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Farm Safety Rules

To Follow Haying

And Silo Filling

Common sense can prevent .many haying accidents. 'Pie widespread use of balers and field choppers mates safe practices a ‘must” say the Virginia Rural Safety Council. Nationwide statistics, according to the Council, indicate that the harvest of hay claims more lives than the harvest of any other crop. Balers, field choppers, and mowing machines are frequently involved.

For safer haying, the Council offers these suggestions:

Shut off the power before cleaning, oiling, or adjusting any power driven machine.

Keep the power take-off and all other safety shields in place. They were put there to protect you.

Do not permit unnecessary pas sengers on loaded hay wagons. Falls from wagons, mowers, silos, and stacks are far too frequent.

Pitchforks must always be han died with caution.

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