HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-07-20, Page 15Make every week
farm safety time
Even though Farm Safety
Week is- officially marked
only from July 25 to 31 this
year, Agriculture Canada
says every week should be a
safe one on the farm.
The adage, ‘familiarity
breeds contempt’, often is
painfully and sometimes
fatally proven on the farm.
That reliable piece of
equipment-if used with
contempt for its recom
mended opera ting
procedures--can injure,
maim and kill.
Farm equipment can be
dangerous and a careful
operator pays close attention
to his machines watching out
for hazards such as the
following;
- the pinch point between
the arms of. a hydraulic
loader;
-the ends of rotating
shafts, particularly splined
shafts; ’
-mower knife blades;
-moving belts on such
equipment as combines or
corn pickers;
-fly wheels in motion after
a machine has stopped;
-rotary mowers which may
throw up stones
debris;
-compressed
which could be
released;
■electrical appliances,
or other
springs
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tools or equipment which
must be properly grounded.
Farmers should never try
to unplug machinery while it
is still running.
Farm accidents need not
happen if farmers follow
some safety rules. The first
is to follow the standard
operating procedures for any
piece of equipment, whether
it is a chain saw or a com
bine. Read and understand
the operator’s manual before
using the equipment.
Secondly the equipment
must be maintained in a safe
condition. And safety
devices must be kept in
place. A spacious service
shop that is well-equipped is
a must if a farmer is to keep
his machinery in good
repair. Proper maintenance
should help avoid repairs in
the field under rush con
ditions. If a farmer lacks the
skills to do major main
tenance, his shop and its
equipment should be kept
within his capabilities. And
he should keep the shop in
good repair; otherwise it
becomes a hazard, too.
Tractor accidents are
generally caused by inat
tention of the operator. This
may be inattention to the
ground conditions, speed,
type of attached equipment
or to the standard rule that
tractors are not passenger
vehicles.
Even when equipment is
operated properly such
factors as weather, fatigue,
noise and equipment
vibration can contribute to
hazardous conditions in the
workplace.
Personal safety equipment
is available and reduces or
eliminates injuries. Hard
hats, safety goggles, safety
masks, gloves and work
boots provide protection.
However, they must be
worn-a pair of safety
goggles slung around the
neck may look rakish but
gives no protection.
The success of Farm
Safety Week is up to the
individual farmer. By ap
plying the Latin motto
‘Tuum Est’-its up to you--
Canadian farmers can make
every week a Farm Safety
Week.
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Former Ontario agriculture minister, William Stewart, and Bill
T-A photo
NEW BARLEY VARIETY
Dimmick of Farm and Country look at a new barley variety at the Stewart Seeds research
farm media day. About 60 reporters from across southwestern Ontario attended the event.
Middlesex project starts
John DePutter, secretary
of the Middlesex County
Farm and Home Safety
Council, has announced a
project sponsored by his
group tnat will alert farmers
to the hazards of silage and
manure gases.
Funded by a Young
Canada Works grant and
Jones speaks at Stewart day Times-Advocate, July 20, 1978 Page 15
Could cut food imports
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Bull testing space
said still available
Beef producers know the
benefits of performance
testing. The Record of
Performance Bull Testing
program has become so
popular producers are ad
vised to register now for fall
tests.
< Bob Murray, beef
specialist for the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food, expects the fall tests to
fill up very quickly this year.
The Ministry-sponsored
program has space for 200 to
220 bulls for the fall tests
beginning in November. This
test is open to bulls born in
April and May, 1978.
Mr. Murray says the
program is advantageous to
commercial beef producers
because it can pick out bulls
which have the ability to
gain most quickly.
Although producers must
consider a variety of traits
when selecting a bull for
breeding purposes, the ROP
program tests only for rate
of gain.
Bulls come into the test
stations at Kemptville, New
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At the beginning of the 140-
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from 450 to 650 pounds, he
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several times during the test
and at the end to determine
the daily rate of gain.
Costs to the producers for
the program is 22 cents per
day and 40 cents per pound of
gain.
To register for the ROP
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donations from agribusiness,
the Middlesex effort will
involve the posting of
warning signs near silos and
liquid manure storage
throughout the County.
“The aluminum signs
warn of the hazards of these
gases and specify the critical
period of danger for silage
gas,’’ explains Marlene
Boland, supervisor for the
project.
A recent University of
Guelph graduate, Ms. Boland
‘is one of four Middlesex
County students hired for the
sign-posting effort. The
others are Mary Bertens,
Nancy Filson and Lori Robb.
It is anticipated that at
least 2,000 signs will be
required to post all silos and
liquid manure storages in
Middlesex.
We hope to have the
County covered by Sep
tember 1,” adds Ms. Boland.
“If we haven’t been to a
particular farm by mid
August, I would suggest that
the farmer call us in London
a (519) 472-0558 to be sure
that his facilities are posted
with the
signs.”
Ontario is importing food
worth $375 million that could,
and should be grown here,
the director of research for
Ciba-Geigy seeds said
Friday.
George Jones told about 70
reporters and government
officials at the new Stewart
Seeds research farm east of
Ailsa Craig that the
agriculture base in Ontario
should be expanded.
“There is no earthly
reason it can’t be expanded.
