Del. Governor signs farm safety proclamation
DOVER, Del. To focus
attention on the enormous
human and economic toll of
agriculture-related ac
cidents, Gov. Pierre S.
duPont has proclaimed July
25-31 Farm Safety Week in
-Hre.
Last year m the U.S. 1900
farm workers were killed
and 175,000 suffered
disabling injuries. In
Delaware this translates to
about four deaths and 600
injuries.
Farm Safety Week 1980
will emphasize personal
protective equipment such
as safety shoes, goggles and
respirators.
Ron Jester, farm safety
specialist for the Delaware
Extension Service, says
PPE can prevent or reduce
the severity of many in
juries, particularly those
involving the head, eyes,
skin, hands and feet.
National Safety Council
statistics indicate that 40
percent of reported farm
accidents involve the head,
eyes, hands or feet. In
Delaware, however, the
figure is 55 percent, ac
cording to a recent accident
study.
Several types of safety
glasses, goggles and face
shields are available to
protect the eyes from
chemicals, dust and flying
particles. In particular,
those working with
anhydrous ammonia should
use protective eyewear
because the chemical
quickly destroys eye tissue,
says Jester.
Safety shoes should be
mandatory on every farm,
says the specialist.
Protective footwear is
available in many styles
including boots, dress and
sport shoes, with a variety of
sole materials and treads for
good footing. Some have
flexible steel insoles for
puncture resistance. Instep
and shin protectors are also
available.
Many agriculture-related
illnesses result from
breathing irritants or toxic
substances. Filter masks
and respirators protect
lungs from dust, molds and
spray particles.
Chemical cartridge
respirators and gas masks
are recommended when
applying pesticides. Silage,
manure and gram storage
facilities require air packs
or supplied-air respirators.
Other important PPE
includes hard hats, gloves,
and acoustic ear muffs or
ear plugs.
Angus field day held at Back Acres
MOUNT AIRY, Md. - One
hundred seventy Angus
enthusiasts gathered at
Back Acres Angus farm m
Mount Airy, Maryland, last
Saturday for the Annual
Maryland Angus Field Day.
The weather and setting
proved perfect and the Full
family, Emmett and Audrey
and Doug Full, and Gail and
William Dorsey and
children, provided an en
joyable day and delicious
lunch.
Morning registration was
followed by a judging of a
group of heifers and par
ticipants were asked which
to “keep or cull”. Winner
was young Angus breeder,
Lisa Neal of Woodbine. Her
dad, Roy, came in second.
A practical lesson on
“Merchandising Beef
Through Local Processors”
was presented by Billy
Wagner of Mt. Airy Locker
Plant. A slide presentation
by Ray Strikhn, of the
University of Maryland
Animal Science staff, on
“Animal Behavior and
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KELLER BROS. TRAC
Gov. Pierre S. duPont signs official proclamation designating July 25-31 as
Farm Safety Week in Delaware. With him are Ronald C. Jester, left, extension
farm safety specialist, University of Delaware; and Claude Hoffman, master of
the Delaware State Grange. Emphasis this year is on personal protective
equipment to prevent or reduce severity of agriculture-related accidents.
Management Systems” was
also well received by the
audience.
After lunch, guests were
introduced and represen
tatives of the Angus
Associations including Dean
Considme, President of the
Maryland Angus
Association; Chet Hughes,
Regional Fieldman from the
Introduces new seed treatment
LANCASTER A new
hopper-box seed treatment
for use on wheat, oats and
barley has recently been
granted an EPA registration
and will soon be available to
farmers, according to
Chevron Chemical Com
pany.
Named Orthocide Vitavax
20-20, the seed protectant
combmes two fungicides,
Chevron’s Orthocide and
Uniroyal’s Vitavax, mto a
product that is designed to
control covered smut and
Buffalo Spring:
Lebanon C<
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American
Association; Susan Holston,
President of the Maryland
Junior Angus Association;
and Dessie Moxley,
President of the Maryland
Angus Women's Club, who
announced the 1980 winners
of the Seidenspinner
Memorial Scholarship
Grant.
loose smut on wheat, oats
and barley.
It also tends to reduce seed
rot and seedling blight
caused by soil fungi.
“Orthocide Vitavax 20-20
is the first combination
systemic and protective
hopper-box fungicide for
wheat, oats and barley
which controls seedling
diseases as well as smut,”
said Ray Knake, a seed
protectant researcher with
Chevron. “It now gives the
These winners are Susan
Lynn Janney of Westminster
in Carroll county and Roger
Sears of Keyraar in
Frederick county.
Several commercial
exhibits were available for
visitors and the day was
topped off by a tour of the
Back Acres good Angus
herd.
Angus
fanner a chance to treat his
own seed,” especially m
areas where commercial
elevators have stopped
treating.”
The product is applied as a
dnll-box treatment at the
rate of four ounces per 100
pounds of seed and should be
mixed thoroughly with the
seed before planting. More
information is available by
contacting your local
distributor or Ortho
representative.