—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 22, 1976 72 Reflective pet collars reduce night fatalities Traffic and pels, like oil and water, don’t mix well. In fact they mix so poorly that an estimated 3,000,000 dogs and cats will have fatal meeting with vehicles this jear. Most of those fatal meetings will occur at night - drivers simply can’t see the animals until it’s too late to avoid them. But light has been cast upon the problem and indeed light, literally, is the an swer; light in the form of highly reflective fabric applied to pet collars. When observed in a vehicle’s headlights, these reflec torized collars return the light directly to the source, providing a bright visual warning. Reflectorized pet collars have the potential to sharply reduce the ugly statistics of animal roadway slaughter. Some pet industry spokesmen think they are making conventional pet collars obsolete. Manufacturers report an ever increasing volume in orders for the protective devices. Before reflectorized collars were introduced, the only way to keep dogs and ' cats away from the dangers Youth Grangers conduct program A recent meeting of the Fulton Grange was con ducted by the youth mem bers of the group. Acting as imam) officers were Clifford Holloway, 111 - master; David Marks - overseer; James Huber - steward; Peggy Galbreath - lecturer; • FURADAN for Alfalfa Weevils • CHLORDANE for Cut Worms • TILLAM for Weeds in Tobacco JONAS S. EBERSOL 1V; miles North of Bird In Hand on Stumptown Road of moving vehicles was to keep them confined or restrained. This, of course, is still the best way to protect them. However, there are oc casions, either through owner carelessness, or the natural penchant animals seem to have for getting loose, when they will roam the streets and highways at night. If they wear reflec torized collars, the odds in favor of them getting home safely are much higher. While most people think m terms of dogs when collars are mentioned, the value of reflectorized collars for cats should not be ignored. In deed, because it is the nature of cats to roam at night and people are prone to let them out then, cat owners should give reflectorized collars serious consideration. The person who walks his dog at night hasn’t been forgotten either. Reflec torized leashes to go with the collars are now available. The combination of the two makes both dog and owner readily visible to motorists as they cross dark streets. Reflectorization isn’t just a recent discovery. It’s been seen on highway and com mercial signs for years. David Wissler - chaplain; Edith Ambler - secretary and Clifford Holloway as treasurer. Several skits and songs were led by the youths. Members also modeled their sewing contest entries. More recently it’s been widely evident on clothing, bicycle tires and other ob jects. The use of reflective trim for increasing night time visibility has been recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service, the AAA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad ministration and the National Safety Council. Now Humane Societies and Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have added the prestige of their en dorsements to the use of reflectonzed. pet collars. Typical of this support is that from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It says: “Dog and cat owners should make every effort to keep animals off roadways - that is, on a leash, fenced, or tied m their yards. But for the unfortunate pet that wanders onto the highway at night, the increased visibility provided by a reflectorized collar might well save its life.” VERMEER "HAY DAY” DEMONSTRATION 504 C and 605 D THURSDAY, MAY 27th 2:ooand 7:00 P.M. Rain Date - Friday, May 28th PLACE: TRIPLE H FARMS CLIFFORD HOLLOWAY PEACH BOTTOM, PA. 1 mile south of Wakefield along Route 222. 3 miles North of Md. State line. PHONE: 717-548-2640 Farm surveys begin soon ANNAPOLIS - Estimates of 1976 planted acreages and livestock numbers will be developed from a major nationwide survey to be launched in late May and early June by the US. Department of Agriculture. The program will be directed in Maryland by the Maryland Crop Reporting Service, a USDA agency cooperating with the Maryland Department of Agriculture In Maryland some 1,500 farmers and farm operators are scheduled for interviews by a team of 28 men and women who will visit on the farm to gather the in formation. “The goal of the survey,” Y.D. Hance, secretary of Maryland Department of Agriculture, said, “is to provide farmers with current reliable and im partial information to assist them with production and marketing plans. Present farm prices and production costs, the economy, and export situation have created more than the usual number of uncertainties in agriculture,” Hance pointed out. “Producers are especially vulnerable at times like these without the market stabilizing influence provided by official crop and livestock estimates. Rumors and trade guesses can upset delicate marketing situations,” Hance said. The survey, using a representative sample of agriculture, will include personal interviews with some 70,000 producers, and several thousand livestock operators, and mail responses from thousands of other farmers. The survey will be the basis for a report to be issued by USDA June 30, estimating spring planted RKIIfIRDTOn MORE USES THAN EVER • • Saves time, labor, forage boxes and trucks l^K^ ' if >■' " 4 Z ■- - > • new lower auger loading height / , tf • 12 ft. & 14 ft. sizes E3sily Converts See The Big Orange One At: Buck & Montgomery Co I.G's Ag Sales Silverdale. PA Lancaster Co Grumelli Farm & . Y ° rk Co - Industrial Equipment Straley Farm Supply Quarryville, PA Dover, PA Berks & Lebanon Co. Zimmerman Farm Service Bethel, PA For Additional Information Suncook Valley Equipment Company, Inc. P. O. Box 220 Suncook, NH 03275 (603) 485-5355 Dealer Inquiry Invited acreages and acreages for harvest for major crops both nationally and by states. This information will serve as the foundation for a series of yield and production estimates starting July 12 and available monthly during the growing season. The mid-year ’ number of hogs and pigs in the country will be published in late June and for cattle a month later to provide indications of marketings in the second half of 1976 and early 1977. m '' 'kiM *y f /. ’’* mk*^ JPI *mp&i Forage Wagon Grain Box Ear Corn Box Beet Wagon Chaff Saver s v \ s N Franklin Co. Clugston Implement Chambersburg, PA
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