UP-TO-DATE FARMING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20116, 29 November 1928, Page 18

UP-TO-DATE FARMING.

A GOOD INVESTMENT. INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICITY. Tlie wo automobile family" is becoming increasingly common, but C. E. Schniitt's "two electric plant family" is still unusual enough to deserve attention. although there are many farms with two or more 'iidividual electric systems, says an American agricultural journal.

Mr. Schuiitt installed his first farm electric plant, in January, 1924. It introduced him to many uses of electricity on t;ho farm, and as these uses increased, he bought {mother and larger electric plant. Instead of trading in the old plant, he kept it and operates them both, assuring plenty of eleitrii ity for all bis needs on 1 lis 230-di.Ve favm near Peoria. Illinois.

'Clio 11st of uses to which Mr. fc»chmiti |iftts electricity makes an imposing column. Jt induced illumination of the house and cellar, operation of an electric iron and washing machine, power for an electric residence water system, an electric rofirigerato!.*, and a cream separator. The electric residence water system, sfiallow well equipment. forces water up]/iIl to i.he bouse from a spring 225 ft. distant. The elect lie refrigeration coils i?iiil compressor arc installed in a large lutirigeraUT in the pantry. This refrig o| utor is used for keeping tho family's si es c of perishable foods, and for cooling nj'.ilk and cream. " Before getting electricity wo used kerosene lamps," Mr. Schmitt said. "We wouldn't know what to do with our evenif v;o had to depend oil those kind

f liih'.s now for evening reading. "Mv two electric plants use about

•VO'Odo!. worth of fuel a month. I consider that 4.50d01. a good investment, for wil bout electricity's aid in lightening wjrk about the house, we would need to etj.ploy a hired girl. Refrigeration by electricity is cheaper than with ice, counting only the actual cost of ice. Getting ico for refrigeration is a real problem for tlx farmer when he has to travel several miles to get it. The added expense of cojng for ice would make its cost much higher. Instead, we have our own reliU'eraticn. self-contained and troublefret! ."