Standby Electric
Power Equipment
Electricity is essential to convenience and possible finan
modern farm operations and cial loss.
comfortable family living, ob- Two types of standby power
selves Thomas H. Williams, ex- units are generally available, he
tension agricultural engineer al says Tractor driven generators
UniV f rSi y De aWd! e ' and self contained power plants.
MUk coolers, water pumps, g o th require installation of a
household appliances and other transfer switch between the
vital equipment require ton- electric meter and the service
tmuous electric power service entrance.
In the event of a power fail- The tractor driven generator
me, standby power power i s usually permanently install
provided by your own generator e d at a planned location near
can keep electrical equip- the farm service entrance and
ment functioning and avert in- meter .
It can, however, be
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mounted on a special trailer to
faciliate moving it to isolated
locations for occasional special
use.
The tractor driven generator
costs much less than a self con
tained unit and the tractor used
for operation is usually avail
able for emergency duty. How
ever, the time lapse in moving
the tractor into position, con
necting the generator and start
ing the unit may be significant.
Self contained power plants
consist of a generator and en
gine connected to function as a
single unit. These are available
as fully automatic systems that
start instantly when power fails
or as manually operated sys
tems.
Self contained units cost two
to three times as much as a trac
tor driven generator, says Wil
liams. And the units require the
services of a competent electri
cian in case of trouble and may
fail to start because of moisture
condensation from infrequent
use.
In selecting a standby power
system for farm, home or busx-
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ness, determine the most econo
mical and efficient unit for pre
sent and future needs.
Automatic units must have
enough capacity to handle the
maximum possible load on the
wiring system; if the unit is
manually controlled, it should
serve only essential functions
and must have the capacity to
carry all simultaneously operat
ing equipment.
Tractors for powering emer
gency generators must have a
pto rating of at least two horse
power foi c - ' h 1- o r.'.t output
of the g. iatcr
Finally, ,hc electrical charac
teristics of the generator must
match those of the load to be
served.
Installation of standby equip
ment and wiring should be in
accordance with the National
Electrical Code, local ordinan
ces an the requirements of
your power supplier, says Wil
liams Inspection by your power
company’s representative and a
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 17.1969—25
Prune spring flowering
shrubs as soon as they finish
blooming, urges a University of
Maryland horticulturist.
If you prune shrubs now. they
will have time to grow new
branches this summer and pio
duce flower buds this fall lor
blossoms next spring, says
Francis R. Gouin, Extension
horticulturist.
Also, he says, early pruning
encom z — \ cus ”cw gi o ’ ‘h,
and helps you shape the plant
When you prune the shiubs,
take out about a third of the old
branches by cutting them off
near the ground If you leave a
stub more than an inch long the
plant will tend to send up laige
numbeis of spindly, weak stems
that will not pioduce many flow
ers.
If forsythia plants have com
pletely outgrown their useful
ness, it may be best to cut <he
entire plant flush with the
ground and let new branches
develop from the roots This is
often the best way to rejuven
ate old forsythia, Gouin adds
When you prune spring flow
ering trees, simply remove any
dead or diseased branches and
branches that are heavily shad
ed, or cut back the branches
that tend to shade lower limbs.
local electrical inspector may
also be useful
Each manufacturer provides
complete instiuctions for in
stalling, operating and main
taming his units, he adds So
read this material carefully and
keep manuals where they can
be found readily Unless equip
ment is properly installed and
maintained, it may be useless in
an emergency.
Prune Flower Shrubs
When Bfoom Fades
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