Friday, November 24, 2023

Pasture pump

This large lump of cast iron is an ingenious device, set out in a field and connected to a well, a cow pumps its own water by pushing the paddle when it would like a drink. Apparently the critters catch on quick and it works very well.


 

4 comments:

Dave said...

That's really cool. Apparently they pump it by pushing with their nose.

Beazld said...

Someone could hook it up to a beer tap to lighten the load on bartenders.

Mister G said...

Being used to the individual drinking troughs in stables, with the noes-controlled flow, I never thought to clarify that!

Dave said...

This is embarrassing but until I looked at some pics I imagined they used a front hoof.