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Show Water Supply Vital In Farm Fire Control Annual Damage Amounts To Over $100 Million Recently a New Jersey farmer'i barn was set afire by linghtning, and despite the efforts of three fire departments from nearby villages, vil-lages, the barn was a complete loss. Two factors combined to defeat the firemen. There was a delay in notifying the fire department because be-cause the fire wasn't immediately noticed. There wasn't a good supply sup-ply of water near the barn from which the pumpers could draw. These conditions are common tc most properties in rural or small town areas. If rural residents can find means to correct them, they No water. There is not much these firemen could do to save the barn without an adequate water supply. will go a long way toward reducing reduc-ing the large number of "total losses" that occur on farm properties, proper-ties, causing damage amounting to $100,000,000 a year and taking the lives of 3,500 farm residents. In spite of efforts on the part of county agents, farm groups, insurance men, and volunteer fire departments to encourage the building of farm ponds, there still are thousands of farms in all parts of the country with madequate water supplies. The easiest way to provide adequate ade-quate water is to dam a brook, or deepen an existing marsh or water hole near the barn. Or a farmer may be able to bulldoze a suitable pond near his buildings. For proper drainage, the pond should be laid out with surveying instruments. |