Show USE OF forethought AND CARE WILL THWART MANY FARM FIRES t a 74 every fire suggests preventive and protective measures I 1 nat have been provided fal F A 1 J t wa t 4 va 77 A moments carelessness may reduce a fine property to prepared by the waltel repart department ment ot t AgIc every time tim t there here Is a lire ire on oil a furin farm it takes away value alue flint never can call be replaced either tile lie owner must be deprived of what hat may have been the fruits of 20 of the lie best years of ills his life or the insurance company will bill be called upon for a check which has to come out of the premiums pit paid by himself and other property owners if th there pre are many fires the insurance rates increase in ili mutual com coin which fairy carry a large proportion of farm insurance tile the increase Is tin ined mediately lately felt in ili a recent year ear there were more titan than farm fires in the hie united states entailing a loss logs of more than MO of which 33 per PC r cent was as held to have hae been preventable r strive to prevent fires 1 prevention of fires was made a special subject of consideration in churches schools public gatherings and farm organizations organization for an entire week neek this october the farmer with the accumulation of many years tied up in his buildings may well bithe aery week fire prevention week according to the united states stales depal apartment part ment of agriculture practically every acry fire Is preventable except those caused by lightning lightn Inz or of incendiary origin riven even lien the best preventive measures wea full fall and fires bronk brenk out will put the fanner and ills his neighbors in III better bill to hi them deiy fire re anut limp love nn an initial elnine whether it lie be from froin a carelessly care lesly ay iy thrown match or ek virette nn an ex e plo lon of kerosene ke lierni or gao lille nn nil of grain dust 11 in a flirt li ing ina in machine or sparks iii iKs from n sooty or ir pit lne engine Mat elies never should lip left loop looe or the of children pat iut thom in containers and have n pocket snatch safe letter betler yet et use safety mr matches itches chich can bo be s1 sa only or on tile lie box bos smoking never be permitted taw barn or in the vicinity of matches clrar cigar or cigarette kulii stubs tu lii never should sli ouli lie be thrown tl iron where liere they alie enn ann flo do harm kerosene Ker and gasoline nip are I 1 servants but destructive when lien let looe i never neer allowed to inix or change places kerosene lumps should he solid of base to prevent present tipping over oer if they are of metal there Is no danger of their breaking and spilling oil the wick should fit alt tightly to prevent present vapor from tile howl m reaching the flame and igniting they never should lie be filled in ili the pr presence c anee of on oil open name flame gasoline cans should he easily als if til st aie filin h om kero ene runs calls it la Is etter better to store tile the gasoline in a hurled tank at denst the tank should I 1 he away nun from buildings vapor nover neer should be allowed to escape in a close room or where there ac Is anny nn fire file stoves stove cause many fires overheated erlien ted stoves toi ei and lues flieg cause many fired chimneys should he hullt fron from the ground if possible poss ble and should nt attile fled to to in any of t alie be frame work of fill so liepp erv ein can lc be insoon they should lie ho eleni 1 pill bif r the lie w mid and sheild ill al any ns ho bo avit 11 t mom den of nl 1 snot ot iwald lini ild neer im ins tham 01 h palice 4 i IMP it 11 1 I garret ini i ni kt if tilly till tin Y must pa ins 3 tin mall app lint flint the idao amlo Is pro provided vIled ild ith it g kond gl l when liia lii 1 willis mills ind field cel bellings lings me hen hear the lie pipe emer licin with etli detill or alie lm ier stove stoe should have a i aff ev of shot maal under it to protect the hie looi floor fron liot hot ashes and live HM eeals neer ion leme c liin rubal ai near buildings remove it if it must be burned tile rile T ile it to ir mall plies so the blaze never con can betout get out of control it Is best not to have the children near the fire tills this Is perhaps a hardship at least they can be kept froni from playing with the fire when mien new buildings are to be con s proper spacing and the liberal use of concrete and will i reduce educe fire liability smoke houses should never be built so that hot coils coals can start a n blaze hot ashes never should be dumped in inglam ma raible ra ible bie receptacles firefighting fire fighting equipment in the way n ay of providing fire fighting equipment much pan jean be done without groat great outlay barrels of water on the roof and palls of water kept standing in convenient places places will possibly save disastrous loss if there Is an ele voted tank or a force pump a hoi connection will be found invaluable in time of need A ladder that will reach the roof should always be available for immediate use sand should be kept handy to throw on n gasoline and oil fires water only f liters thein there are a number of simple chemical extinguishers on the market some and some homemade with the present widespread use of I 1 a rural tire anre company f quipped equipped either with motor pump or 01 art c chemical extinguisher or baill can fisl basly be organized lind equipped arvery farm fire suggests preventive pi e anthe nal protective measures that should have been provided dl take n little time und and provide thein in |