Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-06-07
MYSTERIOUS POWER AVAILABLE
FOR MANY USES.
TROLLEY COMPANIES HELP
FertiIizing in Unique Fashion,
Progressive Agriculturist of In
diana Manufactures His Own Cur
rent by Means of Windmill
Germany Leads the Way.

The Sclentlflc farmer OF the future
will direct his farming operations
from a central station, where he will
control electricity for the germina-
ton of his crops, the tillage and fer
tilizing of the soil and it's irrigation
or drainage. Germany furnishes ex-
amples of the uses to which electric
ity may be put in farming. Some of
the large German sugar beet farms
now have their own electric plants,
supplying light and power for great
variety of operations. The farmers
OF western New York will have an
immense advantage over German
farmers in that current will be deliv-
cred on their farms at no cost to
them but for current used.
In contrast to this convenience the
German farmers using electricity have
had to establish costly steam gen.
Grating system, or harness some
stream. The Quedna farm of 447
acres near Konigsberg is a large
producer of milk and butter The
daily product of milk is 1900 gallons.
A SO horsepower engine generating
500 volts furnishes current for three
motors used about the farm for scores
of purposes that manual labor former
ly accomplished. One 21s horsepower
motor runs carrot cutter. Two small
motors are portable and are drawn to
various parts of the farm and con-
nected with power cables. Crushing
flaxseed, driving pumps, saws, grain
machinery, lathes, drills, seed clean
ers, cream separators, butter workers
and churns are a-few of the uses to
which the portable motors are put.
The Simmer farm on the Simmer
river, Germany, secures electric pow
err from the falls in that stream and
turbine driven dynamos. This meth
cd is, of course, much cheaper than
that employed on the Quednau farm.
Professor Guerini, a Belgian scient-
list, has given a number of lectures
under government auspices at the
Agricultural Institute at Gembloux
and his views are startling to Ameri-
cans.
electricity passing through plant
| from air to earth or vice versa de-
composes carbonic acid gas in the
chlorophyl, which is essential to plant
decomposed by passing currents and
nourishing elements are readily as
simulated. Circulation of the sap is
increased by electro capillary effect
| by which water and other nourishing
materials are drawn up into the plant,
tree or vine.
In some of the experiments con-
Quoted abroad galvanized iron rods
were set about growing field of
grain, vegetables or berries as dis
tributors of current. The galvanized
iron conductors were connected by
wires with the source of current and
the supply regulated by conditions of
the atmosphere, the sofl and amount
of water in the ground. Filed expert
ments in electrifying grain have
shown as high as IS per cent increase
in growth over grain not so treated.
Other experiments frequently
showed As and So per cent increase
for grain and 95 per cent for raspber-
Ties. Peas freely watered increased rs
per cent with electric acid, while peas
not watered did better without cleo.
trio current. This is explained by
saying that the accelerated digestive
powers of the plants require more
food and drink
plished by the use of electricity. Elec-
trolysis, decomposition by electrical
force, is the method applied. In the
same way water is now purified in
Amiens, Boulogne, Lebourne and
Philadelphia by electricity.
One way that the tremendous pow
er OF electricity can be utilized for
the enrichment of the land is in the
production of nitric acid for fertile.
| ing purposes. Nitric acid salts pro-
duce almost marvellous results in the
plant world. The secret of the won
| derful growing quality of nitric acid
| fertilizers lies in the availability OF
their elements for immediate plant
use. 1t is usually delivered to the
farm in the form of nitrate of potassa
/; and soda or nitrate of lime. Professor
Guarini states that nitric acid can be
produced with cheap power at IS
cents for 220.4e pounds.
The Electric Farmer.
An interurban trolley road com
pany operating in the Wabash valley
lis extending a network of power
wires over the country tributary to its
line and is offering to sell its current
to farmers for the operation of their
implements. 1t is now conducting a
campaign of education on the cheap
ening and improving of agriculture,
methods through the use of electric
ity. Convincing pamphlets instruct
the farmer how much more econom
ically he can plow, SOW and harvest
run his silo. church, cook and light