VCM-24K«^Jf<b Tips given to help prevent bam arson By KENDACE BORRY LITITZ Most bams that are the targets of arsonists are those that are easily accessible to roadways. Ihat’s the opinion of Trooper David B. Fisher, state police ire marshall at the Lan caster State Police. He told that most bams hat are hit are sitting close Rising farm values boosting needs for insurance By DIETER KRIEG LANCASTER The rising mines of farms, machinery, *nd cattle and changing rends are boosting the need or insurance in agriculture, «y advisors who specialize n protecting farms and igribuainess. And while nsurance may be difficult to understand for most people, A new sflage being ex enmented with at the ‘Diversity of Delaware is .“J*®* by cows and lelding 1000 pounds of milk er head. It conld be grown 11 yonr farm too. An article i Page uo tells what it’s all boot J? e re adding a new -afore this week. IPs “The Business,” written by ««non County Agent and dairyman, Newton ige 8 * rticle •W ears 0,1 Off the beaten path, Spring has an open invitation to this farm near Churchtown. Lancaster Farming Photo By Joan Uesau to the road, with the house back from the road. Those are the ones that are the most vulnerable, he com mented. “Of course, if it’s a spite or grudge fire, one that is specifically done, the building can’t be protected,” he noted. “It would be the same as if someone was specialists say the solution lies in having a good, trustworthy, dedicated agent who will look out for the needs of his clients. A farmer should have his insurance reviewed every year, say three men who specialize in offering security to farmers. This is to make sure that any newly hi this issue j Cesar Chavez, farm labor union leader, couldn’t an swer die questions fanners and farm wives bad for him daring a recent television show in Washington D.C. Gail McPherson of York County reviews the ex perience on page 128. And, Chavez’s group, the United Farm Workers, is farther challenged in an article on page 49. Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas Laacastar Farming, Saturday, April 28, 1979 trying to shoot you, you couldn’t run around all the time wearing a bullet proof vest.” Other than for a grudge though, he told that most property hit by an arsonist is fired just for the thrill and excitement, or done by a pyromaniac. This is usually when the very accessible acquired livestock, pieces of equipment, buildings or other improvements are included on the policy as soon as possible. Otherwise, if an item is lost, and it wasn’t included on the policy, the farmer could end up facing the loss all by himself. Bernard Morrissey, a Noting that cattle rustling .is on the increase, the state of Maryland has im plemented plans to do something about such crimes. Certified Angus Beef, a unique program that has been foe subject of cat tlemen’s conversations for months, is now reality- Page 107 has details. buildings are picked to be burnt. “There is always at least one blind side to a bam,” he related, “and I would protect the blind sides.” Some ways of doing that would be to use lighting to call attention to that side or having dogs in the area. He also mentioned mechanical northern Lancaster Coun tian representing Agway insurance says that farm insurance is basically high risk. “That’s why you have so few companies writing farm ' policies,” be ex plained. According to Morrissey, whose agency is in Denver, the farmer often does not get Farm Calendar 10 Barney Nixnuta It Letters 26 Classifieds 53 Homestead Notes 90 Jr. Cooking Edition 91 Kendy’s Kollumn 94 Home onthe Kaage 96 Ida’s Notebook 98 Joyce Bnpp 106 Life on the farm 124 ■ Lebanon DHIA __ 130 Lancaster DHIA 135 Chester DHIA 140 Berks PHIA 148 Cumberland DHIA 154 electronic devises which would tell if someone was around the premises. “If someone is going to try and bum a bam, they will usually enter the bam, because it is so easily ac cessible. The fire is set in side the bam,” he stated.. Usually a bam fire is set with an open flame, such as his money’s worth when he goes shopping for insurance. He adds that companies have in general overlooked agriculture instead of recognizing it as a business. John Hulse i, of Mechanicsburg would agree. Like Morrissey, he specializes in insurance!or farmers. He visits his clients Polio vaccine offered LANCASTER - The polio virus has been found in several Pennsylvania Amish communities. Since there is frequent visiting between Lancaster County and these communities, it is possible that the polio virus is present in LancasteriCounty. With time and wanner weather, the virus could become active and cause some cases of polio here. Polio can be prevented by a vaccine given by mouth. The public health nurses are prepared to provide file vaccine free at a time land place convenient for Amish families.! ' For more information or suggestions on a time and place, please write to Ethel Hersbey, Health Center, 439 East King Street, Lancaster, Pa. 17602 or call 299-7597 between 8 a.m. and4:3op.m. Monday thru Friday. $6.00 Per Year a match or cigarette lighter, and the fire is set on the second floor, where the hay or straw is. Within five to ten minutes, the entire floor is covered with flame. “There is a large air space in barns, with easy access to oxygen,” he explained. “The (Turn to Page 39) regularly, reviewing with them their needs, and gives each of his farms an aerial inspection at least once a year. To do that he hires a pilot with a small plane. As he Is being flown about the countryside, he photographs each of the farms he insures. (Turn to Page 25)
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