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*r Of Gardeh, I 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 <4a '. ,s A*\ v-*f%,..-A'.—*& _f b— IJm, __m £J&JNRB^I Farmer's Short Course, Purdue. Demonstration In Tree Pruning. 1 ' "• easy to operate, and. lf r>. to repair It Ita 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 $9.25 per year, and we still own our telephone and Interest In switchboard and all equipment which ls practically as good as new. Aside from this we have access, scot free to thirty-eight other mutual switchboards to take ln to the account, and this means that ■ can talk for almost nothing fifty miles away In almost any distance from our farm home. It will be noted that during the past three years the eost of service has been raised, and actually doubled, and this is easily explained by the fact that the rate for service was placed too low In the beginning and in the spring of 190$
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1911, v. 66, no. 05 (Feb. 4) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6605 |
Date of Original | 1911 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Transcript | *r Of Gardeh, I 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 <4a '. ,s A*\ v-*f%,..-A'.—*& _f b— IJm, __m £J&JNRB^I Farmer's Short Course, Purdue. Demonstration In Tree Pruning. 1 ' "• easy to operate, and. lf r>. to repair It Ita 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 $9.25 per year, and we still own our telephone and Interest In switchboard and all equipment which ls practically as good as new. Aside from this we have access, scot free to thirty-eight other mutual switchboards to take ln to the account, and this means that ■ can talk for almost nothing fifty miles away In almost any distance from our farm home. It will be noted that during the past three years the eost of service has been raised, and actually doubled, and this is easily explained by the fact that the rate for service was placed too low In the beginning and in the spring of 190$ |
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