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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-05-02, Page 17SAFETY with precast concrete steps If 11111 1111 1111 Mr. Unit Step can provide you with a safer entrance xi Non Slip Safety Treads • Expertly replaced in hours riot days o Steel re-inforced precast concrete provides longer life • Maintenance free. No painting required • Many sizes of steps and porches Quality Ornamental iron railings to compliment your entrance Call Mr. Unit Step for your free estimate SetifOrth 527-1 3 20- VOW' Precast Sp ecialists you can provide new jobs for taridsYoutit tali° will help pay their sal es. If you operate a business or farm and create new jobs between April 30 and October 21,1979, you may apply to the Ontario Youth Employment Program for a grant of $L25 an hour (up to a maximum of $50.00 a week) towards the wages of each eligible youth you hire for those jobs. Apply early. Grant funds are limited. If you wish to employ a young person any time during the program's dura- tion submit your application as soon as possible. Applications arc processed as they arc received. Deadline date for application is July 3, 1979 or earlier, should all funds be allocated. Eligible Employers are those who have been actively engaged in business or farming for at least one year prior to April 30, 1979 at each Ontario business location for which grant application is made. Eligible Employees must be at least 15 but not yet 25 years old on Apri130, 1979, They must reside and be eligible to work in Ontario. They must not be related to the employer as defined in the Ontario Youth EmployMent Act. Program Duration: The program is in effect for 25 weeks from April 30 through October 21, 1979. An employer is not required to hire a youth for the full 25-week period. Terms of Employment: To be eligible for funding, a position created must be in addition to regular and seasonal employment normally provided during the program period. It must provide a minimum of 25 hours . of supervised employment per week for at least six weeks. Grants: Employers may qualify for grants for up to 150 manwceks of employment at each eligible business location. For example, if you wished to make use of the maximum grant available you could hire 10 young people for 15 weeks each, or 6 for 25 weeks each, or 15 for 10 weeks each. Approved employers will receive a grant of $1.25 an hour up to a maximum of $50 a week (40 hours) for each young person hired under the program. Hiring of Employees: Before you hire an employee under the program you must first receive written approval from the Province. Last year the program approved 40,000 new jobs for young people throughout the Kovince. If you think you would be eligible for funding under the program we invite you to apply. For further information on the Ontario youth Employment Program and application forms, please contact: , Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs . Subsidies Branch, Queen's Park, Toronto M7A 2R8. Telephone 1-800- 268-7592 (toll-free). In Metro Toronto, telephone 965-0570. In Northern Ontario (Area Code 807) call Toronto' collect at 965-0570. Please call between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Note: If you participated in a previous OYEP program an application form and guidelines booklet have been mailed to you. OYEP works for all of us. William Davis, Premier Provin de- of Ontario' THE BRUSSELS POST, MAY 2, 1979. 17 Don't plant early corn too deep: OMAF tree Auld the tew ntal Lion age rket irs, ver )st, 100. ▪ 10, BY: PAT LYNCH & MIKE MILLER The most common prob- lem with early planted corn is that it is planted too deep. Corn planted in early May should, be 1 inch deep or less. Last year in mid-May, I stopped at a corn field in Logan Township. The farmer was pulling a corn planter into a field that was already planted to corn. I asked what he was doing. He said, "replanting this corn field." I continued my questioning and he said, "I heard you on the radio the first week of May and you said to plant corn shallow and let the moisture come to the corn. I figured that was my clue to do the opposite, so I planted deep. Now I am replanting because my population is too low. The corn did not emerge." If early planted corn is planted too deep, one of two things happens. The soil crusts and the corn cannot push through. Or else the seed is in the cold soil too long and the seed rots before it emerges. When you are planting corn this year, be sure and get off the tractor and dig up seeds. Make sure your plant- er is doing what it should. Check the depth of seed, see if fertilizer is 2 inches to the side and 2 inches below the seed, also check the popu- lation. Early planted corn should have 1,000 to 2,000 more