The "noxe pump project" 



was developed on the 



Olson Hmthers Ranch. 



north of Twitdot. 



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Upper Musselshell 



cows MOOOOVE 

 TO A NEW 

 WATERING SYSTEM 



onservation District 



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NOSE 

 PUMP 

 PROJECT 



The I'pper Musst-lshell < Onst-rviitkin 

 District funded an innmiitltf llvt>\t<M.'k 

 wuttriiiK pn»Jitl during 2(MM>on the Olsnn 

 Itnithvn. Kumh. I he hrulhen., Kkk. John 

 Cluy, and i'y, hiid fenced i»ut it sniHll cret-k 

 In their pasture and hauled I.IHK) ^allonv 

 of water each da\ thntu^hnut the summer 

 for 45 head i>f cattle. 



The nose pump project included 

 instiillalion itf a wuterinj^ system 21)0 feel 

 fntm the creek. I'he mise pump is deslf^ned 

 fur CKWs ti> sip fntm their i»wn water 

 founlnin. 



I'he OLsun hn)thers no lnnj;vr haul l.tMN) 

 ^atlons per day. Vhvy haul .*50 t;all<>as of 

 water every other da>. I'he Innoyative nos*- 

 pump watering syslem makes it pnv»lhle t<t 

 conserve lH>th ytaler and fuel costs. 



Hw Pwnp. The Aifiumai u s diaf^rsgm punip wiih a pumping lc\cr ifvii i< [ti'-lii'il 

 by the tuMt nf ui animal. Onr pimp i^ t^ktxnm^Ddcd for cv<rr\ JO hcwl of tniik- Ihc 

 ekwgaiffd dnnkmfi Ktwl hai a alight tUipc t<< the haL-k. awa> ftom ihi- animji. ^^ic pump 

 fcvCT must hf i^vrraifil uoUi the wawr udra«D up lolo the biwkl for the firsl telup I'he 

 «8tft ID ihc hack of the dnnkiog (km 1 ncix u hut. aliraciin^ ihe animal lo push (he lever 

 (Ml «>f lU way lo reach ihe water, ilaeh ume the lever is pushed, a pump ^rt^ke hnng^ more 

 warn into the Uiwl. The lever ix relexicd to make a hock stri>ke when the animal pull* its 

 head away i'he hack nruke acuon draws irtoee water inbi the howl a.i the lewr return* lo 

 lU iiutial puHiUoa Water alwayi remaiiu in the bowl, aitracitnit the next animal. AnimaU 

 quickly leani that pushing the level three or four unvs fills the boMi with water. The 

 punifM Me coonei^ed lo a w aier soisor throu^ a one- inch suction hose and a spnng- 

 l»«d<^ fi»it \alM- »ilh M uTi-vn lK.ll meet.' fnhenes reqiiiteirx-nl' 



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