Roosevelt Standard | 1936-04-23 | Page 7 | Pressure Water System Advantage

pressure water system advantage plan an A aid id to efficiency of farming operations great convenience by E R grim professor of agricultural engineering ne new jersey college of 0 agriculture Ari culture service farmers who have installed pressure water systems have found that they at arc not only a great advantage to members or of the family but that they also help to increase the efficiency of some forming farming operations with fresh running water in the dairy barn cows drink more water and produce more milk running water also adds greatly to the convenience veni ence of milk cooling and utensil washing on poultry farms water may be piped to each water pen pell or fountain in the house or to convenient places on the range on larger farms the pressure water dyste be large clou h to supply needs for fruit and vegetable washing with auxiliary power and pumping equipment it may even supply spraying and arri irrigation a needs and afford consid considerable erab e fire protection where a water tank can bo be located on a hill bill so that the reservoir Is higher than the farm buildings a farm may bs be equipped ath running water by a gravity water supply system the system should be carefully planned and effectively instilled important considerations are the size of pump storage tank and capacity p acety of the well or water s supply minor needs include proper installation of fixtures ample pipe sizes sufficient depth to prevent f freezing beez reez and stop and waste valves where drainage Is necessary