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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-05-28, Page 6Business ........... Dir H.eL:ory, 'RADIO 8t • SALES & SERVICE 523-9640 Blyth ,;,---.....: TV. (Electrohome) ' . , . • ---T--::., ,.., Chiropractic Associates Health Centre WINGHAM, ONTARIO R. Bray, D.C. - D.Lee, D.C. Phone: 357-1224 Anstett Jewellers Ltd. Watch and Jewellery Repairs — We Sell and .Service — BULOVA — ACCUTRON WATCHES , — 3 Stores SEAFORTH —'CLINTON — WALKERTON J.E. LONGSTAFF - OPTOMETRIST - CLINTON SEAFORTH By Appointment [Monday Only) 527-1240 482-7010 SEA FORD! ELECTRONICS SALES 8... SERVICE • TV* RADIO • HI-FI • STEREO Piume52.7-1150 • 17 SPARLING STREET SE AFORTH BRUSSELS TRANSPORT Livestock Trucking and Shipping Service . Local and Long Distance Phone 887-6122 lEvenings) George Jutzi Brussels Sta-Rite Dairy Systems COMPLETE LINE OF. DAIRY SYSTEMS Brussels Guelph 887-9426 824-1330 BELGRAVE CO-OP For Feed &.Fertilizer Petroleum Products - Hardware and Appliances Universal Milker Equipment and Cleaners BRUSSELS, WINGHAM 887-6453 357-2711 McGavin's Farm Equipment We specialize' in a Complete Line of FARM. EQUIPMENT Sales and Service Brussels Seaforth 887-6365 Walton 527-0245 ‘.....--- JIM CARDIFF REAL ESTATE BROKER — *GENERAL INSURANCE Agent for Hovvick Farmers' Mutualfire Insurance • FIRE — AUTO LIABILITY Phones: Office 887-6100 Residence 887-6164 off nd pti eat sam thin; s owe s Our nthpe: dept over re ed :ertral app e l f(i: eaaser.s os t o ith i claruvii u m usii evinc! A eto ualit Alre een rel 975, D eath epartti eafortl Rabie ntinud earts wally Last flied nimals, tin 71 The t year gs, 9 rses, So far Sc ofri Uton By Arth anal nd a j s givit ecotm mbm1 Mr. year n ye The is ye ill be egislat event actually stores about two tons are the two major nutrients which stems and one ton leaves. Early if inadequate, lowers the yield. cutting while the leaves are still Adequate fertilization will greatly growing, crushing or conditioning enhance longevity in forage to speed drying and minimum stands. handling all help to reduce leaf Huron dairymen harvest a lot of loss. 14u,me-grass forages. While many Inadequate fertilization. lowers n .aairymen have been harvesting yields per acre. Test the soil and good quality roughages, all follow fertilizer recommenda- dairymen must strive to harvest tions. Phosphorus and potassium more better quality forages. Ag. Rep. says Alfalfa good for haylage The stocker '& feeder sale at Brussels Stockyards Limited Tuesday met a strong demand with the fancy cattle bringing record prices. The top lot of Rogers ranch steers consigned by Eric Anderson of Londesboro averaging 594 lbs. sold for $54.75 with his offering of 101 steers averaging 546 lbs. sold for an overall price of 53.00. - 16 Steers consigned by Dan Pearson of Ethel, averaging 62 8 1 :bs. sold for 50.25 with his 100 steers averaging 558 lbs. selling for 47.45. 38 steers consigned by Ervin Shantz of R.R.11 , St. Jacobs, averaging 573 lbs. sold for 49.40. b Steers consigned by Alex Hammond of Monkton, averaging 511 lbs. sold for 49.00. 16 Steers consigned by Earl Roney of Dublin, averaging 617 lbs. sold for 48.00. 15 steers consigned by Ken Barbour of Bluevale, averaging 808 lbs. sold for 49.75 with his offering of 54 steers averaging 859 lbs. selling for 47.50. 20 Steers consigned by Max Lind of Tara, averaging 1052 lbs. sold for 48.85, In the heifer class, the top package of 16 head consigned by ' Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan has announced that the deficiency payment, under the cow slaughter stablization pro- gram announced December 13, 1974 is $5.08 per hundredweight on a live weight basis. Producers may claim on all beef or oairy cows sold. for slaughter between November 16th to December 13, 1974. FOr the period December 14, 1974 to April 30, 1975, they may claim on 5 per cent of their herd sold for slaughter, provided not more than 2 per cent were slaughtered in any one month. Milk profits Profits from milk production depend largely on good quality hay, silage and pasture. If you fill the barn and silo successfully with high quality forage, feed bills will be lower and production will be satisfactory. If forage is of poor quality or supply is limited, one Will have to buy more feed or milk production will drop result- ing in less income, W. R. Broadsworth, Huron County's Associate Ag. Rep says. The significantly higher prices of grain and protein supplements during the last two years may well continue as the demand for grain to feed the world's population will not let up in the near future anyway. Therefore, there is a need to harvest more nutrients