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A survey of 108 Vtx&m showed it took an average of 773 hours each year to pump and carry water by hand. On these same farm; today electric water systems are supplying an abundance of water under procure for less than $1 per month for electricity. Thus, in labor saving alone, running, water pays. According to the 1950 Agricultural Census, there were but ninety pressure water systems in our homes.
After considering the progress Rappahannock has* made in production of feed and forage crops, liveetc.,
the group felt the time had ome to try to do something construcive about the water supply situation.
Reasons brought out during the {discussion as to WHY many of our farms and homes do not have satisfactory water systems were: 1st, Costs and 2nd, the need of more information by home and farm owners.
Thus the following, procedure was decided upon: Fii*t: To complete a farm and home water supply survey by May 1 doing so through the schools, veterans, classes, home demonstration clubs, and by personally contacting families not having children in school or represented in
cation*.
Second: After the survey has been
pleted and summarized to have a second county-wide meeting at which the following would be invited: agricultural commodity committeemen, officers qf community home demonstration dubs, ministers, electricians, bankers and other loan agency representatives, press and radio, well drillers, plumbers, waiter system dealers, etc. At this meeting the situation in regard to the need for more rural homes having the convenience of satisfactory water systems would be reviewed as well as a report of the survey given. In addition the tentative
of the program will be presentred for consideration and suggestions for improvement
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