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 asupply. There should be enough for very 
free use in the kitchen, for the washing andthe 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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