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CALL 394-3047 OR 626-2191
“EARLY BUYERS SPECIAL”
• BALERS
• HATBINES
• RAKES
• MOWERS
Buy now at 1972 Prices
Check with Marty or Bob on Discount Awards for your
early purchases
THIS WEEK SPECIAL
3000 FORD $a a#a,oo
DIESEL 2,068°°
Some 1972 leftover Cadets
Also some good used equipment at Fall clearance
MESSICK Farm Equipment
2750 North Market St. Elizabethtown, Pa.
Phone 367-1319 or 367-1439
You Are Invited To Attend A
MASTER MIX BEEF
ON WEDNESDAY,
Speakers will be:
Dr. Stillabower - Research Veterinarian For Central Soya Co. on
"Feedlot Health Programs".
Mr. William Grieve - Tuco Co. on "Feed Lot Additives"
and
Charles Frendt - on- "Feeding Programs".
SEMINAR WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BUFFET LUNCHEON
AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS.
If you Can Attend Please Notify One of the
Following Master Mix Dealers.
Hollinger Farm & Home Supply Leroy M. Sensenig, Inc.
Lititz
Paradise Supply
Paradise 687*6292
Martins Mill
Ephrata 733-6518
ATTENTION BEEF MEN
at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center
Lancaster, Pa. starting at 7:00 P.M.
626-2330
If you store a quantity of
pesticides on the farm, you
should be aware of the potential
fire and explosion danger, says
William T. Cox, agricultural
engineer, Extension Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Mr. Cox said three principal
hazards are created by pesticides
when exposed to high tem
peratures: explosions, fires, and
poisonings. With National Fire
Prevention Week, now underway,
Mr. Cox issued a reminder to
people handling pesticides on
farms that:
dust explosions can occur
where pesticides in powdered
form become dispersed in air.
vapor explosions are
possible when a flammable
powder pesticide is mixed with a
combustible solvent and sprayed,
in atomized form in fogging
machines, and especially heated
guns.
cylinder and drum ex
plosions can be caused by a high
temperature rise which might
occur during a fire.
A fire or explosion spreads
SEMINAR
1, 1972
NOV.
Ephrata
Ross H. Rohrer & Sons
Quarryville 786-3372
E. H. Keen & Son
Atglen 215-593-5115
Hazards Detailed
Stored Pesticide
poison gases and liquids
throughout the area. The active
ingredients in stored pesticides in
dust, wettable powder, granules.
or emulsified liquids, often runs
over 50 percent.
“The two most common types
of pesticides are the chlorinated
hydrocarbons
phosphates,” says Mr. Cox. The
chlorinated hydrocarbons
basically attack the central
nervous system. They include
DDT, lindane, dieldrin, aldrin,
endnn, chlordane, isodrin,
kelthane,
toxaphene.
The organic phosphates are
considered more hazardous
because they affect the en
zymatic systems of humans.
They include such compounds as
parathion, methyl parathion,
demetron (systox), KEPT
(hexaethyl tetraphosphate),
Widespread frost during the
early part of last week curtailed
the growing season for most
crops and vegetables the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting Service
said this week A hard freeze hit
northern and western counties
permaturely killing late planted
corn Tomato growers rushed to
pick the last of their crop when
first frost warnings were issued
Apple and grape harvest con
tinues in full swing Picking and
shelling of corn is taking over as
ensilage harvest is rapidly
coming to a close Other ac
tivities included potato digging,
green chopping and repairing
“Agnes” damaged fields and
farm buildings.
Topsoil moisture supplies
continue to improve, with 80
percent of the reporters in
dicating adequate supplies,
compared with 60 percent last
week The remainder reported
short supplies
Picking and shelling of corn is
gaining momentum across the
Commonwealth, however,
progress is behind last year
About 15 percent of the crop has
been cribbed or stored as high
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 21,1972
and
thiodan,
Crop Service Reports
End to Growing Season
TEPP (tetraethyl phosphate),
thimet, EPN, OMPA, ethion,
malathion, diazinon, guthion, Co
ral, phorate, and phosdrin.
If you are storing any large
quantity of pesticides on the
farm, Mr. Cox recommends that,
“you inform the nearest fire
department of the types and
amounts and locations of. the
pesticides so firemen can be
prepared to fight any pesticide
fire properly with minimum risk
to themselves and to other per
sons, livestock, and wildlife.”
the
and
In recent years, many firemen
have been injured while fighting
fires involving agricultural
chemicals as a result of contact
with toxic gases, vapors, and
powders encountered from stored
pesticides which they did not
know where present at the site,
he said.
moisture grain compared with 30
percent at this same date last
year
Ensilage harvest passed the
three-fourths mark, rapidly
drawing to a close Many farmers
needed additional acreage to fill
silos
Potato harvest was expected to
wind-up by this week Hard frost
in northern sections may cause
complications later during
storage. Yields varied, however
production was generally below
average. Good set and quality
was reported in most sections,
offsetting smaller size
Barley seeding is winding up
and winter wheat is three-fourths
finished, about the same as last
year Improved working con
ditions enabled farmers to catch
up after a slow start Ger
mination of earlier seeded fields
has been good, although growth
has been slow
Pasture condition was reported
average by two-thirds with most
of the remainder below average
Hay growth has been mostly
utilized for green feed because
farmers are finding it difficult to
cure hay at this late date
Ph. 393-3906
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