Show Water Supply Vital In Farm Fire Control Annual Damage Amounts To Over Million Recently a New Jersey burn was set afire by and despite the efforts of three fire departments from nearby the barn was a complete Two factors combined to defeat the There was a delay in notifying the fire department because the fire wasn't Immediately There wasn't a good supply of water near the barn from which the could These conditions are common tc most properties in rural or small town If rural residents can I find means to correct they r VH jh lJ No There Is not much these firemen could do to save the barn without an adequate water will go a long way toward reducing the large number of that occur on farm causing damage amounting to a year and taking the lives of farm In spite of efforts on the part of county farm insurance and volunteer fire departments to encourage the building of farm there still are thousands of farms in all parts of the country with inadequate water The easiest way to provide adequate water is to dam a or deepen an existing marsh or water hole near the Or a farmer may be able to bulldoze a suitable pond near his For proper the pond should be laid out with surveying |