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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-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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