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Show Steps of Progress Of recent years the electric industry, in-dustry, aided by various farm organizations, or-ganizations, has been giving much attention to solving the problems of farm electrification. Results are shown by recent statistics regarding re-garding the extension of rural power lines. On January 1, 1924, there were 106,160 farms in the United States with -high line" electric service, or 2.61 per cent of the total number of farms reported in 1925. In only on-ly seven states 10 per cent of farms had service. On June 1, 1930, 627,105, or almost al-most 10 per cent of the number. of farms in existence, were provided with "high line" service, representing represent-ing an increase of 277 per cent in 6' years. In 17 states more than 20 per cent of farms were connected connec-ted with electric lines, and in six states connections ranged between 10 and 20 per cent. In the words of Dr. E. A. White, Director of the Committee on r.he Relation of Electricity to Agriculture, Agricul-ture, of the American Farm Bi-lcau Bi-lcau Federation, "Every electric line built Into the country marxs another step in agricultural pr.g-it.f:." pr.g-it.f:." Electricity is giving the farm higher standards of living, belief economic conditions and more scientific methods. Power revolutionized industrial life in our citit!'. It will do likewise ioc agriculture. ag-riculture. At the present rate of progress, it will not be many years uncil a maturity of American farms are provided with electric service. When that time comes, we will bi close to a permanent solution of agriculture's problems. |