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tions are taken it insures that any water 
reaching the well must pass through at 
least 10 ft. of soil, giving it quite an effi¬ 
cient filtering. 
Of course this does not mean that the 
well can he located anywhere and pure 
water Si-eiired if 10 or more feet of soil 
exist between the well and a source of 
contamination. Every precaution should 
he taken to see that the well is located in 
the cleanest spot obtainable. When these 
precautions arc taken, however, the tight 
wall in the upper 10 ft. of the well will 
usually effectively prevent the entrance 
of earthworms, surface water, etc., if 
cave is taken to have a tight cover, and 
all openings into the well screened. 
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Installing a Ram 
I wish to instill a ram to furnish water 
for stock, also for bathroom in house. 
Will you give me some information in 
regard to installing same, size of pipes 
required, etc.V Is it possible to force 
water mto a compression tank and have 
water forced from there to where needed, 
or would it be better to force water to a 
reservoir high enough to supply my needs 
by gravity? a. q. c. 
If yon have a sufficient water flow (at 
least three gallons per minute) a ram 
should furnish you with a very satisfac¬ 
tory means of water supply. This ram 
may he used to supply a pressure tank or, 
ns is often done, the water may be 
pumped to a small overhead gravity tank 
placed in the attic of the house. This 
tank is provided with an overflow which 
leads to the barn, and in this way both 
the house aud burn receive water. At 
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the faucet is opened. Tf this will not do 
it, a small pipe tapped into the fee at the 
top of the tank where the- plug that you 
speak of is now located, will serve ns an 
air outlet and permit water to flow if ex¬ 
tended np above the level of the water in 
the spring and left with the top open. In 
regard to the cold water pipe within the 
range boiler, this should reach well down 
toward the bottom of the boiler. Its 
purpose is to introduce the cold water at 
the bottom of the boiler ns hot water is 
drawn from the top and to prevent the 
mixing of the two. It permits a greater 
quantity of hot water to be taken from 
the boiier. As your boiler seems to heat 
perfectly and furnishes a good quantity 
of hot water, there is probably no trouble 
here. 
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Tile Pipe Line 
M.v spring is about 400 ft. from house, 
half that from barn, with a fall of about 
20 ft. from water level of spring to ground 
level at house, practically all the fall be¬ 
ing in first half to barn. Could T get a 
connection on tile pipe at barn for taps 
in barn, house and probably outside water 
tank? Do you think if I put a 4-in. or 
3-in. tile pipe to barn that it would 
stand the pressure of water with that 
fall? The pipe I cun get is just vitrified, 
salt-glazed sewer tile. Would the cement 
for joints need any special preparation? 
I have used cement mixed with paint oil 
to mend cracks in tile roofing. Would it 
be better than ordinary mixed cement? 
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In your case, with so slight a (nil, it 
would seem that you would be justified in 
using the tile at hand if they are of rea¬ 
sonably good quality and weight. A fall 
of 20 ft. would give a pressure of less 
than 9 lbs. per square inch. Kansas City, 
Mo., requires its sewer tile to withstand 
an internal pressure of 30 lbs. per square 
inch. 
Regarding the coupling of the galvan¬ 
ized iron pipe to the tile line, no particu¬ 
lar difficulties are in sight. The iron pipe 
could be provided with suitable flanges, 
pushed into a length of tile, and a good 
rich cement mortar packed about it. A 
special jointing compound can be pur¬ 
chased which is poured hot in a manner 
similar to the way in which a lead joint 
is run. This material is somewhat elastic 
after being poured, and permits slight set¬ 
tlement of the pipe without the joints 
cracking. 
Tile can be judged somewhat by stand¬ 
ing them on end and tapping them lightly 
with a hammer. If sound and hard- 
burned they emit a clear, metallic ring. 
An examination of the end should show 
a uniform structure, not banded. Bands 
or laminations are indications of a weak 
tile. 
A 3-in. tile would be amply large for 
use as a water line and if it can be ob¬ 
tained in 3-ft. lengths it will lessen the 
number of joints required. 
