16—UncasterFarniint, Saturday, 0ct0ber27,1979 ..
Awareness of chain
saw safety is essential
COLLEGE PARK* Md. -
With rapidly increasing fuel
costs many homeowners are
installing wood stoves and
are cutting their own wood.
This resurgence of wood
cutting is prompting home
owners to purchase chain
saws, many of whom have
never operated chain saws
before.
In order to handle a chain
saw safely, the operator
must be well trained. This
training should begin with
the operator becoming
It’s not too late to
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plant spring flowers -Always be sure that the
x x 0 chain is moving before
contacting wood.
-The space around the
area of use should be clear -
always clear a path of
retreat at a 45 degree angle
to the line of fall.
-The operator should have
' secure footing and the chain
saw should be held in both
hands firmly.
-Use personal protective
equipment - eye and ear
protection, gloves, hard hat,
safety shoes.
-Always be sure the chain
stops when the trottle trigger
is released.
-Never change locations
with the engine running.
MEDIA—It’s still not too
late to plant most spring -
blooming perennials.
If a person waits too long
to plant spring-blooming
flowers, they will not bloom
well the following season.
The roots must develop
before winter and before the
ground becomes too cold.
When planting perennials,
use the same location if
healthy plants and no serious
disease pwv'iems occured
before. Fr-pars the soil well
'so the plant* have a chance
to do their best. It’s a good
idea to spade deeply - eight
inches down if possible. And
add well-rotted organic
matter to improve the soil
while spading.
Hunters should keep diaries
HARRISBURG - The
Pennsylvania Game
Commission is advising
small game hunters that this
winter the agency will again
be conducting a survey to
determine hunting patterns
and size of harvests in the
state during the 1979-80
hunting seasons.
Following the extended
small game season in late
December and early
January, the Game Com
mission will be sending
questionnaires to thousands
of hunters, asking the license
buyers for information on
areas where small game
familiar with the in
formation in the saw
manufacturer’s operations
manual.
A new operator should
observe an experienced
chain saw operator in action
before actually operating
one and then for a period of
time with supervision.
A chain saw operator
should never work alone. A
person qualified to give first
aid in the event of an ac
cident should be available
during the use of a chain saw
It’s also a good idea to use
a general complete fertilizer
such as one with a ratio of 5-
10-5 or 5-10-10 analysis.
Generally one to one and
one-half pounds of fertilizer
per each one hundred square
feet is adequate. Spade both
fertilizer and organic matter
into the soil well.
Water the plants well after
planting, then continue to
water them regularly until
winter comes to promote
good root development.
A good perennial for this
season is a peony bush; it
will flower next spring. But
if planted next spring, it
won’t flower until the
following year.
species were hunted and the
number of each species
harvested.
The Game Commission
suggests that hunters keep-a
written record or some sort
of hunting diary during the
regular and extended small
game seasons.
If they do, it will be much
easier for the hunters to
complete the questionnaires,
should they receive the
survey forms, and the
results will be much more
accurate than if sportsmen
try to rely on their memories
for information needed to fill
m the blank spaces.
and a well stocked first aid
kit should be available.
Only when an operator has
gained a thorough
knowledge of the saw and its
safe operation, should he
attempt to operate the saw
without a more experienced
person’s supervision.
The operator should
always keep the following in
mind:
-Be sure the chain and bar
are well-lubricated and the
oil tank is full.
.-Allow saw to cool before
refueling and clean up any
spilled fuel.
-Clean the air filter,
cooling fins and sprocket
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AGRS-
Safe hunting is no accident. Keep this hunting season a happy memory.. think
before you shoot.
HARRISBURG - Last
year, there were 28 persons
who were shot accidentlally
because they were mistaken
for game. According to
Game Commission records,
those hunters who make
their presence known to
other hunters might be able
to to save their own lives.
Some precautions that can
be taken are:
When hunting, always be
more cautious and more
hesitant to shoot when there
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is even a slight possibility
that someone may be in the
line of fire.
Greet other hunters, or at
least cough discreetly. At
times, it may be necessary
to let another hunter know
you are there with a noisy
exchange. A shot may be
missed and the other hunter thmk
may be angry, but you have
saved that person the horror
of witnessing a gunshot
victim.
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brush since game normally
is expected to make similar
noise.
Hunters who take these
reasonable precautions can
avoid becoming targets for
over-anxious shooters, and
will enjoy a better hunting
experience. "
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