HomeMy WebLinkAboutFarming '88, 1988-03-30, Page 37FARMING ’88, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1988. PAGE 13.
Ambulance crew's
actions praised
This entry in the 1988 Huron County Farm and Home Safety Association farm safety poster competition by
Scott Rin tout of RR 2, Lucknow, illustrates the dangers of working with large round bales.
Continued from page 12
tried to get more comfortable by
using his elbows to try to take some
of the weight off his hips, but such
an overwhelming pain tore
through his body that he could only
gasp, and then remembers feeling
the terror of what the pain would be
like when he did have to move.
But the ambulance attendants
cut his coat away, then immobiliz
ed his spine with heavy splints, and
with the help of several neighbours
lifted him straight up until his legs
cleared the tractor fenders, and on
to the stretcher, with virtually no
increase in discomfort. He could
have wept with relief.
At Wingham and District Hospi
tal, he was allowed some slight
painkiller as x-rays were taken, but
with doctors fearful of massive
internal injuries and knowing of
the need for further tests, the dose
was too small to bring much relief.
Neil began to go into shock, and
was rushed to University Hospital
in London.
The x-rays showed that two
vertebrae in Neil’s lower back had
been fractured, one of them
smashed into three pieces. It was
the sharp edges of these that had
likely caused such agonizing pain
as he had moved on the tractor, and
that had damaged the spinal cord
to cause the loss of feeling and
mobility in his legs and feet, the
legacy he now must live with.
Because of the appearance of
blood in both his lungs and urine,
the neurologist was fearful of
internal damage; but what showed
up after a battery of tests was fairly
minor, and finally, at 11:30 p.m.,
Neil was given Demarol and was
finally free of pain.
The next few days are a little
foggy in his memory because of the
Continued on page 14
Study shows little
change in
custom rates
Rates charged by custom farm
work operators in 1987 have
remained almost unchanged com
pared to 1986 according to a study
released by the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
The study, “A Survey of Custom
Farmwork Rates in Ontario,
1987,” shows there has been
almost no variation in rates in
recentyears, mainly because of
stable energy costs and low grain
prices.
The survey is conducted each fall
to provide a guide for custom
operators and farmers using cus
tom services.
The study is based on informa
tion provided voluntarily by cus
tom operators across Ontario on
variety of services, schedule of
rates charged, and equipment and
labor provided.
The guide is not intended as a
source of recommendations nor
does it make any recommendations
about operators or services listed.
Custom framework services are
used by farmers who do not want to
buy specialized equipment but
want the work done with the safe
efficiency. Moldboard plowing and
combining corn are operations
frequently performed by custom
farmwork services.
Although most custom opera
tors in Ontario perform their
services without any type of
written agreement, the study
suggests the terms of arrangement
should be written if disputes are to
be avoided.
This publication is now available
at any office of the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food or at the
Consumer Information Centre,
OMAF, Legislative buildings,
Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2B2 (416)
965-1421.
BOARS & GILTS
Low Backfat & Age
PUREBRED LANDRACE AND YORKSHIRE
Don Henrtj and Fhmili]
[Herd Health -Classified Good by OMAF]
R.R. 1, Bluevale, Ontario
NOG 1 GO Phone 519-335-3240
GO LOOK AT YOUR
T.V. ANTENNA
NOW!If it’s been ravaged
by the winter or is
beginning to show its age
Call Bowes Electronic in Blyth
for Spring Repairs &
Replacements
1)0 IT NOW
WHILE WE
HAVE THE
TIME ...
owes Electronic
Shop
Hamilton St., Blyth
Tel. 523-4412
Open Mon. - Fri. 1-7, Sat. 10-3
NOW
With Petro-Canada’s
1988 Spring Lube
Booking Program
Come in to see me about our full
range of top quality lubricants today.
Book between April 1st. and May 31st.
and you’ll qualify for terrific savings.
Howard Bernard Fuels
Brussels -- 887-6377