. Annual report of the Board of Cattle Commissioners of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... Cattle; Livestock. 1897.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT—No. 51. II does not show, is a sink drain, which runs out on top of the ground just under the back window. From the well to\ne manure heap is perhaps forty feet. Figure 2 shows the same house (on the left), the barn (on the right), and a view of the well with the milk cans drain- ing behind it. The water from the well was found upon analysis to be contaminated by a very large amount of or- ganic impurity, the very high chlorine showing it to be of animal origi
. Annual report of the Board of Cattle Commissioners of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... Cattle; Livestock. 1897.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT—No. 51. II does not show, is a sink drain, which runs out on top of the ground just under the back window. From the well to\ne manure heap is perhaps forty feet. Figure 2 shows the same house (on the left), the barn (on the right), and a view of the well with the milk cans drain- ing behind it. The water from the well was found upon analysis to be contaminated by a very large amount of or- ganic impurity, the very high chlorine showing it to be of animal Figure No. 4. Figure No. 3 is of a well (directly before the horse) which received the drainage of such buildings as the picture shows, also a very filthy pig pen, concealed by the door of the shed. The owner claims that a ledge runs a few feet under the surface, in the direction of the arrow. This is probably true, and the conditions give but very slight oppor- tunity for filtration and consequent oxidation of sewage before it reaches the well. Figure 4 is another of the cases to which the attention of the Board has been called by the local inspector. The barn, forty by forty feet, is all open inside. No particular place. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts. Board of Cattle Commissioners. Boston : Wright & Potter Print. Co
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