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There likely won't be much trouble “keeping 'em down on the farm'f in case of an atomic attack. The farm might be a good place to be, what with handy food supplies, and probable distance from military targets. Farm folks need to make plans for. their protfection, , and the protection of feed supplies, and animals -especially valuable breeding stock, says L< B. Wilkins, rural divOl defense program
) leader at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Barn space may beUmitjed but plans should be rrukd^Ttp! house breeding stock. Such stock has taken years
~ to develop, and .^puld be. hard to replace. Provision must be made for feed,gnd\ water supplies for all live stock on the farm. Feed under covet wUTfbf. safe if the outside* liyer,J containing radiation dust is removed. Water from cover »' ed sources, such as a «#el£ or covered storage tanks, is safe. Use of’ pasture would be limited- * because of radio* * --tfctfve dust. <3rowing crops in early stages, probably could be harvested safely and used for feeds. Crops • near maturity may have' to..f be sacrificed to avoid radi^: ation danger. ,• Even shortly after falloutfarm families will have to do such farm chores as caring for livestock. If supplies of food and water have been protected frogdcontami nation, and are readily SV£11 able to the shelter, thefamily can plan appropriate schedules for time in shelter and work.outside. When planning emergency work schedules the guiding principle is to keep radiation exposure to the lowest practical limit.
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