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Wri H liiiiulrLiis ot Illinois lariiur^ 

 iK-in^ injured in (arm .ui.ii.ient> 

 each year it s not surprising that 

 several so-called daily mishaps 

 would turn up in the news clij^- 

 pint;s gathered hy the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association satcty and health de- 

 partment. 



I.ookmt; ()\er these I')p amdents we 

 rind that "hottled lOrn" is nut the only 

 dangerous tvpe an ear ot torn thrown 

 by a corn cutter I'raaured a tarniers jaw. 

 In another tase a sovhean pier^eil a torn- 

 bine operator's eye. 



Livestock accidents. tlu)ut;h ,t;radually 

 decreasing, accounted tor several ot the 

 datly variety. One dairvman reversed the 

 Usual procedure by kickint; the cOw he 

 was milkinu and wound up with a frac- 

 tured toe. 



A hog producer suttered a tradured 

 leg when a heawweight porker ran into 

 him. Another hog producer thought 

 counting hogs a sate pastime until the 

 post he was sitting on gave w.iy and 

 dumped him cm the ground. ciuMiig 

 severe injuries to both hands. 



One Illinois tarm wite doesn't believe 

 the old s.iying that lightning never .strikes 

 twice. Last year she was struck near the 

 same window in her home wliere she was 

 hit It) years betore. 



Speaking ot lightning, one old sow 

 demonstrated good 'hog sense " when she 

 sought saler cjuarters tor her record litter 

 ot IS pigs bv leaving an isol.itcd. much- 

 struck hollow tree where siie d sought 

 femporarv housing to give l^irth to her 

 piggies. 



Other accidents include a tarmer who 

 tried to rescue a ]"'uppy trom a vvell and 

 t'dl in himselt: a man who broke his 

 ankle while chasing a dot; awav I rem his 



By W. W. WHITLOCK, Director 



lAA Dept. Safety and Public Health 



sheej^; and .i boy who punctured his lung 

 on a broken piece ot concrete side\^alk. 



These are |ust a tew ot the unusual 

 larm accidents, and true, the law ot 

 averages may save you Irom misliaji - - 

 provided the iisu.il kind doesn t get 

 vou tirst. 



Among these more usual accidents, ma- 

 >hiner\ casualties .ire mounting c.u h ve.ir. 

 I'or inst.uiie. it's in)t unusual .i! ,iil tor 

 JOO or .SOO Illinois tanners to be hurt on 

 tractors e.ich ye.ir. More otten than not 

 it IS caused bv the oper.itor tailing oil ot 

 overturning the tractor. Reduced speed 

 around corners and avoidance ot ditches 

 could easily reduce these accidents to the 

 minimum now enjoved by cranking casu- 

 alties vvhich was the leader tor several 

 \cars. 



Other machinery .iccidents in l';47 

 show combines causing a similar share ot 

 accidents as previously. Making ad- 

 lustmenls or oiling while machinery is in 

 motion t.ikes .i vearlv loll ot around "so 

 tanners. 



But the mechanical corn j^iicker con- 

 tinues to lead 111 seasonal machinerv 

 casualties. It seems that a couple hun- 

 dred in|ured tarmers. halt ot them either 

 killed or permaiieiitl) disfigured, would 

 be incentive enough tor others to use 

 adec]uate power take-off shields or to 

 simply shut off the power while unclog- 

 ging the machine. 



Lightning accounted tor more deaths 

 and injuries last \ear th.in tor any year 

 in the past decade. 



^X'ith hunting accidents in 19 P I'our- 

 told the 19-ifi figure, you are again re- 

 minded to be wary ot the unloaded gun " 

 •ind to point a gun onlv where vou in 

 tend to shoot 



Shuman Names Three to 

 Rural Doctor Fund Committee 



PRLMDIiNT ( li.irles H .Shuman li.is 

 announced that i'loyd L. Morris, vice- 

 president. .Sangamon county. K. T. Smith. 

 Cireeiie. and Lyman Hunting. Ldwards. 

 board members, have been appointed to 

 the Medical Lducation I'und rommittee 

 ot the Illinois Agricultural Association, 

 'lliis new committee will help to ad- 

 minister the student loan fund now being 

 est.ihlished by the Illinois Agricultural 



.\ssi ici.it ion |omtK with the Illinois 

 Medical Society to help needy students 

 through medical Si.hool. 



Iliis fund will advance SI. 000 annual- 

 ly over a period ot live years to students 

 admitted to recognized medical schools. 

 They must agree to return and practice 

 general medicine in a town of less than 

 ^,000 population until their loans have 

 been repaid. 



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