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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-05-29, Page 18Milk profits Come from 600dsilage r Ir ORON:.EXPOSITOOt TO THE OFFICE AT ONCE — S.PS principal L.L.McFaul, payed by Bob Thompson tells teacher Diane Godkln, left, that he wants to see one of her pupils, in the school room scene at "Salute to Seaforth"." Pupils looking on are Stephen Ungarian, Sandra Neil, Bruce Henderson, Susan Pullman, Pia Marcussen, Karen Laverty and Rosie Wilkinson. ( Staff Photo) Deficiency payment for cows (by Adrian Vos) Ton upon ton of seed grain is going int o the soil at this time and every right thinking farmer is ' optimistic that this will be the year of high yields and at the same time high prices. He has to think that way or he will get discouraged and give up. It •doesn't work very often like that however, for if yield is high in our country, it usually is the same in other grain producing countries and we are faced with an over-supply, which in turn has a depressing effect on prices. Despite the cries of those that are really concerned about feeding the unfortunates of this world, high yields and -high supplies do not avert starvation. The Trice of one ton of wheat for instance, even -if it is way below our productiOn cost, is in many cases more than the breadwinner in some countries earn in a whole year. So if they could buy it, it would still leave their families starving on an insufficient amount' of low protein rations with nothing left for clothing and housing and birth-control devices. An answer would in many cases be to supply them with knowhow, quality seed and fertilizer as well as simple hand operated machinery and irrigation systems. In that case they could often feed their families and sell surpluses to their own country men for clothing and housing. If at the same time we give their countrymen grain , at no or little cost, it ruins their internal market and our well intentioned gesture will do more harm than FUNK'S SEED CORN "New this year . G-5048 all No. 1 Seed" GOOD YIELD and STA'NDABILITY FREE Spring Delivery on early orders SPECIAL VOLUME DISCOUNTS Distributed in Huron County by Milton J. Dietz Limited xpositor • • • Dig in. • Snapper Tillers are tough and rugged. • Instant depth adjustment. • Proper 1/alance. • Fingertip controls. • Sealed chain drive transmission. MAPPIR All Snapper mowers meet A .N S , safety specifications. SHARPES MAINTENANCE SERVICE Seaforth, Ontario Phone 527-1746 4. C105N orage Li htninnghkolAses ' Pears Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan has announced that the deficiency payment, under the cow slaughter stablization pro- gram announced December 13, 1974 is $5.08 per hundredweight on a live weight basis. Producers may claim on all beef or dairy cows sold' for slaughter between November 16th to PURINA CHOWS '• SANITATION PRODUCTS SEED CORN 'LAYER CAGES VENTILATION [Wholesale & Retail] R.R. 4, Seaforth Ontario Phone 527-0608 December 13, 1974. For the period December 14, • 1974 to April 30, 1975, they may claim on 5 per cent of their herd sold for slaughter, provided not more than 2 per cent were slaughtered in any one month. Small herd owners of forty cows or less may claim on two cows. The national weighted average good. This type of help should be given, but only in emergencies arising out of natural disasters. The cry of some vegetarian organizations to condenin the eating of meat because that takes away grain from the starving in the world•is therefore completely irresponsible. Even if no more grain was tfed to beef and hogs and poultry, it wouldn't put an ounce of bread on a table in the Sahely or 'BanglaDesh. Dr. Bruce Taylor, an animal scientist at the University of Arizona has come up with some interesting figures on beef. A ton of corn contains 160 lbs. of cereal protein. This ton produces 112 lbs. of animal protein. If you convert this in utilized protein by the human body, it comes out exactly the same at 90 lbs. I would rather eat meat than corn. How about you? price for D1, D2, D3,. D4 cows for the period November 16, 1974 to April 30, 1975 was $18.13 per hundredweight. Thie $5.08 pay- ment to producers brings the price up to the support price of $23.21, established under the program. For those eligible for claims, application forms are available at the Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food offices, packing plants and sale yards. Sale bills are requested and it is necessary that they be marked SL, signifying cows were sold for slaughter. It is also necessary for a provincial or federal official to certify claims before forwarding them to Ottawa. Further information may be received by contacting the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food at Box 159, Clinton - NOM 1LO, or phoning 482-3428 or writing the Agricultural Stabilization Board, Sir John Carling Building, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 005 Profits from milk prodnettOn depend largely on good quallt)r hay, silage and pasture. If you fill the barn and silo successfully with high quality forage, feed bills will be. lower and production will be satisfactory. If forage is of poorquality or supply is limited, one wilt have to buy more feed or milk production will drop result- ing in less income, W, Broadsworth, Huron County's Associate Ag. Rep says. The significantly higher prices of grain and protein supplements during the last two years may well continue as the demand for grain to feed the world's population will not let up in the near future, anyway. Therefore, there is a need to harvest more nutrients required for milk production from forage crops. Stage of maturity at cutting time is a major factor determining nutritive' value of forages. One should aim to cut legumes at the 1/10 bloom or earlier stage. Good alfalfa has about half stems and half leaves. An acre that produces four tons of dry hay a year produces two tons leaves and two tons stems. During 'Ontario's agriculture ministry is unable to expand its program to send city teen-agers to farms for summer visits because there are not enough farmers willing to take them, Agriculture Minister William Stewart said. Two of every three young persons applying for the program this summer will ' refused admission to the ministry's junior agriculturist program, he said. There were more than 600 applicants but only 200 farmers were willing to participate. Mr. Stewart was responding to a question from Murray Gaunt (L-Huron-Bruce) during debate on 1975-76 budget estimates of the ministry. 