The Kokosing River consists of water that has drained from farms
in Knox County. |Water is essential for all life on the farm.
Farmers obtain most of the water for their crops from rain. Rain
water that is not absorbed by the soil and plant roots runs into
streams and rivers. Farmers in areas where there is not enough
rain for their crops to grow must irrigate their fields.
Irrigation is how farmers move water from underground or streams
to their fields with pipes and ditches. Farmers obtain most of
the drinking water for their livestock from streams or
underground wells. Animals that drink from streams may also
leave their waste in the streams, and animal waste contains
bacteria that can cause humans to become sick. |Where does the
water that you drink come from?| 2500 gallons (9500 liters) of
water are used to raise and process one pound of beef! 80
gallons (300 liters) of water are used to grow and process one
ear of corn! "I think that some of the biggest worries for
farmers around here would be surface a