The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
" Electrical Equipment
For The Farm. y

] biles was invented by this company.
/ The chief designer Of this lighting
plant had an important part IN the
] final completion Of the Liberty Motor
and had incorporated into 1t the mer-
curry cooled valves which had been
so successful in Delco-LIghI And
now we have IN our vicinity more
than 100 of the Delco-Light Farm
systems that have been given a
! thorough trial and have not been
found wanting N any respect.
Electricity foF the country haa al
ways been = subject OF much speeala-
ton among The electrical engineers Of
the world. Transportation lines built
into the country have been found too
expensive both 10 build and 10 keep
i In operation.
: Much pioneer work has been done
toward making independent electric
plants that might meet the require
ments of the average farm and eonn=
] try home and % come within . price
that would permit of its universal use
Electric service had been found 10
be OF inestimabla value In the cities
both for light and power. i i op.
Grating our most modern factories.
the signal systems on our railroads
and ia fact most Of the important
power service i now being carried On
By electric current.
/ But all thu has had little 10 do With
the farmer. lie has watched and
waited Just - > few years 80 he
watched his city relatives and friends
being the nzar Of motor cars and Ialar
became the largest user OF them lin.
self
II seens this Is coming frua Of
electric service. lie IL beginning 10
know that electricity will serve nm
IN a dozen HaYa To the service IL
vii give hIs cIly friends.
The farmer needs electric IIKhta
j lie needs them IN his house. n bis
barn. In al n outbuildlnza md
since they have come to be within
his reach he i going TO have them.
The farmer i The worlds producer
/ Ills farm. tn business In which be
IL engaged represents the greater
portion OF al ne wealth OF the world
In recent year hIa financial position
has greatly strengthened but hla pro-
dneing powers have been seriously
inteTfered viii. lie has moi Espl he
production o n equal pace RII1 ne
enormous and Ger increasing demand
for his products This condition Il
largely due = shortage Of farmers
aud farm labor. Hhleh IN turn i ne
result OF several eanHos Too many
farmer boyH md girls are going u
The city where better opportunities and
conditions await them Mani Of
these could h kapt on the firm II
farm conditions Here reasonably m.
+ proved
The shortage II farm hands. which
has existed fnT : number Of years. II
T likely 20 Be made worse BY m trr.
fible destruction Of life In Europe
]. The eight=huuH working daY which
seems TO he coming into general adon.
ton 10 cutting down the productive
working hour Of the farm - Hell
II that Of The industrial organizations
aud the general trend Of lha times
seems 10 b higher wages With snort
81 houra
To meet IHsza conditions better
methods mazI - adopted On farms
I-abor-saYiaK nj fIme-sayinF devices
must be Installed In fact. scientific
farming - taught no successfully
and with surh practical results y aar
Klate agricultural college. mi -
generally adopted and to - IhIH
electrical equipment for MN. HHe#
becomes absolutely necessary
II 10 not o.. labor conditions lhaf
F Is bringing suauf these conditions or
improved IIFIHE conditions. - he
realization 81 - part ~ the farmer
IA - - a
Tie Sons anI daughters Of IN IHfm
are to he attracted 10 the lIIIIHE nf
the soil the IaTm homo muat = PM
IN an equality .Ifh the city home
Conditions y - many farm H0mea
have been wildly aud accurately d
Rpribed By many writer's ahu are
veil known authorities on thee IL
Ieets. and IHa following Il quoted
from one II IHHm THE slender IInk
Of woman.H endurance limit he
strength Of IHs chain OF farm living
The work y II farmers vie Z Mt
only hard ~ axhausting, i ! Eon=
llnnous ahH practically unxarYinK
There is tie zame Juggling n Hater
and slopH. lie washing aud ironing.
the sweeping and mending. the arc
IF the children. aud the everlasting
three meals ! aay. No other HIaaa
has derived - little from modern
progress and invention. IN comfort
and luxury. n relief from grinding
toll as the farmers wife.
Imagine. i Yon will. an average
farm home Without modern improve
ments. Picture 10 yourself IN aver
age farmers NIIa n she goes through
her daily routine. Follow ever. Sep
/ from the time she starts the ire in
the frigld kitchen Ill she Lays YEARLY
down the last pair of mended stock
| lngs late at nIEhI.
THE IDEAL HOME nov b. magic
transfers her n her sleep into a
house with Just the plain eonyen-
lances; a heating system: running
water. hot and cold; bathroom.
sanitary system OF sewage dis
posal; an electric power plant. TINT
makes possible the water con
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