Farm electrification seen as social obligation by GE chair
Owen D Young, farm owner and chairman of General Electric, says electrification of farms is a social duty of the electrical industry to raise farm production, improve farm life, and curb rural exodus. He urges consolidation of isolated utilities into a single system to achieve affordable, broad service.
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Owen D Young
General Electric Company
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New York Times
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Electric Light and Power Company
Highway Lighting for Rural Uplift and Farm Joy
General Electric engineers say highway lighting will extend electric service to rural districts. Lighted rural roads ease farm travel at night, reduce eye strain, and brighten yields a more hopeful outlook for farmers and their families.
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United States
General Electric Company
Optimism Expressed By Secretary Jardine On Farm Electrification
Secretary of Agriculture W M Jardine expresses confidence that the key to rural electrification will be found. He cites benefits of electric power for farmers and agriculture, notes challenges like small power units and seasonal demand, and urges electric utilities to pursue this promising field.
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Electric Utilities of
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Mr. Jardine
Electric threshing gains shown by Illinois farmers
DeLoss and Eugene Funk near Bloomington Illinois compare steam and electric threshing for sixty thousand bushels of oats and fifteen thousand bushels of wheat. They report electricity costs 60 percent lower for oats and more than half for wheat, with total costs 2915 dollars versus 6349 dollars for steam. They also tested a gasoline tractor.
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Electric lawn mower gains traction on farms
An emerging electric lawn mower uses a Half horsepower General Electric motor fed by 110 volts in direct or alternating current. Reduction gears deliver power to wheels through dust proof oil-filled housings. The mower cuts a 20 inch swath with a five blade revolving cutter.
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General Electric
Superhuman Housemaid Enlists Electricity In Labor
An enthusiast argues electricity as a housemaid does not consume food or lodging, require time off, refuse chores, wash clothes, or demand higher wages. The piece playfully imagines how a great grandmother would react to describing such a raid.
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Rural Electric Progress Across States Described
A survey across more than a dozen states reports steady advances in farmer access to electricity. Garner Iowa hosts a 63 mile, 89 customer field lab with three lines, while Illinois Illinois Tolono and Champaign County test farms. Oklahoma New York Ohio Minnesota also push farm electrification initiatives with surveys, demonstrations, and plans to electrify selected farms.
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