Show sy THRE THRESHER SHER DEST explosions explosions and fires in threshing machines due to grain dust have been occurring in considerable numbers during the present threshing season in new york according to reports received by the bureau of chemistry of odthe ahe U S depa of agriculture such fires have been particularly destructive owing to tife the custom in th the e E east as t L 0 of f threshing g in barns up to ta this season ave indicated th that A thresher calos ens berc v arc confined largely 1 to parts pa r 3 of oregon ore oli washington and idaho ecca rg 6 of the oc currence curr crice now of cf the explosions and f fires ires in considerable numbers 1 in a widely separated part of the country n edw reports in the he past which hava shown scattering explosions explosion in still other sections officials bet osythe the department of agriculture ag feel that owners and operators operator of bf thresh ng m machines chines in all parts of the country coti should have their attention called to the daner dan er which may threaten their ly and to the steps which ha have ve been taken by the department to make protection possible As a result of investigations of the explosions in threshing ahr ashing machines c conducted i by the bureau of chemistry and the office of public roads and rural engineering a fire extinguisher extinguish ier has been developed for installation on the machines this device operates automatically wh ahn m explosions or fires occur spraying in ralie the interior of the machine with liquid tests at t arlington va showed the device to operate satisfactorily in every case and recent field tests with smutty grain in eastern washington and northern idaho carried out by specialists of the office of public nd rural engineering nc ering have been equally sue suc cess ful in jhc thc these e field tests with threshing machines explosions or fires occurred in the course of threshing op operations ord ard in every case yvere vere promptly extinguished dinguis tinguis tin guis hed by the automatic de vice before any damage was done to the inae machines bines even frayed sacking in the interior of one sq J jq Suu asui ug i iny spi coli of dil nj ja 50 atil ain 4 a raade pun pul injo AO amo aj pasa baui sq q ao agui aur pua atil au q paju daid inq 44 BIU aj ipina j saut M ap jo 0 boj eq allm aal aa azg lox machines ach ines was as riot n ot scorch ed eab |