Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-06-26
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AGRICULTURAL
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the twin brother of production is
Safety.
America has shifted into high
gear on the assembly lines and
on the farms to deliver the knock
GU blow to the Axis, and to do
the job without delay, every man
hour Of labor is necessary, This
is particularly true of the farmer,
the man who fills Uncle Sans
dinner pail end puts a coat on
the Nations back.
Records show that agriculture
is the eountry's most hazardous
industry In 1910 there We're II
600 industrial deaths and agricul-
ture led the list with 1850, OF
one fourth of the total number.
This figure, mind you, represents
the number Of persons who We're
killed while working.
Another $500 farm men. wo-
men and children died as q result
Of home mishaps and the accident
rate will be higher this year due
TO tire speed up program on the
farm unless farm families and
workers take the necessary pre-
caulionary measures to guard
their safety,
Farm Security Administration
fam and home management sup
ervisors as we'll as Extension
agents and other farm represent
atives have redoubled their efforts
in 1912 to overcome accident ha-
yards. They are carrying on a
full time accident prevention CAM
paign wherever they go,
In other words, the farmers OF
the Nation will have to be more
careful to avoid accidents this
year If they are going to do the
Job required Of them. Man pow
er for the coming harvest must
be conserved to minimize labor
bottlenecks which slow down the
Nations Food For Victory pro-
gram.
Last year one farm home in
every Il suffered an accident and
one dollar on Of every 10 the
farmer owned was used to pay for
this carelessness.
The danger is alsq expected tc
be greater this year because the
safest machinery viii not be avail
abe. Careless use Of the trae-
tor and ether farm machinery is
responsible for ~ out Of every
100 farm accidents,
Hundreds and thousands Of
veteran farm hands are going III
to the Army and Navy and into
war produc ion jobs. That means
many "grecn hands" women and
children will be engaged in farm
work, all Of whom will create ad-
ditional job hazal DIS unless Tru-
per care and caution are exercis-
ed.
A point to remember is that
every day LOST as result Of an
acciden, in fam production weak
ems the all out attack on the Axis
just that much. II a Farm Sc
curity borrower is laid up by a
nasty fall or breaks a leg by care
lessness in handling farm machi-
merry, he will have difficulty in
making prompt payments on his
loan, as well as dcpriying hhn-
self and his family of his full
ability to raise his net worth and
income,
A few sampl $ Of how accidents
have proved costly to Farm Sc
curity Administration borrowers
and other farmers illus rate the
point;
A farmer was pulling stumps
with his tractor when cable
hurled a spade in his face. His
jaw was broken in two places. lie
was laid Up from work for
month and his doctor hill was 81.
Another farmer suffered a conf
pound fracture Of his right leg
when a tractor ran over him III
the harvest field, lie was crank
ing The motor and did not know
the tractor was in gear. He was
unable to work again for six
and had $500 medical ex,
pense.
While running o hay baler an
elderly farmer received q six
inch cash in his leg from the
spike he had used to repair belt.
He was laid up for seven weeks
and paid the doctor $15,
Another farmer was carrying a
shotgun, loaded, on n combine. He
tried to get some weeds out Of
the combine with the butt Of the
gun, The gun went off and shot
away part of the large hone in his
right arm. New bone and skin
had to be grated on, and twJ
months after the accident the man
was still in bed. His doctor bill
was $50. A good policy is to
think about how to avoid acct
dents before starting to do any
Job around the farm.