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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-04-09, Page 18Continued from page 17 turkeys to the producer is Set by a pricing formula based on the cost of production. The board meets monthly with processors. Hayter said cheap pork and chicken has affected turkey prices recently. Most of the Hayter turkeys are raised indoors. More than 9,000 birds ready for market were lost in 1971 due to extreme heat when they were on ranges outside. Hayter added, "There isn't as much danger when they are inside and out of the direct sunlight like they were . For details on plans covering Corn, Spring Grain, Beans &New Forage Seeding call: DONALD WEIGAND R.R. # 1 Dashwood Ph. 237-3418 COMPUTER ACTION — Jack Underwood of the engineering department at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology shows the workings of a new computer to Ken Lawton, head of the guidance department at South Huron District High School and Linda McKenzie of Central Huron in Clinton. They were attending Information Day at the College.' Tips on saving calves Why a George White Sprayer? More farmers prefer a George White Sprayer because of standard features including: • low profile heavy duty polyethylene tank allowing better visibility • five year pro-rated warranty on tank • complete range of models including four trail, six — 3 point hitch and four sizes of saddle tank • parts and service you can count on. • full length adjustable sparge tube agitation sy, ; T-290 Trailer Sprayer GEORGE WHITE SONS INC. FE MA ...helping you get the most from your land since1857. Your local Dealer is: C.G. FARM EQUIPMENT LTD. ZURICH Zenith 7-2800, or write to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Box 159, Clinton. Len MacGregor, Extension Assistant, LIU Is fitness Important? Ask any body. Pa/oar/7[717n. In Ca , d • (‘\ *1 C•1 1 Save time on dozens of cleaning chores with a John Deere High-Pressure Washer. Choose from three models with500to750 psi nozzle pressure to wash dirt and grime away without scrubbing. Just hook the washer up to a cold water supply, plug it in and you're ready to start cleaning. Wash and wax tractors, trucks and cars... wash down combines, livestock pens, clean patio furniture and even buildings. These and many other normally tedious jobs go quick- ly. Stop in soon for a demonstration. WERE VERY RIO ON SERVICE. John Deere High- Pressure Washers Many beef cows have calved or soon will be. Problems can arise whether they calve in the barn, in a dry lot or on grass. A few tips may help save some of your calves. Youth work opportunities - provide a proper level of nutrition to the pregnant cow. Overfat or un- dernourished cows will tend to have more problems. - vitamin A,D.E, injection 6-8 weeks prior to calving. Include selenium in selemium deficient areas. - record breeding and due dates. - calving facility should be ready and clean, • - be sure the new born calf receives colostrum within two hours, It is preferable within 30 minutes. - a good practice is to milk out some colostrum and freeze it as a colostrum bank. It can be frozen in small plastic bags or ice cube trays. Thaw slowly prior to use for the orphaned calf or the premature calf whose mother has, no milk. The newborn calf should receive a volume of colostrum equal to 5 percent of its body weight before 12 hours of age. - disinfect the navel with a recommended teat dip. - too much milk can cause a nutritional scour. E. Coll and salmonella bacteria and virus' such as BVD reo and corona virus and other unknowns also cause scours. - a scouring calf dehydrates rapidly. 519-345-2723 - don't feed milk or milk replacer for 24 hours. In 1971." Hayter is also very active in raising beef cattle. At the moment he has 900 western cattle in his. Dashwood area farm barns. He buys and markets the cattle on a rotating basis, Hayter continued, "I sold 600 recently, bought 300 a week ago and will be making a similar purchase at the end, of this month," Most of the feed for the cattle is grown on the 292 acre Hayter farms while all of the turkey feed is pur- chased. He has two full time em- ployees and a number of other help at peak turkey marketing times. His son Tom assists in the summer and will be on the farm full time when he graduates this spring from the University of Guelph. Tom is majoring in animal and poultry science. Harry Hayter and his wife Freida have three other children. They are Mrs. Faul (Joanne) Maguire, Mrs. Brad (Janice) Oke and Jayne. They also have two grandchildren. Hayter is also active in community affairs. He has been a member of the Huron County Board of Education for the past six years, is a member of the South Huron Hospital Board and a past chairman and active with the Dashwood Lutheran Church, the local Federation of Agriculture and Cat- tlemen Associations. - feed an electrolyte solution instead, at 2 quarts, each 8 hairs for 24 hours. Kaopectate administered orally at 2 oz. every 2 hours will also help. Severely dehydrated calves should be given electroylte solution intravenously until recovered. Don't delay treatment once scours are detected. Work with your veterinarian on a medication program. Your vet can culture the bacteria and By GRACE BIRD, Home Economist, Huron County Spring is here. Are you eager to get outside and begin planting your gardens or flower beds? If so, why not get off to a good start by coming to the Indoor Gar- dening summary program at Dashwood Hall on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. The members of this course represent church., community and Women's Institute groups from Dash- wood, Centralia, Grand Bend, Zurich, Elimville, Mount Carmel and St. Joseph areas. They have worked hard all winter learning about plant propogation and plant care. They have started plants themselves and created dish gardens, bottle gardens and found many other ways to recommend treatment. Identify the calf and record treatment given. If you have already vaccinated the cow against scours, don't let down on your management, Remember, nothing is foolproof. A sound calf-care program will help you save more calves. Stan Paquette, ' Associate Agricultural Representative for Huron County make their plants more attractive. They have also learned the knots involved in making a macrame plant hanger and have beautified their homes with these lovely articles. Each group will be displaying the plants they have ,grown and the macrame articles they have created at the program. As well, they will hear the guest speaker, Ms. Patterson from Kirkton, demonstrating "Floral Arrangements for Special Occasions." It promises to be very in- teresting and informative. The public is most welcome to attend this program. •Admission is free. This has been a course offered by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Home