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The Rural Voice, 1988-07, Page 54WHAT'S NEW PALASWEET BOOSTS PIG PERFORMANCE Palasweet, a fully soluble concen- trated liquid sweetener added to the water supply to encourage young pigs to drink more, helps reduce dehydration, stimulate feed intake, improve digesti- bility, and enhance overall perform- ance. The sweetener, says Nick Ever- ington, agri-business product manager for Tate and Lyle Speciality Sweeten- ers, United Kingdom, has been tested extensively at British colleges of agri- culture and on commercial British farms since 1982. When 9,000 pigs were tested for a three-week period after weaning, they demonstrated an average 20 to 50 per cent increase in water intake, 9 per cent increase in feed intake, 21 per cent in- crease in weight gain, and a 17 per cent improvement in feed conversion. Palasweet can also be used when pigs are sick or temporarily off their feed. One litre of the highly concentrated product is sufficient to treat 500 litres of water. Everington says that Palasweet costs 42.5 cents per pig every three days. Palasweet is available at Dungannon Feed Mill, Dungannon, and at Ralston Purina dealers. For more information, contact Alun Baker, Nutritional Feed Additives, R. R. 4, Fergus, Ontario, N1M 2W5.0 PURINA TO BUY PALMERSTON MILL Ralston Purina Canada Inc. Agri - products Division has announced that the company has agreed to purchase the manufacturing assets of Thompson Feed and Grain in Palmerston, Ontario. This modern facility, which em- ploys 11 people, will manufacture and distribute Purina products for the sur- rounding counties of Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, and Wellington. Purina products will be stocked in the mill no later than August 15, 1988. The announcement was made at the company's 60th anniversary celebration last month.0 Courtney Farm Supplies Westfield Augers Market Gravity Boxes J & M Gravity Boxes Ripley 519-395-2915 CRAIG HARDWOODS LTD. --AUBURN-- Buying bush lots or selected trees Top Cash Prices Talk to one of our buyers about enjoying the benefits of good Market Prices. CALL 519-526-7220 We also have a quantity of wood logs available for pickup or delivery. PROTEEN 90 1 A LIQUID MOLASSES BASED SILAGE ADDITIVE J 'PROTEEN 90' LIQUID PROTEIN SILAGE ADDITIVE... * Reduces your silage protein costs by over 20%! * Increases silage palatability and consumption! * Increased gains! * Reduces freeze-up! * No bags to handle! * No dangerous fumes! With the price of soyabean meal going UP! UP! UP! Add 'Proteen 90' to your corn silage or cob meal... you know your total low cost of protein for the entire feeding season LIQUID FEED INTERNATIONAL R.R. 3, GUELPH, ONT. 1-800-265-8335 (519) 1-519-763-0155 - CALL TODAY JULY 1988 53 1