12—Lancastex Farming. Saturday, September 2,1967
Eliminate “Attractive Nuisances”
And Reduce Chances Of Lawsuits
Farms are attractive places
for children to play, but they
have an unusual number of ha
zards Children find machinery,
animals, and streams fascinat
ing.
More and more non-farm
people live in suburban and
rural areas near farms, so keep
ing children from injury while
on your farm is an increasingly
difficult problem. The lawsuits
that could result put an addi
tional financial burden on farm
ers, points out W. T. McAllist
er, extension farm management
specialist at University of Dela
ware.
"You are always more res
ponsible for the safety of
guests and employees than for
trespassers Howeve' - , the fact
that the peison was trespassing
on your propeity does not re
lieve vou of lesponsibility,” the
specialist cautions
Theie are hazards which in
lesil terms aie called atti active
nuisances such as livestock on
pastui e cows horses, or hogs
that might injure a curious
child Also, faun ponds and n
ngation dams aie very attrac
tive places for a boy on a hot
afternoon Childien mav get in
to the bain and fall through
holes in the flnoi, 01 upset a
stack of baled hay on them
sehes while trespossing vet
the faim owner may be held
liable for their injuries. Mc-
Allister explains.
While no trespassing signs are
slight protection, they certain
ly are not enough, he states
The responsibility of keeping
these attractive nuisances from
becoming hazards lies with the
farm owner.
ACCIDENT PREVENTION
Farm ponds should be se
curely fenced, since a child not
old enough to read could wan
der away from his home and
fall into the pond. Barn doors
should be kept closed and, if
practical, locked.
Power machinery should not
be left so a child can start it
by pushing the staiter or turn
ing a switch Livestock which
may be dangeious should not
be turned out in areas where
childi en are known to go.
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in some sections of the state.
Controlling so-called attrac
tive nuisances is not enough
either, says McAllister . The
many hazards, increasingly lib
eral interpretations by courts
of personal neghgance, and the
size of the lawsuits in many in
stances, make it just good busi
ness for the farmer to have in
surance to cover financial
losses.
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surance on the home and build
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fire may be greater than that
of a personal liability damage
lawsuit, the size of the liabili
ty claim may be many times
greater than the financial loss
of a building to fire
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vania Department of Agricul
ture reveals that the seed does
not carry a test label, a vio
lation of the Pennsylvania Seed
Act.
“All seed offered for sale in
the state must carry a label
giving the varietal purity of
the seed, the rate of germina
tion and seed content,” savs
Wendell P. Ditmer, seed pro
gram supervisor in charge of
the department’s seed testing
laboratory.
Ditmer warned that a grower
using an untested product not
only runs the risk of having
such seed mixed with noxious
materials, he is also misled on
the amount of seed that must
be planted for a proper stand,
information vitally important
to producing a good crop.
He advised farmers to be
cautious in purchasing any
type of seed, stating that “if
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bulls were fully steady. In the
carlot dressed meat trade at
Chicago, steer and heifer beef
sold 50 higher, except Choice
Steer 700-800 50-1.00 higher.
Cow Beef was unchanged,
er. Cows advanced 25-50 while
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1150-1450 lbs. yield
grade 3 and 4 28.25-29.25, one
load 1295 lbs. 29.50 at mid
week. equalling last week and
the highest since May 1966.
High Choice and Prime 1150-
1400 lbs. 28-28 75, Choice 1100-
1350 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4
26.75-28 25. Choice 900-1125
26.25-27.75, Mixed Good and
Choice 25.75-27, Good 24.75-
25 75, Standard and Low Good
23.50-25
the seed carries no test tag,
do not buy it ”