HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-04-03, Page 5Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 3, 1985—Page 5
Approve =9.8 million Bruce county budget
By Randy Threndyle
Bruce County council has approved a
$9.8 million budget, an increase of almost
$700,000 over the 1984 estimated budget,
whichwill result in an average increase' of
9.48 per cent in each municipality's share.
e 31 municipalities in the county will
be asked to raise just under $3.8 million
toward thetotal county budget. The rest of
the budget will be raised : through
provincial grants and user fees.
Since the county levy is based on a
municipality's assessment, the larger town
and townships in the county who have
more assessment are facing increases in
excess of the 9.48 per' cent average
increase. Smaller municipalities with less
assessment will face a smaller increase.
The. Village of Lucknow will see its share
increase from $40,200 in 1984 to $42,900 in
1985.
The largest percentage increase went to
tourism and industry which received a
whopping 61 per cent increase in their
budget. It was allocated just over $95,000
for 1985.
Finance chairman Jack Cumming of
Elderslie township said in his budget
submission to county council, the county
-had agreed to increase its grant to the
Grey -Bruce Tourist Association. Cumming
said he believed Grey County and the city
of Owen. Sound, which • are the other
members of the tourist association will be
offering an equal increase in grants.
The grants to the municipal .tourist
committees have also been doubled in the
1985 budget, The committees are now
responsible for the operation of tourist
booths in their communities, as well as
local tourist promotion.
The biggest chunk of the money in the
tourisnt and industrial budget will go to the
Bruce County Planning department, which
receives $20,000 to administer the $90,000
tourism and industry budget.
Social Services
Other budgets receiving large increases
included the social services department
which received a 25.75 per cent increase
bringing the total budget to over $627,000.
Social : services, which is responsible for
welfare benefits in the County, incurred a
deficit of $20,000 last year.
Although Cumming describes the out-
look on the Bruce County ecnomy as
"optimistic", he said the deficit is due to
increased case loads, and an expansion of
day care -services in the county. The
finance department recommended the
social service budget be accepted without
cuts, since there appears to be no prospect
of improvement in .job opportunities unless
there is a dramatic improvement in the
availability of fobs
County clerk, Cliff Buckingham, said
predictions that' the welfare case load
would increase "proved to be true". He
attributed the increase to the slow down in
construction at BNDP.
Roads topped the county budget at over
$1.6 million. That figure represents only a
three Der cent increase over 1984.
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New method of testing back fat assesses sow weight
By Alan Rivett
A new method of testing back fat on
sows gives farmers a better idea of the best
weight for the sow, said an OMAF swine
specialist.
Daphne Peer, an expert in the field of
sow and gilt nutrition and managements
says the ease at which you can feel the .H
bone at the back of the sow is an indicator
of the back fat on the sow. In this method
called "Graduated scoring", a scale of'1- 5
is used with the lowest number meaning
the animal is emaciated and the higher nu-
ber meaning the animal is overweight.
The sow, before farrowing, should score
between three to four, she says. After
weaning the sow should be in the two to
three range: .
Farmers in Canada usually just "eye-
. ball" the sow to determine the amort of
back 'fat. By comparing a number a sows
in the barn the farm can become
accustomed to using this system, which
comes from Britain.
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"A lot of people just go by eye. Some
people don't pay the attention they should
(to the back fat on the sow)." says ,Peer:
She was one four guest` speakers at the
swine forum sponsored by Hodges Milling
Ltd. in Dungannon on March 26. Other
speakers included Dave Bates; Shur -Gain'
nutrition manager; Dr. Janet Nelson, a
swine nutritionist with Elanco Ltd: and
Doug Day, an animal health inspector for
Shur -Gain. Organizer of the event was
Garry Dauphin, sales representative for
Hodges. -
Peer dealt with three . major areas of
management of gilts and sows: gilt
selection, breeding • sows and gilts and
feeding during gestation and breeding.
The gilt should be selected at a weight of
approximately 160 pounds. I1 should have
at least six good evenly spaced teats on
each side for good milk production.. She
said it was important for the gilt's nipples
to be properly formed, avoiding such
things as gilts with inturned nipples or
ones possessing toomany or an uneven
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number of teats on each side.
The feet and legs are important 'as the
gilt should have a good stance to support
its weight. She says the things to watch out
for are gilts that stand too straight or stand
over on their knees:
The back of the pig should be taken into
account 'when selecting a gilt. Its back
shouldn't . be long or strung out as it will
have problems fitting into a farrowing crate
and, more often then not, the gilt will have
too many teats with no mammary glands
for milk production.
For breeding purposes, the gilts should
be grouped five or six to a pen with a' boar
in between the pens. Periodically, the boar .
should be allowed to run in the pen with
the gilts and sows to further stimulate the
sows into their heat cycle: The heat cycle
for gilts lasts from 19 to 23 days while older
sows have a heat cycle that lasts 12 to 18
days longer. Ms. Peer says it is important.
to give the sows 16 to 18' hours of light
every day which also helps to induce the •
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