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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-03-02, Page 14SNOWMOBILE CLUB RODEO — Members of the South Huron 4-H snowmobile club held a rodeo at the farm of Lorne Passmore in Usborne township, Sunday afternoon. Leader Maurice Love checks his stop watch with club president Beth Passmore, Robert Bray and Barry Miller. T-A photo 1972 farm show continues this week at Western Fair BIG Horsepower FARMALL 706 DIESEL, real good COCKSHUTT 2150 DIESEL with cab 23,1 x 34 rear tires MASSEY 1100 DIESEL, 2000 hours, like new FARMALL 806 DIESEL, real good FARMALL 806 DIESEL with cab, good FARMALL 656 DIESEL, completely reconditioned FORD 5000 DIESEL, like new IHC 624 DIESEL, Agriomatic MASSEY SUPER 90 DIESEL MASSEY 65 Gas N. T. 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Do that and you are practically assured of improved feed efficiency AND increased rates of gain. You do just that with MGA-100 added to your SHUR • GAIN Supplement. Repeated feeding trials have demonstrated positive economic advantages. With MGA-100, FEED EFFICIENCY is improved 6-7% in untreated heifers, 3—.5% in heifers on diethylstibestrol . and RATE-OF-GAIN IS IMPROVED 10-11% and 5-6% respectively. That adds up to reduced feeding cost . . increased feeding profits. Ask about SHUR GAIN Beef Feeds with MGA-100 . and profit more when you turn off the heat in heifers. SHUR•GAIN Shop .0t .home :'The beef cow is just part of a system to market our crops and crops are the method we use to convert the sun's energy into food" stated Byron Beeler of Alex 1VL Stewart & Son Ltd. to the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Beef Improvement Association in Toronto recently, "We must keep these facts in mind when we discuss where and how to carry on these systems". Mr. Beeler expressed his belief that the main production areas for Ontario's meat should be in those areas where systems can be set up to grow crops to feed to livestock on the same farm. He said that corn is by far the most efficient crop to grow and feed livestock and that meat production should be set up around the cropping system not as the primary enterprise on its own. "Every time we truck grain and livestock around the country we waste money," he said, "The beef cow must utilize cheap feed using leftovers such as the stover from the corn crop." Mr. Beeler noted that corn production doubled in Ontario from 1960 to 1970 when it reached over a million acrea, "Corn production could double again over the next ten years, mostly in the form of silage corn which will take over much of our small grain crops," he said. "Our corn crop is just a drop in the ocean compared to the U.S. production, but the main competition is coming from western grain. We can compete, Corn at $1.25 can compete with western grain at $1.05 in Ontario. He touched on the subject of the source of feeder cattle. He said that Ontario feeders bidding for western cattle are really bidding their corn production costs against the western grain costs and it appears that packers at least, feel more production will swing to the west. He noted that the cow-calf business in Ontario has proved to be a financial flop in most cases. "These operations should only be regarded as a secondary enterprise to supply feeders to use the crops," he said, "They should be carried on where the environment is best suited to them. This means southern and western Ontario. Here the cows can live on the garbage left by the combine." Until Ontario has adapted itself to the production of feeders, Mr. Beeler advised an immediate research program to improve the transportation of feeders from the west, "Research needs to be done to cut down the losses from calf deaths, slow recovery and poor growth," This crop specialist also cautioned farmers against ignoring the attacks from en- vironmentalists. "We must give manure the status of a resource instead of a pollution hazard," he said, "This means using it on the same farm to grow bigger and better crops for the livestock." Staffa cow gets award Marlefield Snowball Darky, a purebred Holstein cow in the herd of W.N. Dow, Staffa, has recently been awarded a gold seal production certificate by the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada. In eight lactations on twice-a- day milking, Snowball produced 180,256 pounds of milk containing 6,702 pounds of fat, average test 3.76 percent butterfat, In her latest lactation, as an eleven-year-old in 305 days on twice-a-day milking, Snowball produced 21,657 pounds milk containing 746 pounds of fat, average test 3.44 per cent but- terfat. This record has a breed class average of 198 percent for milk and 186 for fat. The Hon. Wm. A. Stewart, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture and Food, has announced the creation of a new position, Cattle Diseases Consultant, in the Veterinary Services Branch of the Department. Dr. Donald G. Davis, DVM, has been named to fill the position. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Ontario Beef Improvement Association, Mr.. Stewart an- nounced Dr. Davis' role would be one of coordination, consultation, and extension in the field of cattle disease control. He will serve as a link between the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, the Ontario Veterinary College, the six Veterinary Services Laboratories, and veterinary practitioners across the province. His function will betoensure the rapid dissemination of research information to those in the field, to carry out extension work with cattle producers, and to ensure that the needs of the industry are given proper priorities in the creation and implementation of research projects and Depart- mental programs. Dr. Davis' appointment is effective im- mediately, although he will spend some weeks becoming "Planning For Tomorrow, Today" is the theme for the 1972 Farm Show, being held this week at the Western Fair Grounds in London. Four special theatre programs highlight the four-day show, as a serious look is taken at the modern-day farmer and his problems, opportunities and future, The four day event started Tuesday and continues until Friday afternoon. The show will be open today, Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 • p.m. The very latest in farm equipment and modern machinery will be on display, as well as hundreds of home and farm equipment exhibits. Special films, baking exhibits and demonstrations will also be featured. Urban as well as rural established in his new position, and hopes to be ready to assume his new activities about mid- April. Dr. Davis was born in Huron County, educated in York Township, and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1948. Following graduation he practised for a short time in Sunderland; in 1948 he moved to Uxbridge where he conducted a large animal practice for 18 years. During that time