"Farm Wells and Pollution" Newspaper Article, February 25, 1916

Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Farm Wells and Pollution; Clean Water an Important Consideratien on Every Farm," Camas Prairie Chronicle, pp. 6, 25 February 1916

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The article was published by the United States Department of Agriculture and addresses how clean water practices are an important part of farming. Published February 25, 1916, the article states that farmers need to consider the quality of their water, and that polluted water supply is evidence of bad sanitary conditions.

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"Farm Wells and Pollution; Clean Water an Important Consideratien on Every Farm," Camas Prairie Chronicle, pp. 6, 25 February 1916. Courtesy of Library of Congress