Page 1 |
Previous | 1 of 20 | Next |
|
|
Loading content ...
A Convenient Water "supply System Editors Indians Fsrmer: Tht-rn* is im reason why many tanners i-aniKit pr*iviih* their homes with room of tin* modern appliances and comforts fonnd in <ity residences. One of the tirst necessities uf life is an adequate supply of giHkl, pure water, ami the more it is obtained, the better for people in general. The old way of having the domestic- water supply some distance from the house and compelling the good housewife to carry all Uie water needed in the Kitchen, is being superseded by windmills or gasoline engines operating force pumps to drive the water from the wells into storage tanks, whence it flows by gravity to various points for use. The tank and gravity system is very common in the rural districts throughout our country, and while it is giving quite satisfactory service, it has some drawlwicks. The cost of construction tod necessary repairs of ihe common elevated wooden tank, the liability to damage from freezing, of the water it contains, in the winter, and the constant decay of the wood, are factors which tell against this kind of water service. Of course, iron tanks are coming im* n-e. but even these are at tin* mercy of the expansive force of ice during the severe cold weather. This system will give way iu time, we believe, to the more recent plan involving air pressors, a method just now coming into practice in the agricultural regions of the • astern and middle stales. Thia water service arrangement commonly comprises an efficient windmill or gasoline engine and a force pump; bnt does away with the ordinary elevated tank, and substitutes therefore a cylindrical steel air-tight tank, capable of withstanding considerable pressure, and located in the basement of the dwelling or ia some special underground room away from the honse, so arrangeil as to insure cool water in the summer nnd prevent freezing in the winter. The water holder, the special feature of this system resembles an ordinary hot water tank considerably enlarged, placed in a horizontal position, resting upon suitable supports. In some cases a steam boiler, out of commission but air-tight and able to withstand more than normal pressure, has been used for the tan\c. The capacity of this retainer will depend upon the quantity of the water to be used; one holding ten barrels will usually suffice. The accompanying diagram shows the disposition and arrangement of the elements of this system. The feed ripe from the force pump in the well passes underground, below the line, to the tnnk and enters it at the lower side. A! this entrance, a valve ng inward, prevents the water from flowing into the feed pipe tinder back pressure in* the tank, when the pump is not working. Near l.y. also at the lower part or the tank, is attached the nutlet or supply pipe to conduct the water to the different parts of the house. Here is another valve opening outward into the pipe to stop the back flow of water, should occasion require it. The operation of this-plant is .ns simple an.l effective as that of the gravity system. When water is forced through the feed by the pump, operated by some convenient power, it enters the tank, from the under side, and as the latter fills, the sir. previously confined within, is grad ually compressed until it is under great stress. A pressure gauge located iu a convenient place, like the kitchen, will always iudicate the actual force p.r square inch. A pressure ranging from forty to sixty pounds will be sufficient for most purposes. Au automatic safety contrivance, something on the order of a steam safety- valve, for closing a valve iu the feed pipe and opening one in an outlet pipe when a certain pressure is reached, should be provided to prevent any excessive pressure when the pump is in operation. This apparatus should work so that the inflow of water can be shut off without any loss to show them that there is a demand for brains on the farm. 1 Imlicve that, while it is not the province of the public schools to teach trades, it is their privihdge and iiuty to put the child in intelligent touch with the life about bim. Much has been laid about the fact that the boy lea\»s the farm and come* up to town and many attempts at explanation and justification have been made. While it is perfectly proper for the Isiy, under ii circumstances, to leave his father's farm and seek his fortune in the crowded citv ; many jimes he has gone with the mistaken notion that he Could substitute wit for work in life's conteet; sometimes At.-* SV,-ei\\i_t___r - I c.ite._.,r &_-er_r_v h'.~,.\:.. *, .... C i 5s «M_H .*.**. ! T 2* >*.**• ... *.,,,... 1 allow- no one to le more interested in this subject than I am, but have the feeling that if wc should onler this subject taught m all tin* district schools before the leachers are prepared, our purpose would, in a measure, be defcateil. ot rather the work would be set back for many Whereas, ii are confine it to the small high schools and to the tea 1*1*tre in the district schools who are well prepared, for a few years, we shall sooq be able to do eSectiTs work all over the state. Yours very truly, f. a. Cotton. Diagram of Wat er Supply System. of compressed air. Hy opening a faucet anywhere along the supply pipe the air pressure in tbe lank will drive the water forward with i 'ousidenablR velocity. This system makes possible all the conveniences and comforts of hot and cold water and even admits of sanitary plumbing and sewer arrangements in the farmer's home. Not only can his household demands for water he supplied by the adaptation of this compressed air system but his live stock can also shnrec in the benefits. H. S. On Agriculture in Indiana Rural Schools. The following is a letter written recently by State Superintendent of Education, F. A. Cotton, to the Secretary of Agriculture at Washington. It sets Perth the plans to be pursued for extended agricultural education In the state: ' Hon. James