We have some silly things
going on with farm land but,
by and large, we have more
good productive land now
then we had years ago,” he
said.
Improvements in crops
will be made by plant
breeders such as those who
work on the Ailsa Craig
research farm, Jones said.
He called genetic
engineering a “classic hoax”
which would not contribute
anything for at least 25
years.
Jones criticized govern
ment regulations which slow
down the marketing of new
seed strains. He pointed to a
new type of barley developed
at Ailsa Craig which is
superior to anything being
grown now, but won’t be
licensed for another year
because of government
regulations.
The 190 acre farm north of
Highway 7 replaces the test
plot lands on the farm of
John Stewart, the founder of
Stewart Seeds. The farm is
designed for demonstration
plots, multiplication of
seeds, and research.
Stewart Seeds was pur
chased two years ago by the
international corporation ’
Ciba-Geigy Seeds Ltd. The
company with its head of
fices in Switzerland also
markets seeds in Canada
under the branch name of
Funks.
Gordon Bennett, who
retired this year as deputy
minister of agriculture for
Ontario, was honored by the
company during its open
house and barbecue for the
media. Bennett was an
agriculture representative in
Huron and Middlesex
Counties for eight years
before going to Toronto.
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HONOR GORD BENNETT — Stewart Seeds honored former
deputy minister of agriculture Gordon Bennett at their special
open house for the media. Bennett was an agriculture
representative in Huron and Middlesex Counties for eight
years before he went to Toronto. T-A photo
Former Huron rep
studies family farm
Agriculture and Food
Minister Bill Newman has
announced the appointment
of R. Gordon Bennett to
conduct a study into the
future of the family farm.
Mr. Bennett, former
Huron agriculture rep. who
retired last May as Ontario’s
deputy minister of
agriculture and food, will
inquire especially into the
opinions held by farmers and
their families about
futures.
In announcing Mr.
nett’s appointment,
Newman said:
“The family farm has been
fundamental to our way of
life for nearly 200 years. It is
our oldest and most efficient
economic and social in
stitution. In our constant
efforts to improve our
programs for agriculture in
Ontario, it is essential that
we understand the farmers’ ,
their
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point of view and understand
what changing social and
economic conditions mean to
them as individuals and as
businessmen. It is one thing
to know what the facts are; it
is another to know how the
people affected by those
facts perceive them.”
The minister also said he
was pleased that'a man of
Gordon Bennett’s calibre
was available to conduct this
study. “With his 35 years’
experience in the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food, Mr.
Bennett has an unparalleled
knowledge of agriculture in
Ontario,” Mr.Newmansaid.
The study will begin this
summer.
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unite for picnic
The 39th Annual Thomson
Reunion was held at the
Lions Park Mitchell, Sunday
with 40 attending. The 40th
Reunion next year will be
held at the home of Bert and
Audrey Vorstenbosch,
Mitchell with the following
executive; President - Cecil
Pepper, Vice President -
Gwen O’Rourke, Secretary-
Treas“urer - Mary Thomson,
Sports Committee - Ken and
Pat Britton, and Brenda and
Joyce Pepper, Lunch - Alex
and Hanna Miller.
Following a sumptuous
dinner sports and games,
created many laughs.
Members of the family from,
Stratford, Mitchell, Exeter,
Hensall, Kippen, Dublin and
Seaforth attended the
reunion,
Strange insects or plant
diseases no longer need
remain mysterious. A new
Pest Diagnostic and
Advisory Clinic is now
operating at the University
of Guelph with funds
provided by the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food.
This central clinic
promptly answers queries
from homeowners, hor
ticulturists and farmers.
Experts in the Department
of Environmental Biology
identify pests, weeds and
plant diseases, and suggest
the most effective and up-to-
date means of control.
Dr. F.L. McEwen,
chairman of the Department
of Environmental Biology,
says most specimens are
identified by sight, but in
some cases there is no
alternative but to wait for an
insect to develop into
another stage that is more
easily recognized. To
identify some plant diseases,
extra time is needed to
culture pathogens, the
microorganisms affecting
community of specialists is
ideal when diagnosis is
'difficult.
Specimens sent for
diagnosis should be typical
of the problem found in field
or garden.
Insects can be sent in pill
bottles. For safe shipment,
diseased leaves and weeds
are best packaged in a
plastic bag or placed bet
ween wax paper sheets
before being enclosed in a
sturdy carton.
Fruits such as apples and
tomatoes, wrapped with
newspaper or toweling to
prevent bruising, travel well
in a mailing tube or carton.
Care should be taken not to
add moisture as this in
creases the chance of rapid
decay en route.
Mailing stresses the need
for as much information as
possible about the specimen.
Circumstances including soil
type, description of the plant
site, the area affected, and
details of insecticide or
fungicide use are helpful.
Specimens should be sent
or delivered to the Pest
Diagnostic and Advisory
Clinic, Room B 14, Graham
Hall, Department of
Environmental Biology,
University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1.
Telephone requests should
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Wheat, oats, barley or quackgrass.
What are you
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QUACKGRASS THIS FALL, FOR A
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But treat before the
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Properly
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' m’-'
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Since Woundup has no re
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wheat, oats or barley next spring -
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What’s more,
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