HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-10-05, Page 26Times-Advocate, October 5, 1978
Brucellosis shows
sizeable declines
The incidence of
brucellosis in Canadian beef
and dairy herds has dropped
dramatically in the past
year. Between August 31,
1977 and August 31.1978, the
number of herds under
quarantine fell from 1,441 to
528.
Ontario, the only remain
ing region with “non
designated” status in the
national disease eradication
program, still has the
highest incidence of
brucellosis in Canada. But
here, too, the level has
fallen sharply.
As of August 31, 1978 On
tario had 327 herds under
quarantine, compared with
1,016 herds a year earlier.
This means about 0.5 per
cent of the province’s 67,000
herds are under quarantine.
“With this downward
trend, the province could
possibly be down to 200
herds under quarantine by
next year. And at that point,
it will reach the 0.3 per cent
incidence level required to
get ‘low-incidence’ status.”
says Dr. John McGowan,
Agriculture Canada’s Assis
tant Deputy Minister in
charge of the Health of
Animals Branch.
He points out that when
Ontario achieves low-
incidence status, Ontario’s
dairy and beef farmers will
have less stringent controls
on the movement of cattle.
Now these producers are
required by law to have cat
tle tested for brucellosis at
least 30 days prior to a
change of ownership. Cattle
being moved from Ontario
to farms in other provinces
two tests 90must undergo
days apart.
“While the
brucellosis
dramatically,
could reverse just as fast if
producers aren’t careful,”
Dr. McGowan warns.
He urges producers to
take a few simple
precautions.
“Brucellosis has a fairly
long incubation period, in
which the disease cannot be
detected. To prevent the in
troduction of the disease,
cattle being transferred
from one farm to another
should be tested first on the
farm of origin, then kept in
isolation and retested on the
new farm at least 30 days
after arrival. Cows should
be tested at least 30 days
after calving.”
When possible, farmers
should prevent the entry to
their barns of people who
frequent other farms. Also,
when a cow aborts her calf a
veterinarian should be
notified immediately.
Dr. McGowan notes that
940 Ontario farmers have
had their herds tested and
have received brucellosis-
free listed herd status,
which allows a farmer to
ship cattle without a
brucellosis test anywhere in
Canada, and allows exports
to the United States on the
basis of one 30-day test.
Another 3,314 herds in On
tario have had the first test
towards this status.
“Above all. farmers
should not become compla
cent about brucellosis. The
effort to detect and
eradicate the disease must
be maintained.”
incidence of
is down
the picture
BEST ILDERTON STEER — The market steer competition at the llderton Fair Friday night was
won by George Early. His prize animal was then sold at public auction to Les's Meats of Ailsa
Craig for $1.08 per pound. T-A photo
L-■ V
About 2 cents per quart
Dairymen get increase
Ontario dairy farmers are
to receive a price increase
of 77 cents per hun
dredweight. which is a 5.9
per cent increase, for the
milk they produce for table
use effective October 1. This
increase amounts to ap
proximately 2c per quart.
Since conversion to metric
OPEN ILDERTON FAIR — The 127th edition of the llderton Fair was officially opened Satur
day noon by former radio farm broadcaster Roy Jewell. Shown with Jewell from the left are
fair president Royden Bloomfield and Queen Kim Grigg. T-A photo
on April 1, 1978, producers
are paid in hectolitre units
(100 litres). This increase in
metric terms is $1.75 per
hectolitre or 134 cents per
litre.
In announcing the in
crease. Kenneth G. McKin
non. the chairman of the On
tario Milk Marketing Board
stated that the Board has
used an economic formula
as a guide in setting the
producer price for fluid milk
for several years.
“Current information,” he
said, “demonstrates that
milk producers’ incomes are
lagging and they require an
immediate but’modest in
crease to help offset cost in
creases which have oc
curred since the last price
change in producer returns
for fluid milk on September
16,1977.”
In giving some examples
of cost increases, Mr.
McKinnon said, “Building
repairs are up by 10.0 per
cent; electricity by 9,3 per
cent; seed by 8.4 per cent;
and petroleum products by
4.7 per cent. All of these
commodities are used ex
tensively on dairy farms.”
He also pointed out that
the increase in the producer
price is fully justified under
the existing Anti-Inflation
Creditor! East
Board guidelines which the
OMMB still operates under.
As there is no government
regulation controlling the
consumer price for milk, the
amount of the increase at
the retail outlets is depen
dent on the forces of com
petition.
