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Mr. Houston said the cream producers' association, in addi- tion to seeking the increase to meet mounting farm costs, wants to prevent cream producers from switching to milk production and Silage made from mature corn chopped and ensiled in late fall or early winter shows promise as a dairy ration. Some dairy- men and beef producers are try- ing it and reporting highly satis- factory results. By waiting an extra month or more after the conventional time for silage cutting, these farmers find that they get more dry mat- ter per ton and a feed that's high in digestible energy. Many of those who favor the idea are owners of gas-tight silos, which are able to handle this low-moisture material with a minimum of spoilage. Moisture levels for the silage run 50% or less. However, in one col- lege test, late corn harvested at 54% moisture was successfully stored in a conventional silo. When making conventional corn silage, moisture content is about 70%. At this stage, the grain is not fully developed and the ears account for a smaller percent of the plant's total dry weight. Since there is a fair amount of moisture, some nutrients are lost through seepage. Showing the feed advantages of mature corn silage are some figures compiled from Cornell University research and the book, Morrison's Feeds and Feeding. These figures show moisture content was 70% for regular sil- age and 50% for mature silage. Green weight in pounds per acre was 20 tons and 13 tons for regu- lar and mature silage, respec- tively. Dry matter per acre was 12,- 000 lbs. for regular silage and 13,000 lbs. for mature silage. Stalks and leaves contained 44% dry matter in regular silage and 40% in mature silage, while ears showed 56% dry matter in regular and 60% in mature silage. Mature silage was found to 'contain 5,980 lbs. of grain per acre against 5,040 for regular silage. Total digestible nutrient in mature silage was 8,314 lbs. per acre. In regular silage it was 7,533. Although the green weight per acre decreases from 20 tons of regular silage to 13 tons for the mature silage, the dry matter yield increases a thousand pounds per acre, according to these figures. All but 60 of the 1,000 lbs. is calculated to come from an increase in grain yield. At the regular corn silage stage, the grain yield is figured at 90 bushels an acre. By allowing flooding the market with skim milk powder. Mr. Houston said the county association fears that if con- centrated milk producers gain their increases, cream produc- ers will switch products and flood the market with skim milk products. Only an equal increase to cream producers would pre- vent this, he said. A resolution recommending the price hike was approved at the association's annual meeting in Clinton last Wednesday night. It will be sent to the zone meeting of Huron and Perth counties next Wednesday and forwarded to the provincial marketing board meeting in Toronto, November 16. Mr. Houston said while farm operation costs have soared in recent years, farmers have been the corn to reach complete maturity, the grain yield is 107 bushels—an increase of 17 bush- els, with 781 lbs. more total digestible nutrient produced per acre. One advantage of delayed silage cutting is that it permits some farmers to utilize roughage for which they might not otherwise have silo space. After a summer filling has been removed, it can be replaced with the late cut. This could save putting up another silo. There's little question that corn increases in nutritive value as it matures. Research at sev- eral colleges bears this out. Significant advances indigestible energy were shown with each advance in stage of maturity— from pre-silk to full dent. De- creases in digestible protein occurred simultaneously. In checks at Ohio State Uni- versity, beef cattle fed mature corn silage ate more dry matter and gained slightly faster than those fed less mature silage. District Co-op elects officers Exeter District Co-Operative held its annual meeting and ban- quet Thursday evening November 4 in the Crediton Community Hall with 150 members and their wives present. The financial report was re- viewed with the members show- ing a loss for the fiscal year which ended August 31. President Alvin Finkbeiner re- ported that the loss was due to the fire of the previous year which • reduced the amount of volume considerably. He also stated that since the completion of the new mill sales have in- creased. Manager Miles Tisdale r e- ported that a new truck has been purchased to replace the bulk truck. Walter McBride, Phillip Johns, Hugh Rundle were elected for a three year term to serve on the Board of Directors with Gerald M c F al 1 s, Tom Treibner, Don Bray, Elmer Rowe, Bruce Shap- ton and Wes Rader. A series of meetings was an- nounced the first of which is a Beef Feeding Meeting which will be held on Monday, November 29 in Exeter with further details to follow. getting less and less of the Con- sumer dollar. He said that during a period in 1951 cream pro- ducers received 820 per pound of butterfat, nearly 200 more than they are receiving now. Association members also vot- ed to ask the provincial board to press for legislation guaran- teeing payment for their pro- duct from manufacturers at time of shipment. Gerald Carey, of R. R. 1, Crom- arty, a zone director, said the recent Blackwood Creamery bankruptcy cost producers only one month in payments, but the loss could have amounted to thousands of dollars. At present no guarantee of payment is made to producers for cream shipped to factories. Mr. Houston was re-elected president. Roy Williamson, of R.R. 1, Walton, was elected vice- president, and Mrs. Florence El- liott of Clinton, was appointed secretary-treasurer. CROP REPORT Wet weather continues to delay fall work around the farm. Mois- ture in corn remains at a high