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Not only are buildings endangered 

 during thunderstorms; frequently, one 

 hears of cattle and horses being killed 

 when lightning struck a tree under 

 which they had gathered ... or a fence 

 with which some of them were in 

 contact. This danger, too, may be 

 largely removed. 



Fences built with metal posts set in 

 earth are as safe from lightning as it 

 is possible to make them, especially if 

 at intervals of about 1,000 feet the 

 flow of electric current is stopped by 

 insertin^^ fence panels of wood, or 

 lengths of insulating material to the 

 ends of which the fence wires can be 

 attached. Wire fences with w-ooden 

 or concrete posts should be grounded 

 by inserting at intervals of 150 to 300 

 feet galvanized iron posts or by con- 

 nection of the fence wires to y^ to ^j^ 

 inch galvanized iron pipe or copper 

 covered steel rods driven at least 3 feet 

 into the ground. 



Isolated trees in the pasture may be 

 removed or a heavy wire should be 

 fastened the full length of the trunk 

 and attached firmly to a pipe or rod 

 driven well down into the earth .... 

 10 to 12 feet. 



Iliiiigcrous Fiirmiiig 



Injuries, deaths are not uncommon 

 as the power machines grow in pop- 

 ularity on the farm. To say that it is 

 regrettable is small consolation to 

 those who have themselves suffered, 

 or who have lost loved ones. It is 

 well worth while, however, to point 

 out the dangers, that others may 

 heed. 



Railroad men are qualified to speak 

 of safety first. Their program has cut 

 the number of railroad worker acci- 

 dents to a tenth the former volume. 

 The worst danger of all, they report, 

 is lack of respect ft>r machinery and 

 its ability to cause injury. This re- 

 spect has been gained by a long 

 campaign of meetings, discussions, 

 publicity. 



Farmers are at a disadvontage in 

 that they are their own bosses in 

 many cases and have no supervisor 

 to enforce safety rules. 



It is obviously the duty of leaders 

 in agriculture to undertake some 

 safety first program in this machine 

 age. — Bloomington, 111., Pantagraph. 



Cutting expenses through winter repair 

 of machri'.ery is the surest way to increase 

 f.irm prnhts .ind make farming s.ifei. 



Aids to Safe Driving 

 VC'indshield wiper blades should be re- 

 placed and some kind of defroster should 

 be installed. ... a driver is no better 

 than his vision. Brakes viust be ev()nly 

 adjusted unless you belong to the "Waltz 

 me around .igain Willie" school of 

 thought. 



THE TRANSMISSION STUCK 

 This light delivery truck, after being disabled, was towed along Route 47 near Sibley 

 in Ford county, December 9. The floor boards became hot and the driver left in the 

 tow car to get a wrecker that could lift the rear wheels from the ground to complete the 

 trip. The picture shows what he found when he returned. A stale highway patrolman 

 eliminated the possibility of on explosion that endangered passing motorists when he 

 shot holes in the gasoline tank permitting the fuel to burn. 



E. W. "BOOTS' RUNELE, 

 manager of McDonough Service Company, 

 with No-Accident trophy won by the 

 Rough Riders, one of four divisions for 

 service company employees. Boots is 

 head of his division. The trophy was 

 awarded at the lAA annual meeting fol- 

 lowing the first year's No-Accident contest 

 for truck salesmen of 64 Service companies 

 sponsored by the Illinois Farm Supply 

 Company in cooperation with the lAA 

 Safety department. 



Rough Riders' score was .365 accidents 

 per vehicle. The Illini division was close 

 second with .371. The Egyptians finished 

 with .487 and the Norsemen with .488. 

 Salesmen with seven county service com- 

 panies. Bond, Fulton, Kane, LaSalle, Men- 

 ard, Montgomery and Winnebago, had no 

 accidents during the year. Four hundred 

 thirty-two drivers who had no accidents 

 in the year were awarded "Master Driver" 

 shields for their vehicles. 



The year's record discloses that 45 per 

 cent of all accidents occurred when the 

 truck was backing up. Cure: Look before 

 you back. 



According to Ohio experiments, more 



than fifteen pounils of alfalfa seed to the 

 acre is unnecessary and less than seven 

 pounds unsafe. Seeding rates of from ten 

 to twelve pounds to the acre have proved 

 satisfactory. 



Limestone is cheaper than clover seed. 



Acid soils should be limed before clover is 

 seeded unless a crop failure is desired. 



If you like to shoot, try skeet. Drive 

 out to the nearest skeet club and watch 

 for a while. Note the line of flight of 

 the targets. That will help you when you 

 start to shoot. With a little practice you 

 will hold your own in the Sports Festival 

 Contest. 



The Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau recent- 

 ly purchased a garage building in Henry 

 which it will convert into offices. The pur- 

 chase price was $15,000. It is planned to 

 install a cold storage locker plant in the 

 building. 



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Uncle Ab says you are young enough 



and rich enough if you have health and 

 no debts. 



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