Optimum Swine Follow Up December 21st, 2001 Hancock County, Kentucky

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Optimum Swine Follow Up December 21st,
2001Hancock County, Kentucky

• By
• L. Peyton Adams

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Starting the inspection with a lot of bull highly
interested in inspector.
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Hog lagoon 1 with extensive freeboard
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Drainage to drinking water source for cattle.
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Influent end of lagoon 1 showing extensive
freeboard.
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Lagoon 1 freeboard from gravel area used by
honey wagon. Note upper edge was original lagoon
height. Far dike separates lagoon 1 and 2.
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View across lagoon 1 owner says is pumped as low
as the contractors pump can lift. Ground
saturated from recent rains precludes any
application for weeks. Freeboard gt10 feet.
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Cattle beside the lagoon 2 with rainwater inside
from the recent rains. Extensive freeboard. No
hogs remain on the system for months now.
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Pumping equipment by the freshwater lake with
pipe run across the dam to the far application
area.
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Lagoon 2. Interested spectators.
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Lagoon 2 has a large amount of freeboard.
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The previous view was of the side of Lagoon 2
nearest the freshwater lake. This view is
straight across Lagoon 2 with my back to lagoon
2.
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Influent end of Lagoon 2 near N37-44-23 W86-47-46
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Lagoon 1 looking back from Lagoon 2 towards the
influent pipe in the far distance. Fluid appears
to be clearer on top and impacted by the recent
rainfall. No hogs remain in the building.
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View of hog buildings and lagoon 1 from the dike
between lagoons.
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Lagoon 1 looking from dike between lagoons
toward the freshwater lake side. Pipe between the
lagoons has 10 feet of freeboard to fluid level.
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Southernmost point of farm for spraying showing
clear water in stream.
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The back spray field looking back toward the
lagoons from the southern most spray field point
near the creek. Treeline in the distance near the
first spray field with the lagoons.