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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-11-20, Page 14AUTOMATED FEEDING SYSTEMS se The Patz Straight Line Cattle Feeder provides high operating efficiency with low installation and maintenance costs, It is designed to distribute all types of feed with ease, GERALD SHANTZ Sales & Service Zurich k AN ACRE OF BULLS? No, we aren't showing a whole acre of bulls, but we are showing the bulls that keep our acre of buildings busy . .. at UNITED BREEDERS inc. OPEN HOUSE November 17-22, 24-29 HURON COUNTY DAY IS NOVEMBER 24th. Come in and see the latest in A.I. housing, processing, storage etc. You'll find us three miles north of Guelph on Highway 6, It U breeders inc. NITED All main farm products listed at Royal exhibits SPECIALS • • This Week Only ALLIS CHALMERS .0 Tractor '25 This year for the first time, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair's Royal Food Show brings samples of all the main farm products of Ontario together in one colorful panorama of exhibits called the Carousel of Food. Vivid color coded signs strategically positioned throughout the Royal will direct visitors to the Show, located in the Upper West Annex. Free samples ranging from baked beans to apple pie made with pure maple syrup will be featured under the gay canopied carousel. The Carousel of Food. Theatre, directly behind the Milk profits increase with more proteins '250 950 '250 '300 '990 '66 FORD 5000 Diesel '2990 8-speed on it '66 CASE 3-furrow 3-point hitch plow Used very little ALLIS CHALMERS 3-furrow 12-inch plow 3-point hitch, gauge wheel ALLIS CHALMERS 4-furrow 12-inch snap eoupler plow . — • • — MASSEY 30 Tractor and 2-row cultivator Motor overhauled '57 MASSEY 40 as Tractor, 3-point hitch, a beaut Dairy farmers looking for a method to boost profits should pay close attention to protein levels in the herd diet. Dr. Donald E. Waldern, a dairy cattle nutritionist at the Canada Agriculture Research Station at Agassiz, B.C. boosted profits by 40 cents a cow a day by increasing the protein level in rations. He found that a combination of corn silage, hay and grain wasn't providing enough protein to nine cows at the Agassiz Research Station. An analysis of the corn silage showed that it contained only five percent protein on a moisture free basis. (The estimated level was 71/2 percent.) Dr. Waldern boosted the protein level by feeding soybean meal. For the nine cows, he increased profits by $3.60 a day — and that's the profit after he paid for the soybean meal. Dr. Waldern says dairy farmers can find out if their herd is eating enough protein by asking for a protein analysis of the ration they are now feeding. "Turn to your district or county agriculturalist or the nutritionist from your feeding company for the analysis," says Dr. Waldern. "They can also help in giving advice about the correct protein level for your herd's grain ration." Heavy producers can be supplemented individually with one to two pounds of soybean meal, but the total ration should be balanced for protein. "When cows are fed corn silage made from present varieties as the major forage and limited non-legume hay, they need an 18 to 20 percent crude protein ration," says Dr. Waldern. "As the amount of legume hay (clovers and alfalfa) is increased and the corn silage is decreased, the protein content of the grain ration can be reduced. "However, cows will still not get enough protein unless grain is fed in suitable amounts — about one pound of grain for every 2.7 to three pounds of milk when the cow is producing during the peak of her lactation. "Later in the lactation, when production is dropping, the ratio can be dropped back to one pound of grain for every four pounds of milk. The same reduced ratio can apply to lower producers." In the Agassiz experiments, Dr. Waldern found that extra protein produced the most dramatic milk increases for the heavy producers. "Within six days of adding two pounds of soybean meal daily, production for two of our cows shot up from 90 to 102 pounds a day. Only one of the nine cows failed to respond to the extra protein." The average production of the nine cows increased from 66 to 77 pounds a day, That's a 17 percent increase. The cows were receiving free choice whole plant corn silage plus 10 pounds of local grass hay before Dr. Waldern added the soybean meal as supplemental protein. They were also eating a 15 percent protein grain ration fed at the rate of one pound of grain for every three to 31/2 pounds of milk. "A number of cows should have been milking about 90 pounds a day or better, according to previous records they established," says Dr. Waldern, "But, on corn silage-hay-graia diet they were only milking about 80 pounds a day. "That's when we decided to should be answered by the guest speaker at this