HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-01-28, Page 12At Brussels Stockyards Friday averaging 905 lbs. sold for 40.9
there were 652 cattle and•930 •pigs Ten heifers consigned
on offer. Due to the continuing George Blake of Bruss
decline of the American cattle • averaging 1016 lbs. sold
prices, steers •and heifers traded 40.25.
from $1.00 to $2. 00 lower. Cows Two heifers consigned by L.
and pig prices were strong. B Farms of Wallenst in
Good Steers - 42.00 to 44.00. averaging 1005 lbs. sold 'of
Good Steers - 40.00 to 42.00.. 40.85:
Two steers consigned by Seventeen heifers consigned Y-,
Howard Martin of Brussels Ross Hurst of, Atwood averagi ng
averaging-1140 lbs. sold for 43.85 930 lbs. sold for 40.50.
with his lot of 11 steers averaging A heifer consigned by Rob
1109 lbs. selling •for 43.15. Blake of Brussels weighing 8
Six steers consigned by Ross lbs. sold. for 40.00.
Cunningham .of Brussels Choice cows - 25.00 .'to 27.
averaging 1228 lbs. sold for 43.60 with sales to 28.75.
with his 11 steers averaging 1222 Good • Cows - 23.00 to 25.00
lbs. selling for 43.40. • Bulls.• -traded from 27.00
Two steers Consigned by Mac • 28.00 with sales to 29.25.
Cardiff of Ethel • averaging 1150 A bull 'weighing 1900 lb
lbs. sold for 43.40. • consigned by Robert Bridge
Three steers consigned by John Wroxeter sold for 28.75.
Thornton of Gorrie averaging 983 ' 30-40 lbs. pigs traded to a high
lbs. sold for 43.00. 54.75.
Four steers consigned by Wm. 40 - 50 lbs. pigs traded to a hi
Adams of Brussels averaging • of 61.60.
1152 lbs. sold for 42.90. 50-60 lb.,pigs to a high of 73.5
Choice Heifers - 39.00 to 41.00. 60-70 lb. pigs to a high of 74.7
Good Heifers - 37.00 to 39.00. The top lot of 11 pigs weighi
Two heifers consigned by Gary • 32 pounds each sold for $1.61
Rintoul of R.R.3, Wingham, per lb.
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milk in nutritive value, except for
a minor reduction in thiamine
(Vitamin - B) and ascorbic acit
(Vitamin C).
Most the fluid milk sold in
Ontario is alSo homogenized.
Homogenized milk is pasteurized
milk in which the milk fat
globules have been divided into
tiny droplets.4 Homogenization
stabilizes" the milk • so that no
cream line forms over a
reasonable time period, and the
milk remains fairly uniform
throughout the container.
Few natural foods are good
sources of Vitamin D — essential
in our body for metabilizing
minerals. To assure a reliable
source of this vitamin, whole milk
as of March 1, 1976, must be
fortified with vitamin D, and so
marked on the label.
Two percent milk and skim milk
are both becoming"'more and
attended meeting in Wingham in
December. About 100 people
attended, the meeting, in spite of
stormy driving weather.
Bruce County south planning
department pointed` to the
benefits resulting from the
Douglas Point development and
said few area municipal
councillors wish it hadn't
occurred.
However, it asked that before
any other large-scale Hydro
development is started a rural
study be made. Included in the
study would be an independent
environmental survey, The brief
says housing should be planned
ahead and the necessary finances
and services should be
established before construction is
approved.
The brief said that as result
of the 'Douglas Point
development, the main burden of
housing the workers and
. • .4. meeting in Listowe
The Bruce brief suggest
"additional nuclear plants a
Douglas Point, although poss
compounding certain envir
mental effects, could be bett
absorbed in terms of municip
impact since constructi
employment levels would
mainly sustained rather th
increased."
Commission chairman D
Arthur Porter said the m
inquiry of the commission wou
run until late July and wou
include sessions outside Toron
as well.
He explained that the ma
enquiry will call -representativ
of Ontario Hydro and Ontai
government 'agencies to respo
to the concerns raised in t
preliminary briefs.
He specified the healt
planning and energy ministrie
Dr. Porter said the commissi
needed to know the situation wi
other energy •sources in t
province — gas, oil and coal.
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employees fell on the county's
small municipalities, whose
facilities and services were not
adequate to cope with the sudden
influx. Planning problems
occurred as well as financial and
other problems.
'A lthough - grants were
provided to municipalities in lieu
of taxes, these were grossly
inadequate to cope with the costs
incurred. It was not until 1973,
five years after development
commenced in 1968, that an
impact study was undertaken (by
Ontario Hydro), and changes in
the grant system were not made
until 1975.
South BruCe is now traversed:
by three major Hydro trans-
mission corridors and 'these have
caused innumerable problems,
the brief •said.
The brief urges that other
sources of power be developed as
soon as possible and that the per'
capita use of electrical energy be
reduced to lessen the demands ,on
farm lands in their area.
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Exotic Cattle
Canadian, cattlemen have
brought 22 different breeds, of
exotic cattle from Europe in the
last 10 years.
Beef producers are left With a
puzzle. Which breed makes the
best herd sire?
Agriculture Canada has been
evaluating the performances of
exOtic-domestic hybrid heifers at
its research stations.
"We know that cross-bred
heifers have the advantage of
hybrid vigor," says Dr.
H.T.Fredeen of the Agriculture
Canada Research Station here.
"With this study, we hope to
provide a basis for cattlemen to
choose sire breeds."
