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VOL. LXVI
INDIANAPOLIS, FEB. 4, 1911.
NO 5.
Written for Indiana Farmer:
MANY USES OF TIIE PUMP ENGINE.
By M.  Coverdell.
The utility of the farm pump engine
I—that Is, an engine not adapted to the
heavier classes of work, such as sawing
wood   and   chopping  corn—is   not   yet
| fully appreciated by the average farm-
This   little   wonder-worker   weighs
I only about three    hundred —
[pounds, can be carted by
[hand from one job of work
Ito another, and costs but a
I trifle to operate with com-
|mon gasoline.
fnlike the    heavier    en
Ine, the farm pump engine
nos not require    a heavy,
"lid  foundation     of  thick
ards, cement or concrete,
hut can be operated    on a
Common board-floor.    This
nakes it adapted    to work
Inside the barn, and even in
Ihe     farm-house,      which
[lasses it among the helps
lor lessening the   drudgery
If the   housewife    as well
s the farmer.
While this engine vas
[irlmarily intended for
Lumping water, it is fast
Joining to be regarded as
fn all-'round necessity. It
tan be attached to an ordinary pump in five min-
|ites, and after being used
"r pumping water, it can
je quickly detached and
laken where some other job
jif work is to be done; and
|t is capable of doing any
"rk usually performed by
md, doing it much easier
knd quicker. In fact, it
pay be made to do two ==^===
I'S of work at the same time by hav-
ng two pulleys for belts, thus economizing in time and oil, and enabling
|ne to reap a double benefit from the
Jingle power, with a minimum wear on
|he engine.
One can shell corn and run the fan-
Jiing-mlll at one operation of the pump
engine.    Other Jobs from which, along
('ith the above,  like combinations can
ie formed, are, turning the grindstone,
Junning   the   feed-cutter,   etc.    In   the
household  it will  perform  the  hardest
finds of work, such as churning, turn-
ng  the   washing-machine   or   wringer,
|nd running the cream  separator.    It
nay also  be  utilized   for scalding  out
'lilkbottles and  pails, cream-cans, and
r turning the Ice-cream freezer.  Any
v° of these househc* pieces of work
aay also be perfomed at a single operation of the never-tiring engine.    And
tiese advantages mean not only a sav-
"S of Ume and money, but they will
f>tal  a  vast  saving  of   bodily  energy,
rh|ch  may  be  applied  to  some  other
r'rm of labor, or reserved for other and
fore urgent needs.
That the farm pump engine  ia rap-
( '""Planting the once-popular wind-
^ ll as a farm power, is not to be doubt-
for   a moment.    Its cost   is consid-
[    ly lcs» than $100.    It will last long-
aid pump more water than a wind-
1  •  In  the  same  lenagth   of  time.    It
down  on  the ground,  where  it
apt to be blown entirely down and ruined, and often it is wrenched or otherwise damaged till the repair-bill Is quit.
an Item of expense, and one that Is almost wholly avoided by the use of the
engine for pumping water. Using the
engine for this purpose also furnishes
water from the well at the correct temperature, winter and summer, which
Is a sure guard against ice-cold  water
(ire, and could be hurried to any near-
neighbor's house ln case of fire. Fur-
tharmore, In considering all of '
advantages In favor of the use of the
farm pump engine, we must remember
that It will  play an  Important part in
hi; the boys and girls on the farm.
It lightens their labors materially,
and in many cases does tho work entirely thus giving them  more time for
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The   wind-mill   is   even
neces-
tower-climblng
°np's life In his hand when the
is high
being drunk from the tank by the cattle
and horses, thus injuring their digestive
organs and decreasing the milk-flow In
dairy cows. It also makes It unnecessary for the farmer to store a supply
of water some windy day for future use
when there is no breeze, which water-
supply soon becomes foul, hot and unhealthy.
