t-Blocking Container Bowen and other consumer experts were preparing to observe National Poison Prevention Week, March 21-27. The theme of Poi son Prevention Week was “Child ren Act Fast.. So Do Poisons.” Medicines and household hazardous products such as clean ers, polishes and some household pesticides are among the most commonly reported substances in accidental poisoning. Bowen said young children are especially at risk. “Children under the age of five are in stages of development where they are constantly explor ing their surroundings,” she said. “It is also common for crawling, climbing and walking stages, parents and other adults should store hazardous household pro INTRODUCING CUSTOMIN™, CUSTOM BULK MINERALS IN PELLETS ■■i Now Agway makes it possible for any farm to buy custom minerals in bulk. 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Under contract execution, the prospectus should probably include the specific contract, a cer tificate of worker’s compensation, penalties for contract violations, general liability insurance, and a payment schedule. An acceptable-performance and completion bond, of 5 percent to 10 percent, is usually required within 30 days of awarding the contract. Recently, I had the chance to follow a limber sale and observe one small step in the entire process of marketing limber the limber showing. On this particular sale, the fores ter mailed 80 invitations and about ducts and medicines out of their reach. “Children can grab a product and swallow it in the short time it takes to answer a telephone call or doorbell,” Bowen warned. “In addition, many household clean ers have a pleasing smell and are packaged in bright, colorful con tainers. Children love bright items”. Since most people use hazard ous products almost daily, Bowen said it is important to take a few simple precautions to guard against accidenlial poisoning. Store hazardous products in original containers out of the reach of children. Never leave a cleaning product or other hazardous substance unat tended while using it. a dozen people showed up for the tourof the sale area. An assortment of loggers, industrial foresters, limber buyers and sawmill owners posted for the showing. After a brief introduction, the forester in charge of the sale read over the prospectus, discussed some of the specifics of the sale and answered questions. Interested bidders drove out to the proposed sale location where the forester discussed landing location, access, gravel for road building, culverts and other ero sion and sedimentation concerns. The forester then took the group into the woods and discussed the nuts and bolts of the sale; timber sale and property boundaries, cul ling requirements, buffer strips to protect stream channels, location Refer to medicines by their proper names. Never call medi cines “candy” to get children to take them. Keep tiny batteries for watches, hearing aids and other small items out of children’s reach. Bowen also said to be prepared in case accidental poisoning does occur. Keep the Poison Control Center number on or near every tele phone in the house. To find the number, look under the emergen cy number section in the tele phone directory, or call a pharma cist, hospital or physician. Keep a bottle of syrup of ipecac in the medicine chest or first aid box. Ipecac is available at pharma cies. But DO N OT USE syrup of ipecac unless instructed to do so of main haul road and major skid trails. In some cases, the forester has the main skid trail flagged before the sale; other times the logger and forester work out the details once the contract is awarded. On this particular sale, onc tcnth of the trees marked for removal had been scaled as “check-trees” and their volume was specified on an attached check tree sheet. Loggers were encouraged to estimate their volumes and com pare them to the volumes deter mined by the forester. Aftcra tourof the proposed sale, the group relumed to a roadside location for questions and last minute instructions for submitting the bids. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17, 1993-A2l by Poison Control Center personnel. “It only takes a few minutes to look around your home and take some precautions to prevent acci dental poisoning,” said Bowen. “It considerations, now you left holding the bag. Call The deadline for sealed bids with a 10 percent deposit was set for 10 business days from the showing. Of the dozen potential buyers who attended the limber showing, five submitted bids before the deadline. Two additional bids came in late and were not accepted. The bids were opened on the deadline date and, in this case, the highest bid came from a very repu table logging operator who won the sale. In most cases, the forester is not required to accept the highest bid and weighs a variety of factors before awarding the sale, includ ing the reputation of the limber harvester and ability to meet the contract specifications. could save someone’s life.” For more information on National Poison Prevention Week or preventing accidental poison ing at home, contact the local county Penn State Cooperative Extension Office. © 1993 Agway Inc In this particular sale, the win ning bid was $62,300. The next highest bid was $42,000 a dif ference of more than $20,000. Most consulting foresters charge 15 percent of the sale price. In this sale, that came to about $9,345. Without the competitive bid process, the landowner might have sold his limber for $42,000 or less. Would you spend $9,345 to make $20,300? If you arc considering selling limber, it is in your best interest to lake advantage of the competitive bid process and use the services ol a professional forester to assure wise forest stewardship of your natural resources.
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