OSHA restraint order praised
PARK RIDGE, ILL. - A
Supreme Court ruling
prohibiting unannounced
inspection of farms and
other businesses by the
Occupational Safety and
W.R.
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Dr. Wesley R. Kriebel,
professor of agricultural
economis Extension at Penn
State University, will retire
June 30 with 26 years of
service to the University.
Upon retirement, he will
become director of the
economics department of the
American Truckers
Association, Washington,
D.C.
Prior to his appointment to
the Cooperative Extension
Service faculty at University
Park, he served as an Ex
tension agent in Tioga
County and later as a
regional marketing agent m
five south central Penn
sylvania counties. Since
1961, he has conducted
research and educational
programs in food
distribution and tran
sportation management.
Five years ago. Dr.
Health Administration has
been called “a citizens
victory in the war against
the invasion of privacy” by
the nation’s largest farm
organization.
Kriebel retires
Kriebel was selected the
faculty director for a
Distribution Management
Institute for dairy and ice
cream companies. The
training program, sponsored
annually by two national
associations, has received
' increasing support by top
management personnel
across the country.
Through his leadership, a
computerized routing and
vehicle scheduling program
(PENNROUTE) has
brought national and in
ternational recognition to
Penn State. He has carried
out training programs to
over 1000 persons on this
project.
The PENNROUTE
program has been used by
food firms to help them
reorganize delivery routes
and to reduce the costs
associated with local
delivery.
Allan Grant, president ot
the American Farm Bureau
Federation, said here
Tuesday that Farm Bureau
has been most anxious to
invoke the traditional
constitutional protection
against unreasonable
searches. “The Court’s
ruling does just that. We are
very gratified.”
Since 1971, OSHA has
carred out some 400,000 so
called spot checks of farms,
factories, and other
businesses. Farm Bureau
joined with several
organizations in support of a
test case agamst the OSHA
practice.
The Farm Bureau
president said “It is vital
that a man’s place of
business remam essentially
free from government in
terference. This ruling
should, once and for all, put
an end to time and money
consuming nuisance visits
by legions of OSHA in
spectors and may serve as a
warning to other regulatory
agencies.”
The American Farm
Bureau Federation par-
ticipated m the appeal as a
“Friend of the Court” m
support of Barlow’s In
corporated, a plumbing,
heating, and electrical
subcontracting business in
Pocatello, Idaho. Barlow’s
Inc. and AFBF contended
that Section 8 (a) of OSHA’s
regulations dealing with
inspections violated the 4th
Amendment of the Con
stitution which protects
against arbitrary govern
ment intrusion.
Dairy club meets
Red Lion - The Milk and
Money 4-H Dairy Club,
AirviUe, York County, will
hold a dairy month display
on Saturday, June 3, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the square
in Red Lion. York County’s
dairy princess will add a
touch of royalty to the
festivities.
Sea Facts
The largest sea in the
world is the South China Sea
which covers an area of 11
million square miles and has
an average depth of 4,802
feet
Lancaster,Farming, Saturday, May 27,1978
WHATS MEW
MOISTURE METER
A new model Froment
Moisture Meter - the No. 1210
allows farmers to monitor
the moisture level of forages
and silages and zero-m on
the optimum level of
moisture for ensiling and
harvesting. It also permits
farmers to determine the
dry matter content of
forages and low moisture
grains, as fed.
The new Froment No. 1210
Meter, will measure up to 70
per cent moisture in forages
and silages and as low as 12
per cent moisture in gram.
A new “electronic” grain
tray that the user fills with
the grain to be tested simply
slides into the side of the No.
1210 meter, making
measurement of moisture
and dry-matter in all grains
easy and fast. A special self
sealing plastic bag for
measuring moisture in
forages and silages simply
slides into the aperture on
the side of the meter for
testing.
One of the features of new
the No. 1210 Froment Meter
is its large digital read-out
which provides the moisture
reading in three accurate,
easy-to-read digits.
Another advantage of the
new No. 1210 Meter is its
solid state construction
Bearing pretty flowers now, and delicious fruit
later, fruit trees are a precious gift in more ways
than one.
Exams recommended
for dairy cows
UNIVERSITY PARK -
“All high producing cows
should be examined by a
veterinarian following
calving to eliminate in
fection of the uterus whereby
delaying the normal heat
interval,” said Dr. Ben
Harrington, practicing
veterinarian in Raleigh,
N.C. He spoke at a dairy
conference here at Penn
State earlier this year.
There is a greater chance
of post calving infection
problems if the cow is
housed in a stall rather than
nature, he noted.
which enables the sensitive
electronic circuits of the unit
to withstand rugged day-to
day, on-location farm usage.
According to the
manufacturer of the meter,
the N.J. Froment and Co.
Ltd., Stamford, England,
tests by highly regarded
independent organizations
(names on request) - and in
the field - prove the elec
tronic No. 1210 Froment
Meter with the mechanical
packing plunger, the most
reliable and accurate of its
type for moisture monitoring
on the market today. It is
supposedly so accurate, it is
recommended for use by
commercial operators.
The Froment No. 1210
Moisture Meter is 11 inches
long, 5V4 inches wide, 5%
inches high and weighs two
pounds. It is housed in a
high-impact, injection-mol
ded plastic case and
powered by a 9-volt battery.
A carrying strap around the
user’s neck frees both hands
for handling the instrument.
Complete details on the
new model No. 1210
Froment Meter, including
fully illustrated literature,
are available by writing or
phoning: N.J. Froment
Sales, Inc., 616 Grand Blvd.,
Cedar Falls, lowa 50613
(ATTN: Mr. G.E. Lewis)
319/256-1792.
Producers with cystic
ovaries do not show heat
cycles. He recommends
dairymen wait a month or
two following calving before
treating these cows because
many times the problem will
clear up.
Harrington said that every
dairyman should have in
dividual cow cards to track
reproductive information. It
also serves as a case history
throughout the life of the
cow. It also will help spot
management and nutritional
problems that are related to
reproduction.
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