Extension safety specialist develops training program to save lores UNIVERSITY PARK - One of the root causes of multiple farm deaths is good-mtentioned bystanders who plunge in without knowing how to help a farm ac cident victim, says a Penn State farm safey expert Farming is the second-most hazardous industry in the nation partly because of the number of these multiple deaths, he adds But Dennis Murphy, associate professor of agricultural engineering, has developed a specialized training program which he hopes will help eliminate death due to lack of knowledge Says Murphy, ’Tf a farmer falls into his manure pit, do you enter the below-ground storage area after him to help him get out’’ Or do you first call a rescue squad 1 ’ If you want to commit suicide, \ mi’ll go in after him If you want to save him and yourself, you’ll call for help and then set up fans to \entilate some of the lethal tndrogen sulfide gas” A few breaths of a high concentration of the gas can kill Murphy has turned 10 years ot experience in farm safeU pmcedures into the formal ti .lining program that he is now taking on the road throughout Pennsxlvama He says he will pmvide information to fanners and, moie importantly, to {hen families, on how to be the most help at the scene of an accident Victims of farm accidents are most often discovered by a farnih member or a neighbor," he sa\s Then first few minutes of leaction ma.v make the difference betw'een life and death " This course isn’t going to get amone a Red Cross card,” Mur phy says But the “First on the scene" program can help its participants decide w'hat to do if an accident does occur, particularly one that results in entrapment in or under machinery or farm storage structures 'I just want them to be able to make rational decisions when they discover an accident give them first-aid tips and help them know what to describe on the telephone," Murphy says Farmstead hazards-tractors, animals, toxic gases and chemicals -- require a certain knowledge that "isn’t necessarily pleasant to think about,” Murphy SAVE 40% on New Replacement Belts For Farm Machines • Bale Thrower Belts *70.00 • Grove-Gehl-Int.-S.U Wagon Box Belts *l2O to *l5O Also Available Bean Picker Belts & Big Baler Belts Any flat belt can be custom made for your farm machinery (cleats installed). Belts shipped same day by UPS. For more information, write ObbOoiid Rt 16, Chaffee, New York 14030 CALL TOLL FREE: 1-800-537-3003 Phone Collect: 716-496-6025 says "So people don’t, until it’s too late " Besides the specialized hazards, the very nature of farming as an isolated occupation, usually performed alone in rural, perhaps difficult-to-rcach areas, all add up to make it number two on the nation’s top three hazardous in dustries list, Murphy says Only mining had more annual deaths last year, says the Penn State professor But miners and construction workers are working in such improved conditions that death rates in both industries have been lowered while agriculture remains a steady killer Tractors are the numbei-one Winners listed in state FFA Record Book UNIVERSITY PARK - Winners in the State FFA Record Book Contest were recently announced, following judging at the Penn State University. Below is a list of the gold medal winners in each category of competition. 1986 STATE PROJECT CONTEST WINNERS Vegetable Garden B , W ln t . } it , t n M t'Pir oi (i ne n* Poultry (Meat) Market Lambs i r ' > i [ i i n. - Sheep Breeding i» i k Beef Finishing P'* , nl_r 1 11 In 1 Dairy Heifers I. I i Horses (Pleasure) t k Small Grams Rr t ft, , IPi Mil r Swine Herd l, , t i Itr nun n t UHi ' i Field Corn (Grain) (,( iu t SIMM v Snyder Dairy Cows n i ♦ Kpi f r i enf’* Miscellaneous Plant Science Hi 11 Sllfiwt I Acl nn Four Enterprises > Rpi 11 II I I f [him H Perry ’ I>W I nr A u Srrm i p( i flitlnn Bmh ikpr - \ 1 M m Hunt/herger !)Mi[ilm T n 1,1 Spnit . t Jr Projects ’ 1 is i Ri poll Bl hi Ten Enterprises and Over t TiovMdlof Fulton ? James Skinner '■i fir Eight 4 Nine Enterprises I Rif M ('rone Montour ° Mike r m i 1 Hm hm don Seven Enterprises I I Wi 11)1(18000' Huntmßtlon > kit Sprm i it 1 Rohm Sindh Bedford 4 It It R> p( li Rim Rabbits | Mii i v Siitinii t r Ft 10 ' 0u d ‘ 1 » i PA Flower Growers Award COW MATS Use our unique methdd of install ing a one piece mat under a row of cows Prevents movement of mat and bedding from creeping underneath All "row” and' single mats are cut from heavy one inch rubber belting problem, says Murphy, followed by fatal machinery accidents, death by animals charging or trampling, drowmngs and less often, electocution, suffocation and falling at the workplace But it is the tractor that most often kills, and often takes lives in two age groups not found in mining or construction statistics, Murphy points out Not uncommon on farms are youths and older people who unfortunately bear the brunt of the fatality statistics Forty-three percent of all Pennsylvania farm accident deaths from 1980 to 1984 were almost