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Show Red Cross Replaces ReplacesFarm ReplacesFarm Farm Family LossesThe Losses LossesThe The Red Cross gave agrlcul agrlcultural agrlcultural agricultural tural rehabilitation rehab1UtaUon to 10,116 10116 10,116farm 10,116farm 10.116farm 10116farm . , farm . families famIUes following the th & se severe severe severe vere eastern floods of last . win win- winter winter winter - ter . . Types of aid included feed teedseed , seed , livestock , farm tools and andmachinery andmachinery andmachinery machinery and other items es essenUal essential essential senUal sential to agricultural agrlcullural produc produc- productivity productivity productivity - - tivity More than $599,000 599000 $ , was ex- ex expended expended ex expended - - pended by tho the organization to toI tomeet tomeet tomeet meet these requirements . I In addition to occupational as- as assistance as assistance - . sistance , rural families hard hit hitI hitby hitby hitby by the flood waters were rescued rescuedclothed , I clothed , fed and sheltered by the theRed theRed theRed Red Cross Where It was neces neces- necessary necessary necessary - sary the Red Cross repaired and andrebUIlt andrebuilt andrebuilt rebUIlt out buildings bulIdlDgs , barns and andother andother andother other structures . Medical and andnursIng andnursing andnursing nursIng care were pro pro-tided pro tided provided , - ided and andhomes andhomes andhomes homes refurnishedRed refurnishedRed refurnished refurnishedRed Red Cross agricultural reha rehabilitation rehabllltation mtahon bilitation benefited nearly three threeUmes threetimes threetimes Umes times as many families fammes as re- re received received re received - - ceived all other types of ot Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross occupational rehabIUtatlon rehabilitation rehabIUtatloncombined rehabilitationcombined rehabilitationcombined combined . , Last i y ) . ear e.1.r e1.r e1r the Red Cross Intro intro- introduced introduced Introduced - - duced an accident check list lI8't lI8t ' to 7- 7 7000,000 7000,000 7-000,000 7 000,000 000000 , - 000,000 000000 , American homes Tho list listtold listtold listtold told how .how . hazards in the home might mightbe mightbe mightbe be eliminated and the work of in- in inapecllon In Inspection - . spection apecllon was done by householders householdersthemselves householdersthemselves householdersthemselves themselves A like 111.8 1118 . program progrnm of home homeI homeaccident homeaccident homeaccident I accident prevention prevenUon Is being con conducted conducted I g ducted cted this yeir > eir e'1f e1f ' . . - |