Clinton News-Record, 1969-05-08, Page 13Cent.rgi a College improves
course In. home economics
Starting in September 1969,
the Home Economics Division of
_Centralia .College of Agricultural
Technology will offer a new
programme in the two-year
diploma epurse to imprgve and
update the course.
First-year students will take a
general course, with 50% of the
time spent on home economics
subjects, and the remaining 50%
on the behavioral and biological
sciences. In the second year of
the programme the curriculum
will include a food option, a
community homemaker option,
and a clothing option.
Thus the girl with special
talents and interests can
concentrate on her chosen field
during her graduating .year.
Students will be encouraged to
work in an area of their option
between the first and second
year.
Food option graduates will
have excellent opportunities for
employment in the food service
industry. They will be able to
work in hospitals, restaurants,
school and college dining rooms,
and plant cafeterias as food
supervisors and managers, and as
technicians in test kitchens and
college laboratories.
Graduates of the course are
eligible to become members of
the Canadian Food Service
Supervisors Association. The
student graduating from the
community homemaker option
may find interesting work as an
auxiliary .worker in the social,
health or welfare services.
There is 'a need for the home
economies graduate to help train
women and to upgrade t4eir
skills as household: workers so
that community needs for
household services may be
itnprgved. A few communities,
employ home economists to
assist in the training of both the
handicapped and the
disadvantaged housewife.
The clothing option graduate
may find work in the fabric,
fashion, bridal or home
furnishings .departments of large
stores. Students with
exceptional talents may be able
to establish their own
dress -designing businesses.
Graduates of the three
options will be competent to
work as airline stewardesses,
appliance demonstrators, or as
technicians overseas with
C.U.S.O. or other agencies.
The course at Centralia
College will provide an
opportunity forany girl to
obtain training as a homemaker.
The attractive, fully appointed
Management Apartment will
provide aH students with
invaluable experience in group
living. Keeping house together in
small groups for two-week
periods, they will gain an insight
into the problems involved in
planning, budgeting, and
cooperative management.
Students with a Grade XII
Secondary School Graduation
Diploma, from any type of four -
or five-year programme, will be
accepted. Students over 24 years
of age will be assessed an an
individual basis.
Three Clinton men this year mark a quarter-century of service with Ontario Hydro and were
commended and given certificates at last week's Hydro safety award dinner in Clinton, Gard
McHenry of London, second from left below, gave the certificates to Walter Palmer, left, manager of
the Clinton office, and to John Leppington and Joe Hart at right. —Staff Photo.
All -in, all-out plan for
BY R. P. FORSHAW
Dept. of Animal Science
Ontario Agricultural College,
University of Guelph
The Ontario swine industry
operates at below -peak
efficiency for a number of
reasons, One of the contributing
factors is the presence of disease.
The toll from disease is
something that we all recognize
but do too little about.
Some producers feel that
disease, like the weather, is
something that we must live
with. This decision is not
necessarily the correct one,
though it may be possible under
excellent housing and
management conditions.
The benefits of an Ali -In
Ail -Out operation are well
recognized when we are dealing
with broiler programs. As
broilers are one of the keenest
competitors the pig man's
product must meet, the question
arises should we examine the
All -In All -Out concept as one of
the means of lowering swine
production cost?
Experiences in new
operations and in those where
All -In All -Out have been tried,
such as the R.O.P. for Swine
Test Station at Waterloo,
demonstrate the effectiveness of
such a program. The benefits to
be expected are (1) faster and
more uniform growth, (2) more
efficient use of feed, (3) lower
actual death losses and fewer
tail -end or poor -doing pigs.
Two recent developments
have brought the possibility of
All -In AU -Out closer to
realization than at any previous
time. The first is the possibility
of estrus control under farm
conditions. Though not yet
cleared for use in Canada (or the
United States) a compound
selling under the trade name
Aimax, produced by Imperial
Chemical Industries Ltd. .in
Great Britain, and to be
marketed in North America
when approved, by Ayerst
Laboratories Ltd. Montreal,
makes possible the
synchronization of estrus in
swine. Aimaz when used
according to directions will
result in a breeding period of
only three days' duration.
Coupled with A.I. it will be
possible for weaner pig
producers or the farrowing
segment of an integrated
program to produce pigs within
three or four days either way of
any target date. This will allow a
complete cleanup of the
farrowing unit between litter
groups - 'an triipbrtant'step`°iirn`
producing thriftier, higher
quality weaners. The
synchronization of estrus and
the use of artificial insemination
become the first steps in our
All -In All -Out program of the
future. The brood sow operator
is enabled to operate with
maximum' efficiency and to
break the disease cycle between
litter groups by a thorough
cleanup.
