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Show Farmer Falls Hardest i i Life on the farm is far more hazardous haz-ardous for the farmer and his sons than-it is for his wife and his daughters. daugh-ters. In fact, a survey covering 15,000 farms the country over, made by the department of agriculture, reveals re-veals that about four times as many accidents happened to men and boys between the ages of 14 and 65 as were suffered by farm women and girls. Of the youngsters under 14 injured, nearly G5 per cent were boys. More farm people were injured by falls than any other type of ac- cident, with the majority ot mishaps Involving falling on steps and stairs and from vehicles. Men and boys were victims, of twice as many injuries in-juries from falls as were women and girl's. Of the total number of farm accidents, ac-cidents, 56 per cent were connected with farm work and 8 per cent with housework. The age period from 25 to 45 was disclosed as the most dangerous. |