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MORE
INNOVATIONS
Doug Filsinger of Bluevale in
Huron County is a classic in-
novative farmer. In 1985, he won
second in the buildings division of
the Innovation Competition spon-
sored by the Ontario Pork Con-
gress. In 1986, he's back at the top
of the list. Last year, innovations
judge Sam Bradshaw of the On-
tario Ministry of Agriculture and
Food, in Clinton, was so impressed
with the hog -weighing area in
Filsirtger's naturally ventilated
barn, that he suggested Filsinger
enter it this year. Bradshaw was
right. The convenient weighing
area got top marks this year.
Placing second in the buildings
category this year is Frank Hilbing
of Welland for his unique method
of heating his home with a 36 -sow
farrow to finish operation and an
Aqua Matic Water Source Heat
Pump.
After two years of using the
system, Hilbing is very pleased
with the results. "It's clean heat
and steady heat," he explains.
Other entrants include: John
and Gord Player of R.R. 2, Gads -
hill, who designed a naturally ven-
tilated dry sow barn. Also in the
building category, Ross Small
from the Harriston area, came up
with an idea on how to convert a
root house into a usable hog
nursery at minimal cost.
A number of useful gadgets were
entered in the innovations com-
petition. Arnold Ypma of Shade
Oak Swine, Tillsonburg, takes top
honours with his covered creep
boxes.
Ypma has been using covered
creep boxes for two years and has
noticed several benefits in both
piglet health and performance, and
also energy savings. The covered
creep boxes have virtually
eliminated all drafts around the
piglets as they sleep, and he was
able to lower the temperature in
the farrowing rooms from 78
degrees to between 65 and 70. The
sows seem more comfortable, have
a better appetite, and milk better.
The number of sows going off feed
has also decreased and the average
litter weight has gone up. Before
they made the covered creep boxes,
Shade Oak Swine used 250 -watt
heat bulbs until the pigs were 28
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