If the pigs from such a
farrowing program are available
in sufficient numbers, it allows
the complete filling of the feeder
unit. A little experience will
soon indicate the number of
litters needed to guarantee
(within 10% either way) the
number of litters needed for the
feeder barn(s). The new program
will avoid the necessity of
isolating pigs before they enter
the feeder barn. Ration changes
may be made as needed but at
any particular time there will be
only one ration fed. Disease
peculiar to, pigs of a certain age
will be spotted and controlled.
The proposed system calls for
one or at most two marketings
r
estate
administration • .
Our professional counsel Can quickly put your
affairs in good order,
There is no obligation to ihvestigate'this prompt,
confidential service with us.
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BARRIE — 35 Dunlop Street
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Memba,t Canada bepatit insurance Coq iYtation
swine
of the pigs from any one unit.
This is made much more practical
under the revised grading system
which commenced operation on
December 30, 1968. There is no
penalty for weight in the 125 -to
180 -pound hot carcass weight
range. This corresponds to a live
weight at the farm of from 167
to 225 pounds (assuming
dressing percentages of 75 to
80% from lighter - to heavier
pigs).
• Assuming an average growth
rate of 1.60 pounds per day for
a 35 -pound pig marketed at 195
pounds, this allows for a range in
growth rate from 1.37 pounds
for a 30 -pound pig fed to a
market weight of 167 pounds,
up, to 1.85 • . pounds for a
40 -pound pig fed to a market
weight of 225 pounds. This 35
percent spread is a large one. If
too many out -of -weight hogs are
being marketed, a program of
two marketings at a 2 to 3 week
interval will accommodate both
very quick and very slow
growing hogs. Assuming range in
live weight of pigs at the start
from 25 to 50 pounds, this
would work out aa follows.
First marketing, 14 weeks
after start of feeding, 1.78 —
2.08 was the average growth rate
(lbs. per day.)
Second marketing, 17 weeks
after start of feeding, 1.19 - 1.47
was the average growth rate(lbs.
per day.)
There is one aspect of the
All -In All -Out program that
must .be mentioned. Fewer
marketings reduce - the
opportunity to even out
breeders ,
fluctuations in price. The
possibility of hitting a series of
low prices will deter many from
entering the program. The
possibility of also hitting a run
of high prices is rarely cited as
an advantage. The use of two
moderate size, though still
efficient, barns for finishing will
make possible a greater number
of marketing. The 125 -
180 -pound range in permissible
hot carcass weights makes
feasible both the ideal setup of
All -In All -Out and an
opportunity to estimate the
market price to the extent that
this is possible. At this point in
time it would seem that an
All -In All -Out schedule for
market hogs is both worthwhile
and feasible. Estrus control and
the revised grading system will
bring this important possibiltiy
into the realm of reality. The
advantages of faster growth,
more efficient use of feed, lower
level of disease and few
tailenders far outweigh possible
disadvantages.
Valuable reminder
The date on a prescription is
a valuable aid came spring
clean-up, as it is a reminder to
you of when the prescription
was obtained. A good general
rule is: Never keep prescriptions
more than a year.
The Food and Drug
Directorate of the Department
of National Health and Welfare
reminds you that every bit of
information on the label is there
for your protection.
OPP reports
No one was hurt in any of the
five local auto accidents
investigated last week by the
Goderich Detachment, Ontario
Provincial Police.
The first mishap involved a
car driven by Dorothy E.
Armstrong of RR 3, Bayfield,
and a bicycle ridden by Patrick
Brandon, also of RR 3, Bayfield,
and occurred on April 28 along
Highway 21, north of County
Road 3. Damage was said to be
only $5.
On April 30, on Highway 21
north of Bayfield, Stanley
Prevett of Goderich was involved
in a single -car accident which
caused $500 damage to his'
vehicle.
James Collins of Gordon St.,
Clinton, was in a single -car crash
on the 14th Concession,
Goderich Twp., north of
Highway 8, last Thursday and
damage to his car was estimated
at $400.
Last Friday, on the 4th
concession in McKillop Two.,
east of County Road 12, Michael
Murray of RR 5. and Lewis
Coyne of RR 5, Seaforth, were
involved in a car -truck accident
which resulted in approximately
$390 damage.
Roy Hallam of Lucknow was
involved in a single -car accident
resulting in $800 damage last
Saturday on Highway 86 east of
Lucknow.
FUR FARMERS BORROW
Since fur farmers became
eligible last June for long-term
loans from the Farm Credit
Corporation under the Federal
Farm Credit Act, they have
borrowed $800,000 reports
F.C.C. Chairman George Owen.
BATTLE SHIPPING
COMMENCING MAY 1
HENSALL DISTRICT COOPERATIVE
Will Ship Your Cattle to Toronto, For Sale
Through United Cooperatives of Ontario
FOR SHIPMENT ON MONDAY OF EACH WEEK;
Notify the Coup Office 'by the
Previous Saturday Noon
FOR TOP RETURNS ON YOUR CATTLE ..
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