—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 23. 1973
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Tractors Can Be Safe
CHICAGO—Farm tractors
are potentially hazardous yet
most tractor accident fatalities
can be prevented, according to
the National Safety Council.
The Safety Council estimates
that there are from 800 to
1,000 deaths resulting annually
from tractor accidents. In ad
dition, thousands are injured
and millions of dollars are lost
in property damage, medical
costs, time off work, lost earn
ing power and insurance costs.
“Most of these losses could
be prevented,” stated the Safe
ty Council, “by competent op
eration of tractors, use of pro
tective equipment and proper
maintenance.”
More than half of all tractor
accident fatalities involve over
turns, the Council reports.
These fatalities occur unneces
sarily, because the equipment
to protect the driver in a roll
over is available for new trac
tors and many older models.
“The National Safety Coun
cil is convinced that more than
90 percent of the roll-over fa
New Sorghum Hybrid And
Hybrid Line Released
A new grain sorghum hybrid,
KS 692, and a sorghum inbred
restoring line, KS 55, have been
released to plant breeders by the
U S Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
Both the hybrid and the Imp
were developed by USDA’s
Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) and Kansas State
University’s Agricultural Ex
periment Station, Manhattan.
KS 692 is a red-seeded sorghum
which matures later than RS 610,
but earlier than RS 702 It is
tolerant to chinch bugs and
resists milo disease and lodging.
KS 55 is the male parent of KS
692 It is a line that contributes to
lodging resistance, milo disease
resistance, chinch bug tolerance
and short stalk stature.
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talities could be prevented
through the use of roll-over
protective cabs and frames,”
said Leon Urben, manager of
the Council’s Farm Safety De
partment.
“The problem,” said the
Council official, “is that many
farmers and ranchers are re
luctant to invest in roll-over
protection systems for their
equipment. The Safety Coun
cil, however, believes that the
use of ROPS is essential to
preventing unnecessary tractor
accident injuries and fatalities.”
Tractor operation can be
safe if operators are alert to
potential accident hazards. The
Safety Council offers the fol
lowing 10 tips for safer oper
ation of the tractor on the
farm or ranch:
—Stay clear of ditches, em
bankments, holes, etc., to avoid
upset.
—Don’t permit others to
ride keep children off and
away.
—Cut speed when turning,
crossing slopes, on rough.
Seed of KS 692 and KS 55 may
be obtained from Carl B
Overley, Associate Agronomist,
Agronomy Department, Waters
Hall, Manhattan, Kan 66506.
ARS has no seed for distribution.
Farm Labor Force Down;
Hourly Wage Rate Up
The nation’s farm labor
force shrank by nearly 20,-
000 workers during the past
year.
A recent survey showed a
total of 3,481,900 farm work
ers in the United States. Of
this number, 2,738,300 were
farm operators or unpaid
family workers and the oth
ers were hired workers.
Wage rates for hired work
ers were $2.13 an hour in
January, as compared to
$1.96 a year earlier.
slick or muddy surfaces.
—Watch where you’re going
at row ends, on roads, near
trees, etc.; always watch for
and avoid obstacles, and be
sure everyone is clear before
moving.
—Stay off hills and slopes
too steep for safe operation.
—Don’t overload engage
clutch slowly with heavy load
to avoid backward tip.
—Hitch loads only to draw
bar (if drawbar is on 3-point
hitch, set it no higher than
fixed drawbar) —use front
weights to balance tractor.
—Keep PTO shields in place
—shut off PTO before unclog
ging, adjusting or servicing
equipment.
—Set wheels wide as practi
cal for job for better stability.
—When stopped, put tractor
out of gear, firmly set brakes
and/or use park lock—remove
key.
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The separate blower means the cutter head
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the spout is closer to the wagon, so forage
is saved on turns, in contoured fields, and
in crosswinds. Spout direction is hydraulic
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Quarryville Bank Will Add
Second Drive-In Window
Farmers National Bank of
Quarryville will add a second
dnve-m window at its building.
For opening September 1, the
$ll,OOO facility is on order from
Diebold, Inc. of York. It is to be
served by a full-time teller during
peak business hours.
Farmers National, anticipating
the need for a second window,
had the underground electronic
and foundational preparations
made during construction of the
bank’s new building, which was
dedicated September 8, 1971.
“We are pleased to say that,
since the opening of our new
building and its drive-up window,
customers have shown real en-
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cut hour after hour with a more uniform
cut, down to 3/16 of an inch. The Uni-
Forage Harvester is a great chopper. And
it’s part of Uni-System.
The system of self-propelled harvesting
equipment that needs only one inter
changeable Power Unit.
Uni Forage Harvester-with its big capacity
and competitive price-is one of the rea
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Lancaster
thusiasm for this kind of
banking,” said Robert K. Bruce,
the bank’s executive vice
president and chief executive
officer.
“Now, we can fulfill - even
more - their desires for such a
service.
The existing drive-in window is
open Monday through Thursday
from 9a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Farmers National is in the
process of building its first
branch office - called the Penn
Hill office - at the intersection of
Rts. 222 and 272, Wakesfield. It,
too, will have drive-in facilities.
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