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V Part 4500—Electric, Gas, Water, and Steam Utilities—Materials [Supplementary Utilities Order U-l-c) Supplementary Preference Rating Or­der P-46-c, as amended January 20, 1943, is hereby revoked and superseded by § 4500.4 Supplementary Utilities Order U-l-c, as follows: § 4500.4 Supplementary Utilities Or­der U-l-c. Notwithstanding the provi­sions of paragraph (h) of Utilities Order U-l, electric service connections may be made by producers to permit the opera­tion of farm production equipment: Pro­vided, That all of the following condi­tions are satisfied: (a) The prospective consumer pos­sesses one of the following types of elec­tric farm equipment of sufficient capacity for the use contemplated, or can obtain such equipment without priorities as­sistance, or a preference rating of AA-5 or better has been assigned to deliveries of such equipment to him: (1) Water pump for livestock; (2) milking machine; (3) milk cooler; (4) incubator; (5) brooder; (6) feed grinder. (b) There is no other means of oper­ating such equipment on the premises. (c) The length of such connection will not exceed 100 feet per animal unit de­termined in accordance with Schedule I FEB. 24, 1943 WAR PRODUCTION BOARD annexed hereto, and will not exceed 5,000 feet total length, except upon specific au­thorization from Director, Office of War Utilities or the Director General for Operations. (d) The prospective consumer will use electric service to operate equipment for farm production, and has livestock on hand which, together with his estimated production of livestock for market, ag­gregates not less than 10 animal units, determined in accordance with Schedule I annexed hereto. (e) Primary lines are single phase and are constructed of No. 6 galvanized steel wire (except that copper-covered steel wire or No. 4 or No. 6 A. C. S. R. conduc­tor may be used to the extent that it is available in the excess inventory of any producer). (f) Seoondary lines and services re­quire not more than 30 pounds of copper for any prospective consumer. (g) The prospective consumer’s ap­plication for services is accompanied by a certification from his USDA County War Board in substantially the follow­ing form: (To the Utility Addressed) : Mr, ___________ is eligible for .an electric connection of______feet under the terms of Utilities Order U-l-c. In the opinion of this USDA County War Board this connec­tion will result in a substantial increase in farm production, or a substantial saving of farm labor, and is in accord with the spirit, as well as the letter, of Utilities Order U-l-c. (For USDA County War Board) (P.D. Reg. 1, as amended, 6 F.R. 6680; W.P.B. Reg. 1, 7 F.R. 561, as amended; E.O. 9024, 7 F.R. 329; E.O. 9040, 7 F.R. 527; E.O. 9125, 7 F.R. 2719; sec. 2 (a), Pub. Law'671, 76th Cong., as amended by Pub. Laws 89 and 507, 77th Cong.) Issued this 24th day of February 1943. J. A. Krug, Director, Office of War Utilities. Schedule I EQUIVALENT ANIMAL UNITS A. Livestock on hand: 1 milk cow_____________________one unit 10 beef cattle (all cattle, in­cluding calves, other than milk cows and cattle in feed lot)___________-_____one unit 30 breeding ewes________________one unit 3 brood sows____________________one unit 75 laying hens____________________one unit 40 turkeys or geese______________one unit B. Estimated production in live­stock for market: 20 cattle (in feed lot) per year, one unit 160 lambs (in feed lot) per year, one unit 30 feeder pigs per year________one unit 250 chickens (not broilers) per year_______________________one unit 600 chickens (broilers) per unit, one unit GPO— War Board 4062— p. 1