June, 1932] 



Electricity on New England Farms 



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If this case is any index, it would appear that unless special efforts 

 to counteract this slow acceptance and utilization were in effect, the 

 first few years of a line extension would not show outstanding use of 

 current. 



Referring to the curves again, it will be seen that the 1928 curve pro- 

 duced the maximum peak of the six years and was more concentrated 

 than any of the others. 



In 1929, entirely at the election of the owner, the auxiliary well pump 

 was installed and the pump for filling the spray trucks. This not only 



Table No. 5. 



Farm No. 5. — Kilowatt hours and current costs — five-year electrification 



period. 



Month 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



Yearly total 



Ave. per month 



Daily ave 



Ave. rate per 

 kw.-hr 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



Yearly total 



Ave. per month 

 Daily ave 



Kilowatt hours used. 



Pre-elec- 



trification 



Period 



1925 



Monthly 

 Average 



14 

 20 

 28 

 30 

 58 



150 

 30 



.978 



.099 



$1.60 

 2.20 

 2.84 

 3.00 

 5.24 



14.88 

 2.97 

 .097 



Current costs. 



32.4 



31 



22.2 



78.8 

 108.6 

 121.8 

 155 

 145.8 

 137.6 

 113.6 

 105.6 

 71.6 

 1,124 



$4.03 

 3.78 

 3.24 

 5.71 

 7.15 

 7.78 

 9.47 

 7.83 

 7.76 

 6.94 

 7.22 

 6.57 

 7.06 



