Master Gardeners Set Workshops NEWARK, DE. Delaware master gardeners have lined up a variety of courses for their spring workshop series. Each session will include handouts, slide prog rams, hands-on exercises and indi vidual instruction. All workshops will be held at the University of Delaware Fischer Greenhouse on the grounds of the College of Agricultural Sciences. The college is located on South College Avenue across from the Chrysler plant. An introduction to organic gar dening is scheduled for Monday, April 19, 7 to 9 p.m.. Room 103 Fischer Greenhouse. Fee is $lO. Composting from kitchen and yard wastes will be covered on Monday, April 26, 7 to 9 p.m., Room 103 Fischer Greenhouse. Farm Drainage & Soil Conservation... We Are Fully Equipped To Install Tile With Laser Beam Control Improved Land Use and Efficiency Better Soil Conservation Deeper Root Development Increased Crop Yield Longer Growing Seasons Improved Plant Quality Better Livestock Farming COCALICO EQUIP. CO. WWW FARM DRAINAGE & EXCAVATING \ ICA / 323 REINHOLDS RD., DENVER, PA 17517 PH.215-267-3808 \ / 717-738-3794 V 1 STOLTZFUS SPREADERS P.O. Box 527 Morgan Way Morgantown, PA 19543 (215) 286-5146 Fee is $lO. Ornamental grasses is the topic on Tuesday, May 4, 7 to 9 p.m.. Room 103 Fischer Greenhouse. Fee is $lO. Meadow gardens, their installa tion and maintenance will be taught on Wednesday, May 5,7 to 9 p.m,. Room 103 Fischer Green house. Fee is $lO. The final workshop is a walking tour of the perennial garden out side of the greenhouse on Satur day, May 15, from 10 a.m. to noon. This workshop is free to anyone registered in one of the other workshops. Others may attend for a $5 fee. To request a registration form or for further information, call the New Castle County Cooperative Extension office at 831-2506. That's Us! Dozers, Pans And Excavators To Handle Any Excavating Jobs, Such As Terraces, Waterways, Diversions, Ponds, Etc. iroteci mdmg 'uch as melons, pumpkins and squash. Any crop where dense ir crop height is a problem. .iver you need to apply insecticides or fungicides, you cannot beat irformance [or price!) of the Jgtao 600. Call or write today for iformation on the Super JATAQ BCD Air Blast Sprayer. Sprays 120 Ft. Swath 160 Gallon Polyethylene Tank Mechanical Agitation Low Maintenance Centrifugal Pump Spray Volume 3 to 25 Gallons per acre Air Volume 5300 Cu. Ft. per minute Independent Hydraulic System for Direction Control Agrotec Tractor Certification TOWANDA (Bradford Co.) Farmers who expect to hire' any one under 16 years of age to work on a farm should be aware of the Child Labor requirements in Agri culture under the Fair Labor Stan dards Act. Under Child Labor pro visions of the Act, it is unlawful for an employer to hire anyone under 16 years of age to operate a tractor of over 20 P.T.O. horse power, or connecting or discon necting an implement or any of its parts to or from such a tractor. Also, illegal according to the reg ulation would be the operating or assisting to operate most tractor powered or self-powered equip ment. Some livestock, lumbering, storage and pesticide work is clas sified hazardous and illegal. Youth employed by parent or guardian are exempt. Some may question the legal importance of the training, since We Specialize In Soil Conservation And Land Improvement Work We’re Equipped With; Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17, 1993-BIS there haven’t been any court cases in Pennsylvania. However, if a serious accident involving an uncertified youth occurs, the resulting investigations could be very uncomfortable for the employer. Fines to an employer may be $l,OOO first ofense, and more than $lO,OOO or up to six months imprisonment or both for a second offense. Youth 14 and 15 years of age may be legally hired if they become certified through a tractor certification program. The certification indicates that the bearer has completed safety instructions and is not an opera tors license. A certification program will be available from 7:00-9:00 p.m. May 17, at the Bradford County Extension Office at 701 South Fourth Street, Towanda. If a youth 14 or 15 years of age plans to work on a farm this sum mer or if a farmer plans to hire a person of this age, they may become certified by completing this course. There will be four evening sessions starting at 7:00 Who Will Make Decisions If You LEESPORT (Berks Co.) Advance directives, more com monly known as “living wills” will be the topic of a Penn State Cooperative Extension seminar conducted by Russ Powell, exten sion agent business management, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on April 29 at the Ag Center. The seminar will cover the purpose and execution of a living will, your rights, the Commonwealth’s obligations, revocation proce dures, and other considerations. Advances in medical care have HIGH-TENSILE FENCING and HARDWARE WELDING-STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL & ALUMINUM WELDING SUPPLIES KENDALL OILS & LUBRICANTS , “ Kendall fel ST ' r l LUBRICANTS Program p.m. on May 17, 19, 24, and 26th and a morning session starting at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, May 29 (or by arrangement) during which a driv ing test will be given. Youth 13 years of age will be accepted but will not receive their certification until their 14th birthday. The certification course is organized and sponsored by Penn State Bradford County Coopera tive Extension and the Wyalusing Valley Area School Districtk. Contact Tonft Maloney at the Extension Office (265-2896) or Morris Otten at Wyalusing High School (746-1218) for more details if needed. Registration is necessary and should be made by May 7 either by telephone or writ ing to Thomas Maloney, PO Box 69, Extension Service, Towanda, PA 18848. , Even if a youth works on the family farm during the summer, the safety training offered by this course is invaluable. There will be a charge of S 5 to cover the cost of study materials. Can’t? made it possible for doctors to keep patients alive for months or even years by artificial means. However, this prolonged life may be accompanied by pain and suf fering for you and your family, and bills that could bankrupt you and/or your family. Now you can decide what measures you want to have taken before such a decision must be made. This seminar is free, but pre registration is necessary. Contact the Berks County Extension office at (215) 378-1327 to register. WE MANUFACTURE HIGH PRESSURE WASHERS Portable or Stationary Detergents or Soap Fluid Injection Available We Also Manufacture Coal Fired Hot Water Supply Broilers! 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