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Show rasear -- News and Features I oi Interest to Residents o! Davis County. LAYTON, DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH miM'i "cmrnwMsy accidents ON YOUR FARM A field half plowed a furrow left unturned work stopped by accident! To the farmer, working against time and weather, delay can mean the difference between a crop and no crop, a good year or a lean one. So accidents have no place in his schedule; they cost money, delay production and the growing season keeps rolling along. Yet, farming ranks third most hazardous in eight major industries. Think of it, while the death rate for all industry is 29 per 100,000 workers, in agriculture it is 55 per 100,000! One farmer in every 15 is injured on the job! Total 4400 killed, 300,000 disabled by injury every year. The wise farmer know where his hazards are and avoids them. Falls, machinery and animals account for mopt accidents down on the farm. Their annual cost $75,000,000. Yet, theyre so easy to prevent. Just a little caution is all it takes. Dont "cultivate accidents and JosseiJ Instead, "cultivate safety and success! h vtfh 0k frttidtnft Conference on IniuitrUl Safety and contributed in the public interett by |