Show electro agriculture leads farm planning F federal government attacking problem science Is keeping pace with elect elec tro agriculture planning and devel new methods for or easing the farmers burdens and att attacking ackin r troublesome problems with atomic I 1 aie age devices in buck roger fashion farm electrification division ol of united states stales department of agri culture proposes to consider six ol of these problems next year high on the list is control of 0 insect pests through use ot of electric lamps and light traps insects will be subjected to a wide variety of tests to deter mine e color and intensity ot of highl which best attracts them to an in candescent doom the division also will experiment with the use ol of infrared infra red heater to dry seeds and provide thermal thermal ti pode therapy treatments for farm aal an mals it will consider the use ol 01 alti ulti ultrasonic vibrations for or treating seeds and delve the limitations cosor cosy and influence of baat bactericidal mal lampa I 1 pi in animal shelters and storage cel celak lars bactericidal lamps have groer in popularity recently with poultry fe men and dairymen to control resep pir atory diseases among chicken and sterilize dairy equipment as k another top project to be consid ered is development ol of electrical equipment to aid farmers in per forming chores since from 20 to 81 per cent of a 2 farmers time is spen in doing chores the division feel that electricity can be put to greats er use in taking over more routine nil jobs than is now the case expert expert Ex perl mental work also will be done 41 li ii determining proper standards 0 construction for general purpose re tor for farm use ball AB |