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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-09-10, Page 9SCHOOL TIME AGAIN We plan to attend the Annual SHUR-GAIN Feed School September 15 and 16 in Toron- to. This is just one way in which we try to keep up-to-date on the management of live- stock and poultry. We'll be spending two days at school so we can be of greater service to our customers. Ask Us About it When We feed service Come Home CANN'S MILL 235.1782 Exeter 229.6118 kirktoti 'Registered Trade Mark RVES YOU BEST! FERTILIZER... SEED . . IMIIMMORk 1111 IhnoMMUI nr Win Cash for improving your farm ITS YOUR CHOICE This -4n- or This in '67 Farmstead and Rural Improvement Centennial Project j To encourage us ail to look our best come Centennial Year, the Ontario Department of Agriculture has organized a province-wide competition broken up into counties to see which farmstead will show the greatest improvement between this fall and next fall. That presumably will mean the farms will look pretty good come 1967. The prize money is big, from $300 to a maximum of $1,800 for Huron County alone (depending on the number of entries) . Farms will be inspected this fall and then judged late next summer. What do you have to do? Enquire further from your township Federation of Agriculture. Complete information and application forms are available. 'CONTACT: Your Federation of Agriculture USBORNE: Sam Skinner R. R. 1 Centralia STEPHEN: Bruce Shdpfort R. R.1 Exeter *taxiimet4 This Advertisement Sponsored By CONKLIN LUMBER. EXETER DISTRICT CO-OP Exeter Times-Advocate Beaver Lumber USBORNE and STEPHEN FEDERATIONS of AGRICULTURE armer wins prizes for 35 years Champion ram-Dearing 51U This is the ram which took top honors in the Dorset Horn class at the Canadian National Exhibition last week. Raised on the farm of Preston Dearing, the ram is only one of a long line of champions raised at the farm. Mr. Dearing and his son Gerald are shown in the background. (T-A photo) Several factors contribute to milk production increase For Canada, the average out- put per cow was 5,150 pounds in 1951 and 6,140 pounds in 1961. The increase during the past de- cade was 19 percent or approxi- mately two percent per year. This growth was shared by all regions but at varying rates. That in Quebec was similar to the national increase for the 1951-61 period, whereas British Columbia had the highest at 31 percent. In the prairies the rise Insect control worth the cost When you are tempted to holler about high taxes relax and think how much you're getting for your dollar contribution to research on insect control. If you are not too young just remember the changes since the "good old days". When did you last wonder where the other half of the worm was in the apple you were eating? Can you remember those fish- ing trips before "Get" or "Be- gone" or some other fly repel- lent was available? Would you like to go back to having your potatoes "with" or "without" wireworm holes? What about those prize glads you're grooming for the show? — "Look, Dad, no thrips1" Have you been back to the farm lately? You can see Joe now without chasing the flies away first. The heifers don't run races with heel flies any more, either. And the wireworms haven't cleaned out a field of tobacco since the late '50s. What about the corn borer? What happened to it? It's a rare animal so long as the farmer does his stuff. If you're too young to remem- ber just take Dad's word for it -- you've never had it so good. Want your money back? Ahd all those bugs with it? was 29 percent, 26 percent in Ontario, and in the Maritimes, 20 percent. During the past three years this upward trend was con- tinued in all regions except Que- bec where a decline of 6 percent occurred compared with an in- crease of 11 percent in Ontario and 3 percent for Canada as a whole. Undoubtedly a number of fact- ors have contributed to these in- creases but two are important. First, there has been a tendency to switch from low-producing breeds. Secondly, livestock im- provement programs, especially through artificial insemination, have become an established prac- tice in many dairy herds. Apart from differences in breed and management, average milk pro- duction per cow between regions is related to varying climatic factors and market outlets. At present there would seem to be no reason why the recent annual increases in milk production per cow of two percent should not be continued. The extent of possible increas- es in per-cow milk yields is in- dicated by the records of the B.C. and Ontario Dairy Herd Improve- ment Association. For example, in 1961 the average output for all Ontario cows was 6,319 pounds, while those cows enrolled In the ODHI produced an average of 0,716 pounds each. DISTRIBUTION OF MILK COWS Dairy herds have become larg- er but in Canada as a whole, only three in ten dairy farms have 13 or more cows. An examination of the figures on the percentage distribution of milk cows by herd size (of 13 and over) for 1951 and 1961, reveals the following: In 1951, about 12 percent of the cows in Canada were maintained in herds of 13 or more, whereas a decade later, 27 percent were in herds of similar size. In Ontario and Quebec, over 40 percent are now in this class compared with about 20 percent a decade earlier. This increasing specialization and change to larg- er and fewer herds often means better managed cows and more milk per cow. SPECIALIZATION In the course of specialization, cows for milking have been dis- appearing from prairie farms, but more than half of the farms in the prairie provinces reported milking cows in 1961. Of course, there are substantial differences in the size and importance of the dairy operations. Small herds in the prairies are a reflection of the prevalence of cream shipping operations, which supplement grain and other livestock enterprises. Produc- tion of whole milk for manufac- turing is concentrated in Ontario and Quebec where herds are generally larger and more spe- cialized. By MRS. WELLWOOD GILL PERSONALS Mrs. Rosa Grigg