It's common in my area for farms to have two wells. One deep high capacity well for the barn and a more shallow well for the house. Water quality goes way down the deeper you go in much of the northeast. At least here in Otsego County, any well below 200 feet gets loaded with iron bacteria, sulfur, etc.
Same must be true in northern Michigan. I've got a house there with a 150 foot well and the water is great. People next door had a 130 foot well with good water but often ran out. So, they just drilled a new well and claimed they were forced to go 600 feet! "Forced" by building code regs involving recovery requirements, and who knows what else. Their "new" water is not drinkable as it comes out of the ground. So, they now have all kinds of expensive treatment systems including a softener and reverse osmosis. The water is now deemed safe to drink but tastes putrid.
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Today's Featured Article - George's Fordson Major - by Anthony West (UK). This is a bit of a technical info to add on to the article about George's Major in the "A Towny Goes Plowing" article. George bought his Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00. There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken by Harold alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that the major was produced late 19
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