; First aid training urged to cut farm death toll
. LANCASTER - The
American fanner is engaged
daily in one of the most
danagerous of all oc
cupations - operating
machinery, tending
livestock, and using
pesticides and fertilizers
which may be harmful.
For this reason the
American Red Cross
recognizes National Farm
Safety Week, July 25-August
3, 1980, and urges that
agricultural workers and
their families be trained in
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shift to full season drilled Delaware extension crops
beans like a lot of area specialist Frank Webb,
growers are doing these “At present we have
days, effective weed control equipment that will plant
becomes even more critical, establish good stands in
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“Latest available
statistics from the National
Safety Council show that
there were 5,400 farm
resident accidential deaths
and some 470,000 injuries
nationwide,” says C.P. Dail,
Jr., National Director of Red
Cross First Aid.
“An important factor in
the high death rate and
disabling injuries among
farmers,” explains the
safety expert, “is that
medical treatment may not
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be readily available in rural
areas. If first aid could have
been administered im
mediately after the accident,
many of these deaths may
have been prevented and
many of the injuries made
less serious.”
“First aid training is
readily available at Red
Cross chapters throughout
the country,” he said. “The
time spent in class is
negligible when compared
with the loss by death,
crippling, or time lost when
in soybeans
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a no-till cover. But we need
to look closely at all the
available weed control
materials and techniques so
that we can find out which
works best for this system.
Once you’ve planted your
beans this way, cultivation is
out.”
This summer Webb is
comparing a number of
different herbicides in both
conventional and no-till solid
seeded beans in. two different
extension studies at the
University’s Georgetown
Substation.
Some are pre-plant, others
are post-emergence ap
plications.
Altogether he has 76
treatments including dif
ferent chemicals, different
chemical combinations and
different rates.
In the no-till demon
stration he is looking at the
effect of various cover crops
on weed control, too.
Webb is also conducting a
demonstration of weed
control treatments m no-till
com.
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comparison,” he said, “with
a lot of different applications
aimed not only at residual
weed control but also at the
trash, cover or whatever
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an accident does occur.”
Common sense prevention
measures will go a long way
m avoiding farm accidents,
advises Dail. Here are some
that can prevent tragedy on
the farm:
Keep guards and shields in
place when operating
machinery and power tools
of any kind.
Use tractors that have
protective frames or crush
resistant cabs.
Install fire extinguishers
else may be growing at the
time you plant your com.”
For both no-till com and
no-till beans, farmers need a
burndown material with
good residual effect that will
provide satisfactory weed
control over the entire
growing season. Without this
control, none of these limited
tillage systems will work.
These and other extension
and research plots will be on
view next month when the
University of Delaware
holds its annual Farm and
Home Field Day, Wed
nesday, August 13, at the
Substation farm on route 9
just west of Georgetown.
Field tours and other
events start at 9:30 a.m.
A traditional fried chicken
luncheon will be served at
noon m the grove. The day
will conclude with a
watermelon feast at 3:30
p.m.
MARTIN’S AG SERVICE
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 19,1980—C33
in buildings, motor vehicles,
on tractors and self
propelled equipment.
Wear gloves and other
recommended protective
clothing and equipment such
as chemical respirators
when applying pesticides.
Keep pesticides in a
suitable storage area,
inaccessible to children and
animals.
Protect children and
others by covering tank
openings and fencing
dangerous areas such as
manure lagoons and farm
ponds. Have flotation aids
available at ponds.
Wear safety shoes with a
steel toe box, especially in
repair and construction jobs,
Fruit growers
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colored slide presentation
was given by Ed Briden
baugh who told how he
survived an airport in
stallation and Bernard
Hinish showed how he has
greatly enlarged his orchard
operation County Extension
Agent Robert Hetrick
presided under a huge tree.
FRIDAY AND HAACKER
ALDER RUN ORCHARDS -
The discussions centered
largely on the various topics
of a fully integrated cultural,
insect, fungal management
program, by Drs. Ritter,
Tetrault, Hickey and Hull.
S. W. Fletcher, a former
head of the Department of
Horticulture at Penn State,
had been a part owner of the
Alder Run orchards over
half a century ago.
ELWOOD WAY OR
CHARD - The two really
significant features of the
area were deer control and
clearing forest land for
orchard planting. It is hard
to imagine an area that
would be subject to greater
deer damage than this or
chard site. Years ago,
Elwood realized there was
only one answer to the
problem for him and that
was the erection of a deer
fence. After the fence was
installed he had no problem.
PAUL HARNER OR
CHARD - Paul and Emily
Hamer operate a very
enterprising and successful
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machinery operations and
material handling.
Protect your head with an
industrial type “hardhat.”
Protect eyes with glasses
or goggles with safety len
ses.
Spare your hands on rough
jobs with heavy duty gloves.
Wear rubber gloves when
handling farm chemicals,
petroleum products and
other solvents.
Dail urges fanners to
contact their nearest Red
Cross chapter for in
formation on how to enroll in
a free Red Cross first aid or
cardiopulmonary resuscita
tion (CPR) course or on how
to build a farm pond safety
post.
orchard and bedding plant
sales business.
HORTICULTURAL RE
SEARCH FARM AT ROCK
SPRINGS - From the fruit
growers viewpoint it was the
research activity of Loren D.
Tukey which was of most
interest to the tour mem
bers.
A few of the projects in
volved and which had to be
hastily reviewed were 1.
Intensive orchard plantings
relating to hedgerow,
palmittes, slender spingle,-
and hoopskirt on apple,
pears and sour cherry. 2. Six
apple rootstock, 3 com
bination pear and two cherry
combinations are being
compared. 3. Fifteen apple,
four pear and several
Montmorency cherry types
including spurs are under
observation. 4. Growth
regulators too numerous to
mention should ultimately
find their way, if practical,
into growers programs. 5.
Propagation nursery. 6.
Management studies. 7. Tree
spacmgs. 8. Training 9.
Productivity.
Dr. Tukey has traveled
extensively in China, New
Zealand, Australia, South
America, the British Isles
and many European
countries. His travels to
research stations in many
parts of the worlds have
given him extraordinary
background to pursue his
own research interests.