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Hetemis or hybrid vigour is the increased per- formance of the offspring over the parents. For example, if Yorkshire average a litter size of 10 and i Landrece 10 and f you crossed the two breeds and had a litter size of 12, then the hybrid vigour would be the extra two piglets. It's the increase over the parents that is called hybrid vigour. Hybrid vigour is best with traits of low heritability (litter size, piglet survival, weaning weight).. Cross breeding improves these traits. Pure breeding gives you the best opportunity to improve traits with high heritability (backf at, average daily gain and feed efficiency.) How good is your cross breeding program? What do you want to improve most? If you use only two breeds in your cross breeding program, then you• can only obtain 67 percent of the hybrid vigour possible. With three breeds, you will be able to obtain 86 percent. A four breed terminal cross gives you maximum hybrid vigour but no opportunity to select replacements. The biggest question is what kind of progeny will cross bred boars produce when mated to cross bred sows. The offspring will be born larger and healthier, but according to hybrid seed companies, you would not save thy offspring for replacement females. But with pigs, health is so im- portant that you should have a breeding program especially designed for raising your own replacements, if possible. Richard Smelski, Swine Specialist for Huron and Perth. A bad dream that's true: The other night I dreamed 1 had agreed to help an area hog farmer with his chores, He had left for the weekend and all I had to do was the feeding and some cleaning. When he got back, he was quite upset, Some pig pens had 6 inches of feed on the floor. The pigs in those pens hadn't eaten half of what I gave them. More was kicked (hewn through the slots at the back of the pen. In other pens, the pigs were squealing like you wouldn't believe. They were starving. Needless to say, the owner was quite upset. He asked me what I had done. I told him I gave every pen the same amount of feed, Ten big shovel fulls, twice a day. Then he really got upset and asked me why I did that. I told him I thought that was the way he wanted it done. I had seen his cropping program and that is the way 'he treated his crops. He put the same herbicide on all fields. He never checked to see what weeds were there. He just sprayed them all the same, irregardless of the weeds. He never walked the fields in the summer time to see what weeds ecapes he had. This is the part of the dream that has come true. This year I have seen too many fields with bad weed escapes. These weeds just didn't suddenly appear. They have been building up for the past 2 or more years. They could have been con- trolled earlier, I am seeing triazine resistant lambs quarter, proso millet, velvet leaf - just to name 3 of the goodies. All can be con- trolled. Now you know I didn't dream about feeding somebody's pigs for a weekend. I have better things to dream about. I am just trying to make the point. How can you possibly pick the right herbicide corn bination for next year if you don't walk your fields this year to see what weeds you have? And while you are walking the field, why don't youtake a soil probe and do some soil testing too, Pat Lynch, Soils and Crepe Specialist Dote its of sow weeper stabilization plan now final Agriculture and Fded Minister Lorne C. Henderson has announced the final details of the Sow Weaner Pig. Stabilization Plan which has come into effect retroactive to April 1, 1980. Farmers wilt enrol as producers for a five-year period, ending March 31, 1985. The plan, will work on two six-month periods per year, ending September 30 and March 31 of each year. The minimum number of sows eligible for enrolment is four; the maximum number a producer may enrol is 100. The commission will verify sow counts by making spot checks on randomly chosen farms, As in other stabilization plans, the government will pay two-thirds. For a sow weaner plan, however, the commission will pay most of the farmers' fees in advance and recover them when hog prices improve. Payments will be based on such prices of market hogs, but paid on sows. Additional details on such items as eligiblity of part- nerships and method of registering sows will be covered in a brochure to be mailed early in August, together with application forms, to all producers registered with the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board. Brochures and ap- plication forms will also be available from the griculture Office, Clinton, Don Pullen Agricultural Representative Manitoba emergency hay program The response of Ontario farmers to sipply hay to Manitoba farmers who are suffering from drought has been overwhelming. The co- ordination of hay movement is being done by Keith Watson of Manitoba Agriculture and Doug Wagner, who are located'at the Elmvale Extension Office, near Barrie. Approximately 1,000 names in the North Simcoe office have been recorded with hay for sale. Over 100,000 bales of hay have been offered to the program ein Huron County alone. The following are details of the hay movement program : 1. Names, location, amount and quality of hay are being recorded at Agricultural Representat- ives' offices and forwarded to the Elmvale Office. Due to the number of inquiries it is impossible to get to everyone immediately. Farmers are encouraged to use good management practices in the handling and storing of hay, i.e. standing hay or bales left stocked in the field cann ot be handled in this program. 2. Hay dealers, or Manitoba farmers (who Will be in Ontario) will be con- tacting producers to pur- chase hay. Potential hay dealers or local co- ordinators are invited to contact Keith Watson to arrange for purchasing of hay and loading of cars, If a Manitoba farmers comes to Ontario to purchase hay directly from Ontario far- mers, Mr. Watson will direct them throughout Ontario to s look for their supplier. They may also contact County Agricultural offices to look at hay lists. 3. Current price being offered is $50,00 to $60.00 per ton, loaded on the box car (a car will hold about 550 bales), for good quality legume-grass hay. This hay is primarily for dairy operations so quality is important. 4. Farmers or dealers who are shipping hay under this program need the following: (a) a purchase order number for tonnage to be purchased (b) the name and number of the Manitoba purchaser and destination of car (c) Box cars arrangements can be made through Keith Watson. Mr, Watson says that C.N. cars are not too available at the present time in Huron; however, C.P. ears could be arranged for sidings in Goderich, Blyth and Walton. (Keith Watson, Co-ordinalor e Manitoba Emergency Hay Program, Box 340, Elmvale LOL 1150. Phone (705) =- 2231. Don Pullen Agricultural Representative