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Show FIRE PROTECTION ON FARM OF IMPORTANCE Blazes Are Started in Several Different Ways. Grave Menace Lies In Improper Handling Han-dling and Storage of Gasoline Pail of Water Is Oldest and Cheapest Extinguisher. , (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) These are the days when the fir hazard Is considerably Increased over what it was In the summer montlw. W.h the coming of cool weather, qulcz fires are started In the stoves or furnace fur-nace and often a flue Is discovered that needs repair. Accumulations of Inflammable rubbish in which a bad blaze may be started should be got rid of. Matches are used in increased numbers in w inter, and that means additional ad-ditional chances of accidental fims. Kerosene Is employed in greater quantities, quan-tities, being used for starting fires and for the lamps, and, therefore, this hazard haz-ard Is Increased. An even graver menace men-ace lies in the Improper handling of gasoline. It is highly important that every precaution be taken to store the gasoline supply in properly located and constructed reservoirs. This Is the season also for the farmer farm-er to look to his fire-fighting equipment. equip-ment. A pall of water Is the oldest, simplest and cheapest of fire extinguishers. extin-guishers. There Is no reason why palls of Water, to be used only In case of fire, should not be Installed In every farm building. If possible they should be painted a special color, preferably red, or labeled so as to be conspicuous and less subject to unauthorized use. The chemical extinguisher has come Into quite general use on automobilrs and elsewhere about the farm, and has many advantages over the wator bucket. ' It can be employed, for example, ex-ample, in subduing fires among oils, where water is of no value. In the absence ab-sence of a chemical extinguisher, sand Is serviceable In extinguishing burning burn-ing oil in case of a small fire on the floor or in a shallow container. Sawdust Saw-dust Is also effective in putting out oil fires, If it is scattered over the entire en-tire surface of the burning liquid so as to smother the flames. The United States department of agriculture has Issued a Fanners' Bulletin 004, "Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting on the Farm," which discusses the various types of fire extinguishers and theli merits. It may be had free by addressing address-ing the department. |