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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-06-18, Page 36BEST COMMANDER — Jay Alblas was judged the best sec- tion commander in the Huron-Middlesex Cadet Corps and receives a trophy from Exeter barber Doug Parker. T-A photo Tractor rollovers lead death cause YETTER ROTARY HOE DOES THE JOB BEAUTIFULLY From 12 to 32 ft. in width Breaks That Hard Crust Without Damage To Your Sprouting Seeds Or Plants. KILLS WEEDS INCORPORATE CHEMICALS AERATE SOIL NOT EFFECTED BY STONES EIRE EXETER FARM EQUIPMENT LIMITED f. tHE BEST IN,FARM MACHINERY EXETER, 519-235-1380 SHERWOOD (Exeter) Ltd. 18 Wellington St. 235-0743 Exeter Right now is the time to consider ME because we have some special factory allowances on our full line of MF 2000 Series tractors. Stop in or give us a call to get all the details, on our special demonstration and • factory allowance offer. Buy Now and Save! We'd like to demonstrate what a big MF 2705 can do on your farm! ASK ABOUT OUR LEASING & RENTAL PLANS Example - MF 2705, 120 H.P. 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IMEr're = VLIV :a 446 can improve my profits. Yes, I want to know how land drainage /1111* Arr= .*.i A.. I I I I /1411 mit Erni Niou No in nun we Nu Pio am Ns No is in in um No IN NE NI NM WIN NMI O Please send information United Extrusions Limited q Have a representative call 33 Centennial Road Orangeville, Ontario L9W 1R1 Name (519) 941-5175 Address Town Province Postal Code Lot No. Conc. Twp Phone My major farm enterprise is B DAIRY FARMERS JUNE IS YOUR MONTH FOR GOOD NEWS FROM MASTERFEEDS * SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ON 16% AND 18% COMPLETE DAIRY RATIONS * ENTER THE MASTERFEEDS CALF GROWING COMPETITION - FOR DAIRY FARMERS OF ALL AGES FULL DETAILS & COMPETITION ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM DIVISION OF GERBRO INC. HENSALL CENTRALIA KIRICTON 262-2410 228-6661 229-8986 "Each year, tractor rollovers and other tractor- related accidents cause more than one-half of the accidental deaths on the farm," says Larry Swinn, association public relations coordinator. Sideway rollovers are the most common type of tractor accident. These can occur on slopes and ditch banks, or during routine operations if the operator drives, brakes, or turns too quickly. Last year this type of accident resulted in 10 deaths. Rear rollovers, although less common, are almost always fatal, say farm safety consultants. A tractor can flip over in less than one and one-half seconds after the front wheels leave the ground. Seven fatal rear rollovers were reported to the farm safety association last year. "The best way to prevent tractor rollovers and other types of tractor accidents is to follow sensible operating practices," says Mr. Swimm. "Rollover protection installed on tractors could also save many lives." The Farm Safety Association report is based on a number of sources in- cluding the Workmen's Compensation board, the Ontario Provincial Police, newspapers and reports by individuals. Other causes of accidentaFdeaths in the 1979 report were falls, machinery injuries and manure gas. The accident statistics show that no age group of farmers or family members was immune to far ac- cidents - from the 'most experienced to the very young. "Twenty, or almost half, of the people in farm accidents were under 25 years old," says Mr. Swinn. "Twenty percent of these were less than 18." Page 16A Jon* 18, 1980 -Information available on market By dialing (416) 924-4461 on weekends, Ontario farMers, consumers and food service people will be able to obtain up-to-date information on fruit and vegetable con- ditions throughout the summer. Beginning June 13, the reports, to be updated every Friday at 3:30 p.m., will give information on the condition of the crops, as well as when and in what quantity they are expected to be on the market. The service will continue until early fall, providing producers with information to help them plan their harvesting and marketing activities. Consumers use the report to plan their harvesting and marketing activities. Consumers use the report to plan the weekly grocery shopping and for scheduling preserving and freezing of Ontario's bountiful crops for winter eating. The food service industry and restaurant business find the information helpful in planning their menus to bring quality food products to the table at the height of their goodness. This special report is provided every summer in addition to the ministry's regular Farm Market News Service carried throughout the year Monday to Friday. All reports are available 24 hours a day. Watch your talk - horse sense is seldom hitched to a waggin' tongue. BEST MARKSMEN — At Thursday's annual inspection of the Lieutentant Breckermans presented trophies to the best shots Jones BEST DRESSERS — At Thursday's annual inspection of the Huron-Middlesex