Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-11-15

farm. by means OF the huSe storage
reservoir the work of making electri-
city can go on through the dryest
season, for the water power never
gives out and the electric power IS
always ready to do its work. From
this storage house the motive power
is conducted to all parts of the farm.
The forcing houses for winter plants
are connected with the power houses
by overhead wires similar to those
which disfgure the city streets for
trolley lines. The great barn and
living house are lighted by cleo
trio lights that get their source OF
energy in the same place. Movable
cables radiate from the same storage
houses to every parc of the fields and
to those electric motors are attached for
performing the various labors assigned
to them by. the inventive genius of
man.
The electric machinery worked by
the motors is fill of interest. Here
are huge plows that turn over six fur
rows of fresh soil at once, hayracks
and reapers which perform their du-
ties automatically, electric weed kill
lers and fertilizers, corn huskers and
shelters, hay choppers and gigantic
threshing aud tanning mills. Elec-
vehicles rush across the extensive
fields with loads of grain, hay OF yege-
tables, moving their broad tires with
opt difficulty over the rough and un-
even surface, and behind the plows
and arrows the automatic seeders fol-
low in close succession, dropping the
corn, wheat OF other seed at regular
intervals in the freshly-turned fur
rows. Everything is performed by
machinery, guided by disciplined
hands and propelled by the now mo-
tive power that has caused all the
revolution.
There are two general types Of these
electric plows which will serve to
illustrate the general principle OF
operation in each class. The first
type is propelled by fixed motor.
The field selected for plowing is di-
vided into sections OF exactly the same
width of the cable used for pulling the
plows. A heavy, powerful electric
motor on wheels is stationed on each
side ofthc field, and q strong cable
connects them. This cable winds and
and unwiuds upon spool as the ma
| chinery is set in motion. 10 this
cable the plow, which is capable oi
turning from three to six furrows OF
noil at once, is firmly attached. When
ihe electric motor on the side of the
field is set in motion it winds up the
cable and drags the pillow toward it,
and when it reaches that side of the
field it turns around and the reverse
action Jfsthe Other motor repeats the
operation. @
The second>type of electric plow Ii
run by a movable motor attached tt
the piow itself~,The cable is fxed t.
an anchor pn ing opposite side of th'
field and >the electric motor follows
this cable, dragging the heavy plov
with it. Even the wedding is accom-
plished by electricity. The force tina
stimulates plant growth and gives mo
tive power to all the machinery cal
also kill and destroy. Electrocutiol
is applied to the weeds just as sue
cessfully as to prisoners in our iails
The delicate current of electricity ma.
give life and vigor to plant life, bu
a powerful current destroys ever.
germ of life, animal or vegetable. Il
the spring of the year the new wee'
destroyer goes over the field and an
initiates weeds, insects aud larva
AS the vehicle moves along aseries Q
many wire brushes drags on the cart
and kills everything thai comes i
contact with it. A field overgrow
with rank weeds can thus be com
paratively cleared in a. remarkabl
short time of every noxious growth.
Death is just as sure and sudden a
if each plant received a lightnin
stroke from the summer clouds. Th
weeder goes over the field after
storm, so that the wet stalks will ac
ms more perfect conductors. Their
comes from Buda- -Pesth tue first elet
trio tree destroyer. The farmer wh
has extensive woodlands to clear find
science ready TO help him in this re
spe,t. The tree destroying machine
were invented to fell the giant tree
in tie forests of Galicia. They ar
comparatively simple in their cor
struction, but veritable giants in the
operations. a small motor carried o
amovable truck is drawn up to til
whole product of the forest and SO
cured to 1t by chains and steel clamps
The automatic saw chisel is next pr
in position, and when the electrl
current is turned on it eats its va
rapidly in.o the huge trunk and nearl
sewers it in two. While the macbin
is being adjusted to another tree th
] first one is easily pulled over by rope