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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-10-29, Page 7THREE PHASE Electric "EVERYTHING 'ELECTRICAL"' * ECONOMY * SERVICE QUALITY BARRY BUCHANAN ' 482-'W4 - GLENN McLEAN 887-9264 P.O. ecoi.1136 CLINTON, ONT, .4 .1 4,44: 3, . gip, lool listen to - cattle vt.th ;41: e4,4 ;1.0? THE ,on.ussELA pOSTI ,00700pER :" igeo • Pen checking your beef feedlot should: entail a walk. a stop, a look, a listen. It is a very important part of feedlot. management. It should be done three or" four times a day with new arrivals, and at least daily once they are settled and on feed.' Some ideas that may help you are: walk - slowly, stop - stand or sit on a pest for a few minutes, look - observe those cattle. Leok ahead and behind, you, Sick cattle will stand out. They appear droopy, sleepy eyed and droopy eared. , Normal ani- mals are alert, bright eyed, with little or no tear staining on the face. They are inquisi- tive. They will have a clean and moist 'nose and mouth, with very little nasal diS- . charge. , • Look for the loners` Sick atiihialsr will; often be 'found alone. Hoivever, with key!. vpus disorders or:blindness, they may try to 'stay with penmates. Gaunt cattle are also abnorinai. Get cattle up. It is quite normal for them to rise,' stretch . and defecate. Check manure droppings.- WatCh for undue nasal dis- charg4 They • are, clues, to respiratory problems, ' Listen for; sniffling, coughing, 1 groaning and grunting. Lameness can be identified 'by listening to gait Once suspected,, mark. SO they 'can he: identified for treatment: Re- cord, treatment, date, ,antibi- otic or :Vaccine t and dosage given - • If you 'Pose one, have it posted. The pen walker should see the 'post mortem, done. , A recominended pattern to walk the pen is to enter at one corner, walk the peri- meter first,- back to point of entry. Then walk ,back and forth side to side working yotir .way to the rear,,of the pen, then walk diagonally back' but 'to point of, entry. . • `Remember move Time spent penchecking will ' be time well spent: So- walk, stop, leek -and listen! Stan Paquette;' AssoCiate - Agricultural Rep, , ' • . „ WHAT SHALL' WE BUY?—People h,ad lots of clothing to Morningstar Rebekah Lodge on Saturday. choose from at the Variety Fair held in thelodge rooms by, the (Photo by Langlois) ' INTEREST RATE PENALTY There's no interest rate penalty when the new Bonds ore cashedafter December 31, 1980-you will receive earned interest ' • • • for each full month elapsed since November 1, 1980. • . OD -RETURN - - CASH ANYTIME The 'new Bonds are easy to cash anytime. ., so you're hot locked in. Canada.Savings Bonds are a safe, secure investment. They're backed by all the resources of Canada: SAFE CP SECURE k. EVERY YEAR FOR 7 YEARS How much is your manure worth? With today's prices of fertilizer," manure has Chang- ed from a waste product to a. commodity.valuable i •• get . the most value from manure, you have to. know what it contains. ' • " Manure can be tested through. the Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Lab, Univer- sity of Guelph. Sample bottl- es and information sheets may be obtained from the Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food office, Clinton, at $1.50 per kit. LIQUID MANURE -Liquid, manure- in storage .sheuld'he mix` ed well before sampling. From the there.' ghly •mixed manure take a dipper ' full from each of, Several parts of the storage" and place in a - plastic pall. Mix the contents of the pail thoroughly and then transfer % litre to the. enclosed shipping 'container or to a wide mouth one litre or 32 oz. plastic jar.. If sampling is done when spreading take a dipper fro:in each tanker load instead . of from different • parts of the storage. SOLID MANURE . . Clear a mixing area on the floor or set out a 'sheet of clean plywood. Take samples, from various parts of the pile,. as deeply as feasible, -and place 'on the mixing surface,, If Manure is being spread on land take one Satnplelrom each of a numb- er of loads. Using a fork or shevel, chop the manure and mix thoroughly, then spread out the sample and divide • into quarters. Discard three quarters, thoroughly mix the . remainder and again divide, into quarters and discard three. Continue until the remaining quarter is about % litre volume. Transfer to • the enclosed shipping con- tainer or a wide mouth one litre or 32 oz. plastic jar. Sam Bradshaw, Engineering Assistant. Thp new Bonds earn a good return pn your money- 101/2% every year for 7 years. EASY TO BUY They're easy to buy for cash or on instalments in amounts starring at $100 up to-o total purchase limit of $35,000. And you have a choice of Bonds. There's the Regular Interest Bond for annual income and the Compound.Interest Bond for savings growth. Buy yours today wherever'you bank or invest. Good Security Good Return ALWAYS GOON Canada. YOUNG'S VARIETY Party Needs • Baked Goods Tobacco Groceries • Stationery Weekdays 8:304 Holidays & Sundays 11:30-6 Brussels 881-6224