Show extension farm home and 4 11 H club notes isy by ray thatcher county agent on this national fire prevention week it is well to call your attention to the fact that through fire you can lose overnight the profit of years of labor in an hour you can find yourself financially ruined the national board of farm fire underwriters estimates the annual farm fire loss at more appalling than the ec economic loss are the thousands of farm residents who needlessly die or suffer permanent disability in farm fires each year according to the national safe ey council most farm fires are due to eight preventable causes 1 defective chimneys 2 sparks on combustible roofs 3 inadequate lighting protection 4 carelessness with matches 5 spontaneous ignition G improper imn imD roper use of gasoline and kerosene 7 unsafe stove and furnace installation 8 misuse of electricity and appliances the following practices will help insure safety from serious fire losses if you must dry clean use only a flammable nonflammable non fluid and clean only outside the house handle hot grease and fats with special care clean stove with a polish which does not contain benzene or other flammable liquids use a strike 0 on n box type match inspect all electric cords plugs and equipment do not confuse gasoline with kerosene beware of smoking kerosene stoves white kerosene smoke burns with explosive violence when it ignites store gasoline at least 75 feet from other buildings and check haymows haymons for signs of heating beating the first step in farm fire prevention however is the development of a fire safety consciousness and determination to work and live safely when the members of the farm family recognize hazards and unsafe practices corrective measures can be taken 4 word has been received this week from the state extension headquarters in logan the rural arts building on the campus is being turned back to the extension service for holding conferences and short courses in agricultural and home making subjects it was built in 1042 1942 for this purpose and many of the euial families of morgan county contributed t tri money toward it crowded housing at the college has made it necessary to use it as a student dormitory the past few years but you can now look forward to staying in it again A series of short courses to be held there has been planned by the extension service the first will be a health and nutrition in ice training school for home demonstration on agents oct 1113 11 13 ideas picked up at the school will be passed 0 on n to morgan homemakers october 1 is the usual month for starting your poultry record we have a supply of the poultry record book recently reprinted by the state extension service you may obtain your copy at the county agents office is clover alfalfa and grass seeds are in short supply this year it will be well to buy what you need this fall or winter as the price r i ce is i s likely to go up ranger pi alfalfa 1 falla is proving to be well worth the extra cost because of its resistance a nee to wilt disease we you plant some next spring we have a new bulletin on improving n 9 yo your au lr pastures which you will like it is written by glen eaird baird extension agronomist it gives grass mixtures for most soil conditions these mixtures have proven to be very high yielding where given proper care |