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‘Ihe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 11, 1022 
Farm Mechanics 
Conducted by Robert H. Smith, of the Canton Agricultural School 
Canton, New York 
Roily Well Water 
I am having trouble with a well which I 
had drilled last Summer. The water is very 
roily, especially -so if I try to use more 
than eight or ten pailfuls per day. The 
sediment is a very title clay, or. as the 
neighbors call it. quicksand. The well is 
77 ft. deep, the pipe is *.) ft. from the bot¬ 
tom of the well. The well is eased to 
within a foot of the bottom of the drilled 
hole. I have been advised to bail out the 
sediment as much as possible and turn in 
enough gravel to till the bottom of t 1 
well 2 or 3 ft. Would this be of any 
use. or is there any other method of 
keeping this sediment out? Is it possible 
that the water would clear in time if left 
as it is? L. A. S. 
The trouble, as you suggest, is no 
doubt due to very line soil particles 
which have been picked up by the inflow 
of water to the well and remain suspend¬ 
ed in the water. Steady pumping is some¬ 
times resorted to in the case of driven 
wells where similar conditions of roiliness 
exist, as a possible remedy. The idea is 
to clear the soil immediately surround¬ 
ing the entrance to the well from these 
very fine soil particles, and at the same 
time to enlarge the cavity somewhat at 
the lower end of the pipe, so that the ve¬ 
locity of water through it during pump¬ 
ing is not so great. Filling the lower 
portion of the well with gravel is also 
broken stone should be used for this con¬ 
crete work, and with a curb 30 in. in 
inside diameter and having a thickness of 
1 ft., about 2% hags of cement will be 
required for each foot in depth. This is 
figuring in the basis of using concrete 
alone for the curb. It would seem that as 
the curb is to be made largely for its 
picturesque and ornamental effect, in the 
garden, a curbing laid up of rough field 
stone would give a better appearance than 
would the clear concrete. If this is done 
for the portion above ground the amount 
of cement necessary will be much less. A 
mortar could he made from the cement 
and sand mixed about 1 :3. and the stones, 
after being cleaned and wet, laid in this 
mortar. If the well is to be used for 
drinking purposes at all it should be 
provided with a cover, and every precau¬ 
tion taken to prevent the entrance of 
dust, insects or mice. A very pretty 
effect could be obtained with a rough 
stone curb with low shrubbery growing 
about it. R- n. S. 
Pressure from Spring 
Having purchased a farm with good 
spriug about 600 ft. from house, with 
elevation of at least 100 ft., I would like 
to know the amount of pressure 1 should 
receive from %-in. pipe, also 1-in. pipe. 
Will the size of reservoir at spring make 
any difference in pressure? I want pres- 
NEW SERIES 
sometimes tried, but it would seem best sure enough to run an ordinary washing 
first to see if the roily condition would machine. G. if. H. 
It is late to he talking about cutting iee. but the gasoline ice saw shown only came 
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knife marks out the new line for cutting. Last year a motorcycle engine was used, 
but it was too light, so the present engine was substituted. One of the best features 
of this circular saw is that no corners are chipped off. and in packing all tit per¬ 
fectly together, thus there is no waste space. How our grandfathers would have 
hooted at this thought, of tisiug gasoline to cut iee! 
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no T clear up with use. 
In the meantime it is probable that the 
turbidity may he lessened somewhat by 
letting the drinking water stand undis¬ 
turbed for a few days before liOfc As cool 
weather is now at hand this should not 
be difficult to arrange. If the sediment 
is caused by clay, the addition of a little 
lime water, made by dissolving fresh com¬ 
mercial lime in water, would probably 
help in clearing the water by causing the 
clay particles to collect together, and thus 
settle more quickly. 
Mr. Fuller, formerly in charge of Un¬ 
derground Waters of Eastern United 
States for the United States Geological 
Survey, suggests the use of aluminum 
sulphate in the proportion of one grain to 
each gallon of water to he treated, or one 
ounce to every 60 cu. ft. of water. I would 
not care to recommend this treatment, 
however, unless the water was first tested 
by a chemist and the exact quantity of 
aluminum sulphate required determined. 
B. n. s. 
Curbing for Well 
If you have a good spring located as 
you describe you have a very valuable 
water supply, as it can very readily be 
piped into the house, and will furnish an 
abundance of water for all household 
uses, provided the flow is sufficient. The 
pressure of water is due to its weight, 
and for equal heights or heads is the same 
regardless of the size of the water column. 
Each foot in depth gives a pressure of 
approximately .434 lhs. per square inch, 
and in your case, with a head of 100 ft., 
should give a pressure of slightly more 
than 43 lhs. per square inch. The above 
is true only when the faucet is closed and 
the water is standing in the pipe. Imme¬ 
diately it is opened the water flows from 
the lower end and the pressure is re¬ 
leased. and the ability to maintain a pres¬ 
sure with the water flowing depends upon 
the size of the pipe and the rapidity with 
which it is permitted to escape from the 
open end. 
A 1-iu. pipe under the conditions out¬ 
lined should deliver water at the rate of 
about 10 gallons per minute, which is 
about as fast as it flows from the ordinary 
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Will you give directions for making 
(with amount of cement needed, if pos¬ 
sible) a concrete nr stone and concrete 
well curb having iuside diameter about 
30 in. and height about 30 in.? This is 
to have an old-fashioned well sweep which 
is already in place, but as the square box 
curb we have used Dee,', replacing we 
would like to make a round one. using 
field stone, having a thickness of say 10 
in. This well is just for an ornament to 
the garden and occasionally we draw 
water for use there, or for drinking in 
hot weather We have the forms made, 
hut wish directions for mixing and mold¬ 
ing the concrete. A. E. J. 
West Hartford, Vt. 
A mixture of one part cement, two 
parts clean coarse sand and four parts 
house faucet. I am not familiar, how¬ 
ever, with the requirements of the water- 
operated washers. Would suggest that 
you write to the manufacturer of the 
'machine to be bought and secure his 
recommendations. Contrary to general 
opinion, increasing the size of the reser¬ 
voir at the spring will not affect the 
pressure in any way so long as the height 
remains the same and there is storage 
capacity large enough to maintain a flow 
while the pipe line is being used to full 
capacity. R h. s. 
The good things of life are not to be 
had singly, but come to us with a mix¬ 
ture; like a schoolboy’s holiday, with a 
task affixed to the tail of it.—Charles 
T.amb. 
