430 Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



There are a number of preparations for rendering canvas and 

 sacking more or less fire-proof, one being : — Boracic acid, 3 lbs. ; 

 salammoniac, 7^ lbs.; borax, li lbs.; water, 5 gallons. 



For wearing apparel or bedding, an ounce of alum, borax, or 

 salammoniac, dissolved in the last water in which the fabrics are 

 rinsed, renders them less likely to catch fire, whilst the ordinary 

 water glass used by the farmers for preserving eggs, if painted over 

 boards renders them to some extent fireproof, so also does a mixture 

 of sulphate of ammonia and sulphate of lime. 



Most farmers have had experience of bush fires, and it will be 

 generally admitted, that during those times the sterling neighbourly 

 worth of every individual farmer is very pronounced. It is astonishing 

 the long distances that recruits to the band of firefighters come, and 

 they work hard and long, yet how much better would their assistance 

 be if better organisation, and better methods of fighting the fire were 

 known. 



