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THE IRRIGATION AGE 



GAS ENGINE ECONOMICS. 



The present stage of perfection of 

 the gasoline engine^ and the good 

 name which it is making for itself 

 with all those who use it are attract- 

 ing a great amount of attention from 

 a large and increasing number of the 

 farming community. While it is not 

 true that the gasoline engine may be 



applied advantageously to all the ma- 

 chinery on the farm which it is pos- 

 sible to run with mechanical power, 

 it is true that a large part of it which 

 is now run by hand or horse power 

 could be much more conveniently and 

 economically done with gasoline en- 

 gine power. 



In selecting a gasoline engine there 



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are two important factors to be con- 

 sidered. First, the make of engine, 

 and, second, the power of engine. In 

 deciding the first factor, the average 

 farmer does not always possess suf- 

 ficient knowledge of gas engines to 

 judge the merits of two different 

 makes. The claims and arguments of 

 competing manufacturers, agents and 

 dealers are so contradictory and con- 

 fusing that, unless one is an expert, 

 his statements throw little light on 

 the subject. 



As precautionary statements in re- 

 gard to the make of engine, I will 

 say: Do not try an engine which is 

 still in the experimental stage. Buy 

 an engine which to your personal 

 knowledge is giving first-class satis- 

 faction with its users. Do not buy 

 an engine which is exceedingly cheap. 

 Buy an engine for which repairs can 

 be had without sending the length of 

 the continent for them. 



In deciding upon the size of ah en- 

 gine one must depend entirely upon 

 the machinery to be run. The most 

 economical condition of gas engine 

 operation is attained when the engine 

 is run at full load, that is, when the 

 machine which is driven requires the 

 full power of the engine to drive it. 

 This condition cannot always be ob- 

 tained because it is generally the case 

 that several machines requiring differ- 

 ent power must be driven by the same 

 engine. However, by using fore- 

 thought in purchasing new machinery 

 for different classes of work about 

 the farm, the different machines can 

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