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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-11-05, Page 22A REAL FUR TRADER — Teacher Jim Bishop masqueraded as a Coureur de bois during a visit to. Mrs. Ottewell's history classes at Exeter Public School. Above, the runner of the woods shows some of his equipment to Kathy Jolly, Trevor Blue and Cindy Mothers, Says cutomers will stay Canfarm head confident Centralia Coillege of Agricultural Technology presents OPEN HOUSE '80 'WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 • from 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. RECREATION CENTRE, HURON PARK You're invited to attend this day of displays and demonstrations of our programs. Campus tours and tours of the new College residence will be available. The Agricultural Mechanics and Animal Health Technology Buildings will also be open. ni t.i. , Ministry of O Agriculture °Mario and Food Attention Farmers Huron Dead Stock Removal Clinton, Ont. We are now paying $5.00 --$15.00 for fresh dead or disabled cows, horses and stocker cattle over 500 lbs. All small calves and pigs picked up free of charge ****** Fast efficient service 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week Call collect 482-9811 Call us first, you won't have to call anyone else. CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE APPLICATION Broadcasted or Injected • TfliftWATON ,14f, "itail'et" *NOTE: Customer must supply a suitable sized pump for agitation and loading. HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OP .Brucefield Zurich Hensall 482-9823 236.4393 262-3002 MODELLING FURNITURE Sam Bower and Bill Snow didn't really try to fit into'two high chairs at the South Huron Hospital Ladies Auxiliary rummage sale Thursday.T-A photo SAVE TIME & MONEY next spring by applying your phosphate and potash requirements this fall. CUSTOM APPLICATION of both dry and fluid fertilizer available. ATRAZINE can be applied with our fluid blend ploughdown this fall to help clean up your twitch grass problems. LJGC=1 UNITED CO-OPERATIVES OF ONTARIO HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OP Brucefield Zurich Hensall 482-9823 236-4393 262-3002 MMUS HOPPERS' 7BPANDRAw Here's your chance to really play Santa. ••..%flo Pie 1""li 1! Wintario has a bulging sackful of pre- holiday prizes in the Christmas Shoppers' Bonus Draw. With over $5,000,000 in tax-free prizes, including $1,500,000 in bonus Prizes, it's your chance to really play Santa this yearl The seven-digit Bonus Draw ticket number gives you a chance to win one of 10-$100,000 or 5040,000 Bonus Prizes. 1 If your Bonus Draw :4 number corresponds exactly to any of the 60 Bonus numbers drawn, you could be a $10,000 or a $100,000 Santa I The regular six -digit ticket 446,40. number gives you a chance to win one of 64100,000 or 24-$25,000 ' Grand Prizes plus 331,914 other prizes, That's $3,618,000 worth of tax-free prizes! NO1L13 GEITDUIITICIKET NOW MAN 30 GRAND PRIZES* 6- $100,000 24-$25,000 Based on 6 million tickets issued. 60 BONUS PRIZES 10-$100,000 50 - $10,000 **No subsidiary prizes. few Establish n.ew m s, arket for dairy cheese whey HOMO. County 441 tneM, bars are participating in a BOW and exciting project entitled "FOod for Frtends"1. Entertaining. and party food ideas' are stressed. throughout the project as. well as energy -conservation and -de use of small ap- pliances. The highlight of the chIb is the planning and preparationfOr a party using. Mlle of the recipe ideas from the project. The final wrap-up for the project will take the form of Achievement Programs to be held in various corn,- munities throughout the County. I would like to ex- tend an invitation for everyone to. attend these programs. The dates and Iodations are as follows: • 1, t„ -,Crediton-Saturday, NoVember 8th, 1980 at. 9;15 a.n14,Stephen Central Public School,. 2. thel-Thursday, Novern r 13th, 1980 at 7:00 p.m. •Grey Central Public *tool. 3, xeter-Saturday,. November 22nd, 1980 at 9:15 a.m, Exeter Public School, Seaforth-Thursday, November 27th, 1980 at 7:00 pan. Seaforth Public School.. 5. Bel gr ave- Saturday, November 29th, 1980 at 9:15 a,m. East Wawanosh Public School. 6. Clinton-Wednesday, December 3rd, 1980 at 7;00 p.m. Huron Centennial. Public School, Brucefield, 7, Gorrie-Saturday, December 6th, 1980 at 9:15 a.m. Howick Central Public School. 