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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-08-26, Page 1541 iffssurtfIx • that • you,* MAP the co-opeatotg BRUCE SMITH. Sales Representative Mitchell Co-oii Store 130 Georgina Street Mitchell, Ont. NOK INO iiimbi Bus: 348-9975 ilpiRes: 348-9975 - 46 thec,o-opealoig in) • 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 foot Fitt ' VW fir letters act littonittalltd Dv Sob TwIto. 0,314 go Ettnoit Ont N31 2C 7 (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. PURINA CHOWS WALTON, ONTARIO OFFERS YOU: — a warehouse for all •bag products — bulk feed delivery, for all Purina complete and supplement chows -- Purina's strict quality control standards of all ingredients going into and all chow,s coming out of Purina plants. — on-farm service by Greg Hackett, a salesman backed by the industry's largest staff of nutritionists, largest research' effort, and largest testing program. • 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. 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