. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. Nov. 2, 190S.] AgiHCidtural Gazette of 887 shop risk of fire amongst the shavings is avoided by heating the glue-pot by electricity ; the laundry is fitted up with electric irons, and there are electric fans in the dining-room ; in the chemical laboratory an electric motor developes gas for heating, and the centrefuge for soil analysis is driven by elf'ctricity ; the lectnre-room is heated by electric radiators, and electric light is used for the demonstration lanterns ; in the poultry
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. Nov. 2, 190S.] AgiHCidtural Gazette of 887 shop risk of fire amongst the shavings is avoided by heating the glue-pot by electricity ; the laundry is fitted up with electric irons, and there are electric fans in the dining-room ; in the chemical laboratory an electric motor developes gas for heating, and the centrefuge for soil analysis is driven by elf'ctricity ; the lectnre-room is heated by electric radiators, and electric light is used for the demonstration lanterns ; in the poultry-yard tlie incubators are being made electro- thermic. In connection with the scheme for important irrigation works shortly to be established on a portion of the Hawkesbury Col- lege Farm, it has been decided that the pumping is to he effected by electric p'lwer. Additional machinery will be erected at the present lighting station to raise the pressure required to ti-ansmit the current to the pumping station. The rapidity with which in this country electric power and light is being taken on in all directions, except in the agrarian industries, is remarkable ; and we may confi- dently prophesy that, with the increasing perfection of this kind of plant, and with its superiority over the old systems, the conser- vative prejudice against its intro- duction by agi'iculturists and pastoralists will gradually he over- come. One great drawback to the more general use of tl)e com- pact oil-engine dynauio is the pro- hibitive railway freight on tiie feeding material. The freight on kerosene and other oil is from two and a half to three or four times that on agricultural i)roduce, according to the quantity and distance. This militates airainst the efforts of engineers and supplying firms to pusli a l)usiness in i\\v rural districts. In respect to spirit as a motor fuel the regulations of our Distilla- tion Act form another bar to the more general introduction of small power jilant on farm
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