16—Lancaster Farming, ‘ Friday, July 20, 1956 Farm Safety * Week Will Be July 22 to 28 HARRISBURG Loss of 42 lives -in accidents involving faini woikers and members ot Pennsylvania farm families dur ing the first six months of this jeai is “far too many” when most of the accidents could have been avoided. State Secre tary of Aguculture William L Henning declared today. As Pennsylvania chairman for observance of Farm Safety Week, July 22-28. he issued the following statement “Human failure is associated with neaily every farm accident Loss of life and limb are the haivest gathered after the seeds of caielessness have been sown Only 69 Last Year “For the fust half of this jear the Pennsylvania Rural Safety Council leports 42 fatali ties among farm people, far too many compared with the total of 69 for the entire year ot 1955 Scores of others, have been permanently or “temporarily dis abled Costs m medical care and time lost from,food production &ie terrifically high “This' year’s death toll in eluded six farm boys killed in highway accidents ]ust a few days before their graduation from high school “Tractor accidents caused the death of 20 people ranging from 10 to 73 years of age The oth ier~ 22 farm fatalities came through falls, drovvmngs, fires, hay mowers, electrically charged wires, logging, a baby choking on a wood screw, an older per son , choking on orange peel, and so on A Centre County youth duving a horse and bug gy was killed when the ng was struck by a car. Results of Haste “Not always do accidents ‘just happen ’ Most are the re sult of haste, fatigue, indiffer ence, carelessness, or lack of clear thinking when ‘taking a chance ’ “Industry trains its workers in safety practices. Farm peo ple must tram themselves and keep in mind 365 days of the year that safety pays in all Pennsylvania Farm Crops (Continued from page one) was about average. Spring Planting Delayed Planting of spring crops was delayed by wet ground which caused some decline in the acre age of- oats -The crop is esti mated at 27,195,000 bushels which is 6,111,000 under last year. Yield is set at 35 bushels per acre, seven bushels under 1955, but the same as average The crop is being grown on 777,- 000 acres, 16,000 less than in 1955. This year’s tobacco crop, growing on the same number of acies as in 1955, is expected to reach 47,200,000 pounds, about one and one-half million more than in 1955, but better than two million under average, due to a smaller acreage Other Pennsylvania field crops are estimated as follows, with 1955 figures in parentheses 'Barley, 9.500,000 bushels, av eraging 38 bushels per acre from 250,000 acres (9,065,000 bushels, 37 per acre from 245,- 000 acies), rye, 624,000 bushels, avei aging 24 bushels per acre from 26,000 acres (484,000 bushels, averaging 22 bushels per acie fiom 22,000 acres); all hay, 3.716,000 tons, averaging 160 tons per acre from 2,325,- 000 acres (3,306,000 tons, av eraging 1 48 tons per acre from 2,235,000 acres) ways. Safety Is the cheapest in- vestment in ttye world, but it can be made to pay the biggest dividends f Farm Safety Week is our annual reminder that safety practices will make farm life safer, happier and better.” 'l7 ) **■ " M/ Jf \ oc DC THE BEACON-MILLING COMPANY.-INC., CAYUGA, N.Y. • YORK, PA. • LAUREL, DEL • EASTPORT, N.Y, Lahaska Farms Guernsey Scores A new record. placing seventh in fat production among the 10 highest of the Guernsey "Tireed in her class has just been com pleted by the registered cow, Quarry Valley’s Phil’s Amber, a junior four year-old, owned IMPROVED RESULTS f A; NEW by William C. Clark, Quarry Valley Farm, Lahaska. Pa, - “Phil’s Amber” produced 15,- 123 * lbs. of hulk and 768 lbs. of'fat in 365 days on two times | daily milking and wes bred to 1 meet calving requirements. This purebred cow was bred for production. Her dam, Quar ry Valley’s M. Amber, has two So/üb/e §rowth Sfinwfafifs ANOTHER STEP AHEAD ANOTHER BEACON IIRST Another increase in weight per pound of feed. Another drop in cost per pound of gain. Now Beacon Broiler Feeds contain new plus ingredb ents ... Soluble Growth Stimulants ..; to help your poultryprofits. Careful tests were made at the Beacon Poultry search Farm to prove the value and benefit of S. G. St before offering this newest formula. THE RESULT: 1. Weight gains proved that these feeds grow bird! faster than any rations we have previously made..# faster than any we know of. 2. It took less feed per-pound of gain .. .feed cost pef pound of broiler was less. Get the new Beacon feeds with S. G.S. for the-best results you ever had. Class Leader records, one fo 14,140 pounds of milk and 83* pounds of fat, made as a five year-old, in the 365 —2X divi sion and met calving require, ments and the other for 14,107 pounds of.milk and 756 pounds of fat, made as a junior four year-old, in the 365 —2X dm. sion and met oalvmg require. with research proven
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