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The Huron Expositor, 1973-07-19, Page 12X 'IPPON OcP9SITOR, SEAPPRTH .w.rw.a►a.•••. t,. ••••••••• 4, I MASSEY-FERGUSON SALES & SERVICE Repairs to all makes 6f tractors • phone 527-1590 United Dairy Prodecer's Cc operative Fewer1 / farmers 'of more z.• 1 risk sibly News of thironv''-iew \s. The Song services conducted by the Christian Womens Chill have been cancelled for July a d August. Well over one kindred resIden s gathered onahe lawn, as well 'as many others who wer able to take advantage Of the music from the west side of the building on Monday afternoon to enjoy another /concert by the Band. The resi- dents are enjoying these concerts very ,much and are looking forward to• these programs each week. During the, afternoon those having birt¢days this week were honoured with special mention to al er Kingawell whoa will be 95' on July 14th. • The "Huronia Singers" a mixed, chorus from Exeter and the surrounding area provided the program for FaMily Night. This group of • 35 singers did an excellent job of blending their voices to bring out the, best of harmony in some of the old tunes: The director of the chOrus, Mrs. McAffrey, introduced the number§ and also took some solo parts with. Mrs. Wlldfong as pianist for the evening. Mr. Clarence Smith expressed the appreciation of the residenta for one of the most enjoyable musical programs. Yet at "Family Night". It is a fact that the farm and rural population 91 Canada is declin ing. It's also a fact, that the accidental death rate on Cana- dian ' farms remains 20 Percent , higher' than the national average. Farm. Safety Week, July 2$ to 31, sponsored by the Canada Safety Council in co-operation with the Canada Department of Agriculture, points up these facts and •streases the need for increased attention to safety in the farm environment. The Canada Safety Council makes available, through provincial safety councils, booklets, pamph- letsand ledflets giving advice on how farm accidents .can avoided. •. an one year, farm accidents take the lives of approximately machinery, are involved in 7$ percent of the fatal machinery accidents and more than half of ,these are overturn accidents. Since tractor ciVerturns are frequent, a .greater use of over- head protective frames (roll- bars) and crush-ratistant cabs Is needed on farm tractors. Other. farm Machinee com- • .monly involved in fatal accidents are conibineS, balers, corn Pickers, forage harvesters, grain augers and spreaders. Failure to keep guards and shielding In place or at- 'tempting to . service, equipment while . it is still running areamong the moll common causes alarm machinery accidents. Safety guards are:there to be Used, To Ignore them Is to run•the high f. a very serious, and posy; of farm machinerymachinery accidents 'II atal, accident. lack the physical capacity, the still human error - Ignorance of, C experience, or the judgement, or failure to follow, safe operat-fLk Wren add young people 'who 'shouldtractor tractors t b ande allowed farm t machinery, operate ing practices, per 100,000 farmers have doubled The farm machineryfaWitiei WS' a distressing • fact that the most common 'piece of fa in the last decade.. Tractors, youngsters in the undern10 age rm _community haveibeen touched on group account for 10 percent of here. • No mention has been made the farm machinery deaths and ' of the care needed in the handling another IS percent involve the and storing of fuels, oils; greases 10-19 age group. , ',) and agricultural ghg m ic al s , nor Farm machines are meant ba be working tools and not used or the potential dangers to be for joy rides. Don't allow Oil- met and overcome within the farm Oil-home' itself, nor. of the care and dren or even adults to ride as. passengers. Falling off moving courtesy/ needed when driving equipment is another common , tractors, farm machinery or the .family car on the highway or on 4 Only a few of the 4rany hazards' rural roads., 'Nearly 30 percent' farm accident, to be faced in the farin and rural residents, occur off the farm. ' of the accidents involving rural 1,400 Canadian farm, and rural, what this means is that all '. 1,600 farm people. . farming indlistry, must accept directly 'tsr indirectly with the Canadians, whether engaged residents,• injure. another 25,000., and perm,aneatly disable some - a their responsibility to help g ' weed Farming today - is largely a out • farm hazards". The mechanized operation and while intolerably high accident rate mechanization has helped to bring among c an a d a 's-sakral population about increased agricultural pro- must be reduced. The Canada ductivity and made' life, a little Safety Council 's Farm ' Safety easier for the farmer, it also Week is a reminder that we must has creased the hazards'on and all "pitch in" if we are to. 'about th farm:. There are in- achieve this aim. It will, take. herent hazards. in all types of a concerted effort but, it can be machinery but the biggest cause done. Accidental death rate is 20% higher on farm Alr Safety First Last ... Always . Harvests a Lifetime of ,Benefits To cultivate life's best from your farm, and to keep it a showplace of efficient productivity, you owe it to yourfmily and yourself to see. that l of you practice satind skfety Its. Observe these mires, and you will surely profit. • J Cleanup, fix up buildings, equipment carefIll' handling livestock. Um extra caution , when working with electricity,, chemicals. Stay safe . . . and live. 