. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 884 Agriculturca Gazette of , [i\^o?;. 2, 1908. Possibly also the power of some of the big mining works might be turned to further account in generating electricity for this jiurposo, in wln'ch case it could probably be effected with very little addition to the stall'. Last, but not least, with the completion of the Barren Jack scheme, there aiv also vflst possibilities for a grand system of geneiviting elec- tricity which could be utilised for various industries. As the recent decision o
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 884 Agriculturca Gazette of , [i\^o?;. 2, 1908. Possibly also the power of some of the big mining works might be turned to further account in generating electricity for this jiurposo, in wln'ch case it could probably be effected with very little addition to the stall'. Last, but not least, with the completion of the Barren Jack scheme, there aiv also vflst possibilities for a grand system of geneiviting elec- tricity which could be utilised for various industries. As the recent decision of the Common weal tl i Pari iamen t makes it highly probable that the Austi-alian capital will be in this disti'ict, additi(jn- al interest and importance attaches hereto. Wherever the power i«, nitrogen is close at hand. It is calculated that over every 9 acres of the globe there are 280,000 tons of nitrogen, which is the quantity that would be necessary to produce the e(juivalent to the present output of Chilian Stationary Transformer on a German farm, connected with a supply station. From this point the cnrrent is transmit- ted all over the farm.—Frmn illustration kindly lent by Siemens Bros., Ltd. 13. Electricity in Farm household life and field operations, in other Countries. A notice of this kind would not be com])lete without some reference to the adaptation of electricity to farm-life, apart from its application to the soil. Tn America it has effected an agricultural revolution. The electric railway light lines have played a great pai't in this development. In a report on the subject of these lines most of the towns attribute great part of their progress to an increase of business from farms. Closer contact between town and farm is mutually advantage- ous, but it makes more in favour of the farm-house. As well as better and quicker transportation it means better social conditions, more fre- quent entertainment and anmsement, and suiierior edu- Portable Tr
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