Farm Safety OXFORD (Chester Co.) —What started out as an idea to promote farm safety at the local level has become a full day of safety events at the Oxford Greenline dealership on Limestone Road. Bill Cheek said they wanted to . ready tor the safety day program, a -jt ac . was stated'at the Oxford Greenllne dealership. Surveying the situation are, left to right, dealership staff persons, Wes McCoy, Brian StoHzfus, Bill Cheek, and Tom Gouge, and Mike Snyder, the area parts manager for Deere and Company. Purina® Assault Rat or A weapon with enough strong points YOU DON’T HAVE TO TRICK ’EM TO KILL ’EM WITH ASSAULT! Contact Your Farm Consultant For More Information 6 S. Vintage Rd. Paradise, PA 17562 (717)442-4183 (717)768-3301 Registered trademark of Ralston Purina Company Day Set At promote farm safety in an interest ing way, so they contacted area FFA groups. And five groups have responded with teams to compete in a safety contest. The event is their John Deere Safety Day to be held on November 9th starting at to destroy the enemy. Strong Points • Kills with a single day’s feeding • Unique rodenticide chemical • No bait shyness • Highly palatable formula • Economical KSS^HIS ■—Hl* j PURINA CHDWS J Oxford Greenline Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 2, 1991-Al9 ride and drive course. In addition, Stihl, a chain saw company, will sponsor a safety program and the Chester County Extension Service will be involved. At the same time, various fire companies will hold rescue schools on site, and the climax of the day will come when all the vari ous participants work on a simu lated rescue of people from an overturned tractor and skid-loader. Cheek said another part of the safety instruction will involve what family members should do if they are the first at the scene of a farm accident Often family mem bers are the first persons at an acci dent on their farm and they need to know what to do for the person in the accident. This w 10 a.m. Oxford Area, Octoraro Area, and Solanco FFA’s, and Cecil Co. Vo-Tech, and Chester Co. Vo- Tech schools plan to send teams. The contest will center on a two hour safety instruction course and a Mouse Place Pack Rt.B2 Unionville, PA 18375 (215)347-2377 ROOFS mo PAINTING ? Let Seal Crete Make Those Roofs "The Farm Painting Specialist" Since 1961 We Are JT\h The Fussy “NO JOB WE CANT HANDLE" ~ We Hove The Equipment To Do Your Job FOR THE WOOFS OF: TOBACCO SHEDS • IMPLEMENT SHEDS BARNS* CHICKEN HOUSES • Asphalt Coatmg • Colored Coating • Fibered Coating • Waterproof Coating • Aluminum Coating OUR SPECIALITIES AGRICULTURE . COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL - CHURCHES • Barn Painting • Milk House • Roof Coating • Water Proofing Silos • Stucco Farmhouses For FREE Estimate CALL X Seal Crete Inc. PAINTING & WATERPROOFING 20 Cocalico Creek Rd.. Hphrata, PA 17522 717-859-1127 called the “First Response School,” and will be held the Wed nesday evening (Nov. 6) prior to the safety day program. The John Deere Company has made farm safety a major part of their dealer instruction this year, and the event at Oxford Grcenline will serve as a model for other deal erships who want to conduct a farm safety program. “We would especially like to invite our customers and other interested persons to come to both events,” Cheek said. Art Hershey, state representa tive, will present the merit awards. The Chester Co. Farmers Associa tion has sent out mailings to announce the event For more information, contact the dealership at (215) 932-2753.
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