Transcriber’s Notes: Equal signs “=” before and after a word or phrase indicate =bold= in the original text. Small capitals have been converted to SOLID capitals. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Typographical errors have been silently corrected. STATE OF NEW YORK STATE WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION HENRY H. PERSONS, =President=. MILO M. ACKER, CHARLES DAVIS, JOHN A. SLEICHER, ROBERT H. FULLER, =COMMISSIONERS= DAVID R. COOPER, =Engineer-Secretary=. WALTER MCCULLOH, =Consulting Engineer=. LYON BLOCK, ALBANY, N. Y. Water Power FOR THE Farm and Country Home BY DAVID R. COOPER Engineer-Secretary New York State Water Supply Commission Second Edition PRINTED FOR THE STATE WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION BY J. B. LYON COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS ALBANY [Illustration] WATER POWER FOR THE FARM AND COUNTRY HOME BY DAVID R. COOPER In the course of its general investigations of the water powers of the State, the Water Supply Commission has heretofore confined its attention to the possibilities for large developments, and the regulation of the flow of rivers and large creeks. No previous or general investigation of small creeks and brooks and their power possibilities has been made, not because they were considered unimportant, but because the Commission believes that if the State decides to take an active part in the regulation of the flow of streams and the development and conservation of water powers, it should confine its first activities to the larger units, leaving the smaller opportunities for later examination and for private and individual development. However, no comprehensive system of conservation can meet with universal favor unless it contemplates the prevention of waste, great or small, and wherever found.