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growing period and see how they perform
for buyers,
He said calves in the Bodmin operation
are weighed at weaning time, and then
checked during their growing period. The
cattlemen said while fertility is often touted
in talking about profits in the industry,
cattlemen should look at other factors like
cross breeding and feeding.
He said it's important to get live calves
so cattlemen should select bulls for
breeding which will give them live calves,
calves that the cow can deliver on her own.
Mr. Procter told the audience "fast
gaining cattle are more efficient so let's get
fast gaining bulls, that's half the battle."
Also, he suggested having cattle carcasses
tested after slaughter for composition and
meat quality.
CALVING
He said while cattlemen must think of
their cattle as individual animals, they can
keep calves in groups by age, weight, etc.
He recommended keeping calving cows
together where cattlemen can keep an eye
on them in case there is a difficult birth.
In discussing the health of the herd, Mr.
Procter recommended that cattlemen
spend "more time on prevention and less
on control."
When it's time to market the calves, Mr.
Procter said farmers should sort their
calves beforehand, since this will likely
bring higher prices at the auction. He also
advised checking with the calves' buyers
afterwards, "te see how the product
worked."
Bob Kerr, a Chatham area farmer and
graduate of Harvard university business
program, predicted an increase in pork
production and a decrease in the demand
for beef could mean some rough times
ahead for Ontario cattlemen.
PREDICTIONS
Mr. Kerr also told \cattlemen he believes
the United States economy is in the first
stages of a recession with prices for cattle,
broilers and hogs already down. He said
economic advisers in the U.S. are predict-
ing both a recession and higher unemploy-
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Brussels has the same effect
on people. and animals as a
full moon is reported to have.
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people to drive up streets
posted with Road Closed
signs to drive into sewer
ditches and now it seems to
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Lucy, a dog owned by Mr.
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hearing the sewer workers
blasting, ran up the back
stairs of a neighboring apart-
ment, jumped in through the
kitchen window at the back,
went running through the
apartment, and jumped out
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ment. He said consumer morale in that
country has also fallen due to the recent
energy crisis. Mr. Kerr said the American
recession will affect our own economy,
even though Canada is presently in a more
self-sufficient position energy-wise.
Mr, Kerr told the cattlemen that any
pessimists in the beef industry bailed out
by 1977. ‘11
The beef farmer said the cattle cycle is
now becoming much more widely under-
stood, and he recommended that farmers
make use of the Beef Watch guidelines
which appear twice annually.
He said the number of feeder cattle
available for slaughter in Canada will
decline year by year until 1981.
In predicting uncertain times ahead for
cattlemen, Mr. Kerr said hog producers
have been hell-bent on expansion recently.
He told the audience hog production is up
23 per cent this year, while beef production
is down by eight per cent. He said the
increase in hogs going to market has
created problems for meat packers who are
working overtime to handle the volume of
meat.
Mr. Kerr said the upswing in hog
production may result in a "distressed
price" for pork and in swine herd
liquidation in the future. He said the hog
situation could be a threat to the beef
market, since a less affluent society won't
be willing to spend as much of their
disposable income on meat in the future.
The Chatham farmer, who said, "I'm
putting my neck on the line" in making
predictions, said the demand for meat will
lessen as the recession increases - and
consumers will spend less on beef to
economize.
main street below.
The dog was taken to the
veterinarians but only suf-
fered some injury to its
mouth.
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Goderich Harbor. Every
morning a Lions Club` from
southwestern Ontario had to
go and serve the guests
breakfast.
One special night held for
the visitors is a Canada Night
celebration in which the
Lions provide Canadian
entertainment for their vis-
itors and show them some of
our customs.
He said in the fall, with higher feed costs
in the offing, "our profits will be reduced -
so the outlook isn't very good."
The task facing cattlemen then, accord-
ing to Mr. Kerr, is to keep inventory losses
to a minimum if low market prices and high
feed prices prove to be the trend.
Mr. Kerr said if the recession does
trigger hog and possibly broiler liquid-
ations, "then the market could be chaotic
for some time."
But despite the pessimistic forecast, Mr.
Kerr said conditions still aren't as bad as
cattlemen have experienced in the past,
and if the recession isn't too deep, then the
industry will get back on the track.
Mr. Kerr said on his own operation, in
times of recession, he tries to buy his cattle
at the right time.
"If you use common sense, then the
potential for profit is still there," he told
the audience.
NO SHORTAGE
The final speaker at the conference,
Stewart Brown, a Shedden farmer who is
president of the Canadian Cattlemen's
Association, while beef supplies are down,
there is no danger of a shortage of beef. He
told producers they must remember the
cattle industry "is a business, not just a way
of life."
Mr. Brown said while there are no
guarantees for anyone in the industry,
"most cattlemen want it that way," He
also predicted a depressive cycle for hog
producers in the near future.
He said cattlemen must know not to
make break-even calculations in buying
feeder cattle, and recommended keeping
an eye on the b;ef watch reports available
from the Cattlemen's Association.
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