BY DANIEL JOHNSON
PAULETTE JOHNSON
Last summer, we faced a situation on our farm that is never welcome news: no water. Turning on a faucet, spigot or hydrant anywhere on the property resulted only in dry silence. We checked the obvious: Was the circuit breaker to the pump functioning? Yes, it was. Were the leads to the pump OK? Yes, they were. Then what was wrong? And, more importantly in the immediate sense: How would we water our livestock?