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XPQSITOR, SEAFORTH, (1NE., FEB. 14, T858'
Hist 'I�Igys
B D E•y
It„ 3O Di HARV
t• y HN ..,.
Nu. '` eeds
o i To otch
a nSt n }' ..
P
" itefl
v'er`e e
>� y bag of uaaniafaotur.d f ed
ld i
sq n_ Canada ears a r s a
� n :da- b eg, .tr
rues nuusibar and a list of guaran.-',
tees ot'Igertain important -nutrient,;
cone en �vern
t n s a T)oinini a
t�
Th
meat reqiiir,es:'th'is bylaw „and op-,
�� grates an inspection. service to;.en-
lure that manufacturers adhere' to
the
Uritis of their-registration,..The.
most important statement on -any
.bag, however, 'is the manufactur=
ex's. name Although this, too, IS:
Tec(iured l0'- 'lave iib•, reputable.
'manufacturer would think: of fail=
ing• to acknowledge, in fact to ad-
• vertise his .product. Whenever .you.
read themanufacturer's n'a'me on
. a bag of feed, re'niember. that- this,
is"his way of laying his, reputation
on the line'.'
,3n order to have this'.eonfidenee
in his ' products,. a manufacturer`
must be fully.infermed.:.on . the
nutrient, requirements •of the ani-
mals for which his„„feeds are in-
tended, on the relative merits of
-various 'ingredients and combina-
tions of them, on the quality Of his
raw materials andon the effici-
ency , of. his' methods -of manufac-
ture. This is no mean. task in the'
light. of constant.new, research de,v..
velopments in the fields of nutrient
requirements for • different Biasses
'of ;livestock and poultry, new raw
' materials, offeredfor use and, pa%
titularly, breeding of • animals • to
constantly higher -..Levels 'of' ' per-
. ,.foriu nee. It .is'not a task for an
a..
ateur, and so re
utable
fee
d
1.manufacturer employ highly tratn
ednutritionists_tosuPmvise their
technical opera-lien,s.
••
odeultr feeds -are formu-
._.rn.po.._.--y.
' fated -to provide in corree",tbalanee,
- about twenty `different ,nutrients,
By ,constant` reading and personal;
research, the nutritionist keeps
hiinsel!f informed of new' knowledge
regardingthe "requirements •""for•
these, as Well l a fo
r sev-
eral
additives and • medications.
•y
emfe vitble•, -
?'tles a mals she
es' either, ''"the ' ure-
�aaiiy •, sourC , ith iia, P e
state or cottam ' insome:teed an
gredieots, •:. Most modern- pont-fy.
.
"feeds contain twenty-five or m4re
ingredients.-- �
-The stile'. tion f combinations .of-
P g.
ingredients -for -feeds is not. a gate
for=all,tim : pr position,..:;Cests •of
:ingredients are,. constantly chi ag-.
• D11...JOM>\T: D. HARVEY' :',
Mg,: and d uSually a des;redNu
tri n
t
balanea.maY,be athieved sev,
eral -ways 71fence;:-the-initritienjst
:
works • with „one 'eye .on the cost;
sheet .:0ving --fitst ,de i
ded� what
bb-Slahace etnutrients-he-Wants-in -a-
feed; 'he- then sets about 'selecting,'
that, • combination''c of ingredients:.:
which provfdes the -balance' at the
lowest possible,- Cost. With. •chang-`
Congratulations •' to
,. O.�'
P N QTCH... FEED
F
Seaforth
IT WAS A PLE4SUEE TO. PROVIDE'
-, :--�"��,+'F'�T ANTS t;!PT'i „FT • T�';4 �tT7 Tf' A rj'-��-�-_-.-
DURST
SEAFORTI
'rogr
ing,markets -for ingredients,„ these
selections
u
in st under o constant
b
s..
reviaon
Cattle -fee s -are, considerably less'
•co
nPlex thh.P
gtt
ltry feeds,
the variety o# useful ingredients-ISt•
miicli, wider, :so that the • task .of
formulating them is ,'no ,less, 'coin
lic-ate . "
neve" an h
.Tlxezte X` is : ,y s ortage „o#`
work •to keep • the nutritionist :busy,;.:
.Feed' "and: Disease '.Service
With"- his • re utatiob.; • at stake -in
ari"'age of• ra lid •technical advancer;
,
high production ancf.-:specialization,
the feed mantifacturer • cannot of .
ford• to' lose. interest in' his products
after '.they .are sold His :welf•are'
i•
s closely tied up with :that of his
custo?ners. Like the Antornobale-
nianufacturer, be mtist-provide • op=
rating .'and maintenance •:instruc-
tions`'and service facilities to has
cost - 9-60s. .:He differs, from the,
automobile•manufacturer however;
n t1 at. much of vi
his serce is not
on:. 'his products but::`on the live-
stock- consuniiiig them
Every manufactured feed°is •care
fully • d'esigned, ;to do= a certain job.
