Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-02
for the stock will pass through II. Thia
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Tor the stock VIII pass through Il ThlA
ID almost ~ good as an iceboE
A good bath and toilet room b Q
great convenience to all the family. 4
shower bath IN one corner Of the barn
win be greatly appreciated BY the
boys at the close of hot days work.
The wastes from the kitchen sink
and from the wash room can b run
into tile and taken away. For the
wastes from, the toilet room sewage
disposal plant will have to be pro
vided. The most convenient method u
the septic tank. This ID an under.
ground cement lined brick tank d.
viied into two compartments. AZ one
compartment oils 1t overhows into the
next. Nearly all the solid substance
will be destroyed by bacteria, and tho
water that flows out at the lower end
can be disposed Of through tile drain.
The entire cost of water system such
as the one described, with tho COM
pressed air tank, together with the
sewage disposal plant, need not b
much more than $3.50.
The cheapest method Of lighting the
farmhouse is by acetylene gas. This
gas 10 generated by machine In the
cellar and can be piped to all the
rooms and to the barn. II desired II
can be used also for cooking. The
average cost Of Installing an acetylens
plant II about 5000 This includes
lights In the barn and In the yard. Ie
costs little to run an acetylene plant
after 1t is once in. The average cost 10
about a cent for q sixteen candle pow
er light for four hours. AcetylenS .
the nearest like daylight Of any kind
Of artificial light and IL incomparably
better than the old fashioned oil lamp.
The newer types Of acety lene lamp are
provided with battery. 20 that they
can be lighted by merely turning
button.
BY going to a little more expense
electric light can be had on the farm.
If a gasoline engine IL already at hand
the total cost Of installing an electric
plant, with lights In house and barn.
need not be more than 1876.
A few electric fans win make ths
house comfortable In hot weather.
One convenience Of the city. ice. IL still
lacking. The way the ice problem y
most satisfactorily handled in The
country il for half q dozen neighbors
to build cooperative icehouse. The
men club together and I'LL It IN the
winter. and plentiful supply OF Ice =
at hand all through the GUNNER. With
u small additional expense cold stor-
age room can be built in connection
with the icehouse for keeping meat.
poultry. eggs and fruit. In number
of communities cooperative fresh
meat societies are successfully run.
The members take turns killing beef
or hog, and fresh meat IL supplied
all through the year at much less cost
than 1t could be obtained in the city.
The cost of heating system. wash
room. vacuum cleaner, hot water
attachment and other devices Of that
sort Is the same in the country % in
the city. The cost OF the water and
sewage system in the country IL about
$3.50 The cost Of operating water
system IN the country is much lees
than the cost OF city water.
An electric lighting system for the
farm will cost from 1876 up. The life
of such . system can be figured safely
at twenty years. The storage batteries
will not last so long. but the rest Of
the apparatus will last longer. This
would mean an annual depreciation OF
1875. Interest at 8 per cent would
amount to $3.50. The cost of operat-
ing the plant will depend. Of course.
on the amount Of electricity used. The
cost for lighting the average farm.
house and barn for q year and furnish
ing electricity for sundry other pur-
poses will not average more than $40
for gasoline. This makes the total cost
for electricity $4l.25 year. In the
city the average cost for electricity
for an eight room house II about $50 q
year.
The cost Of an icehouse and Of put
Ing up ice varies so much with condi-
tons that it is hard to give any gen.
eral figures. These can easily be oh
tanned for any particular locality. how.