The Rural Voice, 1985-07, Page 38The Foodland
Stewardship
Centre
Londesboro
Phone 519-523-4597
The Stewardship Centre has
been set up in Londesboro to
demonstrate means by which
farmers can conserve their soil
for future generations. Among
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are:
Interlocking Concrete Blocks to make
low level crossings and line erosion•
control spillways.
Erosion control pads of special value in
reducing the velocity of water exiting
from round culverts.
Filter fabric for stabilizing soil under
stone riprap and a wide range of other
conditions.
Plastic catch.basins.
Nose pump by which cattle can pump
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36 THE RURAL VOICE
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
Preserve tissues
for reattachment
It is rather gruesome to think about
searching for a severed hand or a
missing limb at an accident site.
However, recovery of amputated
tissue is extremely important.
Modern surgical techniques have
made it possible to restore badly
mangled tissue and reattach limbs.
Once the severed body part has
been located, it is very important to
preserve it as well as possible to in-
crease the probability of successful
reattachment. The accompanying il-
lustrations depict the proper method
of caring for amputated tissue.
— An excerpt from FarmSafe May/June
1985, a publication of Ontario's Farm Safety
Association.
Rinse the tissue with a saline (salt) solution.
tion of their children. But I have
seldom if ever heard parents express
concern about their children's safety
around the farm. Unfortunately, I
have talked to parents after a farm
accident occurs.
Discussion of potential farm ac-
cidents doesn't appear to be a high
priority within the farm community.
Why? Maybe it's because we're
afraid to think about what might hap-
pen. During the last decade, 84
children under the age of 15 died in
farm -related accidents in Ontario.
Isn't that reason enough for concern?
I have a crooked finger myself
from an episode when I incorrectly
hooked up an implement to the trac-
Wrap the body parts) in a clean, saline -
moistened towel.
Place the towel in a clean plastic bag. then
seal the bag.
Admittedly, this is a grim picture.
But with the rate of farm accidents
today, looking at this diagram could
help you save someone's limb.
I generally like to devote my mon-
thly column to a humourous look at
agricultural reporting, but recently I
have been touched by the abundance
of farm accidents and injuries. Just
recently another man died in a silo
and several rescue workers were in-
jured while trying to save him.
Unfortunately, accidents are
something most people don't like to
talk or think about. I've recently
heard and read a great deal about
missing children. Last week alone,
several parents expressed their con-
cern to me about the possible abduc-
Cool the tissue package on ice for transport
to the hospital.
tor hitch. Many young people carry
scars from childhood mishaps into
adulthood, and that's bound to hap-
pen. You can't watch children every
second and prevent them from gain-
ing a few bumps and bruises along the
way. But we can talk about safety
with the whole family in the hope of
preventing a more serious accident.
When I was a youngster on my
parents' farm, I was around the
machinery as much as most young
boys are today. I especially enjoyed
wheat harvest and liked to sit in the
wagons full of freshly harvested
grain. Statistics show that wheat -
harvest season is a risky time for ac-
cidents involving both children and
busy parents. It takes only two or