. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. I'^ebruary, 1939] agricultural experiments 1928 15 On tlic first farm, a 3-iiian dairy farm, using- $3,"^7r) worth of equip- ment, six of the 23 i)ieccs of equipment were returned, inchichng a hot water heater, vacuum cleaner, sewing machine motor, lYi horse-power portable motor, I3/2 horse-]^ower shop motor, and yard and building flood light. The investment on this farm was exceptionally high. The second farm, a 3- or 4-man dairy farm, returned only one of 1-t machines, the battery charger, from a total equipment costing $1,675. On the third, a w
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. I'^ebruary, 1939] agricultural experiments 1928 15 On tlic first farm, a 3-iiian dairy farm, using- $3,"^7r) worth of equip- ment, six of the 23 i)ieccs of equipment were returned, inchichng a hot water heater, vacuum cleaner, sewing machine motor, lYi horse-power portable motor, I3/2 horse-]^ower shop motor, and yard and building flood light. The investment on this farm was exceptionally high. The second farm, a 3- or 4-man dairy farm, returned only one of 1-t machines, the battery charger, from a total equipment costing $1,675. On the third, a wholesale dairy farm, about $1,650 worth of equipment was installed, and none was returned. On the fourth dairy farm, of a total of $3,51!) worth of equipment, only one of 21 pieces was returned, a hot water heater. On the fruit farm a])parently less opportunity for electrification outside of the home was found than any of the other types. Only 11 machines, costing $1,842, were installed, but none were returned. On a 3-man poultry farm, about $1,976 worth of equipment was bought,. Dairy cold storage proved one of the most valuable electrical investments on the experimental farms and three of 16 items were returned, including the hot water heater, electric refrigerator, and poultry drinking^ fountains. The types of equipment that the farm women thought most desirable within the house were fiatirons, fireless cookers, percolators, curling irons, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, household refrigerators, kitchen ranges, sewing machines, lights, waffle-irons, oscillating fans and dish washers. Two homes kept the hot water heaters as a convenience in spite of a higher maintenance Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire
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