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Rte 519-N off Rte 46 P 0 Box 185 Belvi'dere, NJ 07823 201-475-2185 the summer or unshoveled snow in the driveway u. the winter. He would watch for other signs of activity and note hazardous conditions such as security systems, barnyard lights and barking dogs When he found a likely place he would return later, usually at night, with the proper vehicle to haul away whatever he was after. He would drive right up to the door, and if no one answered, it was open house Supnsingly, this thief said farmers are genial hosts, hardly ever locking their homes, and securing valuable equipment and supplies with flimsy locks and lightweight hasps. Entry was usually easy and escape, due to the relative isolation of the selected farm site, was hardly ever a problem. So what does this thief think farmers should do to keep from being nped off by the agrarian bandits' * A loud-barking dog - no by JAMES WAY DEPENDABLE MOTORS ROVENDALE SUPPLY Honey Brook, PA RD 2. Watsontown. 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Never leave machinery and livestock or other valuable items where they can’t be watched. There have been many instances of modern cattle rustling where a farmer would lose several animals from a herd kept some distance from the farmstead and not even for several days they were gone.. (furn to Page t)lt>> J. A. SWOPE Box 121, ROl Myerstown, PA 717-933-4758 DETWILERSILO REPAIR Rt 2. Newville, PA 717-776-7533
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