DlG—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 10,1983 IP*!! Brockeft's Ag Advice ■EL.\ By John E. Brockett Farm Management Agent Lewlstown Extension Office Quality Forage Don’t knock the weather; most people would have a hard tune starting a conversation if it didn’t change once in awhile. How true but it would have been nice to have had a few normal days this spring. On the other hand, I did read one commentators report where he Upper Susquehanna (Continued from Page Dl5) Clarence W Betler Abby Blossom CE4WN Hauck 57 Elam Beiler Susan Roland Hackman & Son Nancy Amos J. Zook Gatl Jeany Queen John F Stoltzfus 56 Joseph E. Snyder 33 Mark M. Wehr 80 Wood Ann Farm Inc. 34 Reuben Z. Reiff 95 Chris S. Stoltzfus Patty Ben S. Yoder Joy Maple Lane Farm 29 Jacobs Stoltzfus Della 2 T '*- y« If 11 Find the one Safeguaid equipment can’t protect! It's impossible. 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With inclement 29.607 20,753 305 305 6-01 6-00 305 6-00 19,073 305 5-07 19,155 305 8-08 24,085 305 296 305 8-08 8-01 4-02 20,764 22,784 15,816 20,850 305 4-07 21,656 305 5-07 19,535 305 6-10 23,385 305 6-10 17,560 305 5-10 18,604 305 3-05 21,251 305 10-01 23,769 305 5-10 21.921 305 3-01 animals and birds thrive in a sanitary, protected environment. Why not visit the Safeguard factory showroom? In the Earland Industrial Center, just off Rt. 23 east of New Holland. Or write for your free copy of the new 1983 Safeguard catalog. Safeguard Products, Inc., 114-116 Earland Drive, New Holland, R\ 17557. Open Week- days; 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM*FVidays: 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM* Saturdays: 7:30 AM to T 1:30 AM. Safeguard Small animal, gamebird and poulln equipment 1100 888 799 990 1029 805 853 806 761 760 776 819 933 765 704 959 845 v A /> *J* S - weather thru much of the early hay crop making season, we now have to play catch up. In many cases, it would be justifiable to hire ad ditional help and equipment. If you do this be careful! Take some preventative medicine like steps: (1) hire competent help; (2) make sure the help can handle equip ment-put them thru some routine tests such as stopping, turning off PTO power, turning the equipment around; (3) give the help some safety rules that must be followed such as turning equipment off when re-fuelmg, repairing, or unclogging; (4) have equipment in reasonably safe state of repair; (5) make sure your workmens com pensation insurance covers all hired help. Forage quality is important. Time for making good quality hay crop forage is rapidly running out. Down time due to broken machinery or injured people can cause great financial harm. So remember this: Hiring of ad ditional labor, extra long hours of field work and hiring of additional equipment may be some solutions to the problem of how do I get the best quality forage out of the tune 1 have left. 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