he took an active role in the community, serving on the Town Council as Major of Uxbridge, and as a member of the local Arena Board. In 1967 he disposed of his practice and joined the Veterinary Services Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Food, and moved to Guelph where he served as Regional Supervisor of the Meat Inspection Service. As a veterinarian he has been extremely interested and in- volved in continuing education and upgrading of professional skills. He has served on the Continuing Education Com- mittee, the Admissions Com- mittee and the new DVM Curriculum Committee of the Ontario Veterinary College. In 1970 he was elected President of the Ontario Veterinary Association, and is now Past President. Dr, Davis is married and has five children. He brings to this new position a recognized ability to respond to and to cooporate with the public. He is a son of Gordon Davis now of Ottawa and the former Olive McDonald, both of Exeter. After his parents moved to Toronto he spent many summers with relatives in this area, where he has a host of friends. One of the high priorities in Dr. Davis' responsibilities will he the coordination of the programs to cope with such costly respiratory diseases in cattle as shipping fever and 1)311, College Royal The 48th annual College Royal, University of Guelph's open house, will be held this year from Match 3 to 12. The eight days of activities will include talent shows, a dog show, dances and numerous other events. Highlight of College Royal is Grand Show Days, held on March 11 and 12. This features open houses in the various university departments, livestock com- petitions, plus added features such as fashion shows and square dancing competitions. residents of Western Ontario will find something to appeal to every taste and every age group, There's more space, more exhibits, more demonstrations and more special events this year than ever before in the history of the show, First stop for every child visiting the show is the corner devoted to farm animals where baby chicks, sheep and goats are on display. Specialist in several fields have agreed to speak and to par- ticipate in panels at the afternoon programs, Dick Heard, specialist with the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food in London, will speak on the timely topic of corn marketing, on Thursday. Friday's program, Grains marketing as it affects Ontario prices, will have as its chief speaker Carl A. Gusberti, Director of the Canadian Wheat Board, Winnipeg. In addition to the special speakers, a panel of knowledgeable farmers and agricultural experts will con- tribute their expertise in discussing the topic of the day, For women, daily afternoon programs will be featured in the Hearing on grain policy The National Farmers' Union Grains Hearings are being held across Canada to invite farmers to present their views on "What Canada's grains policy of the future should be." District 5, NFU hearings are scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, from 10:00 a.m. until 5 : 00 p.m., at the Royal Hotel, Mitchell, If necessary a second day of hearings will be held March 9. Briefs will be heard, whether written or oral, in the order which they are received at the Registration Desk in the Royal Hotel, on the date of the hearings. Those presenting should be prepared to discuss their brief with the panel, but will not be obliged to be questioned by other participants. A comprehensive National Farrri Policy respecting dairy, livestock, poultry and other related products can only flow from a comprehensive National Grains Policy. Ladies Theatre on the lower floor of the Grandstand building. The popular square dancing competition will be held on Thursday evening, commencing at 8 p.m. The competition is open to. South-western Ontario students aged 16 or under. The Award winning film en- titled "Second Chance" will be featured each day at 1:15 p.m., 3:30 p,m. and 7:15 p.m. This film will be shown in the Main Theatre, located on the second floor of the Grandstand Exhibit Hall. NFU asks for meat authority The National Farmer's Union has cautioned the Ontario government not to use its resources to develop beef production incentive programs which would have the effect of driving prices down, in light of reported increased cattle numbers. Walter Miller, vice-president of the NFU, in a recent letter to the Hon. Wm: A. Stewart, Minister of Agricialtere and nod,' called on the Minister to use his influence to get other governments of Canada to help establish a totally co-ordinated program to develop the livestock industry, and help establish an overall national meat authority. The letter said the NFU is unable to support any production incentive program for beef without first having established an overall national meat authority to avoid placing beef producers in a comparable position to that experienced by hog producers over the past few years or shifting production from one commodity to another. The letter suggested low in- terest partially forgiveable loans could serve a useful purpose if applied on a general basis to establish young farmers in the business of farming, but not on a commodity basis. The Union vice-president called for a program comparable to the Veteran's Land Act used following World War 2 to help get young farmers established. Mr. Miller said the NFU will continue to pursue the policies established by its members in convention and will ask govern- ment to treat the cause of the problem - not the symptoms. Bisset Bros. Goderich, Ontario Phone 524-7561 NOTICE A Course In Agricultural Marketing will be held MAR. 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, & 17, 19 72 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Agricultural Office, Clinton DISCUSSION LEADERS: Dick Heard and Jack Hagerty, Farm Management Specialists; Prof. Bob Marshall, 0.A.C.; Larry Campbell, Meat Packers Council; Bob Tebbutt of "Merrill Lynch" Norman Watson, O.D.A.F. For further information: Call Don Pullen, Ag. Rep. for Huron County 482.3428 or 482-7896 'Pie, 14 Tim**-Advocate, March 1972 Beef cow described part of market crop system Quality Churning Cream bought at top prices Weekly pick up at present, bi-weekly in warm weather Contact; Top Dress Your Wheat With Nitrogen Solutions NIGHER YIELDSe Cann's Mill Ltd. 235,4782 EXETER New disease consultant is former area resident yr fc 'I 4' •," This course, developed by the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, is to be presented in Huron County to acquaint area farmers with such topics as: The Framework of Marketing; Elements of Price Theory — Demand and Supply; Cost and Supply; The Futures Market; Marketing Legislation and Programs; International Trade and Canadian Agriculture. F.- TF_ 4 = c11111111111111111111111111011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011111111111111111111111111111111111fii