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Ellemeno:
Rimbey, AB

Frostfree Nosepumps Ltd. is owned and operated by Jim and Jackie Anderson of Rimbey, Alberta, who also operate a second generation cattle ranch. The motivation to develop this pump came from the desire to utilize remote pastures and alternative winter feeding sites and to protect riparian areas. They are enthused to share this useful tool with other producers.

The construction and operation of the nosepump is simple and energy free, other than the energy required by the cow to operate the lever.

The design of this waterer includes a small, enclosed trough with a lever apparatus that is pushed by the cow's nose. This is set on top of a culvert, set vertically into the ground to whatever depth is required to make use of the ground water or dugout level. An installation depth of at least 20' with a minimum 24" diameter culvert is recommended in order to capture sufficient geothermal heat. The nose-powered lever apparatus operates a piston pump which is suspended in the well - much like the old hand pumps. With provision for frost protection (outlined on Prevent Freezing page), the pumps work trouble free.

MaineWriter:
Yoder, WY


According to the database I am using, we have posted all three Y towns in Wyoming: Y-O Ranch, Yanceys, and Yoder.

Leslie

memento:
Somewhere over the Rainbow, Texas

"... Among the first settlers was William Porter, who established a school in the late 1860s; for several decades the area was referred to as the Porter school district. By the 1890s a community had developed, and the residents requested a post office. When the townspeople gathered to name the community a thunderstorm broke out, followed by a rainbow. The residents, struck by the beauty of the rainbow, named their town after it...." From The Handbook of Texas

jpwagoneer1964:
Wyarno, WY





 

Meryl:
Odem, TX



Trains passing each other near Odem, TX

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