Show 2 electricity assures water for livestock economical installation for winter suggested electricity which has eased the farmer farmers s chores has come to the aid of farm animals too through the medium of electric ity dobbin and bossy no longer need tear fear that their drinking water supply will be shut off during the cold winter months tests by agricultural engineers have demonstrated that electricity is economical to provide warm wa ter for livestock during the winter watering devices were operated at a cost as low as 70 kilowatt hours per month representing an outlay of 1 40 at two cents per kilowatt some farmers are finding that their installations are expensive to operate principally because of lack A t L A this horse can laugh at old man winter as a result of this floating water heater an electrical de leer icer which assures farm animals a drink despite the cold of insulation or because too much water Is heated the following suggestion will help to make an ideal installation ause 1 use as small a tank as possible 1 definitely not more than gallons 2 install a float so the size of the tank can be reduced commer caal units now on the market use only a drinking cup I 1 ause use at least three or four inches of commercial insulation and cover all sides leaving room for only one or two animals to drink 4 install a baffle board to prevent air movement over the water under the insulated top use of electricity makes it safe to install the tank inside the barn bam or in a shed which will encourage livestock hv estock to drink more water and thus increase milk and meat pro farmer falls hardest 1 I 1 lite life on the farm is far more haz for the farmer and his sons than it Is for his wife and his daugh in tact fact a survey covering 15 farms the country over made by the department of agriculture re that about four times as many accidents happened to men and boys between the ages of 14 and 65 as were suffered by farm women and girls of the youngsters under 14 injured nearly 65 per cent were boys more farm people were injured by falls than any other type of ac aident with the majority of mishaps involving tailing falling on steps and stairs and from vehicles men and boys f were victims of twice as many in juries from falls as were women and girls of the total number of farm ac 56 per cent were connected with farm work and 8 per cent with housework the age period from 25 to 45 was disclosed as the most dangerous horses need attention during stabled period disease and injury that some times prove crippling crin pling can be pre vented by giving special attention to horses feet during the stabled period brittle hoofs spongy hoofs thrush and toot foot canker are the tour four diseases commonly caused by bad stable conditions clean dry floors are recommend ed as a precaution the feet ol 01 stabled animals balso also should be trimmed at least once a month |