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germs of disease. Nor can it be overlooked that 

 freezing these reservoirs or ponds does not destroy 

 injurious bacteria. The use of the Pasteur filter is 

 recommended in all houses — even where the water 

 supply is supposed to be absolutely perfect. The 

 alum treatment is also eflScacious, but not the most 

 reliable. 



Water supply for your barn and stables should 

 be as pure as that for the house. While animals 

 may not be, apparently, sickened by the use of tain- 

 ted water, they often are diseased; and a cow's milk 

 is certainly vitiated by what she drinks, as well as 

 flavored by what she eats. You can carry water 

 from a drilled or artesian well into your barns and 

 stables, and obtain a constant supply of pure, cool 

 water. It should be carried directly into the stalls, 

 through pipes that supply separate drinking basins. 

 Wastage from these troughs can be easily provided 

 for, down the grouting to the drainage pipes. In 

 this way animals can drink when they choose — not 

 when they must. If possible, have your well on 

 ground above your buildings, and carry the water 

 in pipes that tap the main well tube, or can be filled 

 by pumping. Flushing-tanks in each stall regu- 

 late the supply. By this system the saving of work 



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