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The availability of lower rates* now opens the possibilities of ad- 

 ditional uses in the household, among which are the electric or com- 

 bination range, water heating, ironer and numerous small heating and 

 motor appliances. 



In the farm operations there are also many possibilities, among which 

 are equipment for sterilizing the dairy utensils, bottles, etc., pasteuriza- 

 tion by electricity instead of coal— generated steam, hay hoisting, wood 

 cutting and silage filling with a heavy-duty portable motor, feed mix- 

 ing, spraying equipment for painting, barn ventilation, disinfecting 

 and white washing of buildings and stables. 



No difficulties or troubles with equipment of sufficient importance to 

 impress the owner have occurred during the 6 year period. Line 

 troubles and current interruptions from storms were the major dif- 

 ficulties. 



FARM NO. 3 (WHOLESALE DAIRY) 



Description. Three-man farm. Family of three adults, two children. 

 Fourteen room house. Large dairy barn with silo, horse bam, garage and 

 shop, medium-sized ice house, granary, implement shed, and medium-sized 

 hay barn. Hill farm of 330 acres, of which 75 are tillable. 47 head of 

 cattle, 27 milked, 3 horses, one tractor, one delivery truck, pleasure car, mod- 

 ern machinery. Farm delivers an average milking in morning and night of 

 225 to 250 quarts of milk and cream per day to retailers in town three miles 

 distant. House and buildings wired in 1903 from nearby line without con- 

 struction cost. Transformers used — light and heat circuit 7.5 K. V. A., pow- 

 er circuit 2.5 K. V. A. 



Equipment. Light Circuit Equipment: House lights, 55 outlets, average 40 

 watt lamps; Barn lights, 20 outlets, average 40 watt lamps; House water 

 pump; Vacuum cleaner; Curling iron; Radiant heater; Radio. 



Heat Circuit Equipment: Combination wood-electric range; Dishwasher; 

 Clothes washer; Hot water heater; Waffle iron; Toaster; Percolator; Flat 

 iron; Ironer. 



Power Circuit Equipment: 2 h. p. motor, operating the milking machine, 

 cream separator and milk cooling pump; Centrifugal water pump for milk 

 cooling. 



A study of the load curves, Figure 5, for the six years on this farm 

 make it appear at first glance to be something of an enigma. They 

 lack the characteristic peak in midsummer which predominates in the 

 other cases. In fact, except for the 1930 curve, there is a distinct tend- 

 ency toward a slump in the load at midseason. 



It will be recalled that this farm, when taken for one of the experi- 

 mental group in 1925, was already well equipped for that period, and 

 further development did not appear feasible at the time to the owner. 

 The development had also been made entirely by the owner and his 

 wife without outside guidance. Of nine major operations being con- 

 ducted electrically seven are in the household. In number of appliances 

 and in the proportionate cost, 83% and 87% respectively were for the 

 home. Only IG.T/o by number, or 12.5% by proportionate cost, were rep- 

 resented in the farm operations. This farm had the greatest per cent, 

 of equipment in the household of any of the seven. With this predomi- 



*This company was sold to a large system in 1931 and is now served under 

 very much more equitable rates. 



