steam plow. This contrast is readily explained, 

 for (i) the capital sunk in plant is only one third 

 of that required for the steam plow; (2) the ex- 

 penses connected with the generating of power are 

 materially lower than is the case with the steam 

 plow, in which a very considerable surplus power 

 has to be raised in order to work the pulleys and 

 brakes and to overcome the stiffness of the rope; 

 (3) the expensive transport of water is herein en- 

 tirely done away with." His reference is to the 

 Electric Tilting Plow, made by Messrs. Zimmer- 

 mann & Co. He also adds, " I have been in- 

 formed by the director of the Haale factory that 

 electricity will shortly also be used in digging out 

 potatoes and sugar-beets." 



When electricity can be furnished more cheaply 

 than at present, what may not a combination of 

 electric farm machinery, electric culture of the 

 soil, and electric stimulation of plant-life mean to 

 the farm ? 



The following extract from a lecture delivered 

 by the writer some years ago at a Farmers' En- 

 campment is appended, thinking a little electric 

 speculation may interest some of the readers: 



" The farmer we see in the future has no need of 

 horses. Occasionally he may be found with a pair 

 of spirited animals, with which to vary the monotony 

 of riding in his speedy electric carriage. His work 

 is done by electricity furnished by some near-by 

 waterfall, or by a combination of wind-engine and 

 storage-battery, or by some company which manu- 

 factures electricity cheaply and sells it to communi- 



