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Show 70 , G 00 D ELGO PLANTS in osni FARMS State Manager Tells How Electricity Is Assuming Ranchers' Burdens. Po wer Systems Helping to i Solve Social and Labor Problems. " Xnot many years npo, v,-h''-:i tho value ft fitrni i.Tnrl w;is nut .so liih a.s It 1.4 lod.-iy, tim fririiti-r found it romparnlively f,fly to rai.s.j snfiiicnt crnij.-s tu pay him for t hj tuoii-y invorflud. Tit i.s condition h;i clianod, and the faniifjr of today must ro.ronize farmhsgr ;f a busiru.-Mrf and jilace it upon an oj'fi-i oj'fi-i '.it liit lia.sis, in oiyIit to raise fut'fii.'icnt crtp.; to make farming a paying invc.st- ' Thin is exactly -what is talcinq: placo, .-.rid ono of tlie hi factors In pliiinp larriiinK on an efficient l.a.sis ia thu use "f oitjetric i;ht inn'! power. -Moru than Vi,()iif of olio particular Uind 'f li;;lit a ud power plant a re in uo t-i-'iay on tli- farms of United States and '"unatla. Tiny are saving time for the i at in-jr and his family. In many ease Hu-y aro pumidnc: water for him, opera t--n;t i he churn, creatn separator, making JHm chores easy and in many waya saving litne and labor. It's a fire at day for the farmer and hia family when they can press, for the first lime, an electric button in their own home. It's a preat day, for it marks the be-R'innim? be-R'innim? of a new life for them it means that the drudgery, the hardships and the burdens that, have marred and shadowed their lives have been removed. Yes, it means more than thafi, for it makes possible pos-sible the enjoyment of new comforts and new conveniences. Just Press the Button. Can you not see the farmer smile as be presses the electric button when he starts the electrically operated water pump? Mow much easier it ia to press t J 10 button than to operate the pump by hand for an hour or more, and how much time it eaves. "While electricity is pump- . intf the water, the farmer can be do in.? something else, perhaps pushing other elect ric buttons and starting other machines ma-chines and appliances about the place. By pressing an electric button, the farmer also can have plenty of safe, ; bright electric light where ver he wants it. There is no more yropiner about in the dark when he does the chores early in the morning or late at night. lie can have a safe light in tin; hayloft, in the grain bin, behind the stalls, in the yard, in the cow barn and other buildings. He no longer needs to worry about the lan- 1 tern upsetting and starting a fire, and j how much better he can work with plenty plen-ty of electric light. The farmer's wife welcomes electric service with even greater joy and gladness glad-ness than the farmer. It means that she is to be freed from the burdensome tasks that have darkened her days and perhaps undermined her health. It means that hfv home is to be as attractive and as comfortable and convenient as the modern mod-ern home in the city. The washing machine, churn, cream v-parator, sewing machine, vacuum clean-0', clean-0', electric iron, electric fan and many other household appliances can all he operated op-erated by electricity. The electric light plant also makes it possible to have running run-ning water in the kitchen, bathroom and other parts of the house. The mothers on our farms especially appreciate such assistance in their work. One cannot express ex-press in words the joy that comes to their 1 hearts through the use of electric light and power. Social Aspect. Wc . must not forget what electricity means to the boy ami girls on the farm. They, too, are relieved from much hard work, and naturally they appreciate the comfort and attractiveness that electricity electrici-ty brings to the home. The better social life that springs from a t happier home atmosphere means much to the country folks; it keeps them contented-and happy. Another big problem that electric light and power on farms help to solve is that of the hired labor. Other things being equal, the hired man will prefer to work on the farm where ho can have the conveniences con-veniences of tho city, so that the farmer whose home is equipped with electric |