If this line is put In n careful attention 
to details will do much toward assuring 
its success and permanence. The ditch 
bottom should be graded absolutely true 
bo that the tile lie firmly and have no 
opportunity to settle after the line is 
laid, in this way breaking the joints. The 
spigot end of the tile should be pushed 
clear into the bell and caulked in place 
with oakum, after which the jointing com¬ 
pound or cement mortar is applied. If 
cement mortar is used, it should be forced 
well into the joint, with the hands clear 
around the pipe. After the joint is made 
the inside can be wiped out with a swab 
to make sure that no cement, has found its 
way into the pipe, obstructing it. This is 
sometimes accomplished by attaching a 
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Method of Installing Hot Water System- 
he sumo lime the water at me nouse is 
always fresh, as the tank is small and 
the ram is constantly pumping into it. 
Without knowing the quantity avail- 
aide it. is impossible to tell you the size 
pipe required or the quantity of water 
that you may expect the ram to pump. 
This Is not necessary, however, ns any 
manufacturers’ catalog will give you this 
information when you have measured 
your water supply. As you no doubt 
know, the quantity of water pumped is 
much less than that supplied to the ram. 
a good share of the water being used in 
operating the ram. As an example, a flow 
of three gallons per minute at your spring 
should give you from 300 to 400 gallons 
daily at the house with the fall and lift 
that you have indicated. It would be 
necessary in your case to place a stand¬ 
pipe between the ram and the spring so 
that the drive pipe might, be shortened 
up and made approximately equal to tin- 
vertical distance the water is to be lifted. 
I suggest that you write your Congress¬ 
man at Washington and request a copy of 
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 41. This goes into 
detail concerning farm water systems, 
ami should be of value to anyone think¬ 
ing of installing such a system. 
pipes for your water system enter tin* 
tank. 
A tank buried in the ground will give 
you far better service. The water will be 
cooler in Summer and warmer in Win¬ 
ter, much more suitable for stock water¬ 
ing and, besides, it will be likely to keep 
in better condition. The storage tank 
will be out of sight, and the pipes leading 
to the different fixtures can be placed 
well under ground, where there is no dan¬ 
ger from freezing. Where a cistern is 
used as a water supply it is well to ar¬ 
range a cut-off in the down spout, sup¬ 
plying it, so that the roof may be washed 
and the water allowed to escape before 
any is collected for the cistern. If this 
is done much filth is prevented from 
entering the cistern and the quality of 
the water is improved. The cistern should 
also have a drainage opening and drain, 
permitting it to be flushed out without 
pumping when necessary. , 
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Walling a Well 
I :im digging a well, and would like to 
stone and cement the sides and also the 
top, leaving a 4-in. pipe in the top for 
air. Would this affect the water? In 
striking a vein, should t,he stonework be 
laid tight on the lower side or not? 
Forestville, Conn. A. h. s. 
Tf your description is understood cor¬ 
rectly I can see no reason why the water 
should in any way be affected by the 4-in. 
pipe iri the well covering. Any opening 
into the well should, of course, be so tit 
ted as to exclude all surface water, and 
screened to prevent the entrance of in¬ 
sects, mice, frogs, etc. It seems, how¬ 
ever, that a manhole, provided with raised 
edges and fitted with a tight cover, will 
lie found more convenient, ns it will per¬ 
mit entrance to the well for cleaning or 
other purposes, A small vent pipe fitted 
nt the top with two elbows anti two nip¬ 
ples so that the opening faces downward 
can he used in connection with this. 
It is seldom necessary to lay a tight 
wall clear to the bottom of a well. I'su- 
ually, if precautions are taken at the top 
of the well so to grade the soil that sur¬ 
face water will be led away from the well, 
and the waste from the pump is carried 
away so that it does not discharge on the 
well covering and follow the curbing 
down, a tight wall or curb for the upper 
10 to 15 ft. will be sufficient, the lower 
part of the wall being laid loose without 
the use of water mortar. If these precuu- 
A Homemade Tractor 
Will you tell me how to make a trac¬ 
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gine that has a speed of 400 revolutions 
per minutes. Would it pull a plow or a 
iwohurse drag, and at what speed? I 
would like to have a reverse on it. What 
size drive wheels would he best? R. s. N. 
T can only advise you uot to attempt 
this. While there have been some suc¬ 
cessful homemade tractors, you wall usu¬ 
ally find that the men making them are 
more sueeesful as mechanics than they 
are as farmers, and that a considerable 
amount of time is used in keeping them 
in running order. The main purpose of 
a tractor is to conserve labor, to give the 
owner more leisure, or nt least permit 
him to accomplish more with the same 
amount of work. A tractor that requires 
constant tinkering, babying and repairs 
will fail of this object. It must be able 
In go, and to go right. Furthermore, a 
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