Posted by notjustair on July 29, 2016 at 12:06:31 from (70.195.4.22):
In Reply to: Wells and cisterns posted by Mark Robke on July 29, 2016 at 10:26:45:
The biggest cistern was dug here in '36. Since this was a dairy, the cistern for the milkhouse and barns is huge. It is 26 feet deep and 20 feet across laid up with brick. It is truly a beautiful piece of work. I can't imagine the labor it took to get it done. I still use it everyday to water the animals and garden (I just have a submersible sump pump with a garden hose attached). I was able to get it pumped almost dry many years ago in a drought and pulled out a few pipes that had fallen in it. Within a few months it had started filling back up. Last I lifted the lid it was about three feet from the top. Half of it is under the milkhouse so I have to make sure it isn't too full or the floor gets wet in the milkhouse. I use that as a chicken house now.
The cistern for the house was right next to it but was filled with sand and capped many years ago. It wasn't done right and has caused that basement wall to start caving in.
I'd be lost without the cistern here. The hydrants all run rural water so I would pay for all livestock water. All of the farms here had a cistern for the barn and one for the house. I know of one crazy old coot that still refuses to pay for water so she still uses her cistern. Must not be a good plan - she goes down the road with the water tank to fill her cistern several times a month. I wonder who she steals that water from?? Folks don't have their own wells here. The well water is too salty for use.
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