Project Gutenberg 2020-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 132 Cooper, David R. Water Power for the Farm and Country Home Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Water Power for the Farm and Country Home" by David R. Cooper is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the development and utilization of small water power systems on farms and rural homes, emphasizing the potential for harnessing nearby streams and brooks that are often overlooked. Cooper's objective is to illustrate how these resources can provide efficient, economical energy solutions for practical agricultural tasks. In this book, Cooper meticulously details the processes of harnessing water power, including the construction of dams, waterwheels, and electric generators. He provides case studies of various farms that successfully implemented their own water power systems, showcasing their ability to replace manual labor with electrical energy for tasks such as milking, grinding feed, and lighting buildings. The author explains the technical aspects of producing electricity through hydroelectric systems while outlining the benefits of efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and the reduction of reliance on traditional fuel sources. Through his comprehensive exploration, Cooper advocates for rural residents to recognize and develop these abundant, renewable energy resources. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Hydroelectric power plants -- New York (State) TK Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Engineering & Technology Category: How To ... Category: Environmental Issues 124890 2025-07-24T13:56:55.870007 text/html 102079 2024-10-18T03:20:15 text/html 2605994 2025-07-24T13:56:59.154948 application/epub+zip 2604566 2025-07-24T13:56:56.600946 application/epub+zip 102435 2025-07-24T13:56:56.232940 application/epub+zip 2649502 2025-07-24T13:57:01.166947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2632887 2025-07-24T13:56:58.766963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134883 2022-09-28T03:38:29.098733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104016 2025-07-24T13:56:55.471967 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84113 2024-10-18T03:20:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16320 2025-07-24T13:57:01.297927 application/rdf+xml 19082 2025-07-24T13:56:56.303936 image/jpeg 2705 2025-07-24T13:56:56.269925 image/jpeg 2708673 2025-07-24T13:56:55.971956 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog