Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-25
INTERESTS OF THE FARM
Aid from Electrical Energy
Gasoline for Generators.
Pumps and Milking Machines among
Farm Equipment That May Th"'
n. op.rated--Boiied Food for
Horses.

,vbich has been harnesSed ana chanS''
70 electrical energy to drive all the
farm machinery and to light the
bomo md farm buildings. But by FAR
tno oreater norton Of the farms In
t,ts fair land cannot draw upon the
resources of nature for power ana
hight and must resort to such sub
tcrfugcs MS man has developed with
his nimhlo brcin and cunning hands,
says the indian Farmer.
| 1t was very easy task to demon
strate that the powerful electric mo-
tors could be built in all sizes from
n little fellow tho size Of a large ap-
pie. to whirl tiny fan in farm
house Kitchen to 2b-horsc-power
machine largo enough to saw the
wood. cut the ensilare, do the thresh-
ing and all the other hard work about
tho premises But for years tho FAR
mers could not obtain a reliable
source of electricity. Those near
enough to the electric transmission
lines Of railroads and lighting com
panies bought an adequate and reli-
able supply Of electrical energy but
those remote from such circuits mad
to resort TO steam engines or gas en-
/ CINE driven Cynamos
1t was the United states govern
ment which first demanded compact
form Of engine driven generator for
their fertilization use and according
/ y type of gasoline engine OF the
best design directly connected on the
same frame and shaft with a high
power light weight electric genera :
tor was made. This machine takes up
little space, runs even and continu-
ously with practically no attention
and makes little noise. A few years
later It developed that this same type
Of generating was easily adapted to
supplying isolated country homes and
farms with reliable source of cleo
tricity in any quantity desired. In
these days Of cement construction It
Is easy enough to build small CON
crete powcr-house whore the gasoline
located. This tiny power house CON
tains besides the generating set, the
little switchboard FOR conducting the
current to the various parts Of the
farm buildings One line sends the
current to the lighting circuit which
provides an abundant supply OF cleo
trio lights for the house, yards. barn
and all the out buildings. Another
switch sends the current TO the main
barn where it unloads the hay and
grinds the feed. Another controls the
dairy circuit.
! The electric current Is carried from
the powerh house on insulated copper
wires to the various buildings. This
wire is heavily protected and at every
contact is further insulated with por-
celain tubes making II absolutely
safe. In one farm in northern New
York. nearly 90 large motors are used
to do the work about the farm. One
little motor automatically pumps wa
ter into high tank. for use about
the house and barns and for fire pro-
lection. A suitable float contains the
motor circuit. When the water drops
to certain level IT starts the motor.
which continues to pump until the
water Is raised again to the top of the
tank. when the float shuts down the
motor. A large 25-horse- power motor
is mounted on a truck and wheeled all
about the farm to do the heavy work.
being taken to the fields to do the
threshing. a reel of insulated wire Is
laid along the ground TO supply the
necessary current
The vacuum milking machines make
milking easy. but they require a
steady supply Of power to drive the
vacuum pump. Such power is only
furnished by the electric motor which
is ready and willing to do the work al
a pressure of a finger and stops ms
readily when the milking Is done.
Gasoline engine driven generating
sets. mounted compactly on the same
frame, driven by the same shaft and
supplying a steady and reliable flow
Of electricity. cost from 1900 to S120t
plus the small cost of installation, Thu
engines give from four to seven horse
power Of electricity and can be had II
larger sizes IL desired. A four-horst
power machine Will give ample cleo
tricity to light Tho home and al
tho barn buildings. IT will suppl,
} power enough to do the work of Sn'
hired man about the place VIII GU
all the wood, pump all the water
milk the cows. separate the cream and
churn the butter. grind the feed fol
the stock. turn the grindstone. UNLOAD
and store the hay and do hundred
and one other things about the place
from freezing ice-crenm to drivinf
the lathe and cIrclc-sav In the repal
shed.
These gasoline outfits are crankeC
like An automobile and once started
require practically no attention a
they are self-oling, self regulating
and run ntoslessly easily and wtthou
baking The four. or more. cylinder
, give perfectly uniform source o
power insuring steady lights for tn
home-lghts without flicker. TIL
cost OF running these machines 1
normal the greater cost being 70
t fuel, which will not exceed so cent
per day. and the cost for lubricatinI
/ oil is very slight. The advantages o
electric power on the farm over al
. other forms of energy Is summed u
, in the single statement that electri
K power can be had where It Is wanto
: in any quantity desired. whether 1t b
$ tenth OF n orse-power in one cor
, ner OF the hay loft or 30 horse powe
!. in the Rranary. This power is so flex
ible that II can be installed in ANY n,
n place where wire can be carried. TIL
d motors can be fastened to the floo
- OF the ceiling or against the side wall
l. with equal facility, and they will ru
r just as we'll in one place as another
II Electric motors do not wear out &
/ they have no wearing parts exceI
the journals. which are easily ar
cheaply repaired. With ordinary ca,
they will last life time and they wi