Show IMPROVE E THE FARM 17 A RM HOME ample supply of running sr water wat Is not only household convenience ven vengence veni fence ence but lo in money saver by C H R nAH NES few things will contribute more to the comfort arid and sanitation of ll 11 homo he than an ample supply of running water this Is one of the substantial attractions of the city home that it Is found in comparatively few farmsteads is a reproach to the thrift of the owners as well as to their characters as husbands arid and fathers A supply of running water Is not only a household convenience ce but it Is a money saver in numerous ways in ili the mere matter of watering cattle it will not only make a large saving of labor but it will increase the flow of milk in dairy cattle and cause fattening beeves to lay on more flesh than when their drink Is limited the economies it will effect on even the moderate sized farmstead will amount to a good deal more each year than the interest on an investment of and only rarely would the outlay for its installation amount to so largo a sum as that forest henry in a recent article figures that a well being already available the cost may bo be kept within which includes a windmill feet of linch inch pipe connecting with house and barn and cost of laying same the building of a cistern a small stock tank float valves and sundries the interest on at six per cent Is only 12 a year it Is safe to say that any farmer with an ordinary bunch of cattle loses lesea several times that amount in butter or beef product alone front from the limitation of the amount of water which is inevitable where much labor Is involved in watering the animals all this without taking account of the the conveniences the improved healthfulness and the saving of labor in the house which accompany the introduction of 0 running water the tha farmer should realize that it pays better to put profits into farm improvements of his own than to to loan a n it at five per cent or six per cent to improve some other mans farm tho the question with farmers should not be whether they can afford an equipment for running water but whether they can afford to go without it those who have installed such nn an equipment are arc usually prompt in answering this question with an em phalle negative |