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medium cattle under
ure. Plain stocker and
er cattle were difficult to
oice Steers - 49.00 to 51.00
sales to 51.80. •
od. Steers - 46.00 to 49.00.
ve steers consigned by Wolfe
k Farm of Dibbinton,
aging 1136 lbs. sold for 51.80
their offering of 14 steers
aging 1143 lbs. selling for
7.
steers consigned by Bill
ns of R.5, Brussels,
aging 1000 lbs. sold for
ue to crop failures in several
t producing countries in
farm and consequently food
s soarded in 1973.
Is year there isn't a crop
e yet in all of North
rice, but all indications point
greatly reduced crop 'in all
r commodities. Even to the
nt that the president of the
has curtailed grain exports.
Id can figure that this again
mean increases in food
ere are several reasons' for
reduced crop, the main ones
g spring floods and summer
ghts, Another factor was the
ase in fertilizer prices, in
e cases 300% higher. It
ds to reason that . many
ers put less on their fields,
resultant lower yields. Since
of the most important
izers is nitrogen, which to a
t extent is made out of
ral gas, one can readily see
this costs more. Countries
India simply didnt have the
ey to buy and together With a
*tar summer draught as we
here, it made their almost
ciency in food grains
pse.
Canada and the USA the
age of grain caused the price
ed grains to quadruple from
years ago.As a result pork
beef producers' costs rose so'
h that they operated at a loss.
ypork men sold or are selling
Y sows and beef men their
s. This in turn will bring less
on the market next year and
beef the year after.
hen there is a shortage the
will go up and thus we can
ct to pay more for our meat in
next couple of years. We, as
ers don't like today's
and we as consumers wont
next years prices.
derly marketing through
mg marketing boards is the
answer, They can stabilize
es for farmer and consumer
Look at the Egg. Board.
n the price was low in the
they brought 30 million eggs
Canada. Subsequently 28
ti of them ate spoiled, Now
ggs are going up in price and ,Whelan has to put limits to
the graders can export or it
Id pull our price sky-high. If
egg board was strong enough
Auld say how many eggs to
rye for Canadian needs at a
able price for both
ucer aud consuMef and sell
surplus on the world market.
the graders have to be
50.50.
Fourteen steers consigned by
George Woelfle of Paisley.
averaging 946 lbs. sold for 48.85
with his entire offering of 44
steers averaging 931 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 47.67.
Choice Heifers - 43.00 to 45.00
with sales to 45.60.
Good Heifers - 40.00 to 43.00.
Twelve heifers consigned by
Doug: McPherson of Teeswater,
averaging 870 lbs. sold for 45.60.
Two heifers consigned by
J.D.Durnin of Lucknow,
averaging 985 lbs. sold for 45.10.
Choice Cows - 19.00 to 22.00
with sales to 24.00.
Good Cows - 17.00 to 19.00.
stopped by federal order.
Is it any wonder that graders
try to destroy marketing
boards?
Like to live
in the barn
-..It's warm
enough
Aim to ventilate your barn so
well this Winter that you would
enjoy living in it, advises an
Ontario Agricultural College
engineering expert. "Good
ventilation helps to ensure that
your animals remain healthy and
produce high quality food
quickly," explains Dr.
D.R.Pattie.
"Dust, dampness and stale air
appear to trigger respiratory
diseases, such as pneumonia,"
he adds. "It is not surprising that
off-flavors in milk are sometimes
caused by stable odors, and the
quality of other products may also'
be affected. Odor levels decrease
as the excess moisture in the air is
removed."
To run the ventilation
equiptrient necessary for draWing
air into your barn and expelling it
after it has absorbed the
building's excess moisture, make
sure you have adequate and safe
electrical wiring. In addition,
always use fuses of the proper
size. If they're too big, they will
increase the risk of fire by
overloading the wiring. Make
sure fans, motors, air inlets, and
exit shutters are clean and in
good working order.
Use insulation to keep as Much
animal heat as possible in your
barn, so that.incoming air will be
heated , and will absorb excess
moisture. Eliminate cracks and
gaps at loose-fitting doors and
windows, and protect the
buildings from as much wind and
Weather as is possible by
windbreaks.
Every week more and ntore
people discover what mighty jobs
are accomplished by low cost Post
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887-6641,
Maitland, Valley's Rocky
Raccoon has some tips on how to
keep your woodlot healthy so that
you may gain some of the benefits
described in an earlier article.
Some of the most common and
harmful factors influencing your
woodlot are cattle, disease and
insects, rodents and fire.
Farmers may use the woodlot
for an additional grazing area,
unaware that by allowing cattle to
walk over the forest floor the
combined problems of trampled
roots, destroyed seedlings.
broken saplings and compacted
soil soon take their toll.
Cattle also damage ,trees by
exposing the inner parts through
tearing off bark, which allows
insects and idsease an easy entry
into the tree. While, some insects
and diseases affect the leaves, or
food converters of the tree, others
attack inside -and cause
irreparable damage. A common
example of this is the dutch elm
disease.
Rodents, such as mice and
rabbits also destroy a large
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number of trees. By removing
bark, these pests also help to
spread an infection of disease or
insects.
The fastest and usually most
dangerous enemy of the woodlot
is fire. Unnoticed ground fires can
burn out seedlings and saplings
and set back natural succession
by years. Destruction of-leaves on
the forest floor not only exposes
soil to leaching and erosion.- but
also removes organic food which
plants need for growth. It only
takes seconds for a fire to destory
what may hayed taken decades to
grow in your woodlot.
Rocky suggests that to solve
some of these problems you can
fence around woodlots to keep
cattle out, remove infected trees
and treat remaining trees to
prevent spread of disease, place
plastic or metal mesh around tree
bottoms to keep rodents from
damaging them, and use a
combination of enclosing grassy
ditches and easy access to the
woodlot to help in preventing
fires.
' If you would- like to find out
more about woodlot protection, .
feel free to write to Rocky at the
Maitland Valley
Authority office.
Smiles
The teacher in an overcrowded
classroom began her morning
attendance report to the principal
with these' words: "Help!
They're all here!"
When the first-grader asked
his mother why his father brought
home a briefcase full of papers
every night, the mother replied,
"Daddy has so niuch to do that he
can't finish it all at the office.
That's why he has to work at
night."
"Well then," said the child,
"why don't they put him in a
slower group?"
A Post Classified' will pay you
dividends. Have you tried one?
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