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H | j I HAPPENINGS
Saddlebusters 4-H Club
For the last two months, the
Saddlebusters 4-H Club has been
busy. The club held its monthly
meeting at the Bald Eagle Grange
on Monday, April 19 at 7 p.m.
The club learned about at the
Leadership Workshop held by
County Council. Upcoming dates
the club is concerned with are
May 30- Annette Fry’s trail ride;
June 1- identification sheets due to
ihc extension office; June 11-
workshop at the Lazy-E, Warriors
Mark; June 18 and 19- overnight
workshop at the Lazy-E, Warriors
Mark; and July 30- district horse
show.
The club discussed Earth Day,
and decided to participate in
“Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.”
The club committed itself to a
morning of picking trash on May
8. Thirteen members took part in
the environmental activity.
On May 17, the club met at the
Bald Eagle Grange. The upcom
ing calendar of events were dis
cussed. New business included the
decision to purchase T-shirts.
Anyone interested should contact
Heidi Harpster (814) 632-5925.
The club also needs members to
work in the concession stand, at
roundup. If you are available, con
tact Alisa Lang at (814) 632-8604.
The meeting ended with the
reminder that project books must
be completed by June 11.
If you are interested in joining
4-H, we encourage you to do so. If
you have any questions, contact
the extension office at (814)
643-1660.
, .. _ . ... $975 to plan and conduct a swine
Indana County 4-H and pojk awareness program for
Three Indiana County 4-H £ in four
clubs have been named recipients nca tistncts. Club members wiU
of grants from the National 4-H develop a curriculum to teach stu-
Council. The Indiana County dents about pork as a food, how
Clubs are the only groups from sw ine grow, parts of a hog, and
Pennsylvania to receive funding. materia i s produced from swine.
The Marion Center Handy Hel- leaders are Frank and Sue
pers Sewing Club won a $l,OOO Glass and Pete and Jeremy Cattau.
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grant from the Metropolitan Life
Foundation for a “Youth in
Action/Community Service Grant
Promotion.” This grant requires
the club youth leadership to pro
vide the idea and major planning
for the community service
program.
Club President Jessica Griffith
coordinated the grant with assis
tance from leaders Leanne Grif
fith, Anne Shannon, and Sandy
McFarland. Club members plan to
make handmade clothing and toys
to donate to two local hospitals.
The club will invite and organize
other groups in this effort. Thirty
eight grants from $lOO to $l,OOO
were .awarded to clubs from 30
states.
The Sugar & Spice 4-H Club
has received a grant from the Dr.
Scholl Foundation in the “Hand
icapped Youth Initiatives Grants.”
Awards were given to 14 groups
from 11 states. The Indiana Coun
ty Club received $3OO to assist in
providing 4-H programming to SO
handicapped youth that attend
Camp Sunrise. Club members will
provide workshops in such areas
as nutrition, crafts, and plant sci
ence. They will also plan and
organize several holiday activities
for the campers. Club leaders are
Sue Glass and Laurie Zack.
The Gordon 4-H Club will con
duct pork promotion activities
with a grant received from Bob
Evans Farms, Inc. and Owens
Country Sausage. Pork promotion
grants from $5OO to $3,000 were
awarded to 10 groups in nine
states.
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Filling A Silo Is Dangerous Job
Few farm operations are as
dangerous as filling a silo. This
complex task combines raising
heavy equipment and woiking in
close quarters with powered
machinery, loud noise and deadly
silo gases.
It sounds like a potential disas
ter, but knowing how to handle
these hazards will let you fill your
silo safely.
Preparation for silo filling
includes raising the unloader to
the top of the structure. Do this on
a calm, dry day to reduce the risk
of slips and falls. Make sure all
cables, wires, pulleys and connec
tions are anchored and working
properly before you start.
One person at ground level
should raise the unloader. Another
person should watch from the
blower pipe platform, signaling if
problems arise. Never enter the
silo while the unloader is being
raised or try to crawl out onto it
after it is suspended. An unloader
can easily crush you if it falls.
Moving machine parts pose the
greatest risk during silo rilling.
Both self-unloading forage
wagons and silo blowers are oper
ated by power takeoff (PTO)
shafts that often aren’t properly
guarded.
A PTO rotates at 9 or 16 times
per second at full speed. No one
can react fast enough to puli away
once caught in the revolving shaft.
Stepping over PTO shafts makes
accidents much more likely. Walk
around tractors and wagons
instead.
Unloading wagons have a com
bination of moving aprons, bea
ten, conveyors or augen and an
assortment of chains and sprock
ets. To prevent getting snagged
keep all protective machinery
shields in place, wear comfortabk
but close-fitting clothing and keep
long hair tied up or under a hat
Never enter a self-unloading
wagon or reach into an unloading
chute to speed the unloading rate
while the machine is running. If it
gets clogged, disengage the PTO
and stop the tractor. PTO’s can
accidently slip into gear, so
always stop the engine. Keep the
unloading wagon’s emergency
shut-off device in good working
condition. It could save your life.
As forage moves from the
wagon into the silo blower hopper,
it’s carried by an auger or convey
or to the blower fan, which forces
it into the silo. Silo blower opera
tors need to watch out for the PTO
shaft, the exposed conveyor or
auger and the blower fan blades.
Blower accidents are most like
ly when the machine plugs up. If
this happens, don’t climb onto the
hopper or try to force forage into
the blower blades. Turn off the
blower, cut the power and make
sure the fan blades have stopped
turning before you try to clear the
machine.
Also be sure to securely fasten
the silo blower to the tractor draw
bar. Otherwise, the PTO could
separate or vibrations could make
the blower pipe fall.
Machinery is not the only dan
ger associated with silo rilling.
Silo gases can cause unconscious
ness, injury and even death, espe
cially in the first 48 to 60 hours
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after filling. If you must enter the
silo during this tiipe, wear a self
contained breathing apparatus. If
you don’t have one, stay out of the
silo.
Dangerous levels of silo gas
may persist for two to three weeks
after filling. Before entering with
out a self-contained breathing
apparatus, use the blower to venti
late the silo. Open all doors, run
the blower fan for 20 minutes and
leave it running while you’re in
the silo. Enter only after you have
put on a respirator for toxic dust
and have a second person standing
by to assist in an emergency.
Silo blowers, unloading wagons
and the tractors that power them
are loud enough to cause noise
induced hearing loss. When all of
these machines are operated
together, the hazard increases.
Workers should wear hearing
protection.
Children often think silo-filling
time is fun, without knowing the
danger. They may want to climb
on wagons and tractors or help.
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