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<br />--o€olozad.o RunI Electric News
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<br />Two Rural Electrics
<br />On Slope Drying
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<br />San Miguel Power Association, Inc.
<br />in cooperation witb co!t)l'l\do State
<br />University, Colorado ,Farm Power
<br />Council of y.rhkh San Miguel rural elee-
<br />tdet is a member, tlnd Gunni:iOn Ca.
<br />. rural electric, participated in a moun~
<br />tela meadow -grass hay-drying (lrQjed
<br />July 17-29.
<br />A good portion of the equipment WIlS
<br />fUl:mshed by San Miguel, including the
<br />fan, an Acrovent crop-drier trom
<br />Aerovent FabriCl'Itors, Inc., transfoI'm-
<br />er, meter log and switch gear. Bill
<br />Dobbs of San Miguel took the equip-
<br />ment to Gunnison where the projeef
<br />took place. He took a number of pic-
<br />tures and also participated in the July
<br />19 field day.
<br />Details of the el'periment, which was
<br />tor the purpose of comparing the arti.
<br />ficial' dryIng of mountain meadow
<br />grass with commercial field crops like
<br />aUalfa and hay, are now being com.
<br />plica by the college for later publica-
<br />tion.
<br />Much credit goes to the gcoup of men
<br />who had' quite a time setting up a site
<br />for the project to get near a power poll?
<br />It was finally accomplished, although
<br />it hlld to he on a hillside across the
<br />highway and across the field' where
<br />the hay was harvested. Power lor the
<br />oxperiment was furnished by Gunnison
<br />. County rural elecb-ic. Special equip.
<br />ment such as tractors and balers were
<br />sent out by.the John Deere Co. of K<ln~
<br />sas City, Mi:;souri.
<br />One special feature of this experi-
<br />mental project, was the fact that the
<br />Aerovent fan was especially designed
<br />for 8.9,000 ft. elevation, It would move
<br />20,000 cubic feet of air per minute.
<br />:Bill Dobbs reported that it was noted
<br />that there was about 40% relative hu.
<br />midity of the air going into the flln
<br />!\nd 60.70% coming out of the stack
<br />of hay. This varied because of 1he lo-
<br />cation of Jpatruments along the stack.
<br />But Jt picked out about 36% of the
<br />humidity and the stack was cured in
<br />4'11I days. The average power used was
<br />80 KWH per day. .
<br />No mountain meadow grass drying
<br />was avalhtble anywhere, so this wes
<br />another experiment to help with power
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<br />San Miguel Is In
<br />Community Works
<br />With All Energies
<br />By Blanche Rucker
<br />San Miguel Power AsSociation fur-
<br />nish~ the public address sT-ltem for the
<br />San Miguel Basin rodeo. held at Nor-
<br />wood In August. This is an el(amplc
<br />of Ute aclivl.ly of thil; rural etecttic. and
<br />we don't think you will find a busier
<br />one anywhere these days.
<br />The Jivewire communities of the area
<br />have projects and events going on the
<br />year round such as: Naturita Days,
<br />Pioneer Day, the San Miguel Junior
<br />Fair, and the rodeo we just meniioned.
<br />Manager GeOrge Dobbs of this -rural
<br />electric was president of the San Miguei
<br />Basin Rodeo Association this year. His
<br />efforts in publicilllng the event made
<br />for one of the biggest, if not the big.
<br />gest and best "little rodeo 'in the west"
<br />ever held at Norwood. Mr. Dobbs had
<br />the pleasure of presenting the San
<br />Miguel trophy' to ~haron Dixon of
<br />Mesa, Colo. who won 'the ladies barrel
<br />race and the open barrel race each day
<br />of the rodeo.
<br />SlitCUrlng Right.o.l-war
<br />Presently Mr. Dol;lbs is In Utah,
<br />where he took' his tralier while he is
<br />busy working on rJght-of.ways lor
<br />building some 222 miles of disb-ibution
<br />lines. Hill son, BJII Dobbs, chairman of
<br />the Farm Power Council research and
<br />information cOmnlittee attended thi:! el(~
<br />ecutlve meet.ing Aug. 26 at Denver. Via.
<br />cusslon of plans to be announced later
<br />teggrding pumping systems ~d a
<br />homemakers school on the Western
<br />Slope.
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<br />Cooperate
<br />Demonstration
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<br />USl) on the fa~m.!tis planned to) earn'
<br />out a similar project next year on a
<br />larger scale, l-lccording to Bill Dobbs
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<br />who hl chairman of the .Farm Power
<br />Council research and information com-
<br />mittee. .
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<br />Sill Dobbs of Son Miguel rural electric wos on hand 10 assisf in' the hay
<br />drying experiment near Gunnison ond to ftlke picllITes of Ihe opertllion.
<br />Pictures show the Aerovent crop drjer being used in a random slack of moun.
<br />lain meadow grass.
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<br />Buy Compressor
<br />And Pole Setter,
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<br />San Miguel rural electric keeps
<br />equipment in shape and 'purchases"
<br />equiDment Y~ll.rly when needed. Th'ls
<br />yea," a new highway.digger for setting
<br />poles was purchased, also a Leroy 125
<br />compressor fo\' construction of lines
<br />FotU~ Ford and Chevrolet trucks and:
<br />pickups we\"e purchased earlier this
<br />year, one a a-man cab, which is .eco.
<br />nomical and most usetul when a larger
<br />number of employees are needed' on a'
<br />job. .
<br />Work TogeJher
<br />A warm friendly .relationSh.lp is rioted.
<br />by all company employees.' of . Slul
<br />Miguel Power Association. Their g~t~to.
<br />gethers every three months must ac~
<br />oount fOI' this, as well as the abillty'to
<br />work well 1ogether. The last event held
<br />by the group was a 'lawn dinner at the
<br />tom Puderbaugh home. Plans are now
<br />getting Underwa~' by the oommitteee
<br />for a September event.
<br />Mrs. T. R. Giglin, secretliry to :NIr."
<br />Dobbs has been entertaining son Tom
<br />and family of Long Beach while on
<br />vacation. Interesting vacation trip'!!
<br />were also enjoyed by other rural elec-
<br />tric employees Mrs. Andy 'UbeU; who
<br />with her husband went to Gillette,
<br />Wyo. returning via Denver to visit with
<br />relatives and Mrs. Ernest ForsmllO and
<br />husband 10 Springville, Ariz. to fish
<br />joined some Albuquerque friends there.
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