Wilson, Sec. Dept. Agr., Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: There is considerable interest in the question of teaching agriculture in the Schools of Indiana at this time. I desire to present to you our general plan for introducing the teaching of this subject and shall be glad to know if it is in harmony with your ideas. One year ago 1 prepared a suggestive course iii agriculture, indicating what maybe done by live teachers in the consolidated schools, and in the regular township and town high schools when conditions arc favorable: that is to say when a strong, capable teacher interested in this subject is employed in a district school. The suggestions were intended to help the ti.'ulicr to direct the boys and girls in an intelligent study of agriculture: to inspire in them a respect for honest labor; and he has gone because of a lack of apprc dation of the dignity of labor; and sometimes he has gone 1 ause he lias failed to see his opportunities on the farm. And the fact that he has not always bettered his condition has suggested a possibility of at least bringing about a more intelligent consi.leration of the question. With the lessening of distance between town and country by telephone, interur- bans and rural mail routes; with the conveniences of life brought to the very door of the farmer: with much of the drudgery ol farm life remove.1 by the marvelous machinery of the day. it looks as if the exodus from the farm might \_ stayed. It is my belief that the proper teaching or agriculture in the schools will bring about this result. In harmony with the above statements, the Board of Education of Indiana, at my request, recently prepared a course of study in agriculture "for the township and town high schools and the township consolidate! schools in Indiana." This course was prepared by I>r. W. E. Stone. I*ri*si- dent or Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind; Superintendent <'. \. Kendall of the Indianapolis si bonis, and the undersigneil. with .ho thought that the teaching of agriculture for the present shonld be confined to the rural high schools. These high schools furnish many of the teachers for the district schools. The training received in agriculture in these high Schools, plus tin* further training in higher institutions. would in a few years enable the teachers to proceed intelligently with these sal iu the ilistrict sihools when the state requires it. This will enable us to reach the final goal much sooner than if wo introduced the work in the district schools before the teachers are prepared. Following is Secretary Wilson's reply: Washington. I). ('., (Id. 1 I. ', Mr. Fansetl S. Cotton, Supt. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis, Indian*, Hear Sir: Absence from Washington has prevented air earlier acknowledgement of your letter of Scpiember 20, with regard to the steps vou are taking to have the elements of the ot agricul ture Introduced Into the high schools or vour state. I highly approve of what you are doing, and think you are working along cor- i,.t line*-. There is no way I know of by which tbe people of the United EH can ho strengthen our agricultural population and thereby contribute to prosperity as by educating those who an* to work on the farms t*.wards their life work. Department of Agriculture is doing some* thing, the agricultural colleges and experiment Stations are doing something. And progress is being made; but the weak spot is tin* one vou arc considering, '•when th<* fanner's Imiv finishes his education, as he usually docs, in tbe high school, his mini! lias beet turned away from tin* farm." If In* goes further, he is quite likely to go to a literary institution that has li.. interest in agriculture. So the ambitious boys on the farm have been mostly lost to agriculture. 1 know no lietter prospect for young farmers than a thorough training along the line of scientific agriculture and the ascertainment of better method! that can be applied io production. l'rogress is being made all along the line. The matter is in tin* mind of every agricultural educator. I am greatly pleased to know that the Superintendents of Instruction in our States are taking hold or it. You have a groat state and a very productive one. but there is not an acre in Indiana but ean be made to produce double its present output. note is a lamend all over tin* world for people trained along these lines, and the demand within the United Beaten at the present time is active and growing. Our agricultural colleges are becoming stronger, their faculties are better educated along agricultural Bnea, and altogether the prospect is * lent for better thing's for the fanners of ■untry. Very truly yours. (8igned) James Wilson. Secretary. Tin: QEBAT BNOW STORM OF I860. Editors lunUsns Fsrmer ('. li., Middleton. asks about a big snow that fell in 1808 <*r I860; it was I860, but not tin* big snow lure. The snow of 1809 was about S inches or hard to tell the exact depth. The wind that followed for three days was terrible and Kl or 12 degrees below sero. 'Uu* big snow in this part of the country was December, 1 *•*'';. we had I inches of snow, and about :; o'clock December 2S or 80 'he snow began to fall, and in the morning 12 Inches had fallen. Thnt was th* snow- rail in my recollection. I remember tin* great snow id 1842, I was in the army at that time. W. W. W. Brooklyn.
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1906, v. 61, no. 03 (Jan. 20) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6103 |
Date of Original | 1906 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or not-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 2011-01-25 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Transcript |
A Convenient Water "supply System
Editors Indians Fsrmer:
Tht-rn* is im reason why many tanners
i-aniKit pr*iviih* their homes with room of
tin* modern appliances and comforts
fonnd in |
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 1