four] water supply 



is a large item, while the cleanliness of the stable is 

 better secured. 



The use of a windmill on a farm is just begin- 

 ning to be understood in our Eastern States; in 

 the Western States they are far more common. 

 Where a small supply of water is needed 

 and a very small tank is used, the results 

 may not be satisfactory; but for a large stable, 

 with a large tank and large mill, this is the ideal 

 system. A small gasoline engine will do your 

 pumping far more steadily and certainly, while 

 it will also do other work. A small steam plant, al- 

 though more expensive, is in the long run most 

 economical. When pumping is done by an en- 

 gine the distributing tank may be quite small, as it 

 can be filled every day. The working by wind is 

 more fitful, and the tank must sometimes hold 

 enough to last for several days. 



Of cistern water a country house can hardly have 

 too large a supply. There should be enough for very 

 free use in the kitchen, for the washing and the scrub- 

 bing, and enough for bathing. A modern family 

 holds a bathroom among its chief requirements, and 

 very justly so. Whatever else you fail to do, at least 

 compel your children to take a daily bath in clean, 



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