Milford chronicle., 1962-11-02
Fence Talk BY
George Vupou

HIGH COST OF LIVING? - If
farmers today were using the prac-
tices available to them 20 years
ago, it would cost us .13 billion
dollars more a year to produce our
food and fiber. That amounts to
$2SS for each of the nations fam
lilies.
This yearly saving of 13 billion
dollars is more than twice the cost
of all agricultural research con-
Quoted in this country during the
last 100 years.
THE FIRST KENT COUNTY
CROPS SHOW on Friday has fired
local farmer interest Too, we ex-
pect the All and FLA classes for
farm youth to be well filled.
The show is to be held at the
USDA farm agency building along
the dual highway south of Dover.
The exhibits will be displayed sew
eral days and are open to the pub
lie during regular office hours.
Later, the classes are to be judged
as part of the State Crops Show
of the Delaware Crop Improvement
Association in November
Hay and silage are making farm
ers feed-quality conscious. B h
are in short supply because of the
long summer drouth.
Corn and soybeans are showing
superior quality this year even
though yields are off in many
areas. Small grains and clover
seeds also can be shown.
There is no entry fee for any
class. The rules permit Delaware
crops grown by the exhibitor to
compete for cash and ribbon
awards. Exhibits should be sub
mitted by noon Friday.
WISH MORE FARMERS would
follow the practice of George
Wicks of Smyrna to try new kinds
of plants in small way before
jumping in with both feet on a
larger scale.
| George has just harvested the
last of about six trial varieties of
potatoes. He was comparing mar
ket quality, appearance, vi d S
and resistance to scab. He also
ran some minor element fertilizer
tests against the standard grades
|. This is his way of proving to
himself the value of a new idea
More farmers could profit from it.
GUN SAFETY IMPORTANT TO
! HUNTERS - With a million men
hunting this. fall there are bound
to be some unavoidable accidents
Records show, however, that guns
placed in dangerous positions are
one of the most important causes
of accidents.
Never lean a loaded gun against
the car or on a fence. A good safety
habit is to unload the gun when
stopping for a smoke or to eat
/ lunch.
Failure to see victim in the
line of fire ranks high in causes
of hunting accidents. Hun e r $
should know where their COM
panions are in the field at all
times. Make it a practice to keep
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sary, call back and forth in heavy
cover.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM
! CORN PICKER A corn picker
and elevator may be interesting
for children to watch, but make
sure they watch from safe dis
/ tance.
Many moving gears, belts and
/ shafts can't be shielded in a pFac-
tical way. Every exposed moving
part invites injury if children are
allowed to play near machinery.
Particularly dangerous is the
practice of letting children ride
with Dad on the picker or tractor.
Running a picker and doing it
right is a full time job that leaves
no time to watch a curious young
| ster
If your children want to feel
they have part in the corn har-
vest, let them go with you when
you take the mid-morning and
mid-afternoon snack to the field
for Dad and his helpers. Watching
the corn elevator can be good en-
tertainment if it is done from a