Farm Use Of Electricity Shows Greatest Increase Since 1959 US farms used .m aveiage of since 195!) aceoidmg to John D K ■ Jo'v.iUJiouis above 10,536 kilowatlhours of elccl-i- Tun el. executive m.macer of *" 1(l n,o,c lll,m ,slfJo ° kllowi,tl city during ‘1969, anolhei .ill- the Faim Electi ifkation Conn- '»oms above the 1939 aveiage time high and the greatest in- cil ciease over a previous year Citing figuies iccenlly releas- other aieas of (he country will; Better-Built ir2ag & tfrr\ s, -ff Low-Boy Hog Feeders • Guaranteed 15 years • 12-16 ga. self closing doors • Easy feed flow adjustment • Weatherproof • Eliminates crowding O Saves feed • Various sizes and models ALSO: Lamb Creep Feeders • Cattle Waterers • Holding Crates Infra-red gas brooder • Sow Waterers • Hog Founts • Creep Feeders Automation At Its Finest Customed Engineered For The POULTRY EQUIPMENT IS OUR BUSINESS Feed Mixers • Steel Panel Gates Write or stop in for free illustrated catalogue "CAGE SYSTEMS" SEE AUTOMATION IN OPERATION AT THE POULTRY HOUSE BOOTHS PI & 2 AT THE FARM SHOW. WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL L M. HERR EQUIPMENT, INC. R. D. 1, Willow Street cOucH cuAaiMitt P is: - i n t •** rti " While satin l ' a iccoul high lor tonamUpion ol eleanuty, fell nuns wcie pr.yng .1 iceoid low in enci gy tost -- an avci age |of 2 09c per KWH This com paies with an avci.ige ol 2 15e in 1968, and 2’/ic in 1959 Even lower was the puce paid by faimeis for all additional usage of electricity, the incremental rate, estimated by Tun el to be IVisc per kilowatthour This in cremental rate, he said, is the one that farmers use in making their energy choices Turrel staled that a combina tion of factors were responsible for this increase in the farm use of electricity They include, a shortage of farm labor, a con tinuing trend toward confine ment production of livestock, recognition by farmers that the use of electrically-powered equipment frees their time for important management func tions; development of new elec trical equipment to handle a wide variety of the big horse- 70s 717-464-33E1 Lancastcr Farming. Saturday. January 10.1970 19 an average annual consumption of HO 024 KWH. Fanners Pay Recr’d (,nw Foi Fifctiicitv Need . . . HAY - STRAW - EAR CORN Buy Now and Save! More and more farmers are buying from us for better value and all around satisfaction Delivered any quantity Phone Area Code 717 687-7631 Esbenshade Turkey Farm “America’s Oldest” PARADISE. PA. powci iobs (Ifii..indccl by mod fin iifi iculluie and the low on cu'v. l,iboi. .md maintenance eosts iiihoic.il 'in opei.itmg oloc lut.ill} ion f.n m equipment 'l'hc FIX spokesman pointed out tli.il oletti icily is the one pi eduction input that has con tinually decicased in pnee la taimeis since 1950 "Today, farmeis pui chase electricity for C 9 pei cent of what it cost thorn in 1950,” said Turrel. "Yet, they’re paying from 183% to 275% of 1950 prices for inputs such as farm machinery, wages, and land.” Energy of The Future In Agriculture Looking toward the futuie, the FEC executive said that electrical applications to agri culture hold many exciting pos sibilities. These include- 1. Us ing lasers or microwaves to transmit electricity through the air to run unmanned tractors and self-propelled field ma chines 2 Using electric energy as the source of heat in large plastic “greenhouses” which (Continued on Page 26)