level. There is still considerable plowing and other regular fall chores to complete before winter sets in. Between 6,000 and 8,000 acres of white beans between Dublin and Hayfield in Huron County re- main unharvested and likely will rot in the fields, agriculturists said yesterday. Cold and wet weather com- bined with immaturity are blamed for the beans not being harvested. About 1,500 acres in Perth County are also still in the fields. Huron agricultural represen- tative D H. Miles said, however, that most of the remaining beans represent the 20 per cent in- crease in acreage planted this year. He said between 95 and 98 per cent of the beans grown in the recognized bean section of the county have been harvested. He speculated that the 20 per cent still remaining will not be harvested except possibly a few acres for livestock feed. "Many were not planted early enough and had not matured be- fore the bad weather set in," he said. Beans still in the fields have been pounded to the ground by heavy rains. Stems on the vines are now mostly rotted and are not strong enough to hold the pods above ground. Nearly a century ago, the late King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, created a fund for the development of agriculture in Ontario and placed it in trust with the Agricultural and Arts Society of Ontario. Later when the Agricultural and Arts So- ciety ceased to exist, this fund was turned over to the Depart- ment of Agriculture of Ontario to be kept in trust in perpetuity, the proceeds of which were to be awarded at the discretion of the Minister of Agriculture. The Queen's Fifty Guineas are pro- vided from this fund. The Queen's Fifty Guineas and the Honourable T. L. Kennedy, Memorial Trophy will be award- He said some beans taken off in the past week have been of poor quality, with eight out of 10 beans spoiled. Mr. Miles said the yield of beans now harvested has aver- aged about 21 bushels per acre, slightly below average. He noted that the Sanilac variety has stood up much better than Michelite and Seway. Perth agricultural representa- tive W. N. T. Ashton estimated the number of beans unharvested in Perth may reach 50 per cent. However, Perth's acreage is much smaller than that of Huron despite a 25 per cent acreage increase this year boosting the total to about 4,500 acres. Many of the beans still in the field are from the extra acreage. Hensall bean dealer Douglas Cook said yields on the total 85,000-acre Ontario crop have averaged slightly higher than last year and quality of early har- vested beans has been excellent. This year's total acreage is up about 10,000 acres over 1965, but the total number of acres harvested and total bushel yields will be about the same as 1965, he said. ed to the exhibitor of the Cham- pion Baby Beef Steer, which must be owned and exhibited by a qualified member of the 4-H Calf Clubs of Ontario. The exhi- bitor of the Champion steer in each of the other breeds in this class will be awarded a cash prize of $100.00. The Queen's Guineas Compe- tition will be held in the Main Coliseum at the Royal Agricul- tural Winter Fair commencing at 10;00 a.m. on Friday, Novem- ber 19. In the afternoon, at 2:00 p.m., the single steers (less champions) will be sold. The Champion and Reserve Champion Queen's Guineas steers will be sold on Saturday, November 20 at 9:00 a.m. 14 exhibitors, who, within their club, secured '75% of the scale of points allotted in the Calf Club project, will represent Huron County in the 1965 com- petition. Their beef steers gained the required 2.0 lb. per day and were also approved by the county culling committee. Huron County exhibitors are; Bob McNaughton, RR 3 Kippen; Sharon MacKenzie, RR I Sea- forth; Lorne Wilson, RR 1 Ford- wich; Duncan Etherington, RR 1 Hensall; Gerald Smith, RR 2 Brussels; Jean Roe, RR 1 Wal- New medal for Huron Members of Huron County Nu- mismatic Society are holding their heads just a little higher these days . . and the reason for their pride and excitement is their plans for a club "first" to be initiated at the Fourth An- nual Coin Exhibition to be held at the Elm Haven Motor Hotel, Clinton, on Sunday, November 14. On display and for sale at the day-long coin lover's event will be a medal specially de- signed for the Huron County so- ciety. Bearing a map of the county with the towns of Clin- ton, Exeter, Goderich, Seaforth, and Wingham clearly marked, the medals will be issued in three different metals — bronze, nickel silver and silver. Only 500 medals in all will he issued this year . . . 400 in bronze and nickel silver and 100 in silver. Coin enthusiasts may purchase the first of a planned series of these com- memorative medals at the ex- hibition directly or by mail order from the Numismatic Society, Box 28, Clinton. They will cost $2.50 each for the bronze and nickel silver; $8.50 for the pure silver. The club, organized in 1961, hopes to issue a similar medal every year hereafter. Immed- iate plans are to highlight some historical event of Huron County on the face of each ensuing an- nual issue. The upcoming Coin Exhibition in Clinton will feature as well, display competition classes, a- wards, prize exhibits and auction sales for both the junior and the ton; Murray Vincent, RR 1 Bel- grave; Marilyn Keys, RR 1 Var- na; Charles Becker, Box '74, Dashwood; Bob Hoffman, Dash- wood; Cecil Cranston, RR 2 Au- burn; Bob Eedy, RR 1Dungannon; Bill Kieffer, RR 1 Wingham and Harvey Black, RR 1, Belgrave. more advanced collector. General chairman of the ex- hibition is Jack C. Dietrich of RR 3 Clinton and display chair-man is Murray Craig, 103 Walk- er Street, Clinton. Mature corn silage brings good. results Many beans in Huron remain unharvested T)mesAdvdcate, November 11, 1965 Pails 13 Don't pekty. Make ypur re;prvutturr;.np,,Y for the. CouttsHPIlniqrk Christmas Corsi glburns et The Ttmes.Adyoccue