Excerpt: The most advanced country in the world in the use of modern methods in industry and agriculture, the United States has lagged astonishingly in making electricity available to farm communities. In 1935 about 10 percent of our farm families were receiving central-station electrical service as compared with almost 95 percent in France, 90 percent in Japan, 85 percent in Denmark, 100 percent in Holland. Since 1935 vigorous action has stepped up the number in this country to 25 percent. Here is the interesting story of the developments that have resulted in a more rapid advance in rural electrification than this country has ever seen. The author also tells how farmers can get electric service, and he lists over 200 uses of electricity on the farm and discusses the comparative costs of operating various kinds of electrical equipment.
