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BRUCE SMITH.
Sales Representative
Mitchell Co-oii Store
130 Georgina Street
Mitchell, Ont. NOK INO
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INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
LIFE,HOME•AUTO‘BUSIPIESS•FARM
Centralia College of Agri-
cultural Technology and
..Conestoga College are host-
ing "Directions: a ...inference
for women living in rural
areas". August 28 and 29.
"Women are pia% mg an
increasingly valuable role in
agriculture and this Confer-
ence is the first we .% e ever
held specifically designed for
rural women". says Don
Cameron. two of s:otnmuni,
cations at Centralia where the
eonference is being held, .
—Directions features two
well-known speakers and a
series of workshops on iSsues
important to rural women.
On Friday evening Laura
Serbia. former director of the
Canadian Advisory Council
on the Status of Women. will
discuss directions for women
in the eighties.
On 'Saturday. Dianne liar:
kl.n, an active farmer and
00.0411tiCT iiitOninit lb; the
Survivilif of Agrignittire, vvill
speak:. abont t . he challenges
rural women must face now
and in the •future.
Workshop topics include
changing laws and how they
affect women, self-aware-
ness. re-entering the work-
force or changing careers.
spirituality. personal rela-
tionships. and women who
work at home. All workshops
are led by women working in
these areas.
Mr. Cameron encourages
all interested women to con-
tact the college and register
_early because there is room
acid is produced
-at The, expense, of acetic°.
Acetic- acid. is, the precursor
of milk 'fat. Ptn.ininoie„ acid;
-ptn4OCO,bngy fat.
- The fibre ' content- 91`
rationshonktbe at least 17%
crude fibre. Having adequate
fibre . in. the:ratinn maintains
normal ' rumen function.
TheSe „fibrous materials re-
quire copious chewing as
they are consumed and rum-
inated. This produceds saliva
(10.12 gallons) which provid-
es a buffering effect on the
rumen, stabilizing it at a
normal range around . the
neutral point (pH 7).
The • most readily available
for only 120 delegates. The
conference fee is $20 and
accommodation is available
at Centralia College for $10.
For more information or to
phone-in your registration.
contact Mr. Cameron at 019)
228-6691
E,11. ROTUMA
Assog.:AgRep.
.VV-4.144w$9.14 ,
Asses. Ate„, Rep. •
4.V.it,800Tr
„
The time of year ' is
approaching when an' .9pi-
dernicof tow fat tests van be
expected. A low fat test
means a lower income.
Rations which contain
amountsI tar -eg of grain and "
-little or no forage, contain-too--
much starch and much too
little fibre_ The starch is
fermented quickly to acid by
the bacteria in the rumen.
When this occurs, the rumen
contents become too acidic.
Low fat test - lower income
--sourcesuf effective fibre are.
hay (fed as *. first feed in
the reorninacorn, go/grand
ourn .•;ubs.. -Oiarse ground
corn 'cobs...are an , evellent
source of fibre. because they
ate digested slowly (high: "
affeetive fibre). On the. other.
hand, soy seal: fibre' is.
digested rapidly (low effect, ,
ive fibre) and IS. 'far from
suitable as a source of fibre.
Artificial means of buffering
the rumen are with sodium
_ bicarbonate, magnesium ox-
ide, sodium bentonite or - a
rcombination of these where
little or no hay is being fed or
the silage or haylage used is
chopped too finely,
DIVISION OF
GERBRO CORP.
ON-FARM MIXING
THE HURON EXPOSITOR a AUGUST 2L, 1981
• Women's conference on weekend
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(Feat to have untietgan41114 neighbours,
We IRteatLefor manure iiltr last w.e0 the front field.
