June, 1932] 



Electricity on New England Farms 



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In this connection it should be observed that all the farm homes in 

 this group are exceedingly well equipped (with the exception of Farm 

 No. 2) and somewhere near the saturation point. On the other hand, 

 the amount of equipment in use in the farm operations is probably rep- 

 resentative of present-day developments but is still a long way from 

 its end point. Since electricity used in the farm operations usually 

 develops into a summer load, the annual power factor on rural lines 

 should improve as time goes on over the percentages given above. 



RATES, DEMAND CHARGES, METERING, SERVICE 



ENTRANCES, ETC. 



Any detailed study of rates has been outside the scope of this ex- 

 perimental work. Constant contact and observation of this field in 

 general, however, has made it evident that the consideration of rates 

 particularly designed for rural use will be of increasing importance. 



New England's rural territory is distinctive in that its residents fall 

 into somewhat different classifications than in agricultural territory in 

 other parts of the country. They may be classified as follows : 



(a) 



1. 

 2. 

 3. 

 4. 



(c) small. 



(b) 



Farmers, (a) large, (b) medium. 



Rural residents (12 months) 



Stores and commercial units. 



Village service — road and street lights, town halls, churches, 



schools, etc. 

 Summer non-residents (3 to 5 months) 



Country Clubs, recreational summer camps, sports clubs. 

 (Limited seasonal use) 

 The above grouping naturally divides itself into two general types 

 of service; namely, (a) yearly service for farms, rural residents and 

 villages, and (b) short-term service for non-residents and clubs. Where- 

 as these two groups may be served from the same rural lines, it is evi- 

 dent that the class of service suggests separate rating schedules accord- 



5. 

 6. 



Table No. 9.- 



(1) Stores, Sales and Population in Small City and {-) Rural 



Area. 



(1) Domestic Commerce Bulletin Vol. IX, No. 11, April 10, 1932, United 

 States Dept. of Commerce. Washington. D. C. 



(2) Under 10,000 population. 