required for milk production from forage crops. Stage of maturity at cutting time is a major factor determining nutritive value of forages. One should aim to cut legumes at the 1/10 bloom or earlier. stage. Good alfalfa has about half stems and half leaves. An acre that produces four tons of dry hay a year produces two tons leaves and two tons stems. During harvesting and storage, it is common to lose 25 per cent or one, ton of dry matter because most of the lost. material is leaVes: One 6---1-115 BRUSSELS POST; Ross Riley of Staffa averaging 566 lbs sold for 40.00, with his 49 heifers averaging 565 lbs. selling for 39.50. A full supply fo cattle at Brussels Stockyards last Friday sold under pressure with steers trading $2.00 lower due to the heavy marketing of cattle across the province. Choice Steers - 48.00 to 50.00. Good Steers - 46.00 to 48.00. Eleven steers consigned by George Adams 'of Wroxeter averaging 1112 lbs. sold for. 50.00. A steer consigned by George Hart of Brussels weighing 1110 lbs. sold for 50.00. Five steers consigned by K & L Beef Farms of Ethel averaging 1160 lbs. sold for 49.80 'with their offering of 27 steers averaging 1150 lbs. selling for 49.40. Thirteen steers consigned by Earl Fitch of Wroxeter averaging 1077 lbs. sold for 49.80. Seventeen steers consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of Dungannon averaging 1210 lbs. sold for 49.70. Twenty steers consigned by Earl Cox of Goderich averaging 1090 lbs. sold for 49.60. A steer consigned by Bill Leiper of Londesboro weighing Small herd owners of forty cows or less may claim on two cows. The national weighted average price for D1, D2, D3,. D4 cows for the period November 16, 1974 to April 30, 1975 was $18.13 per ' hundredweight. Thie $5.08 pay- ment to producers brings the price up to the support price of $23.21, established, under , the program. For those eligible for claims, application forms are available at the Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food offices, packing plants and sale yards. Sale bills are requested and it is Some Huron County dairymen have realized the advantages of cutting alfalfa or alfalfa based forages as haylage rather than hay. This low moisture 'silage is easier to harvest, has less chance of having rain damage, and is easier to feed mechanically. Probably the big plus for haylage is its higher protein content which occurs because of less leaf loss, according to Associate Aga Rep: W. R. BroadWorth, There are Some Managetrient practices necessary to assure that one harvests and retains this extra protein: MAY 28; 1975 1230 lbs. sold for 49.75. • A steer consigned by Andy McMichael of Wroxeter weighing 1200 lbs. sold for 50.00 with his offering of 20 steers averaging 1212 lbs. selling for 49.80. Two steers consigned by Doug Goodfellow of R.R.3, Teeswater averaging 1135 lbs. sold for 50.00. Eleven steers consigned by Donald Martin of Wingharn averaging 1156 lbs. sold for 49.60. Choice Heifers - 45.00 to 47.00 with sales to 47.50.. Good Heifers - 44.00 to 46.00. A heifer consiged by George Blake of Brussels weighing 950 lbs. sold for 47.50 with his offering of 29 heifers averaging 854 lbs. Selling for 46.65. Two heifers consigned by Robert, Blake of Brussels averaging 870 lbs. sold for47.00. Ten heifers, consigned by Muray Mulvey of Wroxeter averaging 884 lbs. sold for 45.60. Short-keep feeder steers sold from 46.00 to 48.00. The top bull traded for 27.00.. Choice Cows - 25.00 to 26.60 with sales to 33.75. Medium cows - 20.00 to 23.00. 40 to 50 lb. Pigs sold to a high of 46.50. necessary. that they be marked SL, signifying cows were sold for slaughter. It is also necessary for a provincial or federal official to certify claims before forwarding them to Ottawa. Further information may be received by contacting the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food at Box 159, Clinton - NOM 1LO, or phoning 482-3428 or Writing the Agricultural Stabilization Board, Sir John Carling Building, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 005 -Ensile between 50-60 per cent moisture. Haylage harvested at less than 50 per cent is prone to heat damage which can lower the digestible protein. -Cut the forage at the late bud or early bloom stage. -Use sharp knives for fine chopping, 1/2 to 3/8 inch cut. -Fill rapidly before forage becomes too dry and take care in packing the silage. -Prevent coning in the silo by adequate distribution, thus pre- venting only drier material from lodging at the outside edges. -Seal out the air with a good cover and have a tight well-sealed storage structure. Brussels Stockyard Report Deficiency payment for cows Come from good silage, forage