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practice being: to place one or two such applications on particular 

 farms as a test where they may be closely observed and considered in 

 the light of an experiment. 



Growing Demand for Electrical Methods. 



Notwithstanding the relatively large loads on these farms, there is 

 not one in the experimental group that does not have under considera- 

 tion additional electrical equipment or applications. On some farms 

 the list includes a very considerable number of items. Some are await- 

 ing more favorable personal financial conditions, lower rates or the cor- 

 rection of some local condition. All of them indicate particular inter- 

 est in whether newly designed equipment has proved thoroughly prac- 

 tical for farm conditions and free from any possibilities of failure which 

 would make their investment a loss. 



This inclination to continue to increase their load by additional ap- 

 plications — without stress or suggestion from the project engineer — 

 is of particular interest to any who, in the past, may have been in- 

 clined to wonder as to whether the farm would maintain or relinquish 

 some of its load as the years progressed. The inclination to increase 

 the load is well defined, and since practically no tendency in the op- 

 posite direction has been observed, there is considerable assurance that 

 a well built farm load is a substantial fixture. 



Uses for Electricity Not Exhausted — Dairying. 



While electric current performs most of the important operations 

 in the household, its uses in farm work are far from exhausted. Other 

 applications which appear prominently for dairy farms are as follows : 



Water Heaters and Utensil Sterilizers. In the dairy most washing 

 and sterilizing are accomplished by coal-heated water and steam. The 

 correct application of electric water heating for the home also con- 

 stitutes an appreciable load not now connected. The regular chore 

 and labor of building fires as well as cost of fuel make the possibility 

 of automatic electric heating equipment worthy of investigation. 



Furnace Control and Operation. Automatic electric- operation of 

 the house heating furnace would also relieve the men of the place of 

 another responsibility and provide a more uniform temperature regu- 

 lation. 



Lighting. Flood lights and a search light are in many cases essen- 

 tial as protection at night from prowlers and thieves and are particular- 

 ly important in the reduction of accidents in the farm yards at night. 



Farm Shop. A complete farm shop is a much needed addition to 

 any farm for the maintenance of plant and equipment. 



Peed Mixing. A practical mixer for the home mixing of stock feeds 

 would receive serious consideration by dairymen. 



Silo Filling. The filling of silos by electric motor is frequently con- 

 sidered desirable, but may be best deferred until a new cutter is neces- 

 sary, at which time one adapted to electric power can be secured. 