With the hose attachment, there are
numerous uses for the gasoline engine,
as it is portable, and can be easily and
quickly moved around the farm, from
one Job to another. When dry weather threatens to ruin the garde<. or truck
patch, the engine may be used as an immense sprinkler for watering the suffering plants. It will keep a lawn and
yard shrubbery fresh and green at all
times during the summer months. With
It the horses could be given a refreshing bath when the days are hot and the
animals dusty and dirty; also when they
are very muddy after a drive. It would
take but a few minutes to wash them
off thoroly with the hose attachment
The wagon the buggy, the automobile,
the windows—all could be cleaned
quickly, thoroly and more easily by the
engine than any other method. With a
cart or strong wheel-barrow to carry
th? engine, all spraying of orchard-
trees, potatoes, poultry buildings, dairy
and horse stalls could be done with It
—not only easier, but quicker and much
more effectively than with any other
form of a spraying outfit. As the well
is almost always near the farm-home,
a good hose attachment to the engine
would   prove   ample   protection   against
amusement and recreation, or for devoting their attention to the study of
some subject in which they are particularly interested. With their youthful
minds thus contentedly employed, the
city will hold scant allurement for
them.
Worth Co., Mo.
Written for Indiana Farmer:
VALUE    OF   THE    MUTUAL   TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
By Geo. W. Brown.
We have been ln a system of this kind
now for Ave years and must own that
lt is a decided success.
Five years ago in March our telephone system was begun In a country
school house and started out with
twenty-five members, farmers who
agreed to join together, build a rural
telephone system, erect a switch board
and operate it for the benefit of our
rural community.
In less than aix weeks the fever had
grown, until a meeting was held at our
village hall, and over one hundred and
sixty members had signified their intention to become active members and help
operate the central switchboard.
Consequently lines were strung in all
directions from the village, chiellly
upon native poles, using good oak cross
arms, oak brackets, glass insulators and
n B telephone wire, constructing the
grounded system.
A switch board and two hundred telephones were ordered and In less than
three  months everything waa  in com
plete operation, and Ihe tWO hundred
telephones win all taken hy member*.
botk  in  the country, elevators, doctors,
.   blacksmiths,   grot
post Oflice,  tlm a-hermen and every one
about the section and village had telephones.
Ami this ts the way it works:    When
a workingman gets out of a Job he calls
up some farmer, and In a few seconds
-      knows where he can   have
work tomorrow .the blacksmith   was   called   quickly
and Die time ls engaged for
shoeing or other work, the
general store  ls called  and
groceries are  on!'
out by a neighbor and  we
might enumerate    a thousand and mie thing! wherein  the  telephone saves our
citizens   hundreds  of  steps,
many     long       drives.     :m,l
SL      much    anxious    waiting   in
case of   accident   for    tka
doctor.
When we came to set dement we    owned    our own
(■•li phone    instrument,    an
equal  share in  the switchboard,   lines,  poles  and  all
equipment, at a cost to our-
of $26.35.
During the five years ln
which our telephone system
has been In    operation we
have    paid yearly    dues a-
mountlng to the  following,
1906,     $3.00;   1S07,     $3.00;
1908,    $4;    1909,    $5;   1910
$8,40;   in all  this makes  a
total     of    $23.40 for    telephone dues, which has gone
chiefly   to   the  switchboard
operator, who does the line
work and furnishes service
~     at the  board  for   $84 0   per
year.    The  balance   went  for  building
toll lines and minor expenses.
We now have six toll lines running ln
different directions from our switchboard and are In direct connection with
thirty-eight central switchboards In adjoining villages and hamlets, giving us
toll service to over six thousand homes,
all free; not a cent of toll service ls
charged as long as we stay upon the
mutual switch boards. Our central ls
also connected up with three other general companies where we have for a
flxed toll service, access to over eight
thousand subscribers In their companies, and we can now stand in our own
home this evening and talk almost anywhere ln the United States, over long
distance toll lines.
If we add the first cost to the total
fees charged yearly for service, we have
$49.76 as the entire amount the service
has cost us during the Ave years our
company has been ln operation, an it-
mount of $9.25 per year, and we still
own our telephone and Interest In
switchboard and all equipment which
ls practically as good as new. Aside
from this we have access, scot free to
thirty-eight other mutual switchboards
to take ln to the account, and this
means that ■ can talk for almost
nothing fifty miles away In almost any
distance from our farm home.
It will be noted that during the past
three years the eost of service has been
raised, and actually doubled, and this is
easily explained by the fact that the
rate for service was placed too low In
the beginning and in the spring of 190$