8. Dungannon-Thursday, December 11th, 1980 at 7:00 p.m. Brookside Public School, So come along with your friends to see the projects and work the members have done. Through skits, demonstrations and exhibits, members will summarize information learned in this project m an entertaining yet educational manner. In addition, presentations will be made to outstanding Members and, leaders, Do plan to support this program, in your community. You'll be pleasantly sur- prised to see whatsome of the youth in Huron Coupty are involved in and their en- thusiasm for ""Food for Friends". Who knows, maybe you'll want to be part of it all! Loralee Marshall, Home Economist, Starting cattle or killing cattle The Bruce County Beef Cattle Health Study results from 19,400 cattle checked show 1 percent mortality or 191 dead tattle in 1979-80. In the test, mortality was the dependent variable or the yardstick for measuring the impact of a whole range of identifiable and measurable factors. One year's results suggested: '1. What the farmer planned to do with the cattle i.e. going to pasture, growing vs. fattening over winter seemed to set the stage for the more specific factors ,associated with mortality. 2. The use of corn silage as the major roughage was the most important single variable associated with high mortality. 3. Processing the cattle (vaccinating, warble treatment etc.) particularly on arrival appeared to in- crease mortality.The use of vaccines against respiratory disease appeared to increase the risk of mortality. 4. Purchasing homogeneous groups of cattle with respect to breed and not mixing groups of cattle were associated with lower mortality. 5. Housing factors were not significant ' Based on the results of two years work, the major factors affecting calf mortality are: 1. the use of corn silage 2. mixing of cattle groups 3. use of respiratory disease vaccines. The suggested regime for calves then is - feed them hay and grain the first month. Delay treatment vaccination until after they are completely adjusted to your feed lot. Stan Paquette, Associate Agricultural Representat- ive. "We're confident that farmers who use our ser- vices for one year will want to be lifetime customers. That's why we're giving all new customers who sign up in 1980 the chance to use our services at half the normal price for the first years." This statement by Jim Johnson, Canfarm's Ontario Regional Manager, marks the start of a new promotional program for Canfarm. The program is part of a new plan which will actively involve the com- pany's shareholders and agencies. "The incentive program we've developed will work for both the farmers and our agencies," Johnston explain- ed. "We have been steadily building on the number of accountants and consultants who have joined us as Agen- cies for the Canfarm ser- vices. These accountants are firmly committed to the agricultural industry. They realize the complexities of the farm business and are dedicating themselves to helping farmers manage the financial business side of their operations." "These promotions' programs will give our agen- cies the opportunity to demonstrate to their clients, the benefits of using Car- farm services," he said. The agency program is a recent development by Can- farm to expand its services through some selected farm consultants and the many accountants and bookkeepers who are playing an increasingly important role in the farm business. The program is a team ef- fort between Canfarm and the agencies, to offer farmers a complete farm management and record keeping service using the very latest computer , technology. Major breakthroughs are occurring for Canfarm across the country as well known accounting firms are making the decision to use the Canfarm services for their clients. Some of these firms have offices across the country and therefore represent a large number of farmers. Another program already under way involves the in- creased participation of the shareholders. Farm organizations such as the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, are now active- ly promoting Canfarm ser- vices to their members, Under this program County Federations can actually earn revenue for their own use. Incentives are also being offered with Canfarm's production services. The Swine Management Service computerizes the records of sow herds. This allows managers to pinpoint all the daily functions of the herd, such as which sows are to be bred or weaned or culled as well as giving an easily accessible and comlete per- formance record of any animal in the herd. A new schedule has now been added to the many other reports available in this service. The By JACK HAGARTY Area Cp,in-dinator and • Farm Management :4 epecia list A barber fn a rural town must know all the reasons why it's impoisible to start farming today. He must wonder about his own future. Maybe, he'll have to specialize in trims for balding heads. As I wait my turn in a barber shop in Mitchell I hear people playing the "ain't it awful game". It takes me back 35 years. As a kid I waited in Goldie's shop on the same street--two doors down and heard the same comments almost word for word. "There's no way a young person can start farming today, they'll go broke trying, and their parents will end up in the poor house" are statements these armchair reporters play out--like trump cards in a euchre game. It's a good thing that generations of farm families have ignored this negative game. Young people start farming every year. It's not easy. It's hard work--but the facts are that farming in this area (maybe the best in the world) is our most important industry. Young people will find ways to start farming. Don Risebrough of the Holstein'' Friesian Association visited New Zealand and came back impressed with the concept of sharemilking agreements. They are very common in that country. In fact, it's an act of parliament, The terms and conditions are clearly spelled out. In return for milking the cows and work on the farm, the sharemilker receives an agreed per- centage of the profits from the milk. The percentage depends on the amount of work and responsibilities he has and whether he has some form of equity in the business. There are ihree types of agreements; the first two (29 percent and 39 percent share) require no capital input into the farm apart from paying some sundry costs such as fertilizer. They are normally stepping- stones towards the more common 50 percent agreement. Under this agreement the sharemilker owns the cows and the dairy tools except for the parlour. In return he receives 50 percent of the sales from the milk and the stock. This way "Communism is content that no man should be rich. Capitalism strives that no man shall be poor." vaccination .schedule regularly prints out the dates on which animals or groups of animals are due for a vaccination. This new schedule will be offered free for the first year to all new herds using this service. Johnson reports' that Can- farm has made good progress with this service in the Ontario Region with some of the • best herds already receiving their monthly reports. Canfarm is now in its se- cond year of operation as a farm co-operative. For more information, contact your local. Canfarm .represen- tative or Jim Johnson, On- tario Regional Manager at Canfarm Co-operative Ser- vices. P.O. Box 10.24, Guelph, Ontario. (591) 821- 8 0 0 0 . Once a source of pollution and a problem for manufacturers of dairy products, whey is becoming soughtefter worldwide, "Cheese whey is a by- product of cheese-making obtained from the draining of milk curd," explains Roger Cloutier, director of domestic marketing and product promotion for the Canadian Dairy com- mission. "While some whey is used in the preparation of fer- tilizer or as a livestock feed supplement, most is simply thrown out. This represents lost revenue and, in some areas, a serious pollution problem." Since 1976, Agriculture Canada, through the Canadian Dairy Com- mission, has spent more than $4 million in dairy research, including contracts awarded to the private sector. "In, the case of whey, a contract was awarded to Sodispro Technology to determine the ideal con- ditions for processing whey into useful, high-quality products," Mr. Cloutier says. The experiments, carried out at the Sodispro plant in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, led to the production of milk protein concentrates, lac- tose, lactic yeast, mineral concentrates :and. ethyl alcohol.. All these whey products have a ready Market, The yeast may be used for bread and , pastry manufacturing, Protein concentrates are used in the. manufacturing of Many food products, Soft drink manufacturers have shown interest in using lactose as a sugar substitute.. Mineral concentrates: can be. used in livestock feeds, "And, of course, the ethyl alcohol can. be mixed with regular gasoline to give you. gasohol," Mr, Cloutier .says.. "Given the steady in- creases in sugar and gasoline prices, there are good market opportunities. for manufacturers of these whey products," Pert 22 Timoi.Advocuto, NoNtsmimit S, 19.0 Huron farm & home news Achievement da s set Barbers know it's •impossible to farm the owner still has an in- terest and a stake in the farm without the worries of, its day-to-day running and milking. A newcomer has an opportunity to start farming and work his way up the ladder. The next time you get a hair cut-surprise your barber. Tell him a success story about farming. It'll make his day! And you'll feel good knowing he'll likely be there to cut your hair next month. CONOP Time for fall ploughdown of FERTILIZER ---with Dry Blend or Fluid Blend Feitilizer r