The Rural Voice, 1989-06, Page 26ROUND BALE SUPER TARPS
"Revolutionary" Super Strong Fabric
• Woven and laminated poly -fabric is waterproof, rot proof and very
strong • Grey on outside to reflect sun • All seams are heat sealed to
prevent seam leakage • Rope hem around perimeter • 5 to 6 years of
service if secured properly
•
"COVERED HAY PAYS"
According to an OMAF Factsheet
(Factsheet #88-052)
"By providing protection for big bales, we would reduce losses by
15-20% over 'field stored' hay. If hay is worth $60 per ton, this
amounts to typical losses of $9 to $12 per ton.
One important factor lies in avoiding the use of construction grade
polyethylene.
Outer layer losses can be
substantial for even an
apparently small depth of
material, as shown in this Figure.
4' DIAMETER
OUTER 1' --- 8I Of BALE _ �T
OUTER 3' --- 251
OUTER 6' --- 45% - � 1�'✓ '���
ONLY 1/4 OF BALE IN a
CENTRE 2' �• ,1� Y
See your local SUPER/TARP Dealer
Boyd's Feed Mill
Can Con
Dave Holliday Ltd.
Drayton Co-op
John DeBoer Farm Equip.
Jerome Feed & Seed
McGavin Farm Equipment
Listowel Farm Supply
Ron Henderson
Molesworth Farm Supply
Teeswater Co-op
Saugeen Farm Supply
Howson & Howson Mills
J&B Benedictus
Harvey Forbes
O.T. Coleman
Highland Supply
Markdale Ford Tractor
Don Fluney Welding
Carson Feed & Farm Supply
Elmira Farm Service Ltd.
Glen Elg Farm Service
Huron Tractor
Kurtzville
R.R. 1 Newton
Mount Forest
Drayton
Elora
Lucknow
Walton
Listowel
R.R. 3, St. Marys
Molesworth
Teeswater
Walkerton
Wingham
Cargill
Owen Sound
R.R. 1, Dundalk
Lion's Head
New Dundee
Dundalk
Markdale
R.R. 6 Shelburne
Listowel
Elmira
R.R.1 Durham
Blyth
Exeter
Walkerton
291-2220
595-8737
323-1340
638-3026
846-5388
528-2447
887-6365
291-2501
284-3395
291-3740
392-6862
881-0746
357-2700
366-2224
376-5830
923-2728
793-3335
696-2213
923-2240
986-3230
925-5792
291-1094
669-5408
369-5316
523-4244
235-1115
881-2231
— Dealer inquiries invited —
FARM SERVICES
R.R. 2, CHESLEY, ONTARIO 519-363-3308
24 THE RURAL VOICE
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"The OPPMB knew that they were
wrong," Findlay says. "The marketing
board system is poorly run and not
accurate enough as far as identifying a
pig going through. It amounts to a
quite a few dollars."
Keeping accurate records is time-
consuming but essential, Findlay says.
"How many farmers really know what
their days to market are? Do they
really know what their herd is doing?
Paperwork will tell them that."
Findlay would like to see more
farmers taking the disease-free route
with better stock. "The Ontario Pork
Industry Improvement Program is
going a long way to help, but farmers
have to depopulate to do it and the
support program is no incentive."
Findlay plans to introduce new
bloodlines through artificial insemi-
nation, which would allow him to
eliminate one boar. He also wants to
build an addition to the barn so all
pigs can be finished, to set up better
manure storage facilities to reduce the
daily scraping, and possibly to buy a
new feed mill. He would like to
diversify into sheep production to
supplement his income and make use
of the hay crop. But low prices are
keeping such plans on hold.
On another front, the Findlays are
grateful for the success of the bakery
Margaret runs out of the farmhouse
kitchen. The farm's location on busy
Highway 10 provides a ready market
for delicious breads, buns, and pork
pies. The Findlays also sell frozen
pork cuts and take orders for sides of
pork. "It's a little more work but it
pays better than shipping pigs to
market," Findlay says, and the family
likes the contact with the public.
To determine the price, the cost of
transport, slaughter, cutting, and wrap-
ping is added to the weekly pool price.
The price is slightly higher than at a
butcher shop, but customers are will-
ing to pay the extra for drug-free meat.
Today's economic climate for hogs
has not deterred Findlay, even though
he is losing money. He has no regrets
about having chosen to raise pigs.
"We'll survive this because of the
quality of our production and because
we're into farming with a relatively
low debt," he says. "If we can survive
this period, we can survive anything.
It is a real economic lesson."0