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Post by hook on Jun 27, 2019 12:39:45 GMT -6
ive decided to set gutter on the tobacco barn to catch the rain and direct it to a tank. How big of a tank for 15 pairs? We get rain 3-5 times a week it seems. The roof section catching the rain is about 1000 sq ft.
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Post by highgrit on Jun 27, 2019 12:54:15 GMT -6
There's no such thing as to big.
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Post by okie on Jun 27, 2019 12:58:51 GMT -6
I don't have a solid answer but I did have to haul water to a set of calves that I weaned in California in 90 degree weather. They were five weights and averaged seven gallons a day over about ten days. I would imagine that cows on grass would get quite a bit of their needs met through wet forage.
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Jun 27, 2019 13:08:16 GMT -6
My understanding is that 1 inch of rain on 1 sq foot will catch 0.6234 gallons of water. A 1,000 sq foot will then catch 623.4 gallons for every inch of rain you get.
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Post by hook on Jun 27, 2019 13:10:18 GMT -6
My understanding is that 1 inch of rain on 1 sq foot will catch 0.6234 gallons of water. A 1,000 sq foot will then catch 623.4 gallons for every inch of rain you get. Perfect. Thanks. |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Jun 27, 2019 13:20:06 GMT -6
I don't have a solid answer but I did have to haul water to a set of calves that I weaned in California in 90 degree weather. They were five weights and averaged seven gallons a day over about ten days. I would imagine that cows on grass would get quite a bit of their needs met through wet forage. I also imagine that the grass there would help a lot, but would account for them lactating as well. |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Jun 27, 2019 13:22:16 GMT -6
My understanding is that 1 inch of rain on 1 sq foot will catch 0.6234 gallons of water. A 1,000 sq foot will then catch 623.4 gallons for every inch of rain you get. Perfect. Thanks. I did some goes into's on the rain that broke a pond damn. It's amazing at how much water some of those canyons will carry after a good rain. |
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Post by hook on Jun 28, 2019 11:01:02 GMT -6
Just finished putting the gutters up. Had to put 2 16 ft posts in the ground and add some lumber between them to run the gutter on. Tested with a garden hose and it works like it should. Now I just need to get one of those big galnized stock tanks. Ill split it between the fence and water the main field and the working pen.
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Post by hook on Jun 28, 2019 11:32:45 GMT -6
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