left Monday to spend a month with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Bob McDonald, Mr. McDonald and family at Edmon- ton, Alberta. Mr. & Mrs. Vern Topping of Kerwood visited last week with Mr. & Mrs. Colin Love. Misses Coralyn Donaldson and Janice Gill, nurses-in-training at Victoria Hospital, spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Gill and family. Mr. & Mrs. Mel Ramsden and family of North Bay spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Ed Gill and family. Mrs. E. Keown entertained to dinner Sunday, Misses Joan Mac- kenzie, Reta Edmondson, Helen Pettit, Anne Riley, all of London, in honor of Miss Mackenzie prior to her marriage to Mr. Robert Falconer of Forest, Sept. 18. For 35 years Preston Dearing has been showing Dorsot Horn sheep at the Canadian National Exhibition and for 35 years he and his family have been bring- ing home the prizes. This year was a banner one for the Dearing farm however as their sheep took every prize in their class and on to of this their pen of four lambs was judged the best of all pens of lambs, regardless of breed. They received 27 ribbons this year, Mr. Dearing is proud of his sheep and the prizes they con- tinue to win but still remembers that he did not win all the prizes when he' first started to show them. He started into the sheep busi- ness with only three animals some 39 years ago because ,(I just took a fancy to them I guess". After four years he started to show the sheep and although he won a few prizes there were times when he was so disgusted he was ready to quit showing them. Now with about 80 sheep and 39 years ex- perience he and his son Gerald, take most of the prizes in all shows they enter. Up until two years ago the Dearing sheep were entered at the Royal Winter Fair but now the entries are limited to the CNE and such smaller fairs as the Western, Kitchener, Simcoe, Galt and Stratford. Three species of caterpillars commonly attack cabbage and re- lated crops. Of these caterpil- lars, the larva of the familiar white butterfly is by far the most destructive. This insect is a velvety green caterpillar, a little more than an inch long when full grown. It feeds on such plants as cabbage, cauli- flower, kale, and brussels sprouts. The caterpillars may leave large, irregularly shaped holes in the leaves at the top of the plants. They also leave deposits of dark green excrement which will re- duce quality. Generally, some caterpillars are present each year and it is advisable to spray or dust before they cause injury. Use home gar- den mixtures which contain mala- Although it has been necessary to purchase sires for the herd from time to time the stock is basically Canadian. Up until a few years ago there was a good export market to the United States but this has dwindled for no ap- parent reason. These sheep are good for more than show purposes as many breeders are starting to under- stand, This is the only breed of sheep which will lamb during any season of the year thus allowing breeders to take advantage of favorable market prices. Most sheep lamb in the spring and in consequence the lamb crop must be sold in the fall. With the Dorset Horn sheep, lambs may be born during the summer and fall to take advantage of higher lamb prices at Christmas and Easter. The Dearing farms do not de- pend solely on sheep for their livelihood. Mr. pearin g, who operates the farm with his son Gerald, feeds about 90 steers each winter to balance the farm program, Preston Dearing, who frankly admits the years are passing has transferred the operation of the farm to his son. He still retains a half interest in his sheep and works on the farm. From his present home he can see the farm where he was born, where his son was born and where his three grandchildren were born. thion and methoxychlor. These mixtures can be used up to seven days before harvest. Derris dust may be used right up to the day of harvest. Because of residue problems, avoid using mixtures containing DDT after the heads start to form. Please remember to follow the manufacturer's directions prin- ted on all insecticide containers. Strip grazing is one of the best ways to make full use of the extra feed you can grow with summer forages, says New Holland's Grassland News. While it involv- es handling fencing frequently, to restrict cattle to about as much space as they'll graze off in half a day, the higher per-acre milk production you'll get may make the practice worthwhile. September 10, 1965 The first major policy step announced by the new Ontario Milk Marketing Board is de- signed to ensure solid contacts between the Board and producers on the concessions, according to Board Chairman George R. Mc- Laughlin, Addressing the Semi Annual Meeting of the Ontario Concen- trated Milk Producers in Tor- onto today, mr. McLaughlin de- tailed the steps being take n toward the formation of County Milk Producer Committees in all parts of the province. These committees, which will be fully representative of all milk producers in the county, will be elected annually at a general meeting of all county pro- ducers. The executive officers of the committee will provide a direct contact between local pro- ducers and the Milk Marketing Board. The meetings and special events sponsored by the County Committee will provide an op- portunity for the members of the Milk Marketing Board to meet with local people at the producer Page 9 level, and keep In touch with those whom they represent, Mr. Mc- Laughlin stated. It is expected that each County Committee will undertake various educational and informational projects to meet the particular needs of producers in its area. The Milk Marketing Board Chairman, in his address to the Concentrated, Milk Producers, also forecast the development of a field service branch under the Board. The present field ser- vice staff of various producer — Please turn to page 11 Cabbage caterpillars cause destruction CO.OP ajar policy step for Milk Marketing Board Talbot and Genesee SEED WHEAT Available EXETER DISTRICT Beside CNR STATION 235-2081 t