Show farm accident toll reaches high level figures compiled from reports of the united states department ot of commerce shows that far farm m accidents are very costly and much too numerous county agent C R richards submits the following report to poin out some things that might be done to prevent costly and painful accidents farmers each year surrender one dollar out of every nine they receive to pay the costs of preventable farm accidents a report issued by the united states department of commerce shows the farm accident cost reaches nine and a half million dollars annually the report made by A harry moore head of the departments accident prevention conference indicates that through manufacturing concerns through regular and careful inspections have reduced their accident expenses considerably farmers with no established checking system are an easy prey to accident losses the biggest hazard to farmers Is I 1 highway accidents in which the farm population suffers far more than its share of loss the department advises strict enforcement of law to reduce this hazard fires are another bi big source of farm loss spontaneous combustion of feeds alone costs annually and the costs of other farm tires fires are proportionately high A study of in which persons lost their lives last year caused the conference to outline a campaign to teach farm children to swim the conferences chief recommendation men dation was that farmers have regular established checks of farm farih equipment and buildings to reduce the accident toll |