To do' this -•-job :effectively; •it: Mist
be used correctly. -When.'•formu
latinga feed,; the nutritionist' has
in mind -that it will be fed•, in•cer'
tain quantities .to. a certain class
of livestock at certain ages, ,• The.
feed ;manufacturer.- must see .•to it
that .this • information goes .forward.
to -the":.purchaser • in•,: the", foriii of
feeding reeo. n;inendations. • This is
clone ,by. distributing "printed:. re,
conxmendatmons and,,.,liest, iaf':,all, by
MAii-taining a' staff, :trained to ad-
vise .the purchaser.-
This •same `staff 'are,
eellent.' osi ion to give advic' o
t.
advice -on.
P g
manz:gementi probleam and7to;' car..
culate-;news 'of. new researchde-
VelopMents in management:.':. ands
feeding: They- are=': -tile "maiiufacr.
tur_er's .first line of defence against
complaitits•: :due , to misuse,, of a •pia,
W'Vhile: a feed manufacturer tdoes
no eXpect faults to develop iiahhis
products,• as does, the-• automobile
Mann:fa'cturer, he knows .that dos
eaaes, both-infeetrve and nutrifien
a1 ocelli all •too easily ib the: •con-
sti*ne>ws`,o# is ptoduets: These are
damaging to,botlet/Stonieret/Stonier and
the silanufactu •erithe whose interests
are.closely inter related
H& -therefore makes: ',available to
his customers•;; the. 'services of .a
•
rain
staff : t' e
d :to give advice on
management. -.and -to ;detect,.; shag-
nose •and• prescribe=to-=the eom-
inoner--diseases "Where- problems
arise That ar'e'"beyond-, the "resourc-"
es oflias• staff, he•provides facih
ties HfOr.4eferring these problems,
to veterinary,• `goverminental : and
other specialized services that are
better`::' equipped to handle them
The ;feed • industr r has ,come a
long way since the- ,days:: -of -the
small: -independent local grist`'mill
To properly •'serve. •a-: livestock in-
dustry that, has• become • More, and
more. technical= and more. highly ef-
ficient, it„has had • to .vastly 7im=
prevents standards of :technical ex-
cellence•and.expand its services:to.
ifs customers:•, 'The :success- of a
feed. 'enterprise is
vitallyireliant upon•, the success of
the livestock' feeders it selves: It
must be assured that its products
are of top quality in : a field of
constantly expanding research,•and
knowledge,. -and that its customers
aro.piovided..with the: servfces'.;,nec--
essaryto einsure.sricegasIh opera-
tionsdn,which•`the risk of acciden
tai White through disease o>rpoor;
ly informedanagernent is higher
than iii any• other -•industry
The freshman was describing the,
wonderful show that the band put
on. between.halves of the football
"And the baton," he said,, 'was
twirled: by Betty Jane with both
ends aflame!'"
.CONG,RAI l-LAT!�
and .'REST Vlt`i
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TO
LIMIT
On Thr dein
BULK :FEED. �•:
. N01DLiNG � INSTALLATIOW
Giving_ the Area ' Farmers 'All
Of the Advantages of "Bulk Feeding
FEEL? 'CONVEYING EQUIPMENT
.,TOronto - Chathan
b PorIund Ste
TORONTO
innipeg
UNITEt
Cc lgrary
l one
EMpir- 6-3945
(IIy. BRUCB-MacMILLAN Ma
ager ••Tgpnatth 1+eeds Limited)
deliveryand s' .,
:TheUse o£ t-iTk fe'
b ..,ed
started sta in Wo ld Wa . If '
dais x _ r with
g
large ul' e '
e tr overs-theP!"'
a r m Pa
Ci
Po Y g,G
Cos a
fit a t yaa?e,;a ,,who insisted ,the.
the bags m.;;which their feed :had
been.deiivexed`;previotisly, be elim
into to ,' la
d ,save labor, Alin
a a hon osis
handling c_
and bag: charge costs .:The deliv-
erv'of'-fe s i 1`llk,
ed n b f •."h
stria . a¢
spread in ar i a ee
r V d r s
ui o� s
P Y g' g t of
Other. parts'. -of the ,United States'
and: .Canada ; For - several years
:after: -World' War IT, '`delivery-
.bulk form was •limited, to,those:fe '
large users of feed Who could; jest
ify a large investment in reeciv
big and ;storage bins.., Now, .how
ever, 'm'ulti-compartinent bulk de-
livery'trucks and .farm feed bins
of many :Sizes permit,'almost,'cany
s ze` feeder to, insist ;that ,.his 'feed
be delivered• in. bulk foram;, or in the
case of,;'farniers�'in ;the,`Seaforth.
