—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1978
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A word of caution about machinery repairs
This column is being
written by request on a very
good suggestion from a
concerned farmer. It is
directed not at farmers but
toward those in agribusiness
who serve and whose
livelihood depends cm the
farmer. It is my hope that all
those affected will take heed.
We have had numerous
occasions in practice to treat
cattle for hardware which
be directly traced to
carelessness of service
personnel. These have
varied from bolts not being
tightened in new ham
mermills, feed mixers, and
other feed handling devices,
to carelessness in repair of
silo unloaders, feeders, etc.
Deadline near
for dairy
recipe contest
READING - The 1978
Dairy Products Cooking
Contest will be held in
conjunction with the Berks
County Dairy Princess
Contest and Dairy Week at
the Berkshire Mall, June 12
to 17. The contest is spon
sored by the Berks County
Farmers Association.
Entries will be accepted in
the following categories:
Appetizers, soups,
casseroles, beverages, cakes
desserts, cheesecake, and
pies. Anyone may enter one
entry per category. All
recipes must contain one or *
more dairy products. Dairy
substitutes are not ac
ceptable.
Entries will be judged on
the use of dairy products,
flavor, originality, ease of
preparation, appearance,
color, and texture. Winning
recipes may be printed for
distribution.
Recipes should be printed
or typed on one or more 3x5
Tip for mothers-to-be
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A
protein and calorie
deficiency during pregnancy
is clearly deleterious to
normal fetal growth, ac
cording to Dr. Myron Wmick
of the Institute of Human
Nutrition at Columbia-
Presbytenan Medical
Center, New York City.
Reversing a trend among
Grange
VIRGINVILLE - At a
recent Virginville Grange
meeting, the social com
mittee reported that they
will have refreshments at
the hall on May 29 and will
need baked goods. They also
reported sales on June 10
and 17.
On June 7, the group will
In more than one instance
we have had a rash of hard
ware cases for a week or
more after the unloader had
been worked on. Not only
have the animals exhibited
signs of hardware but nuts,
bolts, washers, wire, etc.,
have been found in feed
bunks and feed troughs
which could only have come
from the unloader repair
work.
When working on farm
equipment which is around
feed or handles feed the
service person has a
profound responsibility to do
everything in his power to
insure that no bolts or
screws are left untightened
and that all scrap or leftover
cards with one's name,
address, and telephone
number on the back of each
card. Each recipe should
contain the title, category to
be entered with the recipe,
exact measurements,
mixing procedures, pan
sizes, and approximate
number of servings.
Entities may be mailed
to: Dairy Products Cooking
Contest, Box 626 A, RD 3,
Hamburg, Pa. 19526.
Deadline for entries is June
1. The best six recipes m
each category will be chosen
and entrants will be notified
by June 6.
Those chosen will then be
prepared by the contestants
at their home and brought to
the Berkshire Mall on June
12 for the final judging.
Winners will be announced
that evening.
First place winner in each
category will receive a $lO
gift certificate; grand prize
winner will receive a $25 gift
certificate.
physicians to keep their
pregnant patients as slim as
possible, Dr. Winick believes
that the average woman
should gam between 20 and
25 pounds during pregnancy.
A balanced diet is essential,
of course, but it should in
clude about 300 calories
more than would be needed
by a non-pregnant woman.
meets
have their dairy supper,
beginning at 7 p.m. All
members are asked to bring
a dessert using milk as an
ingredient. Sewing
testants will model
entries.
As part of the Mother’s
Day program, Annetta
Merkel was named Mother
of the Year.
metal is accounted for. It is
their own best interest to do
so as the farmers who have
been in this unfortunate
situation have not been very
good advertisement for the
firms involved.
con
their
Not only do these
situations leave a bad feeling
with the farmers but also
leave the firms in the
possible situation of being
open to a lawsuit, and some
of these cows aren’t cheap.
Just a little common sense
and the time to be careful is
all that is necessary. When
making repairs on unloaders
for bunk feeders it is im
portant to have a solid
container present to put
extra pieces and parts that
will not be used. All nuts and
bolts should be accounted for
and carefully tightened. It is
not too much troubletb carry
a bucket or some other
container along up into a silo
to keep small pieces in. And
this applies equally as well
to fanners working on their
own equipment. -
It is the responsibility of
the company owner or shop
foreman to be sure that his
service personnel are
responsible and reliable, and
to be sure to instill in them
the importance of keeping
metal out of the feed supply.
Some may just not realize
how important that task is or
the possible damage it can
do to an animal and the
subsequent repercussions.
Nothing should be taken for
granted.
It is discouraging to far
mer and veterinarian alike
to be treating animals for
something which could have
easily been prevented.
Besides a permanent stain
on the image of the com
pany, a great disservice is
being done for the fanner.
Most farmers-are not the
kind who would legally
retaliated But there are also
many who would, and
justifiably so. So please use a
little discretion and commQn
sense when setting up,
repairing and replacing any
feed handling equipment. A
satisfied customer is not
necessarily one for which a
job is just well done, but just
as importantly a job that is
well cleaned up after.