year's Federation of Agriculture banquet. The annual dinner will be held at the Londesboro Hall on Wednesday, Novermber 26 at 11.30 a.m. The annual meeting slated to get underway at 1.30 with all residents of Huron invited to attend. The guest speaker will be Don White, Public Relations Officer for the Bruce Nuclear Power Centre where he is responsible for public relations for the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Ontario Hydro. White is a graduate of Ryerson Polytechnieal Institute and joined Ontario Hydro in 1957 as Supply Division's Employee Sales Group. The Bruce Nuclear Power Centre at Douglas Point has claimed a lot of farming people for its work force and Mr. White will speak on the problems involved in trying to have agriculture and industrial development work hand in hand, Elmer Hunter, president of the Huron Federation has extended a sincere personal welcome to all persons interested in fanning to attend the annual meeting. The agenda for the annual meeting has again been kept very simple to allow plenty of time for a question and answer period with the guest speaker. The election of six directors-at-large and a discussion of a change of constitution will be the only other matters listed on the agenda. The directors hope that everyone attending the meeting will have read all the reports of the commodity groups and will come prepared to ask any questions on the reports or the financial statement. Farmers warned of hazards of winter With winter coming up fast, yards and lanes will soon be blocked with snow. Many farmers will be making their own snowblowers — and while they may do an excellent job of clearing the way, they can also be hazardous. Oscar Snyder, Safety Coordinator with the Farm Safety Council of Ontario, notes that many snowblowers do not have shields over their power takeoff. This can be very dangerous, and farmers using snow blowing equipment should ensure their P.T.O. is well guarded. Mr. Snyder also po:nts out that blowers should always be stopped if they plug, so that clearance of the mechanism can be carried out safely. Mr. Snyder reported that a survey conducted by the Farm Safety Council this past summer showed that 23% of all P.T.O. shields on manure spreaders were not in place or were not working properly. Because this piece of equipment is used a great deal in winter, the danger of getting heavy or loose clothing caught in an unguarded P.T.O. is very real. Several farmers have been maimed and injured this way. Farmers should take the trouble to check their shields and guards and, if necessary, take time out to repair them. SHUR-GAIN beef production Golfer (totaling high score): "I'm certainly not playing the game I usually play." Caddie: "What game is that, sir?" ocoNDmoNED FARM MACHINERY 1 OLIVER 4441 5-furrow trail plow MASSEY 4-furrow 14" 3-point hitch plow JOHN DEERE 16-foot wheel disc INTERNATIONAL No. 541 16" four-furrow plow (demonstrator) COCKSHUTT NO, 18 Combine INTERNATIONAL 275 Auger head 10-foot swather Cann's Mill Ltd. 235-1782 EXETER REAL Y FOR ANOTHER ROLL—Gymnastic classes are continuing each Saturday afternoon at South Huron' District High School. During some of the latest action, Chris Thorne or Crediton is shown above completing one flip and preparing for another. T-A photo. ADMIRAL Color TV PRICED AS LOW AS $459 00 CALL ON US FOR * ANTENNAE INSTALLATIONS * TV SERVICE ZIMMER'S Radio arid TV DASHWOOb 231.3574 • P09* 1.4 Times-Advocate, Novemb Zik 1969 EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE HURON FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE — The Huron County Federation of Agriculture has completed plans for the annual meeting to be held at the Londesboro Hall on Wednesday, November 26. The executive is shown above, back, left, Bob Broadfoot, RR 1 Brucefield; Donald Young, RR 2 Auburn; 2nd vice-president, Tom Cunningham, RR 1 Auburn and Mason Bailey, RR 3 Blyth. Front, secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Faye Fear, RR 5 Brussels; president, Elmer Hunter, RR 3 Goderich and Bob Henry, Blyth, vice-president. Missing when the picture was taken were Mrs. Lloyd Bond, RR 3 Clinton and Bruce Coleman, RR 4 Seaforth. T-A photo Topic at F of A annual to be effect of industries Carousel of Food, will be the scene of a gourmet's delight — five times daily, a team of home economists from Ontario. Hydro will be whipping up special recipes using featured Ontario food products. The Royal Food Show is in its third year under the direction of a special committee chaired by D. E. Williams who is also Chairman of the Ontario Food Council. Competitive classes have brought agricultural products in their primary form to the Royal, The Carousel of Food will present food products in a variety of forms and will promote their use in interesting ways. Producers are becoming more