Show FARM FIRE WASTE man is a peculiar animal he worries a lot about minor dangers but gives little thought to greater risks which may cost him his property and even life itself indifference to the danger from fire i an example of this people of the united states allow worth of property to be destroyed by flames each year fires on farms cost an average of more than a day A farm fire occurs somewhere in this country every fifteen minutes in five years was the estimated farm loss from fires most of which were preventable ven table the farmer needs protection from fire but he has been reluctant to help himself although a large measure of protection would cost very little when the average fire starts one squirt of a fire extinguisher will put it out without senous loss but given a few minutes to get headway it is beyond control licking up the property owners dearest possessions threatening the destruction of his family and himself A little fire extinguisher kept in a convenient place for distant yi stant use is so inexpensive as to mean practically nothing in the household budget handy for its vital job when a fire breaks out its worth is incalculable in protecting house or barn and it may often be the means of saving the lives of people and animals |