El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-11
UP TO DATE FARMING.
The FIRST to Establish a Thorough
Electric System.

The Fi1st to Establish a Thorough
Electric System.
One Of the most unique electrical in
stallations of the present day, says the
PittsbuIg Dispatch. has just been put
into successful operation. It'comprises
generators. motors, transformers and all
the requisites of an entire plant which
now produces the current for lighting
and heating farm and its buildings
as well as supplying the power for 9th
eI operations about the premises
The tract of farm land comprises $50
acres and is the property of G. R.
Beardslee. It is situated on both sides
of the East Canadian creek, near st.
townsville, N. Y. The creek is a stream
of considerable proportions and, within
the confines of Beardslee's farm, con-
tains two Steep falls. One lie a distance
of 80 feet and the other $50 feet. These
waterfalls furnish the power to operate
the electrical plant
The farmer sent for an expert, who
examined the waterfalls. The expert
determined to use the smaller waterfall
as the source of operating power of the
plant. Near it was built power house.
This was connected with horizontal
turbine, which was operated by the wa
tiers of East Canadian creek, as they
fell distance of 60 feet.
From this central power house the
electrical current is now transmitted
by conducting wires to the farmhouse,
to the barn, cattle sheds, greenhouses
and other places where lighting or pow
er is required. At these several points
the direct electrical current is utilized
to drive motors which operate various
machines.
One motor, of ten horsepower, oper-
ates a hay cutting machine, another
motor of the same power runs a thrash
ing machine and a third motor operates
. "A inch circular saw for cutting logs.
Each of these motors can be used sepa-
rately, or all at one time The farm
house is brilliantly lighted and COM
fortably heated by electricity, the re-
suit of a utilization of waterfalls
power. Electrically heated fiatirons are
in the laundry, and the kitchen con-
tains a cooking stove also heated by
electricity. In the dairy department are
milk separators, churns and other APP
pliances all having electric motor at
tachments. Outside the house several
arc lamps turn night into day. The use
of electric lights in the barn and cut
houses greatly diminishes the danger of
fire.
A conductor from the power house
now supplies to knitting factories, one
using 40 horsepower and the other
20 horsepower motor, power for driving
their knitting frames and small ma
chinery. Negotiations are also in prog
ress for supplying electric light to
neighboring town.
Beardslee's farm is the pioneer in
this respect The electrical installation
is thorough and complete. and is the
first of its kind ever utilized for doing
the work of farmhands. The total cost
of installation was very moderate, and
the maintenance of the entire plant is
reduced to low figure. All the me-
chanical energy is supplied by nature.
Already the plant has demonstrated
that the introduction of electricity in
the operation Of farm is extremely
practicable.
Japan Buys Cur Tobacco.
There are extraordinarily large ship
ments of tobacco going to Japan at the
present time, and new contracts have
been recently made by which the con
dition of the trade will be maintained
firm for some time to come. Trade in
general with Japan isreported inactive,
the orders placed at present being far
below the average. Only staples consti
tute the bulk of the present shipments.
A revival of trade is anticipated to be-
gin early in April. York Journal
Of Commerce.