HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-12-10, Page 30WINS AWARD. Stewart Belscis provides a scholarship for
Qntarto 444 Members entering the Agricultural Degree
program, at the University of Quelphi The 4-H members are
interviewed and, assessed on their all-round ability, leadership
and participation in 4-H' and Junior Farmer programs,. Winner
of the 1980 Award was Diane Jebson, Durham Regional
Municipality. Byron Beeler (ExecutiveV.P., CIBA-GEIGY Seeds
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O.A.C. Awards Presentation.
Bob Down back
on UCO's board
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•everall. requirements ,regarding farm. liabour
Next, assess your ..herd's
disease problems and Antos.
You will.certainly need. your.
veterinarian's help. for this.
Finally, if feeding seems to
14 the incriminating factor,
here are a few items that
you should consider for'im,
proving breeding efficiency
"Four trustees with the
Huron-Perth County Roman.
Catholic separate school
board. .who are retiring this
year, were honoured at a
dinner meeting in Stratford
Friday night.
David O'Reilly of Strat-
ford, retiring after two years
on the board, said he had
found it a challenge.
Bob Down, R.R. 1, Hen-
sail, a member of the Board
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of Directors of United Co-
operatives of Ontario since
1974, has been returned to of-
fice by acclamation, for a
third term.
Down is also in his second
term as UCO second Vice-
President. For electoral pur-
poses; UCO has divided the
province into nine zones and
three groups, of zones, He
was elected to the Fall Zohe
Meeting held in Stratford,
November 20. He represents,
zone 7 which encompasses
the counties of Huron,
Perth,,Waterloo , and the
north-west tip of Wentworth.
A graduate from
Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology, the
43-year old farmer was a
board member of the Exeter
District CO-OP for six years
prior to his 1974 election to
the UCO Board.
He and his wife Patricia
own and operate a 400 acre
mixed farm which includes
hogs, cattle and cash crops.
The Down's have four
daughters ranging in age
from 13-19.
Down is also-a director of
The Co-operators, a member
of South Huron Hospital
Boaid and a board member
of his local church. He is a
pist president of his
township's Federation of
Agriculture and 'past chair-
man of South Huron Recrea-
tion Centre Board of
Management.
United , Co-operatives of
Ontario is the largest farm
supply and marketing co-
operative in . Ontario. It
provides a complete line of
farm input's, including feed,
seed, fertilizer, petroleum
and hardware, through more
than 180 CO-OP outlets
across the province. It also
markets livestock, grain and
poultry.
UCO is owned by 48,000 in-
dividual members and 48
member co-operatives
representing an additional
40,000 provincial members.
To enjoy life: breathe
through your nose and keep
your mouth shut.
•
Says some unknown cynic,
"No two people are alike—
and both are glad."
As a farm employer, you
are responsible for your
employees. You must make
certain that all employees
are properly- instructed on
'how to do their jobs safely.
You also must provide
your employees with a safe
place to work and that
means properly guarding
and shielding equipment and
Making certain that work
areas are clean and free of
obstacles. Just' as your
employees have a respon-
sibility to you, you as their
'employer, have a respon-
sibility for their safety.
Financial protection is im-
portant to a farmer. All
farm labour on your payroll
is covered by the Workmen's
Compensation Act. Part-
time help and family
members are also covered
by compensation if you are
paying them wages.
Failure to report your
labour arrangements to the
Workmen's Compensation
Board could mean financial
problems for you; if you had
an, injury on your farm. If
you are a farmer who is hir-
ing labour, report your
employment arrangements
to the Compensation, Board
and avoid this problem.
Len MacGregor
Extension Assistant.
Don't overfeed or starve the
° beef cow
More often than not
overwintering beef cows are
overfed. Calving problems
often occur with overfat
cows. Thin undernourished
cows drop weak calves or
they may not even conceive.