W01044 40)',9Pg hi r4P4I the 'barn' all Wipter until the styli
artiVed In May. we ItaIt 110 "maw. of manure
1balliS,'Ll‘00-1Y1Prea4-‘ We AOOly hollow out' neighbour
• '04* 04.spreariei fur the job,: toe, hut because of the
small an1.004 Nve.400eri toile,* With manure forks a=ti4 a
• Wheelbarrow.
mistake. MuseleS that get used for pounding a.
typewriter are not attuned to the day-long swinging of a
loaded manure fork. By mid-afternoon. each forkful
weighed 90. pounds. The trip from the barn to the field got
IQ miles long: It was Only about 200 feet.
Our 14-year-old daughter tried handling the agonywagon,
the. wheelbarrow, a couple of times but dumped it Loo soon
and give up. The bottom of that manure pile seemed
impossible to reach.
When we moved to the country IS years ago, the closest
neighbours were to the south of us by a couple of hundred
feet. To the north was a chicken stable. They didn't mind
. the odor of fresh horse manure one or twice a year.
But the chicken is gone. A new home is there. FOur more
lots between that house and our front , field are now qu ipment.
available. One has been sold but the home has not been
started. Something to do with getting a building'permit for a
solar home. Nothing wrong with the materials, apparently. dealer to
but something to do with the engineering of the solar home.
When he does move in, I hope he is as used to farm smells
as the rest' of our neighbours. The house to the south is speak at
occupied by a family with Dutch background and they lived
in the city before coming out here. They actually say they
like the odors that waft their way from our barn. Hurotif of A. Next To -them is• a Mennotiltelattillragirwith -fartning--.:' --
background. -They, too. have never complained.
It takes understanding people to put up with sights. the The Huron County Federa-
sounds, the smells of agriculture. I can understand why tion of Agriculture's Regional
some farmers have trouble with complaining neighbours. Meeting will be held Sept'. 3, '
What makesme angry, though, is when those neighbours 8:30 p.m. at the Londesboro
• move to the country knowing full well that a large-scale School. The guest" speaker-
agricultural industry is in operation, maybe right in their will be Fred Witt. President
front yard. of the Ontario Retail Farm
The farms were there before those people moved. To be a Equipment Dealers Associa-
johnny-come-lately and then scream loudly about noise and ' tion. He will speak on "The
smells that havebeen going on for years seems to me to the Dealer's Point of View",
' heighth of effrontery, audacity and cheek. abopt how dealers cooperate
ancreidiettiotiSltithitirthat any -lathier - each -ether -and -what:-
problems they have trying to
provide service to farmers.
The OFA's Annual. =Con-
vention will be held Nov. 24,
25;26, at.the Toronto Holiday
Inn Downtown. Delegates to
the Annual Convention will
be nominated at the regional
meeting. Anyone wishing Ito
stand as 'a delegate or region-
al director, but unable. to
attend this meeting. must
send written confirmation of
their willingness to stand to
the meeting. Resolutions for
the convention must be,
brought either to the Region-
al Meeting Sept: 3rd Londes-
doro or the Membership
meeting on October 22nd.
8:30 p,m. in Clinton.
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• e rig
kidel ripighbpurs
OKigtd-ototicolly Chat se. bis method-of operOtion whun• 4
-city dwoOet buy,s -prt).pero near a. workinglarm because
the ,tenderness. In that citified elfaentY.gland,,
1$n certainly tutOrstAncliftlw-lariilet4e0SPIg.§5 or exFn.„ .negligent 'but J ant conviUced: these people _are in the
„minority acted wilt do all that is possible to maintain good
' relations. with their neighbours..
Even In our little operation here *here the winter's
manure can be• spread in one day with a wheelbarrow. our
neighbours have eorne to expect it . Some. in, facto like to get
a load or.two for their own gardens. I understand horse
manure is excellent for roses. t have a feeling our new
neighours in the solar home are going to be right friendly.
They came to inspect their lot the next day and the lady of
the planned house specifically requested we save her some
next' year.
"Just throw. it over the fence." ' she said. "We'll use it. • •
Now, that the kind of neighbours to have, right?
We're lucky. All of ours are like that.
in association with
Lou. Moloney
Dublin Feed Mill
are pleased to announce
Receiving facilities for the 19.81
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