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Temuka Leader, Issue 1594, 14 June 1887, Page 1

Elkoieioity bob Faeminq Pueposbs.— In a paper read by Mr Rix, of London Oelney, St. Albans, on “ Harvesting,” before the London Farmers’ Club, an interesting account was given by the lecturer of the employment of electricity as a motive power on the Ha-t field estate, belonging to the Marquis of Salisbury, It appears that electricity is used at Hatfield for many purposes, theelevat»rs for building the hay and corn stacks being worked by its means. Arrangements have also been made to thresh by electricity, The power is obtained from a water wheel m a central position, and carried by wires wherever it is required, Mr Shillietoe, the resident engineer at aqpp}iee some details. He states; \y o are using electrical power for pumping sewage for the purpose of irrigating the higher lands. This is most useful, as the power obtained from the river running through the estate can be b«d for nothing. We not only qse the power for thrashing and for forking the elevators, hut we employ it at a much greater distance from the river—one and a half miles—for cutting the rough grasses into chaff for ensilage, which has proved a great success. The same power is also used at a farmstead half a mile from the river for grinding all the barley, met?e, etc., for cattle feeding." It thus seems that there ia no limit to. the use of cheap electric power yfhereyer work is required to be done, thanks to W*t»r powsr,— lren*