What are their feed re-
quirements? A 1200 pound
bred beef cow requires 1.20
pounds of protein and 10.7
pounds of total digestible
nutrients per day. These
nutrients can be supplied by
feeding 10 pbunds of medium
grass clover hay, 10 pounds
of corn stover and 1 pound of
corn or barley. Salt and
mineral can be force fed
with the grain or fed free
choice.
Other roughages could be
grain or bean straw,
haylage, corn silage or corn
stover silage.
With highs grain costs,
producers should consider
balancing their cow rations
more carefully. Assistance
in ration formulation and
feed testing information
may be obtained by calling
the local Ontarip Ministry of
Agriculture and Food office.
482-3428 or Zenith 7-3040.
Stan Paquette,
Associate Agricultural
Representative
Breeding problems
in your herd?
It appears that many
dairymen are experiencing
breeding problems in their
herds. Others would like to
improve their herds'
reproductive performance.
What should you do if you
are having trouble? First, sit
down and make a good,
honest appraisal of your,.
management practices. -
Home study
for soils
The Ontario /Ministry of
Agriculture and Food and
the University of Guelph are
offering a correspondence
course in soil conservation.
Erosion and environmen-
tal problems are, becoming
more severe in some areas
because Of poor agricultural
practices and other factors.
The course increases
awareness of the situation
and presents solutions.
It was prepared by
Professor Len Webber,
formerly of the University of
Guelph's land resource
science department. While
specifically aimed at On-
tario conditions, it can be
applied to farm and nursery
operations in other
provinces and states.
The course traces the soil
conservation movement in
Canada and the United
States since the 1930s.
Reasons for practising con-
servation are discussed.
Other chapers examine soil
properties and terminology,
erosion and the various en-
vironmental effects of poor
soil management.
The program can be used
by individuals or groups. It
includes an illustrated test,
eight filmstrips, a hand
viewer and cassette tape
commentary.
Cost of the course is $75
for Ontario residents, $85 for
most others. The course
carries three credits toward
an Ontario Diploma in
Agriculture. For informa-
tion write: Independent
Study Division, University
School of Part-Time Studies
and Continuing Education,
University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1
through proper feeding.
2 . Heifers 'should On yi
lbs, per day (but not get fat)
2. Heifers should calve at
24 months Of age with ade-
quate size
3. Prepare cows in late
lactation for' next taking
period
John O'Drowsky of St,
Marys, retiring after six
'years, said he remembers.
most "the decisions we made
for small groups--if we• help
one, then it is worthwhile" as
he spoke of the board's
purchase of a van to loan to a
severelydisabled student so
that the family could tran-
sport him to school.
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4, Do NOT fatten dry cows,
. Try to minimize xntlk
fever, icetois‘, Metritik
Mastitis -ete.
6. Be sure to supplement
dry COW rations with the
necessary '.01110.0100. of
vitamins and .minerals, es-
He said, "As long as you
think of the minority, the
majority. will take care of
themselves." He said he was
impressed with the ad-
ministrative staff and' the
very competent teaching
staff.
Mickey Vere of Clinton,
retiring after 10 years, said
pecially Vit A, phosphorous
and trace minerals,
7. Lead feed .grain to, no
More than 1% of the Oow's
body weight, beginning with
one pound and increaSing
pound daily to a maximum
of 110 lbs., before calving
8, Increase grain feeding
he cherished the 10 years he
had served on the board.
Michael Connolly of
Kippen, retiring after 12
years.-with the board, and
three years prior to.that with
the one-room school in his
area, spoke of his pleasure
serving on the board, and as
chairman one term.,
after calving at t to Pi
pounds per cow
s
per day 'to
avoid off7feed. phlems
S. Maximize feed intake.
After calving to meet energy
needs, if at all possible.
W. Balance your rations.
Consider energy, protein,.
minerals and vitamins for
' milking, dry cows and grow-
ing heifers.:
Dennis Martin,
Associate Agricultural.
Representative