| Show Electricity fissures Assures Water for Livestock Economical Installation For Winter Suggested Electricity which has eased the farmers farmer's chores has come to the aid of farm animals too Through the medium of electricity electric electric- ity Dobbin and Bossy no longer need fear that their drinking water supply will be shut of off during the cold winter whiter months Tests by agricultural engineers have demonstrated that electricity is economical to provide warm Water water wa Wa- ter for livestock during the winter Watering devices were operated a aa at ata a cost as low as 70 kilowatt hours per month representing an outlay outly of at two cents per kilowatt Some farmers are finding that tha their installations are expensive to operate principally because of lack Eit r iii This horse can ean laugh at Old Man l Winter as a result of this floating water heater an electrical dc leer which assures farm animals a 0 drink despite the cold of insulation or because too much water is heated The following suggestion will help to make an ideal installation 1 1 Use as small a tank as possible I definitely not more than gallons 2 Install a float so the size of the 4 tank can be reduced Commercial Commer Commer- cial units now on the market use only a drinking cup 2 Use at least three or or four inches 3 Si of commercial insulation anc and cover all sides leaving room for only one or two animals to drink ii Install a baffle board to prevent 4 1 air movement over the water under the insulated top Use of ot electricity makes it safe to install the tank inside the barn orin or orIn orin in a shed which will encourage livestock to drink more water anc and thus increase milk and meat pro pro- |
