March, 1927] 



Electricity on New England Farms 



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Fig. 3. Electric load for 1926 on Farm No. 2. 



The decline from January to March in 1925 on the light and power circuit is 

 one month longer in duration than in 1926. A late spring might easily have 

 caused this. The milking machine is on this circuit with the lights and small 

 devices. Refrigeration is the principal load on the heat circuit. It will be 

 noticed that the peak loads in 1926 do not run as high as in 1925. While this 

 may be partly due to cooler seasonal temperatures, a more important factor was 

 the improvement of the insulation of the dairy cooling room. Many leaks and 

 points requiring extra insulation were found and repaired in the winter of 1925-26. 



