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The trend of the scheduled rates of tlie utilities has progressed stead- 

 ily in a downward direction. 



Standing demand charges per h. p. on portable motors have been 

 found to discourage their use. 



Single meters witii combination rates have proven more desirable 

 to farmer and utility alike than tlie multi-meler method. 



Signs of the financial depression were hard to discover in the current 

 consumption. Tliese farms were affected, but apparently the effects 

 were not transmitted to the electrical usage. 



The requirements of rural service are such that both utilities aiul 

 farmers are placed in the most desirable relationship when the develop- 

 ment of this field is placed in the hands of an individual experienced 

 in agricultural matters. 



The advent of electricity has been observed to be a great stiunilus 

 to a higher scale of living on the farm. 



