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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 28. 1973
5 From Local Ag Teachers:
The article presented this week
was prepared by Glenn Weber, vo
ag teacher at Manheim Central
High School, in keeping with
National Farm Safety Week July
25-31.
What Do You Fall For?
It’s into the summer season.
Many families use this time of the
year to accomplish some of the
home and farm improvement
projects that have been waiting
for some time. With this increase
of activity around the home each
summer comes an alarming
increase in the farm and home
accident rate.
According to the National
Safety Council, falls are among
the most common accidents
around the home and farm, yet
they are perhaps the most dif
ficult cause of injuries to prevent.
President Nixon declared the
week beginning July 25 as the
30th National Farm Safety Week.
This year’s theme is “Falls
Hurt...Be Alert!” This emphasis
on falls is vital when we focus on
the facts that:
1. Nearly one-third of all
reported farm injuries result
from some type of fall.
2. Falls are the second leading
cause of accidental death, ex
ceeded only by traffic accidents.
3.10,000 Americans were killed
in home falls last year.
4. 81 percent of the victims of
home falls were over 65 years of
age.
Unfortunately, these statistics
regarding falls are not falling -
they are climbing. We must
reverse this increasing trend of
deaths and injuries that result
from falls. Start now with
yourself to prevent the needless
accident of falling.
According to the Safety
Council, the best weapon against
accidental falls is alertness.
Remember that your chances of
falling are increased by illness,
haste, fatigue, emotional upset,
alcohol, and drugs. When your
actions are influenced by any of
these conditions, you may be
heading for trouble
Look for hazards around your
home and farm. Here are several
pitfalls to watch out for:
- Rugs - anchor them.
- Wires and cords - Keep
Thoughts
in Passing
Glenn Weber
electrical cords out of walkways.
- Lighting - Good lighting is
cheap insurance for safety in all
traffic areas, especially stairs.
- Stairways - Use gates at head
and foot of stairs to protect
children. Fasten stair carpet
securely, strong handrails are
important.
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- Bathtubs and showers • In
stall non-skid surfaces.
- Keep children off and away
from farm machinery.
- Never jump on or off
equipment that is moving.
- Use handrails, steps and
ladders on machinery and keep
them clean.
- Always mount and dismount
slowly on all machinery.
- Take breaks to reduce
fatigue.
Remember that most falls are
the result of carelessness and
ignorance. They can be
prevented. Get wise to accidents
.. always watch your step. It’s
true “Falls Hurt.r.Be Alert” and
stay accident-free in 1973.
Dr. Robert O. Becker, at the
Veterans Administration
Hospital in Syracuse, N. Y., is
pioneering the first research
toward regneration of the
damaged heart muscle following
heart attacks.
Charles H. Gable
National Ayrshire
The Maine Ayrshire Club
headed by president Leland
Scamman, Saco, Maine along
with other fellow Maine Ayrshire
Breeders hosted the 98th National
Ayrshire Dairy Cattle Convention
in Portland, Maine in April.
Attendance was representative of
22 states, Canada and Finland.
Awards and honors were
presented by National president
Philip Schuyler and executive
secretary David Gibson Jr, at the
Awards Banquet held at the
Sheraton Eastland Motor Hotel.
Charles H. Gable, owner of
Conebella Farm of Elverson, Pa.
earned his 15th Constructive
Breeder Award. This award
recognizes herds in which cows
bred by the owner excel in milk
production combined with
superior body conformation and
35 breeders qualified for this
honor in 1972. On a strictly twice
a-day milking schedule for 305
days, the cows made an annual
production average of 14069
pounds milk and 563 pounds
butterfat, M E. (Mature
Equivalent). The herd was a type
classification score average of
Red Rose 14 -16 - and 18 Test Cow Feeds are part of the Red
Rose Programmed Dairy system These feeds are some of the
best dairy feeds we know how to make Red Rose Test Cow Feeds
are coarse granular textured feeds high in fat, minerals, very
palatable, and made from top quality grains and proteins.
The Red Rose Programmed Dairy helps you to determine daily
nutrient requirements of your cows, and using your available
roughage shows what additional nutrients are required, thei
amount of roughage recommended, and the dairy feed to use
Why don’t you use Redßost Dairy Feeds’ It’s a way to profitable
milk production
WALTER BINKLEY A SON c . R MITCHELL, INC.
LltltZ Refton. Pa
BROWN A REA, INC.
Atglen
ELVERSON SUPPLY CO.
El verson
HENRY E. GARBER
Elizabethtown, Pa
E. MUSSER HEISEY
& SON
R D 2, Mt Joy, Pa
HEISTAND BROS.
Elizabethtown
DAVID B. HURST
Bowmansville
H. M. STAUFFER
MARTIN'S FEED MILL A SONS, INC.
Ephrata.Pa
Honored at
Dairy Meeting
.853 and 98 percent of the herd
was bred by the CBA winner.
One of Conebella’s older cows
was recognized for her lifetime
milk production achievement of
100,000 pounds during 1972. She
was Conebella Ruth Ann with
101,393 pounds of 4.1 percent milk
and 4112 pounds fat. She received
a special Certificate for this
achievement.
In reaching these production
levels, the cows were never
milked more than twice-a-day
and records were checked by
Penn State University's
Department of Official Testing,
University Park.
NOTICE
AUCTIONEERS!
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Call 394-3047 for price.
COWS
NEED
THE
BEST!
the' best feed that
d them if they are
» produce milk to
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•Witmer