24 rabies cases in Huron so far Already 24 cases of rabies have been reported in Huron County in 1975, Dr. W. J. Thompson of the Heath of Animals Branch of the Department of Agriculture in. Seaforth says. Rabies is a virus that has continually struck fear into the hearts of parents because it is usually fatal. Last year there were 39 con- firmed cases of rabies among animals, which was a decrease The junior agriculturalist pro- gram accepts applications from teen-agers aged 16 and 17 years. Once accepted, the city dwellers spend nine weeks from the third week of June to the end of August on farms throughout Ontario. Annual 'grasses, pa rticu,la rly Green Foxtail, are the reasons you need Ekko in a corn-after-corn operation. Ekko is a safe, economical, one-package herbicide that saves you work while controlling broadleaf weeds and grasses. Ekko offers the same flexibility of application times you'me been accustomed to with AAtrex:pre-plant incorporated, pre-emergence 0 and post-emergence in an oil-water emulsion. And Ekko is safe to corn and is effective right up to the three-leaf stage of grasses. Ekko was designed to give season- long control of grasses in con- Green Foxtail Follow label rate for control of this weed as well as Mustards, •urslane, Ragweed, Smartweed, Lady's Thumb, Wild Buckwheat, Lamb's Quarters, Redroot Pigweed, Barnyard Grass, Yellow Foxtail, Wild Oats, Old Witchgrass, Crabgrass, ®Registered Trademarks. 'Niirininrairermaiissoninntimor Hoegy Farm Supply Ltd. BRODHAGEN Phone 345-2941 High yields don't avert starvation MITCHELL HEN SAL L We have a complete line of seed fertilizer & chemicals to produce maximum yields. For Quality Service and Competative Prices Shop At W. tp-. Thompson & Sons, . offers [ITE BEAN ONTRACTS GRANTON harvesting and storage, it is follow fertllizer recommend*. uate fertilization lowers dal men must stri e to harvest ry Not enough farmers want city kids for summer Phone 527.1010 --- Seaforth actually stores about two tons Adequate fertilization will greatly. Three Standard ''Breda owned apparently escaped illiut7 of any covered by insurance. The brood common to lose 25 per vent or sme tions. PhosPhoruis and potassium ton of dry matter because molt of are the two major nutrienta.which by Hugh Pearson of Brussels kind. the lost material is leaves. One If inadequate, lowers the yield: were killed during the severe The an Imals were partially thunder storm in this area stems and one ton leaves. Early enhance longevity in forage Wednesdaynightof last week. we mare was a valuable one as a cutting while the leaves are still stands, . proven brood mare and not easily growing, crushing or conditioning Huron dairymen harvest a lot of to speed drying and minimum lekqme;-grass forages. While many handling all help to reduce leaf - dairymen have been harvesting yields esj lsnd. as e good quality roughages, all perq acre, Test the soil and more better quality forages. A brood mare and two year- lings were together in an open field when they were killed instantly by a bolt of lightning, Another colt in the same field , minced,. It is not the financial loss that troubles the owner most but the real affection the whole family had for th mare. , . 4 to A Il 4 CIBA—GEIGY AkgrOchemipals Division 4 .4 It. drtt, ;: Ekko 4 MILTON is DIETZ LIMITED R.R. 4, Seaforth — Phone 527-0608 Mitchell 348-8433 — Hensall 262-2527 form 71 cases in 1973. The animals' that had rabies last year included 18 bovines, 4 -dogs, 9 foxes, 5 skunks and 3 horses. So far there has been no known case of rabies amongst humans in Huron County. People usually get rabies from their pets that in turn often get the virus from a wild animal. For this reason, the Health of Animals Branch in co-operation • with the Huron County Health Unit is continuing its practise of sponsoring :free anti-rabies vaccination clines for dogs and cats in the county. The clinics will be held from June 16 to July 4. The clinics will be held June 16 in Gorrie; June 17 in Wingham; June 19 in Blyth, June 20 in Clinton, June 24 in Brussels, June 25 in Seaforth, June 27 in Hensall and July 3 in Exeter. An announcement will appear later in the paper as'to the time and place of the clinics. If you have Green Foxtail in your feed corn,you should have Edo in your field. tinuous corn operations, so only , CIBA—GEIGY CANADA LTD., corn can be planted the year follow- Agrochemicals Division, ing application. One Westside Drive, Etobicoke, A suggested method of controlling Ontario. M9C 1B2. grasses is to plan on two years of corn. Use Ekko the first year and • AAtrex®, combined with a short- residual grass herbicide, the_second year.Then, yourfield will be ready for a change of crop in the third year. Ekko. The convenient, easy-to- use, one-package corn herbicide that prevents grass build-up and gives you clean fields right up to harvest - 4r TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED