The Delta independent., 1918-06-07
ON THE FARM
MEANS EXTRA WORKING HOURS

acres, IT VIII require from 1000 tt
5000 hours for three workers, tn,
owner or manager hired man and tn,
farmers wife.
II it is your desire and purpose tt
increase the production on your farm
1t will be necessary to increase tn,
number Of working hours, or to max,
some of these hours count for more
than they would ordinarily
Or it may be you are finding il
necessary to get along without thu
hired man as many others are doing
That means a reduction of some 23O(
to 2500O working hours (not including
the hired man for the full year) and
production must be lowered or again
some way must be found to make the
hours count for more than usual.
While we do not always stop to think
of it, we have been trying for years
to make the hours count more on the
farm. in other words increase the
efficiency of the workers 1t is to
this end that we have come to
use improved machinery to replace
hand labor
One of the most modern aids to
the farmer and his household is cleo
tricity. In most instances this is Sc
cured from a private electric plant
on the farmers own premises be-
cause most farm homes are beyond
the reach of the central power station.
Usually the farmer secures an elec-
trio plant with an idea of getting most
of the benefit from the electric light
And II iC a do hi
for aside from the pleasure and sat
isfaction of having the most modern
form of home lighting, there is a CON
siderable saving of the time and labor
about the house and barn when the
kerosene lamps and lanterns are put
away and light is obtained by Just
turning switch. If this saving is only
one-half hour day, that is $50 hours
year saved, to be added to the pro-
ductive working time
1t is in the use of electric power
however, that the most striking ex-
amples of time and labor saving are
found
Wherever there is a machine about
the premises that someone ordinarily
must turn with a crank, that machine
can be run with a small electric motor
at saving of time and labor that
every farmer is in duty bound to con-
slider at the present time.
Take the churn, cream separator,
washing machine. With an electric
motor there will be a saving, on the
average, of from 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 hours
week from each of these machines.
Electricity from the farmers own
plant to run these machines will cost
no more than two cents an hour. They
can all be run by the same motor and
nine more hours week, let us say.
can be saved for necessary hand lab
or. Nine hours n week are 1853 hours
more a year to be devoted to produc-
tive work
If the farm dairy herd is MIXED
with a milking machine that too can
be run with electricity. with mini
mum of care and attention and with
q saving of an hour or more for the
milking. So let's add to the annual
saving at least 1855 hours on account
Of the milking machine.
Then there are machines used occa-
sionally, like the grindstone, the fan.
ming mill, horse clippers or sheep
shears, sausage grinder and others
that the farmer will be able to operate
the saving from which would easily
total another 100 hours a year.
One of the most striking instances
of time and labor saving is found
| where water pressure system is op-
Grated by means of an electric motor
This absolutely an automatic system,
In which the motor runs when the
pressure in the tank goes down
| and in which water is maintained at
a pressure sufficient to force water
through pipes to faucets all about the
premises.
Thus one can have water piped for
| complete household service. kitchen,
bath and laundry. without any OF the
laborious pumping and carrying, for
watering the stock without any pump
ing. for fire protection. for all and
many uses that one finds for water
about the farm, all this with every
bit of the ease and convenience enjoy
ed in any modern city.
| For the average farm there is a
possible time and labor saving of two
hours a day whore a modern water
system electrically operated il used.
Two hours day Is another 730 hours
year to be added to the annual say.
ing
| There are other ways OF saving
about the farm home by means Of the
use Of electricity. such as electric heat
for the flat iron on ironing day the
operation Of little grinders and the
like, but the total of the items men,
toned runs up to surprising figures,
| 17dg hourg a war