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Table No. 7. 



Farm No. 7. — 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 



1926 



192' 



1928 



1929 



1930 



Monthly 

 Average 



305 

 263 

 201 

 182 

 162 

 168 

 232 

 246 

 217 

 181 

 178 

 195 

 2,530 

 210.8 

 6.9 



.106 



262 

 259 

 259 

 254 

 219 

 224 

 183 

 308 

 276 

 196 

 188 

 281 

 2,909 

 242.4 

 8.0 



.102 



Current costs. 



417 

 518.8 

 571 

 520.2 

 459.2 

 344 

 241.6 

 315.2 

 294.2 

 266.4 

 358.4 

 665.2 

 4,971.2 



$38.89 

 42.31 

 38.21 

 35.59 

 28.31 

 23.90 

 16.09 

 19.32 

 18.33 

 17.94 

 23.53 

 40.72 



343.16 



exception of 1928, wlien infectious disease in the flock curtailed develop- 

 ment, the tendency to develop the load unassisted is very evident. 

 Much of the work of the first year's installations made necessary many 

 fundamental clian«;os in equipment which have later proven capable 

 of providing tlie necessary service even under conditions of a large ex- 

 pansion of business. In other words, many appliances not only fill the 

 immediate need, but provide reserve capacity for increased duty if 

 needed. 



