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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 9. 1976
LIFE on the farm
Taking a five-gallon gas can and
having it go through an eight inch
pipe might seem like an impossible
task, but it isn't Neither does it
require magic I know, because our
hired man did it once Before going
through the pipe, the can measured
about 11 inches in diameter and it
was filled with gas Coming out at the
other end it was a mass of tin ribbons
and completely empty Quite a trick
Requesting to be fired, and visibly
upset with the “trick,” our hired man
sincerely believed he had done
something very terrible
I was in the barn getting ready for
the afternoon milking when he came
dashing through the door, his head
shaking back and forth in disbelief
over what hhad happened His first
words came out all at once as a plea
for punishment, an apology, and a
description of what had occurred
We both grabbed forks and headed
up the silo Marvin, our hired man,
was just about sick - and he was
pumshfng himself. About all that was
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left to do, besides throw silage out of
the silo and pick up pieces of metal,
was for me to laugh and joke about it
Too bad regular gas was in the can,
some high test might have done the
cows some good l
_ Seriously, what had happened
wasn’t really funny and some sad
consequences could have resulted
from it, but this Wc.s not time to be
pre-occupied with those kind of
thoughts.
Marvin went to work feverishly, still
very much stunned by it all, and he
never stopped apologizing and ex
plaining As he recalled the event, he
had taken a five-gallon gasoline can
with him while on his way out to the
field to pick up the last load of silage
On his way back, he stopped to fill it
and then placed it on the discharge
belt to take down to the tractor
hitched to the blower. He and the rest
of us had done it many times before
Only this time it was forgotten about
when unloading began
The Tirst thing coming out of the
UNI-ARCH
wagon was the filled can It was in
sfantly torn to shreds by the howling
blower Small wonder the tips of the
blades were (ravelling at a speed of
about 125 feet per second, or 85
miles per hour
John Knebel takes over
I Continued from Page l|
policies and that farmers
would continue to make their
own decisions ”
Kncbel also noted that
President Ford has admitted
that the grain embargo of
last year was a mistake and
that a pledge has been made
not to impose another one
He attacked Carter for
Rhubarb is the stalk or stem
of plants and its leaves and
roots contain oxalic acid
which can be poisonous
The best radishes are medium
sized about 3/4 to 1 1/8
inches in diameter. Large ones
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proposing a trade policy with
the Soviet Union which in
effect would do business at
whatever times the Soviets
are ready. “This,” said
Knebel, “would cause a stop-
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Pieces of metal and five gallons
gasoline were blasted up the pipe a
onto (he chopped corn Our job iv
was to remove all of the debris ai
then return to our more regular las
as usual Such is life on the farm
and-go trade situation
as you have never
before ”
"This is no tune to Jim
around with your fa
policy," he concluded
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