Show VAST LOSSES BY FIRES ON FARMS Fire Firc Prevention Carried Into Agricultural Districts While Fire Prevention was originally observed only In cities the serious losses Issell to farm area property In recent years have the observance universal throughout the rural districts as aswell ell well as ns In the tho urban centers The annual fire firo loss hoes on farms would pay the Interest on the loons loans of American farmers and provIde to decrease the tho principal according to the Chairman of If th the Agricultural Committee of the tho National Fire Waste Council which Is sponsor sponsor- sponsored sponsored ed cd by the Cham Chamber Chamber- bel of Commerce of the tho United States In ad- ad ad addition ditto to the tho large property loss hundreds of lives are lost every due to fire on oh farm tarm farms Several factors contribute to the heavy farm losses Among these are aro poor construction the lack of fire protection because of Isolation hazards of acetylene i lights electricity gasoline milk milk- In ing leg machinery and storage of combustIble products such as III hay hoy hayI I 5 grain I U lC etc tV The fhe no S principal I I I 5 I U lC tV no S I causes causs of oC farm fires are aro light light- lightning lightning ning e 0 chimneys sparks on roofs matches and smoking petrol petrol- petroleum petroleum eum oum products and heatIng ap- ap ap apparatus Ninety per cent cent of ot all fires In farm tarm property occur front from Even light light- lightning lightning ning fires could be practically eliminated through proper mats mats- Installation lation of approved lightninG rods Farmers mers have been urged to tomako tomako tomake mako a special attempt to ascer ascertain lain tain moro more mono about the tire fire hazards hazard of ot their property during FIre Prevention Pre Week The Tho National Committee says Bays A thorough Inspection should brIng to light lighta a 0 number of hazards which left to themselves might cause seri serI- serIous sen serious ous trouble at nt some Borne subsequent time Special attention should hould ho bo given to fire tire protection The file In- In In Installation of water palls pails and chemical extinguishers In farm farmhouses aria houses and barns may bo ho the means of saving much valuable property In Inthe the event t of tire lire |