Show i Electrification Pays PaysOff PaysOff PaysOff Off for Average Farm Production Increased 51 Per Cent in Seven Years Within seven years electricity onan onan on onan an average farm can increase by more than 51 per cent the money earned per hour of productive la labor la- la bor that's bor-that's that's the lesson learned from froma a practical electrification experIment experiment ment on the Joseph Motz farm near West Farmington Ohio Since 1944 when electric power first reached the acre farm 1 Y i r t r 3 q 3 E t s r I t r V f P y r t o S j i d f v i I r ij J f r I r a aJoseph i w d 3 J i N r J f. f of Joseph Motz lotz above used electrification to profIts profIts profits prof- prof Its on his farm Carm 51 per cent durIng during during dur dur- ing the past seven years accurate records have been kept of the farms farm's prod production and ress Its It's all part of a test program initiated by Westinghouse in cooperation cooperation cooperation coop coop- with the Ohio Public Service Service Service ice Company No dude ranch affair the experiment experiment experiment ex ex- was carried out under conditions Identical to those faced by the average farmer Mr Motz has purchased new electrical equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment at retail prices using only the profits from the farms farm's operation operation operation opera opera- tion to do it Here are they facts In 1944 the Motz farm returned to o the farmer 66 cents for each hour of work he put into the various productive productive productive pro pro- enterprises By 1950 this return had increased to for each hour of work Even eliminating the effect of the Increase in farm prices from 1944 to 1950 the return per hour was up more 51 per cent |