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the rest of the year, but a basin contour would probably have formed 

 since this is normal to farms using small (|uantities of current. 



In 1926 a considerable amount of eciuipment was in use, raising the 

 maximum consumption from 200 to 900 kw.-hrs. per month. During 

 the summer of 1927 was the period of greatest experimental activity, 

 and 1,100 kw-hrs. was registered in June. 



Table No. 1. 



Farm No. 1. — 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. pel" 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 



1^27 



1928 



1929 



1930 Monthly 

 Average 



116 



94 



75 



72 



67 



56 



99 



203 



195 



217 



201 



277 



1,672 



139.3 



4.57 



.0792 



334 

 430 

 420 

 460 

 550 

 590 

 910 

 870 

 900 

 810 

 690 

 730 

 7,694 

 641.1 

 21.07 



.0455 



870 

 710 

 630 

 880 

 850 



1,110 

 880 

 900 



1,070 

 990 

 940 

 650 

 10,480 

 874 

 28.7 



.0438 



Current costs. 



533.6 

 462 

 394 

 482 

 566 

 716 

 688 

 770 

 776 

 696 

 656 

 518 

 7,257.6 



$21.90 

 19.61 

 17.06 

 19.91 

 22.49 

 27.41 

 26.15 

 29.35 

 29.74 

 27.37 

 26.05 

 22.18 



189.22 



During 1928-29-30 the load subsided to proportions showing more 

 normal use. The curves for these three years follow each other quite 



