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���A gasoline engine displaces the windmill

��Operating a well pump with a little engine

���To the left, an elec- tric light instal- lation for the small home. The im- provements in en- gines and electrical generators have placed electricity within the farmer's easy reach. Good, safe illumination in the farm and stable more than pays for itself in the saving of time required for various duties, to say nothing of the elimination of risk from fire, always the terror of the dweller in the country

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