm.—Ilallock, Minn. Date of visit.—September 1(>, 1908. Size.—Three hundred and twenty acres. Kind of farming.—General. Topography.—Buildings are on level prairie. Drainage from farm buildings by arti- ficial means reaches the Middle Branch River. Source of water supply.—(See fig. 28.) Well about 40 feet northeast of house; 18 feet in depth; casing, 10 feet brick and 8 feet boards. Strata: Surface loam, 2 feet; yellow clay, 5 feet; gravel, sand, and clay, 6 feet; hard pan, 5 feet. Yield: Insufficient during months of March and April. Use: Drinking and general farm purposes. Method of lifting: Rope and bucket. Sanitary aspect: Bad. Mouth of well cov- ered with loose boards; surface wa
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