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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
16
Iowa farmers can expect brighter prospects as peacetime improvements in farm machinery reduce drudgery. Hydraulic tractor controls, high compression engines, and mid priced tractors under $1000 expand power and efficiency. Electric heating and pumping devices promise profit gains. careful handling preserves pumpkins and squashes after frost.
Harold Beaty, Iowa State College agricultural engineer, says electricity will reach about 10 15 thousand more Iowa farms this year. About 70 percent of Iowa farms are energized, up from 22 percent in 1939, with national farm electrification at 52.9 percent. Proper planning and use promise labor savings and higher efficiency, requiring at least No 6 wire and 3 wire service to main lines.
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