Damaged Produce Warnings on Fruit and Vegetables
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1977
Page
6
National Farm Safety Week Proclaimed by Carter
President Jimmy Carter proclaims July 25 through 31 as National Farm Safety Week with the theme Safety Is A Good Investment. The observance marks the 34th year to honor farm safety amid high costs from accidents, injuries, and deaths in agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jimmy Carter
National Safety Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Carter
Grain Tour Set at Howe Farm Returns Highlights
The Joe King farm in Howe will host a sorghum variety tour next Monday at 7 p.m. on the south side of the King farm. Five top yielding varieties from 1976, plus new ones, join the display alongside a 26 entry corn variety demonstration to test performance under gray weather. County agent Stanley F. Oakley notes corn’s higher price makes sorghum less favored, with events organized by the Grayson County Field Crops Committee as educational activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe King
Howe
King Farm
Stanley F. Oakley
Grayson County
Field Crops Committee
Safety tips and honors from Oklahoma State and OSU expo
The article lists 14 safety suggestions from the National Safety Council on tractor operation, including keeping the tractor in good condition, using guards, no riders, low drawbar, front end weight, situational awareness, temper control, speed by hazard, engine off for adjustments, safe driving, dismount brakes set, no young operators, protective cab or roll bar, and limiting use to rated capacity. It also notes Oklahoma State University as the only university to win the grand championship steer award in three breeds Angus Hereford and Shorthorn at the International Livestock Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Oklahoma State University
Handling Big Round Bales Hazardous to Farmers
A Texas farmer was injured when a large round bale rolled from a front-end loader onto him. A Kentucky farmer died in a similar incident. Bales weigh 800 to 1500 pounds. Extra cases include an arm amputation during cleaning a clogged intake and a bystander killed when gates lowered. Preventive steps urge rear-mounted bale transport, low loads, slow speeds, rear ballast, keeping shields, and shutting off power before servicing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Kentucky
Fire danger warning for Texas rangeland travelers
Agriculture Commissioner Reagan V. Brown warns that extremely dry rangeland conditions across the state make summer travel and camping risky. Carelessness with cigarettes matches and unattended campfires could ignit e costly, dangerous range fires and turn vast rangeland into wasteland in minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Agriculture
Reagan V. Brown
Brown
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