'must function smoothly 'and ' ac- cording to plan in order to be successful.' Accidents can dis- rupt- the best plane, deplete .pro- fits and in many instances deprive farmers of their livelihood. To ' guard against such costly and crippling losses, the farmer must ' incorporate safety w into his management planning. He must "manage to' prevent accidents" 'by impressing on his. family and. employees the necessity of work- ing safely. while perform ing the ir daily tasks. Accidents take the lives of • some 1,400 Canadian farm and rural residents, injure ap- proximately 26,000 and permanently disable 1,500 an- nually. The accidental death rate on the farm is ' estimated to be 20 .percent higher than the national average. While the petite- centage of Canadians engaged in farming ' has' declined, the nuMbers of farm accidents have increased. Farming continues^to have the 'th4'rd highest accident frequency, exceeded by the m.ina ing and-conetruchloa 1 ndhastrlq-10 Studies indicate that 12 percerit of accidents involving rural residents happen on the farm or, In'the farm bome, and 28 percent, off the fartn. On the farm '45 percent occur in 'the :farm yard, 28 percent in the field and 27 percent in and around the hOme. Off the farm 42 per- cent of the accidepts occur on main 'highways, 30 percent on Secondary roadsa and 28 percent elsewhere. Farm mechanization has Made a' positive contribution ,to human welfare. It has reduced the time and effor2 reqbired for' many farm operations and played a major role in" increasing farm productivity, yet has brought with it hazards that have obviously been overlooked or disregarded The total operation of a farm ' by many farmers. Four-fifths of all farm machinery accidents involve the tractor _and of these more, than .1111 wefe tractor up- sets. Other farm machinery most commonly involved in'fatal' accidents are combines, balers, corn pickers, forage harvesters • • and spreaders. • The principal types of farin machinery accidents involve the. victim being ,caught In the machines or ' being crushed. 'Causes in many instances can be traced to guards and shielding being left off, servicing -under power and 'falls from moving equipment. „ The most distressing fact is' that 10 -perceritpf farm machinery deaths occur:, in the under 10'- • age-group. An additional 16s percent involved the 10-19 age- group, all of whom were killed in overturns or crushed. Young- sters who, lack the physical ability, experience and judgement should not be permitted to operate.a tractors and farm Machinery. The pradtice of allowing *children .' or even adults to 'ride as passengers on tractors 4 , 4 farm equipnient should 'not -be permitted. lia; • ' The extensive 'use ,of petro- leum products in farming, necessitates 'the proper and safe handling of these commodities. • Far too often accidents occur through lack of knowledge .and • carelessnesS in the handling and storage of 'petroleum products and in refueling equipment. 44 • In the home the major types of accidents are falls, fire, poisoning and suffotation. A'neat orderly farm home is a safer place to live. The responsibility of pre- venting accidents on the farin and in the rural community rests with all persons engaged, directly arid indirectly with the farming indus- - try. Remember, it is up to you - weed out farm hazards! • The Following Local Firms Spo4sor This Message in the 'Interest Of Canadian Farm Safety Week I) Army worm now threatens Huron INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED . General Insuranc Seaforth Farmers Co-operative TEXACO CANADA LTD BALL - MACAULAY LTD: LUMBER and BUILDERS' SUPPLIES — FARM' BUILDINGS • EVERYTHING FOR THE FARMER Phone .527-0770 Seaforth • • ROBERT E DINSMORE, CONSIGNEE , Distributors of Quality Petroleum Products to the Farm Trade Phone 527-141 Seaforth VINCENT FARM EQUIPMENT Nil McGAVIN FARM EQUIPMENT "Huron County's Leading Farm Equipment Depor.! (Formerly John Bach's) NEW HOLLAND — NEW IDEA — NUFFIELD-- GEORGE 4 WHITE Phone 527-0245 — Walton,,Ontario Armyworm , populations are usually kept at a low level by- parasites and• predators, but every so many years, when con- ditions are particularly valour ditions are particularly favour- able for their development, they exceed their natural enemies and become an ecoeomic , problem. 'The last major outbreak occurred in 1964 and a minor one dev- eloped in 1972. As of the week ending July llth, 1973 there have, been two fields, reported in the area whefe the level of irmyworm has war- ranted Spraying for control according to Pat Lynch, Soils and Crops Specialist for Perth and Huron. There-rare at least a dozen more grain fields where armyworm has been locitede The mature larva is about 1 1/2 inches long, nearly hair- less, dark green or brown in colour and feeds mostly at night or on cool days on eats, corn, barley, quack grass and foxtail, in that order. In this'area they been located in barley fields. feed,. on the awns and tne remove the heads. In barley fields they can be detected by awnless heads and 'or abirley heads lying on the ground. In the daytime they remain' on the ground. A's the grain crop matures, they will migrate to the corn field. Gen- erally they do not feed on beans or alfalfa. While at.the present time there is not reason for alarm, grain and , corn -fields should be watched, according to Mr. Lynch. If army worms are located in a field, it 'does not mean that spraying is warranted; however, -if here are 5 or 6 per square foot, Ation should be taken. Sevin and malathl on are recommended as insectic es. Two other insecticides are also recom- mended; methoxychlor and para- thion. However, these latter two sprays are more dangerous to the operator than the' first two.. If assistance is required in assessing armyworm infestation. farmers are urged to call the nearest offibe of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. . LOBB and SONS Case --"DairidilroWn Authorized gales 'and Service Phone 482-3409 CANADIAN TIRE STORE Seaforth HEADQUARTERS FOR FARM NEEDS Phone 527-1350 • • "