<D"! RURAL NEW-YORKER 
995 
Farm Mechanics 
By Robert H. Smith 
Drilling a Well 
What kind of tools arc required, and 
liow to use them, to drill through saud 
and gravel to the depth of 36 ft. for an 
artesian well? J. M. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
I am somewhat at a loss to know the 
type of well that you wish to sink. An 
artesian well, as you no doubt know, is 
one from which the water flows as from 
a spring, sometimes under a considerable 
pressure, so that it may be forced to 
some dis'anee. As this condition is due 
to certain natural causes, that is, the 
ground wuicr is imprisoned between two 
impervious strata of soil from which it 
is allowed to escape through the opening 
made by sinking the well, no one can be 
absolutely sure of securing such a well 
until after the welt is sunk and the water 
flowing. The term “artesian,” however, 
is sometimes used to include all drilled 
wells, and this may be the manner in 
which you are using it It is usual, how¬ 
ever. to sink a drilled well to a greater 
depth than tin ft., the depth that you 
mention, and the soil conditions that yon 
describe lead me to think that a driven 
well is the type that yon have in mind. 
Perhaps 1 can aid you most, under the 
conditions, by suggesting that you send 
for Farmers’ Bulletin 041. This is ob¬ 
tainable through your Congressman at 
Washington, or if his supply is exhaust¬ 
ed, it may be obtained from tile Superin¬ 
tendent of Documents for a small sum. 10 
or 15 cents. This describes in detail all 
the common types of wells and the meth¬ 
ods used in digging them, as well as giv¬ 
ing a lot of information on country 
plumbing. It will no doubt tell you ex¬ 
actly what you wish to know. 
Stucco Fails to Adhere 
Wo have had trouble with the cement 
on our farmhouse. House is built of 
brick and covered with cement (stucco). 
In cold weather there is a spot on the 
northwest corner that cracks and falls aff. 
leaving bricks exposed. This has been re¬ 
paired several times, without success. 
Can you prescribe some solution for treat¬ 
ing brick before applying cement? 
Irona. N. Y. n. c. j. 
If the briefs in the house wall are soft 
there will probably he some difficulty in 
making the stucco adhere. Clean the wall 
thoughly by means of a stiff wire brush, 
and also rake the old mortar out of the 
joints, giving the stucco a chance to ob¬ 
tain a grip in the joints. Driving nails 
into the joints of the brick wall, with the 
heads left extending so they will set in 
the stucco coat, is also an aid to holding 
it in place. After a thorough cleaning, 
wet the wall until it will absorb no more 
water, and brush in a coat of neat cement 
and water, mixed about as thick as cream. 
Follow immediately with the stucco, mix¬ 
ing it in small batches and discarding 
any that has been mixed 30 minutes be¬ 
fore application. Complete the job be¬ 
fore quitting, avoiding any seam that 
might otherwise develop. If this is im¬ 
possible, finish to a window frame or 
other natural division. 
After the stucco is applied, protect it 
for a few days by canvas or old bags, to 
prevent it from drying too rapidly. Also 
examine the wall above this place to see 
that there is no possible entrance for wa¬ 
ter. The fact that it peels from this 
same spot each time indicates that there 
is a leak above it, into which moisture 
works, heaving the stucco off when it 
freezes. 
Waterproofing for Tank 
I built a cement tank for household use 
last Fall. Tank is ft. square and S 
ft. deep, walls are 7 in. thick. It leaks 
water through the walls, hut the bottom 
holds water. What can l do to keep 
water in tank? It is dug in the ground. 
Could I paint inside, and with what? 
Somebody suggested water glass. Would 
that hold, and would it taste in the 
water? P. o. 
Titusville, Fa. 
The following solutions have been used 
in waterproofing. 1 am unable to say, 
however, whether or not a taste is given 
to the water by their use. As the solu¬ 
tions consist of soap and water and alum 
and water only, practically the only ex¬ 
pense is the labor of putting them on. 
and it might be well to try them. If the 
water is contaminated at first this taste 
may pass away with time. The solutions 
are made as follows: 
1. Dissolve two ounces of alum in one 
gallon of hot water. 
2. Dissolve % lb. castile soap in one 
gallon of hot water. 
Apply the alum solution first and work 
it in with a stiff brush. Follow this with 
the .soap solution. Successive coatings 
may be given if it is thought necessary. 
During use both solutions should be kept 
al a temperature of 100° F. Avoid 
formation of bubbles when applying solu¬ 
tions, Another method that should prove 
tasteless, bill probably difficult to apply 
to the side walls, is to clean thoroughly 
and dry the work to he treated, and then 
apply hot paraffin with a brush. The 
paraffin is then heated and driven into 
the concrete w ith a plumber’s blow torch. 
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