Charlotte, July 20—During the past year farmers of four communities of Mecklenburg county have organized companies to build power lines. “It is becoming very common to see water being bumped, churns, cream separators and milking machines being operated by electricity, and the houses lighted by electricity,” said County Agent Hope Elias. “We hope within a few years to see power lines to all communities in Mecklenburg county furnishing power to the farmers.”
An increased flow of milk from cows grazing on barley on the Selwyn farm is also reported by County Elias. Last fall, he said, three acres of well prepared land were sown to barley and three acres of rye. Fifty cows grazed these fields alternately for two months, and Mr. Hunter, the manager of the farm, reported to Mr. Elias that the barley not only furnished twice as much grazing as the rye, but also caused the cows to produce more milk.
From the front page of The Concord Times, July 20, 1925
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