Amount of Installed Watts Required for Farm Heating Applicants

Application	Outside temperature above 30°F	Outside temperature below 30°F	Estimated kWh used
Brooding chicks, infrared	2 1/2-3 watts per chick	3-4 watts per chick	2-22.5 per chick per 8 wk
Brooding chicks, underheat	1 1/2 watts per chick	2-2 1/2 watts per chick	1 per chick per 8 wk
Lamb brooders	250 watts per 2 lambs	250 watts per lamb	25 per lamb per wk
Pig brooders	250 watts per litter	250 watts per litter	40 per litter per wk
Hotbeds	9-10 watts per sq ft	9-10 watts per sq ft	15-20 per 1,000 slips
Curving sweet potatoes	300 bu up to 300 bu	10 watts per bu up to 300 bu	1-4 kWh per bu per curing period
	5 watts per bu, 300-1000 bu	5 watts per bu, 300-1000 bu	1-4 kWh per bu per curing period
	4 watts per bu over 1000 bu	4 watts per bu over 1,000 bu	1-4 kWh per bu per curing period
Stock watering	0	1 watt per gal	15 per mo