A hs New T e of Ventilation S stem . | i 8 yp y % Timer, Th tat Give ‘‘Double Protection’ 1imer, rnermostat ive "vounie rrotection ¥ By IRA MILLER | ventilation As long as the temper- wn | Farm Electrification Bureau | ature is above the thermostat set- ! 1; | ting, the ns antl - 4 i No agricultural engineer will I hE Ying vim oi: Sopstantty, ox > ih | question the value of electric venti. | warm, moist air ine x ® | lation in dairy barns. For proper | temperature drops below 55, the fan i # | ventilation eliminates excessive | Stops. The timer cuts in at that point 0 #4 | moisture condensation which cause |to re-operate the fan for briet in- $ | a variety of troubles. Trapped mois- | tervals every 10 minutes until the i ni ture accumulates under metal roofs | temperature rises again to 55, when Ry and around nails, rusting both, Also, | the thermostat once more takes over i Bl i Bl | ni ~ 4% nN i 89 4 3 i a [a WW Wn \ BY po og 4 w 7 od x i J " i e A [= THERMOSTAT RY] | > u wn N 1 = Bi " 3] a wn [TNE SWITCH f : ~ MN 4 5 So : ni | 5 SB oy of n | A 3 “ 3 $ "| HERE'S HO and thermostat go to work on barn ventilation We chore. #| RY | it may cause paint to blister and |the ventilation chore. Regular timer 3 Bi peel off, and walls and window sills | operations of the fan provides mini- oi 3 to deterjorate. mum ventilation requirements. Mois- NV Where engineers differ is on the | ture-laden air is replaced with clean ¢ 0 3 aw | type of system required. Usually this | outside air, and not enough heat is 5 o is due to experience with installa- | removed to dool off the building a Rn tions which have been ‘tried and To determine the timer setting— 4 | proved” by them in their respective | multiply each 1,000 pounds of ani- Id R| areas. The electric fans in the sys-| mal weight by 250, then divide the da tems we have described in the past | product by the cubic feet per minute A are controlled by thermostats only. | (CFM) rating of the fan. The re- ¥ # | Now, we've come across one which [sulting number is the timer setting, ¥ iy employs a timer as well as a ther- | as based on minimum requirements ¥ 3 | mostat to provide what has been !of 25 CFM per cow. The manufac- 5 ww | called “double protection.” | turer suggests that the fan used » 5 This latest system uses only ¢ ive a capacity of 200 CFM per n fan, and this is located at ce 1,000 pou nds of animal weight. He in level with a duct leading to w reason 1 size fan will i ® 15 inches of the floor. In unheated | pros tilation. in warm hd N | buildings, the timer and the { weathe nter its ¥ | are connected in parallel, properties can be i 3 i | noted by the diagram inset in the [ters in the duct to reduce the air R » | above Picture. | outlet to from 60 to 120 CFM per BI In ops the thermo tat areas where this is rec- | . This insures maximum 5 x irae a ‘ = La r of entries, 754 compared Ww h 67 i : | with 670 head at the last show. % | Beef cattle entries also are at | Show Has record high, a total of 454, in- ua 2 cluding 130 head of 4-H Club “3 | ¥ \ baby beeves, Secretary Hagar : i Record Entry |» bev sects ha & Bi said. This is 55 more than the 3 x #| Harrisburg — W. S. Hagar number entered for the 1954 : secretary of Agriculture and Show. Breeds include Aberdeen- ¥ chairman of the State Farm Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn. 4 io x 3% # | Show Commission, today an-| Swine entries, total 402 head, 4 # [nounced that an all-time record six below the advance entries # | total of horses, sheep, swine, made for the 1954 show. Sheep of 3 : ig oR 3 R | dairy and beef cattle has been at 505 head are down from the i entered fc for the 1955 Pennsyl- 549 entered for the last show, { HUNDREDS OF ITEMS § i Form Sow here next) The 195 Farm Show wil = NI (January 10-14. have 90 head of horses on dis- N | . > : : . RN] TO ( "HOOSE FROM R| The total of 2,165 compares play and in competition for uo with 2,075 in advance entries place awards and cash prem- i i for the 1954 Farm Show, an in- iums. This is an increase of 31 i the lof ; he Jun . I J | crease of 90 over the old record head. % Largest Toy Center n Area | he said. In anticipation of greater u A Standing as an accurate re- competition this year the Farm i 8 flection of the importance of the Show Commission has provided 3g «1 i“ State’s largest single agricultur-'a record livestock premium of a . * » on m 1 = 3 al industry, the dairy cattle de-| fering of $34,188. This total is hi | partment has the largest num- {$5,000 greater than the last 5 i a 's | +3 re | STIOW; & #5 3 0 ° § 8 ci a ga i GENERAL i nS > : Roof d Sidi f guilty, Dervin i Pn co ng an 1 in Miller, 21, Mt. Joy > ® nced on a charge A ro SPOUTING — { rol violence and with on | accomplice to one to three 2 REPAIR WORK | years in the county prison and HO h R | fined $100 and costs. He is ac . { . 7 » W eary’ S oofing C LO. ox d of robbing Samuel: Moore, ® 122 W. High St. MAYTOWN., | 75, of 230 Ruby street, of $83.00 » ns uke : orth streets, Lan- Phone Marictia 6-9175 a Du and 5 rth streets. Lon oa 18-tfc | caster, Oct. 186. 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