Nine hybrid combinations - --
produced by mating Charolais,
Limousin and. Simmental bulls
with Angus, Hereford and
Shorthorn cows -- are being
compared with each other and
with the commercially popular
Hereford-Angus cross. All of the
1,000 hybrid heifers hi the study
were bred as yearlings by
artificial insemination to either
Beefmaster or Red Angus bulls.
Final conclusions can't be
drawn until each hybrid cow has
completed six years of repro-
ductive life, but sortie preliminary
observations have been made
from first calf production'.
"The traditiOnal Hereford-
Angus cross appears to have an
advantage two respects —
survival rate of calves;- and
number of calves, weaned per 100
cows entering the breeding
JANUARY 2S, 1976
Treat pigs for mange
Intense itching and rubbinghair program, whether it's spraying or
loss and thickening and redness dusting, shotild be carried out on
of a pig's skin are signs that a total herd basis, he states.
producers should be aware of. While the mites cannot survive
These symptoms, as well as very long in the environment,
rough, dry skin and loss of bloom, producers should also treat walls
are sure indications of mange, . and floors of the pens to prevent
one of the most common skin reinfestation froth that source.
diseases in Ontario pigs.
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The lack of government
planning for the impact that large
scale Hydro development will
have on its host community
caused a lot of problems when the
big nuclear plant was built at
Douglas Point, a brieflrom Bruce
County told the Porter
Commission on electric power
planning Thursday.
The Commission heard 12
briefs in its Listowel meeting, a
continuation of a largely
Do you know about
For years, milk has been
referred to as man's most perfect
food. Across the country, almost
every Canadian uses milk in one
form or another each day. Yet few
Canadians know what processes
go into getting that perfect carton
of milk on the breakfast table
each morning, or how they should
care for the milk they consume
each day.
In Ont ario, all fluid milk 'sold
commercially is pasteurized.
Pasteurization of milk, say food
Specialists at the Ontario Food
Council, Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, destroys all the
disease-producing organisms and
usually over 99 percent of the
bacteria found in milk.
In the pasteurization process,
milk is heated to a particular
temperature and held there until
the bacteria are destroyed.
Pasteurized milk is equal to raw
"Mange is caused by a ,
parasitic mite not visible to the
assured by the pigs' natural habit
of huddling together to sleep,"
states Veterinary Services
Branch veterinarian, Dr.
P.G.Oliver.'
The main symptom of mange is
the intense itching caused by the
mite burrowing through the skin.
the burrowing and constant
scratching makes the skin thick
and reddened. Eventually a thick
brown scab may form on parts of
the body.
Although mange can be
diagnosed on the basis of these
signs, the veterinarian
recommends that a skin scraping
he forwarded to one of the
eterinary Diagnostic
Laboratories of the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
for a microscopic examination and
confirmation of mange infection.
Chemicals are available •for the
treatment of mange, but they must
be used carefully according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
Some also require a withdrawal
period before slaughter. Lindane
(no less than 30 days before
slaughter), Korlan, and
/vIalathion (no less than 2 •days
before slaughter) have been
effective in treating mange.
However, in both farrowing
and fatteningbarns, the key to
mange control is prevention, says
Dr. Oliver. All new additions
should be treated for mange prior
to' introduction into the herd.
Breeding stock should be sprayed
twice a year. If there is an
Outbreak Of Mange, the control
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herd," Dr. Fredeen says.
Survival-to-weaning of calves
from Hereford-Angus dams was
94.3 per cent, compared to an
average or9r pe'f 'tent for the
exotic-domestic crosses.
For every 100 heifers entering
the breeding herd, the Herefor
Hereford-angus dams weaned
80.5 calves. Simmental-Angus
dams were a close second with
80.1 calves per 100 heifers.
Limousin-Hereford dams had the
poorest record, with 65.4 calves
weaned per 100 heifers.
Calves of the exotic-hybrid
heifers were heavier at birth and
weaning than those of the
Hereford-Angus heifers.
Simmental-sired heifers weaned
heavier calves than the Charolais
and Limousin-sired heifers.
Heifers with Shorthorn dams
weaned heavier calves than those
from. Hereford and Angus dams.
Red Angus and Beefmaster
bulls were also compared in the
breeding program. Hybrid heifers
bred to Red Angus bulls had less
calving difficulty than those bred
to I3eeftriasters. The Red Angus
progeny had a higher early
survivial rate but weighed about
four per cent less than the
Beefinastet calves at' birth and
weaning.
More details of the exotic
hybrid study are available in a
publication, First calf Perfor-
mance of Foreign X Domestic
Hybrid Heifers. It May be
obtained by Wilting to
Itiforniation i John Carling
Building, 030 Carling Ave.
Ottawa; Ont., K1A 007.
The care and processing of milk?
more popular, probably_ because
of the emphasis on low-calorie
and low-fat diets in recent years.
The only difference between
these milk products and whole
milk is the amount of milk fat
content. With• a decreased milk
fat content, there is a slight
decrease in Vitamin A. Two
percent milk and skim milk, as of
March 1, 1976 are required to be
fortified with Vitamins A and D.
The type of milk you purchase
depends on personal preference,
what is available, and price. Milk
is usually less expensive when
packaged in large rather than
small containers.
Fresh milk products retain their
flavor and nutritive value best
when they are kept clean, cold
and tightly covered. Refrigerate
your milk as soon as possible after
purchasing and remove from the
fridge' only long enough to pour
the amount needed for immediate
use. Don't mix new milk with Old
unless the Mixture Will be used
immediately, and don't pour milk
back into the original container
once it has been removed.
Homogenized milk can be frozen
and held up to 15 days, although
there May be some flavor change
as well 'as settling-out of.; the
'protein.' Raw milk will not keep
satisfactorily in a home freeier.
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