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Fig. 4. Electric load for 1925 on Farm No. 3. 



The combination wood-electric range accounts, in a large measure, for the 

 trend of the heat circuit curve in Figs. 4 and 5. Being the only source of heat 

 for a very large kitchen, it is used with wood as fuel most of the year, with 

 the electric side as an auxiliary. The high consumption in March, 1925, was due 

 to sickness, and is considered unusual for this season of the year. The high rise 

 in August, 1926, is due somewhat to the installation of an electric hot water 

 heater, although considerable canning was done throughout the summer. 



The power circuit operates only the milking machine, milk cooling pump and 

 a rarely used separator. A 2 H.P. motor working these through a countershaft 



