HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-03-21, Page 43rake tiOote f tractor sa e
tvlany farmers are :et ,tout to
criC on,thellawkand in their
ctor safety and Machinery main taupe.
"Tractor roRvera and tractor related
Welds accounlifor Von than one half of
Vfarrne deaths;".says tarty
n, pnblic.relations coordinator of the
rm Safty Ass�ciationof Ontario4'144',1y.
• thesnaneidents occur in early sPring.
"Too Maur farmers try to beat the gun by
ttitig the tricterput on the land before the
iil is dry," he says.',"The end result is that
ey lose time pulling the tractor out of the
Attempts to pull the tractor out of the mud
In also end in injuries and fatalities. With
lough 'pull, an improperly hitched tractor
in flip in less than two seconds.
"There's otil30ifae way to hitch a tractor
rid that's from Ole draw bar," warns Mr.
In the spring rush, many farmers also
ogled routine machinery maintenance.
iilureto keep machinery in‘good repair can
.caPts! dOwn -**,10 4 peak season and can
.41391,.,cause personal *PLY,
• •
"In the past',4olipleofraks We've become
increasingly concerned about preventative
maintenance" says Mr7 Swinn. • 'An
increasing number of farmers are trying to
get an extra year or two,, out pf their old
tractors and related equipment to avoid
buying-neW"eqiiipment. Mee models need
routine repair work or complete overhauls to
operate safely."
Mr. SWitm urges farmers to take the time
to repair old equipment before the season
begins. irder *Pars parts before they are
needed because parts for older 'tractors may
be difficult to find on short notice,. Be sure to
replace all. 4afety shields before : using the
tractor. • ...
"Safe operation of tractors and farm
equipment takes. time, but It* as, much time
as it takes„ to recover from injury or the
financial loss of down time during the
growing season."
ilia ireterinarian first
Save tirne, money and animate lives: call
veterinariaP a soon as eel**, get sick.
"k ysterinatianyitilliatelorigertoitadAhe
use of an illness, :and thus the bill will be
her, if the*Mptoina.havefeen.masked
hidden bilninecessitry drugs, which the
mer has administered; on his own; says
Walter ITely„ director of,Saskatchevvan.
ictiltiire'vlietermary services branch.
'A farmer who tries treating animals
ease by triai'ind error ,Costs himself time
money," Weir said. "The illness will
e longer, to diagnoze, and the animal Will
e longer .to ,zrespond. to . the correct
tment, and may .even,` die any time
ng, the process.''.
all a Veterinarian as spemasCdiaease is
pected. Be sure., o have a detailed and
est history pf theipatient asE welt 40114',
k or herd ready for the *et4rillatigit‘
y diteasisiiave/Sitniter symptoms, even
gh their*eatinnentS Mairherientpiletely
rent, sok,3ieterinariaps often have to
it bloOd,fitine.Or tissues to a‘dialinostle
laboratory for assistance in arriving at a
cause of the illness) and sometimes a cause
for the death, •
Diagnostic laboratories staffed by veterin-
arypathotegistiand highly trained technical
staff are capable of assisting 'practicing
veterinarians' in solving difficult cases and
,confirming a diagnosis. The facilities can
handle anything ;tram a canary to a 2,000
pound bull. • , '
However, during :the suthirier, dead
animals decompose rapidly. As a general
rule, animals dead, more than, 12 hours are
difficult to diagnose accurately.
"It is a commonly betdtteliefthat,a shot of
antibiotic will"c0IKthing; no so," Weir
• said. '-"If Sreur,:,eillres are suffering from,
.Leeccicrniai0,peuring water in their left ear
• will do..* -mach' good as giving them
• ritihrti
a..':**Ct diagnosis from your
vetetinstriali „ and save animals, and save
money, oh, treatment"'
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