evenly divided between kids aged 14 and under and elders State Winner t iniK f h» lin in Rriifnrri Rot inn |i Winner Wostr 11 1 i I * t W* stunt* lii rj SnutH ( enD U f i I i Reelin' ti I i tpi r U< n I nti irti loh tin i Miscellaneous 1 (Ini. ( hi in Smnoi si I 1 Greenhouse Production Record Book I Imm f h, In n Bt rMnM ip-m I I IN I Floral Design Green Book I M t ‘ill w* trn r. I mil Off Farming Agriculture Ex per tent e Under 800 hrs I (, 1- I' r V 1 If i 1 ft 1 f 1 n , Int Alin B. 11l Ti tSII U n ' Off Farming Agriculture Experience Over 800 hrs [1 l B I B It K U t I . » m I Ml - B f Swine Finishing [l, It M I m I I All Skills & Tasks Greenhouse K I h r i{ f l 1 i t (l Occupational Experience On Farm 800 hrs or less y , i h i t A-i in f i i i i ' ' I. »h. Hunu rift) in.'- Occupational Experience On Farm 801 hrs or more 1 Hi t . I > If r 1 .'iff fit I tm. A | ini i T hnm i S inflf t<. AM irn 1 Mi. n ih* U t,ir 4 Hir kslt f Ri ' k ' l Mid. Si it 11 *■ i sol ’ (. m Mifr f i let ' Mik* Mellntt I nr istm Skills i Tasks Mechanics 1 WiM iter Somer Skills & Tasks Floriculture 1 KikuM h tin i ifkiw inn i Swine Breeding 1 'mi in Hui p I rh.inon Mike Hi m / v Dairy Herd 1 lir kio M lint, T ich <1 Wildlife Conservation Chapter Award Br ockway State Winners All Gold 1 S nil Anderson Union 0 P/n*' mi Union 1 Ron ilfl f i eemei led* r t thwvest Hpi mo 1 Chr istnphei Motkn jthwp t Rpi’ion 1 Smiu i rth font- il Ret ion 1 Rich Pry Mput ifhrf nfr il Rp ( k n P* in Sh ink Aflini ith» 1 t Rpk inn Mike Sninkpi I m* i t Two Enterprises inf i m Not Sou 65 or older, he says This information gives strong support to the notion that many elderly operators are placing themselves in positions of high risk when they operate a tractor," Murphy says, blaming old age for decreasing reaction time, physical strength and eyesight The children who fall off tractors undoubtedly start out riding along for the fun of it Young children are run over by parents, grandparents and others who give in to pleas for just a little ride,'” Murphy say s That’s why farming is hazardous,” Murphy says exposes the whole famih potential situations " t Su it WMi Sn f 1 f i I' i'”' Imr isft i ' [> il. H ilmo- If h Hum 1 Woum i Ad mi ‘ in f phmf Hr Am, . B. Unit. - I t ii i I Rt r V PiuK n < I n M II m ( t nil* 1 Rr in Wr 11. c - ' Nii M i ( i h m » it hjt . ft, P M t „iK. m Ri tr* i i • I t* Five Enterprises M MM. M * I I - M l Mu < I Mi 1 M r M ' i Six Enterprises -Ii l t r I ,(,i I imfr.ii Horses (Commercial) r \ h H<-)- I i'll Computer Record Book Interstate Milk Producers Desijjner-Crafamen RICHBORO - The Penn sylvania Designer-Craftsmen will be sponsoring three craft fairs this year. Unique, one-of-a-kind, con temporary, traditional crafts in blacksmith, iron, pottery, pewter, weaving, stained glass, wood, fraktur, theorem, quilting, gold and silver jewelry, leather, can dles, batik, early American decoration, tin, macrame, toys and basketry will be available at these fairs. The first fair will be the 39th State Craft Fair, July 31 through Aug. 3 at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster. The gran daddy of Pennsylvania’s craft fairs, this event features 250 juried Hi Hi f pt Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1986-819 It is the whole family he hopes to get at his sessions Because, he sa\s, it just may be a son or daughter who ultimately saves his parent’s life, as long as he or she knows how Murphy begins offering 'First on the scene’ in March, and says he is already booked through summer He will showcase the program at the annual meeting of the Penn sylvama Agricultural Safety Council on March 25 at the Penn State Sheraton in State College Contact the council at 220 Agricultural Engineering Building, University Park, Pa 16802 for more information or a registration brochure Contest 1 1 krh ml Sppf r Huntmpflo > R< n m ‘ [)i i m l Prriv * In iu Rem In I Hi Phi H i» I( h mnn AI, r . M - 1 ) t f\ \\ i ( i i A [) \ I > I \ I set Craft Fair dates members of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, demon strations, a craft gallery exhibit and festival foods. The State Craft Festival at Tyler will be held Sept. 25 through 28 at Tyler State Park on Route 332 between Newtown and Richboro. This Fair features over 180 juried members of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. The Pennsylvania Christmas Craft Market will be held at Memorial Hall at York Fairgrounds in York. This market will feature 150 juried members of the Guild of Craftsmen, quality food and free parking. Admission to all events is $3 for adults; children 12 and under free. Farm Credit Service Award State Winner Hi mm, r Pi r . Berks Lehigh Valley r, r ,1 ) *v Ml M Bi k Butler . - I. hi, Shul* ' Mull. Headwaters i i t-n St n Lancaster i>> Fill, Mill! I it M* Meadville I - W I i. v ► f Northeastern r . „ 111 W i.l. - t Southeast , Nin M * *• i - if West Central , . I R, h ~,1 SIH i M, r York OIOANTIC SELECTION Lancoster Forming's CLASSIFIEDS