Economics Branch, As a successful project in Huron County during the summer of 1979, the Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and. Food is again offering the "Agrierew Project" to farmers during the summer of 1980. This programme has, been designed to provide a practical work experience for young people. As a part of an "Agricrew", team members will be placed on farms and asked to do jobs that may not have been done because of the volume of regular farm work. In addition, crew members could be hired to assist with harvest during seasonal periodg. An. Agricrew could also be hired to help agricultural Societies prepare their grounds for rural community fairs. Each Agricrew will work as a team (three crew members and a foreman) and will not ^be subdivided. Agricrew members must be over 15 years of age as of May 1st, 1980 and will be selected on their willingness to perform agricultural manual labour. Employers are to be engaged in farming full time and will be required to sign a work agreement indicating work to be done, method of payment and alternate work plan for in- clement weather. Each farm employer will pay $90.00 per day for the services of the Agricrew at the conclusion of the work period. All Agricrew members will be required to par- ticipate in orientation sessions and must un- derstand that hours can be irregular depending on the weather and activity. Agricrews will start work on June 23 and will conclude on August 16. Persons interested in participating in this programme as either an Agricrew employee or farm employer should contact Len MacGregor at 482-3428 or long distance at Zenith 7- 2800, or write to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Box 159, Clinton. Another junior agriculturalist programme This year, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food will once again be sponsoring die Junior Agriculturalist Programihe during the summer of 1980, The programme is designed to provide a practical learning experience for young people from, non-farm homes who have a serious interest in agriculture, and who have had no experience working on a farm, As a Junior Agriculturalist, a person will be placed on a selected commercial farm, where he she will perform regular activities relative to that farm operation. In addition, an appreciation of rural life through living with a farm family, ,and through par- ticipating in the local 4-H and Junior Farmer programmes and in other rural activities will be developed. The prospective Junior Agriculturalists will be either boys or girls 16 or 17 years of age and must be in good physical and mental condition in order to withstand the vigorous physical.effort. Selection will be based in part on their reasons for being interested in agriculture, and their plans for further education and a career, All Junior Agriculturalists will be required to par- ticipate in an orientation programme to help prepare them for their farm stay. This programme will be held about mid June and on-farm assignment will be a nine- week period, commencing on June 16th and terminating on August 16th, 1980. A Junior Agriculturalist will be assigned, wherever possible, to a farm with the type of enterprise in which he she is most interested. The duties involved,will vary considerably depending on the individual farm operation, the demonstrated ability of the Junior Agriculturalist and the kind of enterprise found on the farm. The interested host far- mers are to own commercial farms, with the operator engaged in farming full time. They must be in- terested in helping inex- perienced young people develop the skills required on a farm and are expected to have the ability to work well with and supervise young people. Host farmers must also provide suitable accommodation for the Junior Agriculturalist during his her stay on the farm, Each Junior Agriculturalist will receive a training allowance of $12 per day on a six day week. $6 of this will be provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food; the host farm will provide $6 per day in cash, as well as supplying, room and board worth $6 per day. Persons interested in partieipating in this programme as either a host farmer or Junior Agricultpralist should contact Len ,MacGregor at 482-3428 or long distance at Powi,10 MI vocals, April 9, 1980 Hayter turkeys ',. 71' '10 lb, .0 W Huron. Farm and Home News silage distributor—unluader by BUTLER® All ring-drive silo . unloaders are run alike The V-11 has become the V-111 silo unloader. Every major feature has been systematically adapted to match Butler's industry-leading ring-drive experience. That's why other ring-drives can't match Butler features or performance. Why settle for less? See us for systems and service that help make the good life better. GLENDINNING FARM EQUIP., LTD. Route 2 Lucan, Ontario Canada NOM 2J0 Phone 519-227-4593 or 519-294-6574 j Summary day Tuckersmith phone Continued from page 15 1979. He pointed out it's still less to rent a phone through the Tuckersmith system than from Bell Canada. Mr. Alderdice said a business phone in Brucefield will cost $18.95 if Bell Canada's new rates are improved, through Bell and $11.70 if the phone was rented through Tuckersmith, plus mileage rates. He told subscribers the company will be issuing $150,000 in debentures in the next two years. The other commissioners are W.D. Wilson of Brucefield and J.P. Johnston of Bayfield. Elmer Hayter and Vern Alderdice were re-elected to sit on the commission for another term and Mr. Hayter will be the 1980 chairman, In an interview following the meeting, Mr. Grahani said the company showed a profit of $28,631 in 1979. He said the telephone system now employs himself, three fulltime repairmen, one fulltime secretary and one part-time secretary. Mr. Graham said all phones in the system are now on four party lines or less with the exception of the cottage area in Bayfield where multi-party lines still exist, Mr. Graham said the telephone company is currently borrowing money from Tuckersmith Township council as the funds are needed, which will be repaid. at a 14 percent interest rate over a 20 year period. The company currently has $125,000 in loans, but will be borrowing $25,000 more to complete further work this summer. Debentures will be issued to cover the loan. SEED CLEANING Custom Cleaning and Treating BARLEY, OATS, MIXED GRAIN, SOYBEANS, WHITE BEANS, FORAGE SEEDS SEED FOR SALE BRUCE BARLEY $5,30/bu. OATS $4.50/bu. Red Clover for Plow down Complete line of forage and lawn seeds ED-EL-FO FARMS LTD. BOX 344 HENSALL, ONT, 262-2627 262-6048 Monsanto Monsanto Canada Inc. IVIontreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Vancouver. Always read and follow the label directions for Lasso. 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