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ITO& SEAFORTK ON AUG. 23, 1973 Alfalfa silag
Dail"' fart _Men should 'con-
sider using alMlia silage instead
of hay to provide their cattle
with protein vital to milk pro-
duction, says Dr. J. R. Lessard
of Agriculture Canada's Animal
Research I
have
nst itUteT *,
shown milk
pro-
duction levels are about the same
when cattle are fed alfalfajhay,
silage or pellets.
ggilly must be Cut and left in
the field to dry. If it happens
to rain while the hay is drying,
'valuable 'nutrients are lOst and
the protein content "drops sob-
stantlaillt," 'he says..
Formic acid 'is effective in
preserving silage. First used in ,
Norway in the early 1960's, it
begairtor be used in North Amer-. •
ica Jater in the decade a's tests t
showed %its effectiveness in
silage.. '
"Formic,,,acid is used at the
rate of eight pounds per ton.
Silage protein • content • can
range hetren 16 and,
cent while hay in 'Ontario, for,
example averages about 11 per
cent," Dr. Lessard says.
The treatment* is' economical
if a farmer is growing a high
quality "crop. Formic acid
sells at about 20 cents per pound.'
Compared ' to soybean and other
protein supplements, alfalfa
silage treated with formic acid Tons ot,„feed and concentrate sit in the storage area at
the new Mitchell Mobil0 Feed Mill. Grand opening of the
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mild takes place Saturday afternoon.
Keep kids k off farm machines
-Through' the mill's front ;door
offices. Ed. and Jean Doimage
is Mitchell Mobile Feed services
plan , to sell horse equipment in,the store
Limited's retail store and
area of their new mill. Congratulations
n
to
itchell . .Mobille-FOeck:SeiVICe . Ltd.
on completion • o
their
New Mill
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We are proud to be a part of this new. venture.
We supplied building materials for the new mil).
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Fred Hudie Limited
Clinton' - Ontario
Aro
482-6655
gives milk
s an econOrnice.1 source ' of
protein.
Milk production remains
abent the same whets-dairy cattle
are fed alfalfa hay, silafe or
pellets. Tests showed -animals
ows goo
.46,.8 pounds of milk per y_,
on silage producred an aver of
44,6 pounds' on hay and .5
pounds on pellets. -
" "The pelletalacreased milk
volume but we foinnd the 'fat,
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CONGRATULATIONS
to'•
Mitchell Mobile Feeds
on the completion of
their
NEW MILL
We are proud to have had a
part in the construction of this
fine Anew,
ALOWY -BROS- .
Construition •
ublin
. Farm machines are not play-
toys. They're the machines of a
ompetitive and demanding bus-
inessa As a business, agriculture
also requiret alert and exper-
ienced workers. Keep your child-,
i‘en• out of harm's way -, observe
a "No Riders" -policy.
Seeds of the future may
have Astieloating
have shown complete intolerance,
to the Winterizing process, since
emergence has been nil. Soy-
beans and sunflowers have show "
'a slight survival ability,• about
10 percent or less.
Dr. Baldwin adds that if the °
process is ever readily available,
it' could prove to be a boon for
farmers in Ontario. -"In areas
where cultivation of winter crops
is presently impossible or where.
excess moisture delays planting,
crop's could be planted in the fall
to take advantage Of better condi=`'
,
.
lions," he suggests. '
Safety comes from Man's,
master, of his environment and
of himself; . It' is won by Indi,
vidual effOrt and group co-oper-
ation. It can be achieved only by
infOrmed, alert, skillful people
who respect themselves and have
a regard for the welfare of others. .
• Too many vacation drivers
are.. in , too' 'big a hurry to get
Wheit'tif#1-fretitiirtireeiffebirP':"
froirwhere,itheYAvebeen:
take chances.
41, of.
Nearly 20 percent of all farm
accidents involve persons under.
19 years of age. "Many of these'
accidents involve small children
who provide no phYsical input into
the farm 'operation, but are just
along as' passengers", says Don
Brown, coordinator of. Public Re-
lations with the Farm Safety,
Association. "Children should
not be allowed on farm
'machinery, particularly when the
machine is in Operation.'"
You may think your reactions
are quick, but accidents happen in
much less tune than you realize,
says Mr. Brown. It takes -only
seconds for your. child to fall
• under'a wagon or into the pathof
a mower or baler, inuch less time
than it takes you to stop' the'
• machinery. By the time you stop,
it could be too late."
Point 'out the dangers of rid-
dog to your children and refuse
them. Keep them off-moving or
operating machine*.
- Safe driving
practices
IF your brakes aren't working
right when you first apply them
in the morning, they may have
"morning sickness." If it takes
longer-than usual lo stop,. if your
brakes grab or the car pulls to
one side, if braking action is er-
ratic, then overnight dew or ex-
tremely humid air may be af-
fecting your brakes.- The cure
is easy. Dry them by applying
gentle brake-pedal pressure for
a- distrance of 50 feet - six or
seven car lengths, while mov7,,
ing forward at about 10 to15 mph.
In an experiment to speed up
expresS but service in Miami,
bus tiriverS are to be equipped
with special transmitters to
change traffic lights from red to
green as the buses approach the
intersections.
reading and 'driving don'I•
Mlle, bid some vacationers try it.
Some commuters are just as bad,
trying to teed the morning paper
While tiattigating the highway. Be alert far. the pokey, hesitant dr1-
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When the weather won't co-
operate and wet conditions make
it impossiblkto get on the fields, '
seeding operations' can 'come to
a- standstill. One approach to
the problem -.plastic seed coating .
- may seen -like science fiction,
but it cool¢ become., a reality. '
During the' past three.years, Dr.
GS:, Baldwin, of the SoilsSection
.at Ridgetown College of Agricul-
tural' Technology, has conducted
research with seeds coated with
a spe,cial plastic shell.
In cooperation with the 'ffni-
versity• Of Manitoba (Winnipeg)
and .Dow_.... Chemical, of Canada
(Sarni ),. cro scientists have been '
testing spring wheat, spring
barley, oAts, corn, rape,
soybeans, and sunflower seed to
see if the seed can- withstand
the rigors-Of •wirAer. -Research
comparisons in ude depth ,of
planting~ies, rates of phos-
phorus,. ,pnd :tests 'of -several
thicknesses of the coating-
material.
The coating process consists
of enclosing the seedwith several
different layers of chernicalS.
'The coating is designed to pro-
tect the seed from. winter streasi
permitting germination andearly
spring emergence and grdwth.
Germination is partially achieved
through th% uptake; of water and
partially through the freeze-thaw
action of ,frost which cricks,the
seed coat.
"Results have been extremely ,
variable„te date p.nd much. more
research will, have to be done •
before any recommendations can
be made for the use, of twin:
terized' seed," .Dr. Baldwin
points out. Spring 'wheat and
rape have shown excellent winter .
survival and growth the following
year. Corn, barley,, and oats'
MINIMMITIh
cishgrotwations
t to
Mitchell Mobile Feed, Service Ltd.
on 'the completion of their
New M I
Robinson Limber ompany
Mitchell 348-8763
Join
Onteint in
therinik4fi D. Lessard sale
osticarlys,e; high yield nuhlseledgilh'•
Corn is need silage be-.
;:iltir"daUtreaLfa.Cligtin;
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CONGRATHATIONS
Mitchell Mobile Feed Service Ltd.
e- on the completion
of their
c, •
New Mill
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BODY and COACH LTD.
R.R; #5 Guelph, Ont.
Specialists in Bulk Hauling Equipment.
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