The $1.75 per hectolitre in
crease raises the farm price
for raw milk in Southern On
tario from $29.58 per hec
tolitre to $31.33 per hec
tolitre and in Northern On
tario from $30.87 to $32.62
per hectolitre.
Kippen tests good
College harvest done
Ridgetown College’s Crop
Sectionreports a 100 percent
completion rate on its white
bean harvest, despite local
wet conditions. All in
dications point to a lower
than average yield due to the
dry summer and associated
problems.
John Schleihauf, R.C.A.T.
bean
that
crop
end
specialist, estimates
the entire field bean
will be off before the
of September, with
kidney and yellow-eye beans
the last harvested. All pinto
and black turtle beans are
off the plots.
AU Seafarer and Sanalac
types were off in early
September, with the latei’
Kentwoods and Fleetwoods
just harvested. While most
beans are grown on the
College’s 450 acre farm,
experimental plots in
Kerwood and Kippen have
been taken off.
Plans are available
for Hip roof jobs
Braced rafter (hip roof)
plans are now available from
the Canada Plan Service
(CPS), according to Jim
Arnold, Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food
agricultural engineer.
This new series of plans
was developed to meet the
increasing demand for this
type of roof, he says.
The braced rafter roof,
which resembles the
traditional two-story barn
roof, can be used for a
variety of farm buildings. It
allows for more vertical
storage space than con
ventional trussed roofs.
The extra space makes it
idealfor fruit and vegetable
storages, or for two-story
dairy barns where farmers
want to store hay or straw
above the stall area.
Its esthetic appearance
and storage capability also
make it a popular choice for
horse barns.
The CPS plans for braced
rafter roofs are designed for
either No. 2 grade spruce or
No. 2 grade Douglas fir
lumber. Metric and imperial
unit plans are
spans from 6000 mm (20 ft)
to 21 600 mm (72 ft), in in
crements of 600 m m (2 ft).
“These plans are designed
to withstand local snow and
wind loads, and the dead
load of the roof itself,” says
Mr. Arnold, “They are
designed for ease of con
struction, using the smallest
amount of construction
materials.”
Plans must be strictly
followed particularly in
anchoring the roof to the
sidewall or mow floor, ad
vises Mr. Arnold. Improper
use and construction of hip
roofs will result in sub
standard buildings. ‘
CPS plans are designed by
experts from provincial
ministries of agriculture, in
cooperation with the Canada
Plan Service Design Center,
Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.
In Ontario, plans are
available from agricultural
engineers at local offices of
the Ministry of Agriculture
and Food.
Your area agricultural
engineer will be able to help
you adapt plans to your
particular needs and local
conditions.
The Kerwood plantings
matured earlier than ex
pected due to excessive
dryness in that area,,but the
Kippen plots have done
much -better. Schleihauf
attributes the good Kippen
test to better soil conditions
from plowed-down sod
which kept the plants
growing longer.
Although R.C.A.T. yields
will not be tabulated until the
entire crop is off, yields look
about 75 percent of normal.
While a dry growing season
takes the blame for reduced
yields, these same dry
conditions have blunted the
anthracnose and white
mold threat which worried
many area growers earlier
in the summer. Leafhopper
damage, however, has been
severe and this is related to
dry-weather stress on the
plants; yellowing of the
leaves, indicating leafhopper
damage is evident
throughout area bean acres.
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By MRS. STAN PRESZCATOR
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Jesney
returned home September 21
from visiting Mr. & Mrs.
Clarence McDough, Victoria
B.C.
Ms. Mary Prevett and Ted
Van Romphe, Dashwood and
Mr. & Mrs. Stan Preszcator
returned home September 28
from a motor trip to Victoria
B.C.
They travelled through the
Prairie provinces and visited
with Mr. & Mrs. Les Smith in
Manitoba, Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd
Stewart Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan and Mr. &
Mrs. Jack Dye, Calgary,
Alberta.
In Delta B.C. they spent a
couple of days with Steve
Glanville. From there they
visited the Island seeing
Butchart Gardens which is
so beautiful with flowers, the
Aquarium show of seal and
whales.
Coming home they
travelled the States stopping
at Yellowstone Park and
seeing Old Faithful the
Geyser.
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Clarke
and Mr. & Mrs. Stan
Preszcator spent Friday at
the plowing match in
Wingham.
Mr. & Mrs. Stan Presz
cator and Mrs. Mary
Thornton spent Saturday
with Mr. & Mrs. Ed Regele,
RR 4, Walton.
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