HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-10-13, Page 24.. .,,:....;_..._:< CLINTON - Grower Pesticide
Safety Courses will be offered
throughout Huron County again
•this winter. There will be an "early
bird" course offered on Wednes-
day, December 1 at 8:45 a.m. at
the Ontario Ministry of Agricul„
titre -and Food office in Clinton.
No other course dates hest been
set; however, more courses'will'be
offered throughout the county dur-
ing January, •Fcbmary -and Match
of 1994.
1f you need a new safety certifi-
cate or a renewal, -call the Clinton
Office if you would like to register
for •the December 1 course. The
course fee is S40 and advance reg-
istration is -required. Present legis-
lation requires that one person per
farm unit must be -certified where a
farmer uses Schedule 1, 2 and 5
pesticides. Most herbicides, fungi-
cides and insecticides -that farmers
use are included in these sched-
ules. Everyone must become re-
cerufie.d within five years of lttitial
conifiication. This involves attend-
ing a course and successfully com-
pleting an exam.
if you wish to brush up on your
math calculations in preparation
for writing the test, pre -workbooks
. and a video we available front the
Ontario-MinisCr y of -Agriculture.
anddPood office in Clinton
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'Tv many children hurt in farm acciderilis
Doth I protest too much!
Not long ago, this corner de-
plored the number of accidents on
the tams, especially the accidents --
and some of the fatalities -- involy-
ing children. Too many of them, 1
suggested. Farming, I said, has be-
come one of the most dangerous
jobs in the country, more dangerous
than lumbering which ased to be in
second place, and almost as danger-
ous as mining which holds the top
spot for injuries and fatalities.
1 was a working rcportercovcring
the rural beat for many ytrs. The
accidents involving children areal -
ways hardest to take.
But, there it •was, just.last month
• in the favoritefamily journal, the
daily newspaper we get: Tractor
Runs Over Girl. A 14-year-old4irl
was in:stable condition in a:Hamil-
ton hospital aftertrying to jump off
her father's -tractor. Provincial po-
lice believe -her dress_may have
caught the tractor's.gear shift caus-
ing the machine to move forward.
The rear wheelsan over-hertdrso.
She suffered apelvic injury plus
internal injuries.
From 1977 to 1992, 112:children
under 15 died of work-related •inci-
dents on Ontario farms. About hall
of these victims were less than five
years old.
A safety -conscious farmer has to
ask the obvious question: What
were 112 children underage 15 do-
ing on moving tractors?
Those awful stats don't say any-
thing about the hundreds of other
injuries affecting children on -the
farm. 1 know, I know. the plowing -
- the haying, the harvesting, the
• seeding, whatever -- hawto be done
and there just is not anyone around
to mind the kids. You know kids.
They'll wander. They'll experiment.
They'll' tryanything.
But how often do we have to re-
minded that tractors are built for
oneperson'?-Extra "riders". are a no -
no. Giving kids a "ride" on the trac-
tor is just too dangerous. They ran
fall undcr-a wheel :soquicklythat it
is impossible to stop in time and if
you're towingany-kinds of equip-
ment, the danger is compounded.
I: saw the remains of a man who
went through a corn binder many
years ago and it was not a pretty
sight.
It is difficult to ignore the pleas
of a youngster who wants to rideon
daddy'ssractor or a roinmy'saractor
but all. farmers must learn not to do
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it. Kids -learn by example. If you
take all the safety precautions, your
children will do the samething. If
you work safely, so will your chil-
dren.
I never ceased to be amazed at
how quickly accidents happen. One
moment, everything is fine. In the
next fraction of a second, disaster
strikes.
A year ago, 1 was cutting an
eight -by -four sheet of plywood on
my -table saw. The plywood sheets
were too big to handle with the
blade guard on. 1 took it off, a fool-
ish move. i have two mutilated:fin-
gers on my left and -as evidence.
Many years ago 1 •was'spreading
manure. My son-in-law was using a
porthole digger. He was wearing a
tattered old cardigan sweater. The
PTO also liked the sweater. Fortu-
nately, it was an old garment. It
wastom to -pieces without dragging
my son=in-law. around in circles.
I was not 10 feet away but, by -the.
time I jumped'off the' tractor to
when I -reached him,:thesweater
was torn off his torso and -ravelled
around the -PTO: From'thastime un-
til now, I have never operated a
powertakeoff without the guard in
place.
And neitherhasmy son-in-law.
ging
1993s corn
arid
soybean
varieties
CLINTON - It's the bottom of
the ninth inning and uncle score
the "big haws" in corn and soy-
bean .varietit�s..Each year produces
itss-share :of-ouisranding--players.
but the only way we can.know for
sure who they are is to score each
vanety.
The Huron and Perth Soil :and
.Crop .improvement Associations
will again be collecting variety
plot yield:data to score varieties.
The Association has anew com-
puter program to :summarize. yield
moisture, .standability data .and
also ifihe .plot was no -till or con-
ventional. The summary 'report
will be .available . at the .annual
meeting. The more games (loca-
tions) in .which a variety was tried,
the better your chances of picking
a .super .star for p ' Ung - in future
years. You can Ip score ibis
year's winners sending:in your
variety :plot results. Deadline is
November 19.
In past years, seed corn dealers
have been very co-operative in
sending in trial results. Remember
to include the township in which
the plot was grown, and if the plot
was no -till. Send the trials to. Har-
riet ShiUingaw, RR 1, L.ondesboro
NOM 2H0 or to the Clinton or
Stratford OMAF office. The 'Hu-
ron Soil and Crop annual meeting
is on Thursday, November 25 in
Brussels.
Brian Hall
Fang Management Specialists
for Huron County
WE ARE READY
TO RECEIVE YOUR
1993 CORN
AND SOYBEANS
Hill and HiN Farms Ltd.
,if White Wintr Wheat i in
.,,e,yoL pians we have:
Cert. Harms (bagged or bulk)
Please contact Pete Rowntree or 8ev$1Ul
at 233.3218 or 233.7808
for your fall seed needs
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