Cadet Corps, Goderich police chief Pat Kin presented awards to James Bradford and Jay Alblas for the best section in dress and deportment. T-A photo Grace Bird, Home Economist for Huron County is pleased to announce that Loralee Marshall has been appointed as Home Economist for Huron County and will be working with Grace out of the Agricultural Office in Clinton. Loralee is a 1974 graduate from Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Guelph. Upon graduation, she was employed by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food as the Home Economist for Leeds and Frontenac Counties. After her marriage, she joined the Centralia College Staff as a lecturer in Com- munity Home Economics and Food Service Management. She and her husband Dave Marshall own a dairy farm in the Kirkton area. Loralee is looking forward with great interest to working in Huron County in the coming months. Haylage and dry hay In making feed from any hay crop, it is up to you to decide whether you wish high yields or high quality. If you wish a silage for dry dairy cows or beef cows especially, high yielding, lower quality forage is preferable. However, if you need a good source of energy and protein in your ration, then the production of a high quality forage is desirable. Stage of maturity at the time of harvest is the most im- portant single factor in- fluencing the feeding value of hay crop silage. Cows consume much larger quantities of early cut compared to late cut forages, thus. resulting in greater production at a lesser cost per litre of milk. For analysis purposes, a handful of hay crop silage should be taken from several different loads as the silo is being filled and frozen until sent for analysis. When testing baled hay, kick off one bale from each load and On a somewhat different role, but still impressive, are the words of an unknown sage: "A patriot is a citizen who is proud to pay taxes in his country, and would be just as proud if they were half as much." leave on the barn floor for testing. Kits are available from any Agriculture and Food office for analysis testing at the University of Guelph. Types of analysis available and cost per sample in each case: (1) Dry Matter and Total Crude Protein $7.00; (2) Dry Matter, Total Crude Protein„ Plus Calcium,Phosphorus, Magnesium and Potassium - $13.00; (3) Dry Matter, Total Crude , Protein, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Potassium, Manganese, Copper and Zinc - $10.00; D.P. Digestible Protein, Forages only (in addition to a Type 1,2, or 3 analysis) - $8.00. For any information required, please contact your local Ag. and Food Office. Dennis Martin, Associate Agricultural Representative June is strawberry time From the middle of June to early in July, you'll probably be very tempted not to resist those little square boxes mounded with plump, well- shaped, deep solid red Ontario Strawberries. Good! Don't resist. One cup of fresh Ontario strawberries yields only 55 calories and as well, they are an excellent source of Vitamin. C, so top your morning cereal with some, just to be sure you get the "C" first thing in the mor- ning, Use them. fresh, or stretch the season by turning some into jam, and maybe freeze part of the crop for later use. Whatever you do with the berries, keep them dry until you use them. "Wet" strawberries will become victims of mold and spoil very quickly. Berries left in boxes for more than a day will bruise, soften and spoil. Therefore, sort the berries, spread them on shallow trays and place them in the refrigerator. When you wish to use some, it is. important to rinse them first in cold water, then hull.. If you hull before, washing, the water. will swell the berry and thus wilt result in a loss of flavor. For the ultimate in flavor, return berries to room temperature a half hour or so- before eating them.. Approximate storage life for berries is. three days. If, like everyone else today, economy is a con- sideration in your family, many excellent "Pick-Your- Own" farms are available in the Huron County area. Take advantage of this op- portunity to provide not only a nutritious part of the diet, but perhaps a family outing as well,For a list of these farms in your area or for further information on freezing and making jam, please contact the f fil? e Zenith. in Clinton Agricultural a t 482-3428 or 7-2800. Grace Bird and Loralee Marshall Home Economists Huron farm and home news New home economist is appointed Huron-Middlesex Cadets, Darlene Lowe and Tony T-A photo Tractor rollovers remained the number one cause of accidental deaths on Ontario farms in 1979 ac- cording to a recent report by the Farm Safety Association of Ontario. The association's survey of farm fatalities in the province states that tractor rollovers accounted for 17 of the 44 accidental deaths reported last year. Tractor- related accidents were responsible for another six lives.