district,' if they have their` own
trucks, they; are ,able to ,drive, into:
th:e:.Topnoteh 11 ill an&'either -take
their bulk requirements :in bulk in
thin own trucks"` er b'ag off •the
bulk feed and 'thereby. 'receive ;the.
bulk. prices:
Most Commodities in Bulk
,41
Man
electricity' does the hard work. It
might be. well to• •mention at this
time, that bins of all .sizes, ;xegarth
less of, the material,. used, to make
e bins that are- l sed
..the a if n
P
and "half' out” of`'a feeding build,
in are not satisfaet
:'' BeC'ause
.g o
Y
df the. ;difference in'temperature`
between ' th inside of -a building
_ .rag'
and' the ";outside ',of the .tank, a
tvhexe the .feed
his6:
and
aIf out o th
h e buildin
# ca`
g
.densation and sweating inside the:
tank become a ;Major prob'lerti,' Tt
is best to "fie the.. tank
either eorn ietely •outside the build:;
W. ing or completely ng i e the liu-itcl' ell ` m to thi to m s conciensatign;•
•and sweati ol?lemn `which causes:
•much da;riage each-year,'in in'stal:•
lations'Where..tanks are 'designed:'
it .arilas_wayY•
Seimiriary
1"he Canadian, „farmer- and feeder'
is `caught 'in the squeeze 'between.
rising..costs atad "toaver return..He '
must do' everything in hi"s'`power
to make his -profit iargin as strong
and_healthy as -possible, sit is im
pons ble for. him to reduce the ac
htal"•cost of this,;;feed unless -ire:
tampers with the""' qUality of tLhe`
product: Basic' ingredients , •and.;
materials which' go. anto''the formu-:
lation anal manufacture of feed;
cost; just so; Mitch money; -there is,
little, or- nothing be. -can do to re-'
duce, the cost of-.tlie product' itself,'
ess
as mentioned bove, ''he
were r to accept' poor , quality ,feed
sva 'cwt wouIcl ,not. -.coiivert ' to `-meat
Cement; fertilizer, -flour, milk,
COO and . most other commodities,
and products .of such' nature, .size
and, volume that lend themselves
to, bulk,'.handling; • have. =on ••.• the.
whole:be'en converted to: bulk hand-
ling.. The .formula 'feed industry
has taken: many. "Years to swing ?ta
'bulk • delivery of 'feeds for= the fol
,lowing .reasons: The most im for
;tent ,of ;whieh•:has been .the hesa,-
tahy of feed•mannfacturers to: lose
theirl brand ;identity,. when. feeds
Are,. handled ,And: delivered in,lsulk.
f:rm t o a h :cost of'. r v' ..
o, t .,� h - h,g P o ;ding
f'e'eds in bulk feria . at' tie. mill, or.
manufactuing.'plant; the
-highh cost
of:installing bulk"tanks.
at: the deal
er a-nd-f'ed'erleuel. .•
However, experience has. shown
that a: progressive dealer can;:cap-
italize upon; bulk':'feed, 'enlarge his
tonnage• movementand;•thus 'as-
sure himself of r:an „even: healthier.
position -MAO.' distribution pattern
of:formula feeds:;. He does this- by
providing;:, economical and effica
entervice to hascustonters=to
whom he; resells,, the feed and • by
reducing •;,lams.' handling' and • ware
,housing :costs *cl passing cin .the
savings•, to the 'feeder. "It, is 'Jere -
east' by.`fded industry'•leaders: that
mo tfo mula feed to feeders r
s of an
y•
size will•bein bulkfor•m. within the,
next few ;years.
Who' Should Have Milk Feed
Any' feeder .who uses -ten tons'of
feed •during any: given;- calendar
year should insist that his feed.be
in. bulk form' Discounts for '.,the
(,elimination of '
hags. , range froiri
$3 00 to - 704 per ton;:• -depending
iron ttte';localaty'; and the lyne ;of
feed Thxs_cjiscount varies with tb-
price of :jute and paper 'bags Itis
obvious •thata'feeder.who receives
$5:00-per..ton,diseount and who;us,
es fen .tons • of feed per year would
thus,,save..$511.00: on ,bis` feed ,bill:
This saving would amortize the'eost
of astorage'.bin over.artWo or :three.
:year: period,- to say nothing . of - the
sayings 'in backaches,: spoilage by
rodents,' spillage: when handled.='by:
ppaper bags,,,arid' all . of the 'other.
benefits `4that . come to the feeder
who has •bulk :feed.
