Fire Company Farm Rescue Seminar Held
A volunteer lire compeny safety and rescue eeminar was held last week at Enfield
Equipment, Oxford. In many farm accidents, rescue workers do not know about how
farm machinery works. So the volunteers are hampered in their efforts to free a far
mers hand or leg.
Working with Enfield Equipment, fourty-five members from five fire companies
learned about on/off controls, fuel systems, and hydralics. Simulated accidents were
posed with a dummy, and the participants had to rescue the dummy from under a
combine head by Jacking up the whole machine; remove a hand from the bale knotter,
and dismantle the com head to free a simulated trapped farmer’s leg. The fire compa
nies that participated were: West Grove, Oxford, Cochranville. Unionville, and
Wakefield.
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available to dairy farmers. With the Herd Builder calf and heifer program we are raising
better replacements that grow faster and healthier. With the Catapult Dry and Fresh Cow
program our cows start out the lactation better and peak higher. On test day, there have
been several cows over 130 lbs. and this happens to some cows 3or 4 months in a row.
Last August I had 10 cows out of 39 over 100 lbs. for the tester and another 5 over 90 lbs.
Much better than I expected in the heat.”
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Farmers Hold Pitts Rally
CHRISTIANA (Lancaster Co.)
—About 50 leaden in the agricul
tural community announced today
that they ate supporting Joe Pitts
in his candidacy for US Congress.
The supporters announced their
formation of the “Farmers for Joe
Pitts” coalition at a tally held at
the Ed and Arlene Hamish Farm,
Georgetown Road. Christiana.
They will be advising Pitts on
agricultural policy. State Rep
resentative An Hershey (R-13) of
Lancaster and Chester counties
was named Chairman of the
organization.
Pennsylvania Secretary of
Agriculture Charles Brosius, a
resident of the 16th District and a
farmer, was also on hand to sup
port Pitts. “Joe has always been a
strong advocate for farmers and
agriculture,” Brosius said. "He has
held a substantial level of respon
sibility in Harrisburg, and used it
wisely. He will be an even stron
ger voice for agriculture in
Washington.”
“Joe Pitts is a great friend to far
mers,”sid Hershey. “Encroaching
development and skyrocketing
real estate taxes are threatening
At farmers rally are from left, Joe Pitts, candidate, U.S.
Congress; Art Hershey, (R-13), representative, Lancaster,
Chester Counties; Arlene and Ed Harnish, farmers who
hosted the meeting; and Charles Brosiuse, State Ag
secretary.
ADC Is the Place To Be
Quality milk and support of its members - the outstanding
benefits that Levi and LuAnn Ransom refer to - are among the
strengths of the premier dairy cooperative in the region.
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative has a 78-year history of excellent
service to its members. Financially strong, ADC guarantees a market
for all member milk and excels in maximizing returns. ADC is a
leader in providing equity payments, quality bonuses and over-order
premiums to members.
Nearly 4,000 dairy farmers agree that "ADC is the Place to Be."
For free information on how you can secure the future of your
dairy farm operation, write or call:
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
1225 Industrial Highway
Southampton, PA 18966
1-800-645-MILK
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13, 19M-A29
the family farm. A changed lax
structure and a roll-back of over
reaching government regulations
are both needed, and Joe Pitts is
the man to get the job done.”
“The tax burden is a tremend
ous problem,“said Pitts. “We need
to eliminate the inheritance tax on
the family farm and drastically
reduce the capital gains tax as
well. Real estate tax reform is
equally important on the state
level. We should consider a shift
to an income tax.”
“The regulatory situation is also
a major problem,” Pitts continued.
“We should require a cost-benefit
analysis on all current and prop
osed agricultural regulations.
Some regulations are needed, but
common sense needs to be
employed before we tell farmers
what they can and can’t do.”
Before we tell a farmer that he
can’t use partof his land because
it’s a ’wetland,’ we should have to
demonstrate actual environmental
impact,” he said. “This land
belongs to the Burner, not Uncle
Sam, and the government
shouldn’t be telling him how to
use it”
“It’s great to be part of the team at
ADC that produces a quality
product and stands by its farmers."
—Levi & LuAnn Ransom
Nicholson, PA
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