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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
6
The National Committee on the Relation of Electricity to Agriculture sponsors ten state studies to gauge farm electrification. Over the next years farmers will learn what permanent electric service from power lines can offer, with agricultural and electrical interests assessing profitability and reach.
The article notes widespread use of self contained farm electric plants on 400 000 farms with about half powered independently. It highlights Stark County North Dakota farm family experiences and reports on Red Cross First Aid training expansion and early utility experiments across Minnesota Alabama and nearby states. It details equipment used and planned electric farming methods and cost studies begun in Alabama and other states.
A nationwide drive analyzes farm electrical needs to supply power economically. Minnesota runs a cooperative experimental line. Alabama tests four lines with labs and surveys. Wisconsin readies an experimental line. Iowa studies existing projects. Kansas maps a state supervised line. South Dakota plans a cooperative study and builds an experimental line. Oregon conducts lab work. Virginia plans a general investigation. California surveys existing electrical farms. New Hampshire forms plans. Illinois makes arrangements. Pennsylvania organizes.
In a December 18 1924 page six column Dear Miss Flo advises a 24 year old woman seeking popularity. The editor notes modern girls vary in morals and independence and warns against overcautious conduct that misreads others.
A Petaluma California hatchery claims to host the world’s largest electric chicken incubator operation. It will hatch 508 000 eggs per setting and ship 25 000 chicks daily with a three million chick season output. The plant operates twelve hundred incubators at 103 degrees from February through June.
The piece contrasts three female types: the prudish spinster, the butterfly chasing flirt, and the worthwhile modern girl with purpose. It praises the latter as practical, independent, and broadly admired, arguing she is the wife men seek when ready to marry.
A playful ad-like piece blends subscription talk with scattered verse and old-time references. It mentions the year 1952, punning lines about income tax, and a theatrical vignette featuring Sam the fiddle player and a faux Signor We Fest.
General Electric releases The G E Farm Book outlining how electricity can aid farm work and home tasks. It covers sources of electricity, lighting heat and power, radio, poultry care, dairy, irrigation, barn workshop and highway lighting. It notes free distribution to farmers and rural residents.
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