= A turkeygrower, feeding ,15,1100
turkeys; using a .complete feed for
his birds :through:their entire grown
ing period,•will. use 750 tons bfleed
to put the bird5'tq market. Tt sr
'easy.'to; tie "how •a
per' ton discount: in feed, >Kould'_bee
a most, .attractive onus to say
nothing .. of the savings ` in labor,
etc Actually, it'sa•great'deaLof
work to haul;;' handle, warehouse','
open, dtiinp, eihipty and adispose-of.
bags. '
lr E�etoie;. the oily alternative is•
to _educe ;s-econllary costssuch as;.
bags :•.that•;the feed has come in,
e ht
labor, of hai,dling bags of, feed, rode :dama e. which am lint t it g.t o s om
lions of; dollars-
sllpaillr a'g.P
erwhVeich
r .-iisn'•tCan-
men
a -men -'
when:•' bagged "feed handled
and: sack., are split, open.;,•�Phese:'
secondary:.'costs'_can'. and -do spell'
the difference ; between profit and..
loss:,;of 'an 'operation, The'progres
sive farmer: today will look at 'his
feeding •'program wand insist. that'
he handle his feed,:int bulk and that
he be `given •the savings ':and the=
•advantages.• and •;lowerhandling
costs and elimination of'bag charg-.
es v high °are so faii,por-tent to
-eve�=a11-operatioris..-.0-faru ang7be=-
conies less of an, occupation or way
of Iife, and .`more of' a business
elation, tile: size :of flocks',••herds,.
'the` feeding;"oper-ations on: -a whole,..
will :increase Tt ,then,'beconies
en more im o tant.that labor :and
handling be,reduced to a minimum`
and.that 'all phases of than opera;;
.tion- be 'streamlifiedaiitT7e genses'.
cut` to provide the,?greatest profit,•
over cost..
It 'as estimated that 76 per cent
t.ic.Canadiati honi'r s are, equipped;
with • telephones, • 96 Per cent with
radip and. 63
per dent with tele=
vision.
agf- fOrmerly used •fo. pa'ckage;;the
angratulations to
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•ELEVI IO ,• anAPPLIA
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one
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PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTE
or TOPNOTCH FEEDS , LIMITED
designed and - installed by
Bag Savings incidental
Most feeders insist upon bulk de
livery of', their feeds, in order 'to-
save the -paper and lute.,;bag: vhxrg :
esdalone. However, the:realization.
soonr dawns uppn _thenA that_ he
most. important •sav tgs° cofhe
through; the elitnmatian 1sf . labor
and .the.; original bag savings'" lte-..
comes secondary,or.inciden`ial •-TTs
wally a large feediajg,operation'can
eliminate;half or more ;of. the -labor°
required; with bags'when, feeds are"
in, bulk, with, pquiphient using cheap: '
and plentifol'eleetricity rather ,than.
expensive', and tle'nianding irtuseles.., .
Bulk rif'.feeds i
k 'hs not nec
essarily limited to only' large,° feed
ers, however, as as,:farnkcrs:and•feeik
kers of almost any:siie, can likewise
benefit when they go en :the bit*:
route. •
triloadnptg :Systems
;Many types of unloading systems
hoe
ve been devised to remove feeds:;
and }ngredient§ from hoppere I bit:
tom tanks Probably the most ef•
-
fect Ire and' simple syatein is -,the
gravity ,flow type;. In •this tyPe:,of:
tank, • lie'.,Iaopper . nitast b high en
ough , off .the ground., to ' permit
carts, wagons, wheelbarrows, and
other types of .equipment to 'rub
underneath the • discharge -slide
valve. Other bin -designs with an
offset hopper permit the feed to
b°e 'fecl'• straight • t+ogh the wall:
Of a poultry house dr other tylaetlf
building, :although the •. tank is lo-.
dated outside and :the material is
thus- spouted th ough the wall--inte
a - :conveyor system located witiiir
the -building itself Some •"hint" are.
placed. -°directly over automatic'
feeders and the., operator • tnereiy
pulls the slide waive and lets the
feed flOW- into tire' bin ` over the
automatirr' equipment : as regttire'.d
to replenish, that •removed by' the
ineehargeal equipment; Auger' sy5
terns Which., remove the material
from a: boot un4erneath'the• Iain, 6r
anger tkatama.. incorporated directa'
.1P -Into the tank; have proved least
costly and probably the most effi'cf ,
e'nt system for autornaticalhy reg
moving 'the• pfroduct' fsm the -Tbiu
and putting it `where it is to. be
itsed, ltelatwVelY small horsepciwer
in required.' for this type of system
and •:-cheap- ant easily; availa1x18
ENGINEERING W MANUFACTURE .4 - .. INSTALLATI
111
.Jarvis ::Street
TORONTO, ONTARIO
E 2
1118
CALGARY` HALIFAX MONTREAL -. SAINT JOH
VANCOUVER :WINNIPEG`
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