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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
2
The article lauds agricultural progress with new machines and improved rural life. It highlights electrical apparatus powering farm work, reducing manual labor, and replacing hired hands, claiming machines offer labor and wage efficiency while boosting productivity and daily farm life.
A New Yorker buys a 30 acre Long Island farm and powers it with a ten horsepower gas engine driving a five kilowatt generator. The setup runs lighting, feed and gear drives, a refrigeration system, milking equipment, and a washing and laundry system, cutting costs versus rented power.
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