aware of the need for promotion in marketing their products. Participating in the big Carousel of Food exhibit are such agricultural commodity organizations as: Dairy Food Service Bureau, Ontario Turkey Producers' Marketing Board, Ontario Hog Producers' Association, Ontario Tender Fruit Institute, Ontario Tomato Products Council, Ontario Bean Producers' Marketing Board, Ontario Grape Growers' Marketing Board, Ontario Beef Improvement Association, Ontario Turnip Council, Ontario Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board, Ontario Apple Marketing Commission, Ontario Broiler Chicken Producers' Marketing Board, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association — Potato Division. Plan making rabbit crates The South Huron Rabbit Breeders Association held their November meeting Tuesday evening in Elimville Hall. President Wm. Dickey conducted the business of the evening. Subscriptions to rabbit raising magazines were offered to club members at reduced rates. Approval was given for the manufacture of crates for the shipping of rabbits. Auctioneer for the Dutch auction was Andy Miller. Winner of the prize was Mrs. Ralph McLean. turn to protein to boost production." All nine cows were in the flush of production — between 20 and 54 days after freshening. "In our case, we put money in our pockets by running a protein check on our rations," says Dr, Waldern. "It may be the answer for other dairymen in Canada who have hit a production plateau, especially with their better producing cattle." Complete plans for beef course Plans have been completed to hold a six-session course for beef cattlemen of Huron county throughout the winter months. Meetings are planned for December 3 and 17 and again on January 7 and every second week thereafter from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The two sessions in December will deal with "Evaluating Cost of feeds, feed additives and hormones and a ration building workshop. Films or slides will be used on some topics and the first 30 applications will be accepted. • Included on the course staff are Michael Miller, Huron's Assistant Ag Rep, Stan Paquette, Associate Ag Rep for Huron, George Gear, Agricultural representative for Bruce County and Graham Hooper of the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. LARRY SNIDER MOTORS Exeter 235-1640 To turn average BEEF $$$$ per acre into maximum BEEF $$$$ per acre, add 1 lb. of COOP Beef Gainer 48% Cattle Supplement per head per day. Corn silage produces more beef per acre than any other feeding method. CO-OP' Beef Gainer 48% Cattle Supplement has been developed to feed with corn silage ... to provide the necessary nutrients ... protein, vitamins and minerals for maximum weight gains at lowest cost. Like all CO-OP feeds and fedd supplements, it is the product of exhaustive and continuing research and testing. CO-OP Beef Gainer 48% Cattle Supplement is formulated to contain the optimum ratio of natural and non protein nitrogen and you can use it throughout your beef finishing program ... from start to finish. Just 1 lb. per head per day makes the difference between average weight gains and maximum performance. • Registered trademark Exeter District (z),) Telephone 235-2081 From ILJC:Cli: CO-OP Feeds to increase Ontario farm profits What effect does the increase of industrial development have on the farming industry? This is the question that Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Grain • Feed • Cement Building Supplies Cool 228-6638 Top seedman is honored The late Alex M. Stewart of Ailsa Craig, one of Canada's best known seed breeders, has been inducted in the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Portraits of Mr. Stewart and ,Gilbert MacMillan of Howick, Que., were unveiled Sunday by Agriculture Minister H. A. Olson in the hall's portrait gallery at the entrance to the Royal Winter Fair Coliseum, Mr. MacMillan was prominent in the livestock field both as a breeder of Ayrshire cattle and a leader in dairy organizations. Mr. Stewart, who died in 1967, received national acclaim in 1937 by winning the world's championship in oats at the International Livestock and Grain Show. He repeated the victory again 10 years later. But he was best known as a grower, processor and merchandiser of pedigreed seed, In these areas he introduced several new varieties which contributed significantly to Canada's agricultural economy. Mr. Stewart served on the boards of several agricultural organizations and was the first president of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Between 1944 and 1947, he was president of the Canadian Seed Growers Association and in 1949 was awarded the Robertson Associate Award, the highest honor the seed growers association can bestow upon a member. 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