Show USE OF forethought AND CARE WILL THWART MANY MAN Y FARM FIRES 45 k ill A 4 I 1 A t p e I 1 every fire suggests preventive and protective measures mat have been provided 1 W kilk 4 0 P a la 2 V X 4 M Z 4 r ly V I 1 we I 1 x trl R it va q mip e r A Z A moments carelessness may reduce e afine a fine property to ruins prepared by the th united states department of agriculture every time there Is a fire on a farm it takes away value that never can be replaced either the owner must be deprived of what may have been the fruits of 20 of the best years of 0 his life or the insurance company will be called upon tor for a check which has to come out of the premiums paid by himself and other property owners if there are many fires alie th e insurance rates increase in mutual companies which carry a large proportion of farm insurance the increase is immediately med lately felt in a recent year there werd were more than farm fires in the united states entailing a loss of 0 more than of which 33 per cent was held to have been preventable strive to prevent fires prevention of fires was made a special subject of consideration in churches schools public gatherings nod and farm organizations for an entire week this october the farmer with the accumulation of many years tied up in his buildings may well ranko every week fire prevention week according to the united states de pait ment of agriculture practically every fire is preventable except those caused by lightning or of incendiary origin even when the best preventive measures fall fail and fires break out preparatory measures will rill put tile the farmer and his neighbors in b better C ater shape to subdue them every fire mut have an initial flame whether it be from a carelessly thrown match or cigarette an explosion of kerosene or gasoline an all explosion of grain dust in a thra thrashing h machine or sparks from a sooty chimney or passing engine matches never should be left loose or within the reach of children rut put them in noncombustible containers and have a pocket match safe better yet amse safety matches which can be scratched only on the box bos smoking never should be permitted around the barn or in the vicinity of 0 inflammable matter matches cigar or cigarette stubs never should be thrown where they can do harm kerosene and gasoline are useful servants but destructive when let loose they should be rigidly confined and never allowed to or change places place q kerosene lamps should be solid of ba base e to prevent tipping over if they are of metal there Is no danger of their br breaking ealing and spilling oil the wick should fit tightly to prevent vapor from the boil ren reaching ching the flame nud and igniting they never should be f filled in the presence of an open flame gasoline cans should be easily eaily distinguishable from kerosene cons it Is better to store the gasoline in a hurled buried tank at least the tank should lie be away from buildings vapor never hould be lill allowed owed to escape in a 11 close room or where there is any fire stoves cause many fires overheated stoves and flues cause many fires chimneys should ie be built from the ground if poss ble and should riot not be attached to any of the alie framework of the building so there can call be uneven settling they should bo be clear of the woodwork and should always be kept clear of soot stovepipes Stove Stole pipes should never pass through inaccessible places like a closet or garret if they must pass through 11 ll the wall see that the stovepipe hole Is provided with a 11 good till thimble where walls and collings ceilings are near tile pipe cover them with metal or asbestos every stove should have a piece of sheet metal under tinder it to protect the lie floor from riot liot asilea and live coals never leave inflammable rubbish dear buildings remove it if it must bp be burned p ale ile it iv t small plies piles so the tha blaze never can get out of control it Is best not to have the children near the fire this Is perhaps a hardship at least they can be kept from playing with the fire when new buildings are to be constructed ted proper spacing arid and the liberal use of concrete and will reduce fire liability smoke houses should never be built so that hot coals can start a blaze hot ashes never should be dumped in inflammable receptacles firefighting fire fighting equipment in the way of providing firefighting fire fighting equipment much can be done without great outlay carrels barrels of water on the root roof and palls pails of water kept standing in convenient places will possibly save disastrous loss if there Is an elevated I 1 tank or a force pump a ho hoso so connection will be found invaluable in time of need A ladder that will reah reach the roof should always be available for immediate use sand annd should be kept handy to throw on gasoline and oil fires water only s f them there are a number of simple chemical extinguishers on the market some commercial and some homemade with the present widespread use ilse of automobiles a rural fire company equipped either with motor pump or 1 large arge chemical extinguisher or both can easily be organized and equipped every farm fire suggests preventive and protective measures that should have been provided provide take a R little time and provide them in advance |