The Brussels Post, 1977-06-22, Page 14• 14 THE BRUSSELS POST, JUNE 22 1977
EASY DOES IT! Wheel stands were in order as the weight increased. This
competitor got the green flag to go and he tried to leave too fast! ( Staff ,Photo)
Brussels Stockyard Report
11 BERG
I Sales — Service
Installation
Donald G. Ives
R.R.#2, Blyth
Phone:
Brussels 887-9024
FREE ESTIMATES
o Barn Cleaners
° Bunk Feeders
o Stabling
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Spraying - Seeding - Fertilizing
CONTACT
Jim's
Flying Service
RR3 Tillsonburg,
Ph. 842-3898 or
842-5809
Milton J. Dietz
Ltd
RR 4, Seaforth
Ph. 527-0608
Cash Crop!
If you doubt the value of fertilizing your hay crop,.consider this:
You get — more protein . . . more dry matter .
more T.D.N....
14% NON-UREA DAIRY RATION
MASH, $130.00 per ton delivered.
16% NON-UREA DAIRY RATION
MASH, $137.00 per ton delivered.
16% DAIRY RATION MASH, $126.
pei ton delivered.
Agr.omart® Winghorn
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Brussels
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Open wagons
cause 'protein loss
Open forage wagons may be
costing Ontario producers
valuable protein, says J. K.
Weeden, agricultural engineer
for Ontario Ministry • of
Agriculture and Food. Producers.
could be losing as much as 400
lbs.. of forage leaves per acre by
using open wagons. Based on
protein costs this spring, this
represents a loss of about $5 per
acre.
Becaus e leaves are lighter
than forage stocks, they can
easily be picked up by cross winds
and blown out of the wagon. Since
most of the protein content of
forages is in the leaves, losing
them can greatly reduce the
protein content of the feed.
"Sixty-eight percent of the
protein in alfalfa is in the leaves,
while leaves of grasses contain
about 57 percent protein.
To eliminate the loss of this
valuable protein Mr. Weeden
recommends installing a roof on
the forage wagon. But a roof
alone will not completely solve
this problem: "We suggest
producers also install side vents
extending from about half-way
back to the back end of the
wagon. The vents should be lined
with wire screen or mesh no
larger tha.ri 1/2 inch."
'Another way to conserve the
forages is to extend the blower
into the wagon to eliminate the
effects of cross winds. It is
important to watch the blower to
make sure it is not shooting the
crop away from the wagon.
Harvesting the crop when it is
too dry will also- add to the loss.
when the crop is blown into the
wagon. Leaves and. other .fine
particles are easily picked up by
the wind when they are dry,
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The market at Brussels Stock-
yards was dull with a heavy
supply of cattle and pigs selling
under pressure. There were 1269
Frequent
damages
`Water deeply and save water'
is the motto for greener lawns and
lower watering costs.
According to :Professor
R. W.Irwin of the .School of
Engineering, Ontario Agricul-
tural College, a lot of water is
wasted in too frequent waterings
that are too short to allow water to
seep deeply into the soil.
"Frequent watering results in
shallow rooting and crabgrass.
also causes insufficient water
reserves that cannot maintain the
turf."
?he best way to encourage
deep water reserves is to water in
the: early morning.
head of cattle and 1870 pigs on
offer.
Choice Steers - 42.00 to 43.00
with sale's to 44.50.
watering
lawns
Lawns require one inch of
water per week.. This means one
hour of watering to saturate 250
square feet of lawn.
Professor Irwin recommends
using good quality sprinklers to
supply water evenly. A tin can
should be placed near the
sprinkler to determine when an
area has received adequate
water.
Newly-seeded lawns should be
watered carefully.
`'*w lawns shouldn't be
saturated until the root system is
established. Water just enough
to allow the grass seeds to
germinate".
Good Steers - 40.00 to 42.00.
A steer consigned by Neil
Mitchell of Walton weighing 1150
lbs. sold for 44.50. ,
Twelve steers, consigned by
George Bauman of Linwood
averaging 1146 lbs. sold for
42.80.
Eighty steers consigned by
Henry Farms of Blyth averaging
1162 lbs: sold for 42.60.
Choice Heifers - 39.004o 41.00.
Good Heifers - 37.00 to 39'00.
Choice Cows - 27.00 to 29.00
with sales to 31.50.
Good CoWs - 25.00 to 27.00.
Bulls traded to 32.25.
Stocker Steers traded to 44.30.
Stocker Heifers traded to 37.00.
30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of 37.75.
40 to 50 lb. pigs to a high of
44.00.
SO to 60 lb. pigs to a high of
50.50.
Every dollar invested in Hay and Pasture Fertilizer
Will return more: than three dollars extra feed
value..
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