The Rural Voice, 1992-06, Page 54News
four barrows, each weighing between
23 — 27 kg. The entire entry will be
fed and housed at Quality Swine Co-
op, Shedden, for the duration of the
growing and finishing period — June
through August.
At market weight the exhibitor
will select one barrow for the live
judging at the Fair and a second
barrow for carcass scoring. Placings
for the competition will be based on a
composite scoring system which will
include points for the entry's growth
performance and points for the
individual live and carcass scores.
This new format is designed to
make use of judging criteria that's
meaningful for today's commercial
swine operation.°
Net farm income
expected to jump
Government support programs and
rising world wheat prices arc bright-
ening the skies for Canadian farmers.
Realized net farm income for 1992
is expected to reach $4.54 billion
nationally, up 40 per cent from last
year and the second highest income
since 1980, the Agriculture Depart-
ment said recently.
Net income is the receipts from
the sale of livestock and crops and
income -support programs minus the
cost of running the farm.
Total farm receipts are expected to
rcach $23 billion, eight per cent
higher than last year. Crop prices
will be stable or higher but livestock
prices are expected to drop, the
department said. Net farm income
should risc everywhere but PEI
where income is forecast to drop 8.8
per cent to $57.4 million.
As well, there will be major
payments from the Gross Revenue
Insurance Program, the Net Income
Stabilization Account and the
National Tripartite Stabilization plan
for livestock farmers.
Total farm operating expenses are
forecast to rise by two per cent to
$16.3 billion in 1992, mainly because
of higher expenditures for
stabilization premiums, feed, building
and machinery repairs, wages, rent,
property taxes and pesticides.°
50 THE RURAL VOICE
What's New
Cows becoming
newspaper
connoisseurs
Cows may be able to use specially
treated newsprint to satisfy up to 40
per cent of their daily food needs,
says Larry Berger, a scientist at the
University of Illinois' College of
Agriculture.
Early findings from a two-year
study under way at the university
reveal that a large cow could eat as
much as 10 pounds of old newspapers
every day as a replacement for a good
portion of the hay the animals
normally digest for food. Berger
stresses that the findings are very
preliminary but that "things look
promising".
Under the technique, the newsprint
is treated by soaking in a mild
solution of hydrochloric acid and a
small amount of hydrogen peroxide
and then heated to 200 degrees F.
The process is not thought to be as
encouraging for coated stock papers
used by most magazines because of
the presence of certain metals used in
the inks for four-colour artwork.
(This doesn't apply to The Rural
Voice.)°
Source: Magazine Week
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