plants per acre than later planted corn. This will give a higher yield, as well, there is a lower emergence rate with earlier planted corn. TREAT ALFALFA SEED??? You may have noticed an extra tag attached to your bag of alfalfa seed this year. The tag is referring to a disease called verticillium wilt, This disease may be carried on the outside sur- face of some alfalfa seed this year, The disease itself af- fects the plant by causing it to wilt and eventually kills the plant. At present, we have no idea how serious this disease is or even how big a threat it can be. We are not even sure if the disease is on the seed being planted. We do know that it is a main disease in Europe, We know also that last year's seed crop was harvested under conditions that were ideal for the spread of this disease. We also know there is a seed dressing that prevents the disease. The product is Thiram. Uniroyal has the only regis- tered Thiram on the market. There are other Thirams on the market but they are not registered for this use. The product is available in 11 ounce and 3 pound packages. The 11 ounce package treats 200 lbs. of seed. The cost will be less than 250 per acre. The product will be distrib- uted by W.G. Thompson & Sons Ltd., and King Grain. INCREASE CORN NITROGEN RATES IF APPLICATION IS EARLY Research information for fine textured soils (clay and clay loans) in South Western Ontario indicates that more nitrogen is required when applied before planting than when side-dressed. It is recommended that if nitrogen is applied as a pre-plant treatment early in the spring, the rate of total nitrogen should be increased by 40 kg/ha compared to a side-dress treatment. This would raise the amount of total nitrogen from 130 to 170 kg/ha on these soils. For the remainder of the medium and coarse textured soils in the Huron area, there appears to be no measurable difference between preplant and side-dressed nitrogen, The rate recommended on these soils is 100 kg/ha. BE PREPARED FOR SPRING CALVING Have you checked your .1978 breeding records? Have you observed your pregnant females fleshing condition the past few weeks? Your breeding records will tell you when your cows and heifers should be calving. If you haven't checked' them, why not do it now and be ready? Thin cows require extra energy in the form of 2 to 5 lbs. of grain per head per day for the 4 to 6 weeks prior to calving. First calf heifers require it more, as they are still developing. Be careful not to get them over fat. Being overfieshed can cause calving difficulty, ' Vitamins A .D .E. are very important at this time. If your hay is of poor quality, or you are feeding corn stover or straw as part of the ration, inject A.D.E. Remember, with proper nutrition, your heifers and cows will drop stronger, healthier calves. With calf prices at an all time high, it is very important that you save every calf possible. Suppose you manage a 100 cow herd. What difference does it make whether you wean 80% or 90%? At $1.25 per pound, a 450 pound calf is worth $562.50. Ten more calves means $5,625,00 extra income for you. Dramatic, isn't it? But you must save and wean them to collect. Prepare your calving area. It need not be elaborate. A clean, bedded, dry, well- ventilated maternity pen with proper lighting is adequate for inside calving. Outside calving may be done in a dry lot that is close to the buildings. You need to observe them as they calve. Your dry lot should not be a mud hole as many barnyards are. Pick a well sodded, dry area. A holding area, squeeze chute and head gate will help you handle and treat your cattle. This avoids stress. Now you ask, what else is there? Keep these few things in mind: "Do you have colostrum on hand? If not, check with your local veterinarian. He may have some frozen and avail- able if needed. Save some at your first opportunity. Remember, frozen colostrum should be thawed slowly (ie - no heat). *Have you tincture of iodine or a teat dip such as hibitane on hand to treat navals? ' "How about naval clamps and ear tags? "A disinfectant, clean pail and a lubricant in case you need to assist. "A clean rope and a calf puller, 'Vitamins, antibiotics, scour boluses, etc. on hand but not outdated. *Clean storage for the antibiotics and medicants (ie) a cupboard and/or refriger- ator or both, *properly sized and steril- ized , needles, syringes, bolus guns, etc. 'Have an understanding wife or a hired man that can assist you when needed. *Patience and tender lov- ing care should never be forgotten, Don't forget to record birth date, sex, size, health con- dition, treatment given, calv- ing ease arid any pertinent information. This will help you in your culling decisions. Remember, every calf saved will be money in your pocket at sale time.