Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-07-10
Electricity in Agriculture.


which very many things are dune DO
only with lightning speed but wit
lightning itself. Look al the wonder
ful nature Of our present transstlanti
communication. Think Of the quick
/ ness and ease with which we talk from
one city 10 another both by signs an
T sounds with tie electric telegraph an
/ by the voice in the telephone. tn
world thought no greater achievement
could be made, when steam was bar
i messed and made the servant Of man
but the past few years has led TO still
greater triumphs over the materla
world. and that subtle force we cal
+ electricity ia now messenger Of swift
ness and gigantic factor IN pro
/ u @sslve civilization.
What We may hope for from elec
+ tricity as a helper for the farmer NJ
one is ready 10 state. 1t does not seen
4 reasonable that the earliest Of all art:
and the most essential Of all human
occupations should not in time come
on for It's large share Of benefits from
the subj1gatiOn of electric force. Ever
now We hear from across the water
that plOwing has been successfully
done by electricity in the fields. The
French farmers have harnessed light
ming TO the plOw and with good results
II this force can turn the furTow it il
reasonable 10 suppose that it can real
the grain, bind ii into sheaves, thresf
the same and carry it to mill. 1t i:
truly hard 10 guess how great may be
the progress IN this direction within
the next twenty years.
But electricity as it is now employed
has much more for the farmer than ht
may at 6rst think. 1t is the almost
universally adopted means Of quick
transportation of news, and by it The
coming OF storm may be sent forward
in advance SO that the farmer may
know the act and make the necessary
preparations that the storm may no
be source of loss. The farmer should
avail himself of this swift-footed mes
senger more than he has done in the
past. The signal service could do very
little without the telegraph, and with
out the farmer uses the information
that is thus collected and disseminated
the service can only partly accomplish
the work it has been established L
perform.
There are very few things that Dc
more damage TO the farmer than heavy
storms in haying and harvesting time
and millions of dollars might be saved
if the farmers would only avail them
selves OF the information which il
brought as near TO them as the tele
graph will allow.
We therefore urge upop all agricult
ural districts 10 90 something to pu
the farmers in closer communicates
with the signal service. Electricity j
already within the reach of the grea
mass OF farmers. Some one says. IL
| only knew that it would not rain to
day l would cut field Of clover" Th,
signal service can tel him in nine case
out Of ten what the weather is to h.
for the next twenty.four hours Wit
goOd and valuable predictions of whs
1t will be for day or more after. Le
the good work OF forewarnmg an,
tb+re ore forearming the farming class
- he pushed forward and by All mean
1T electricity be a swift haLd-maid u
| This scheme of economy.
There Is another aspect TO our sal
ject. The untamed electricity of th
clouds has its influence upon the iarm
-r. In its wild swlttness IL strikes az
stIncton upon buildings and o,he
| property. II we cannot converter q
yot~ the lightning 10 the plow or max
I the messenger Of good and savin
news We should at least do our best t
prevent its doing serious damage.