Homestead mailing list

[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Dec 23, 2008, at 2:02 PM, roxann wrote:

> Gene,
>
> Those that feed the house, camper and our neighbor (3 different  
> springs) run whether there has been rain or not.

Roxann, your land is far enough away from mine that I am not sure of  
your land forms. I have driven through your area and am familiar with  
surface features but really don't know if you are on karst.

Sandstone is certainly a different aquifer condition than limestone.  
Would lessen plumbing issues.  We have neighbors whose high garden pH  
is a real problem from decades of irrigation from their deep well.

Having a spring at the top of a mountain would suggest artesian  
pressure.

I forgot to respond to your horse watering issue. Horses have a narrow  
diet. Our human diets are rich in minerals from our extensively varied  
food sources.