Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1917 — WATER EQUIPMENT FOR FARM BUILDINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WATER EQUIPMENT FOR FARM BUILDINGS

(By J. L. MOWRY.)

If there is a good spring or creek, safe and clean, on the farm, or a flowing well below which a little slope may be found, together with an oversupply of water from the well, it is not a hard matter to put in an equipment for running water for the house, barns and other farm buildings by the use of a hydraulic ram. In installing a farm-house water supply, any hand pump of force type may be used. Since so much more water is used through a faucet than from a pail, having to pump by hand, usually puts the veto on a house system depending on hand pumping. A gas engine or windmill will also work in any system, pumping air or water, or both. But in the case of spring, creek or overflow well water, a hydraulic-ram is well worth consideration. A ram will probably cost the farmer any-

where from eleven to twenty-four dollars. From the spring, or whatever the water source, (showfl in the accompanying illustration, at (G), the water flows down a drive pipe, (A), flowing out of the valve, (F) until the friction of the passing water closes this valve; then the oncoming column of water, (A), pushing into the air-chamber, (C), compresses the air, passes out the service pipe, (D), until the force of the water (A) is balanced by the wttght ofwater. (D) The opening (E). will now close of its own weight. The valve (F) likewise, will opeh and the water will again start to flow, and the process is repeated. This gives an irregular flow but is very reliable and not expensive. A five-foot head will raise water 40 feet, provided the pipe (A) 18,30 or 40 feet long. Only about one-seventh of the available water can be raised, but the ram will work nighti and day.

METHOD OF INSTALLING HYDRAULIC RAM.