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PROPANE SALES & SERVICES
"Propane Fuels Your Farm"
Agriculture
Approximately 1 billion gallons of propane are used on more than 660,000 U.S. farms every year. Propane is many farmers’ first fuel choice because it is reliable, safe, clean and efficient, and can be used in hundreds of different agricultural applications. Some of those applications are:
Flame weeding - Farmers using propane-gas flame weeders have reported higher yields per acre by using propane.
Pest control - Propane gas flamers can provide 70 percent to 90 percent control of wintering adult insects compared with 25 percent to 50 percent provided by chemical pesticides, and propane flamers cost three to five times less per acre than chemical controls.
Crop drying - Propane drying systems are widely used because of the simplicity of the required equipment, which contributes to low equipment, fuel and maintenance costs.
Irrigation pumps - Propane-fueled irrigation pumps produce the same amount of power as gasoline or diesel engines, with lower emissions. Propane will not leave a dangerous and sometimes toxic residue, as liquid fuels can.
Poultry and pig brooding - Infrared propane brooders have proven to be more efficient and stay warmer with less heat than forced-air furnaces. Fuel costs are also 15 to 25 percent less than those for forced-air furnaces.
Crop heating - Propane heaters operate efficiently for long periods while producing enough heat to prevent valuable crops from being ruined by unexpected cold spells. Propane is also used in heating greenhouses.
Greenhouses - Just as Propane heaters protect crops from damaging cold, it is an excellent solution to heating greenhouses.
| Trust Propane for Your Tractors and Forklifts
Studies show that tractors fueled by propane can have lower major overhall costs than gasoline-powered tractors, and sometimes, engine life is prolonged. Some gasoline-powered tractors that are converted to propane have an increase in power. In a properly modified engine, farmers report the ability to pull larger equipment than before, because propane has a much higher octane rating than gasoline. Properly maintained propane-fueled forklifts operate with emissions well below the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. |
Safety Tips
Never store cleaning fluids, oil-soaked rags, gasoline, or other flammable liquids near a gasburning appliance where vapors could be ignited by the pilot light.
• Federal and state regulations and guidelines are in place for the safe handling and transport
of propane. Ask your local propane dealer for more information go to: Source: National Propane Gas Association/Propane Education & Research Council
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