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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-05-12, Page 3Rubbee-tired farm equipment permits rates of travel in the hayfield 180 percent faster than steel-wheeled equipment. .Hornilies are the worst pest of beef animals. They can be controlled effectively with back-rubbers, but the rubber must be continually charged with an insecticide, arid not left standing without proper maintenance. THE SALE PRICE DETERMINES YOUR PROFIT KEEP IN STEP WITH THE TIMES ENJOY AN ACTIVE MARKET SALES 1:30 p.m. EVERY SATURDAY Our Specialty Stocker Cattle BOB McNAIR, Auctioneer — JIM McNAIR, Sales Manager Gorrie Livestock Auction GORRIE, ONTARIO v4•111.411111140 PHONE WROXETER 200 NEW FEDERAL PRICE S PPORT BENEFITS ALL MILK PRODUCERS 8 The new Federal Government policy of price support and direct payments will give all dairy farmers increased returns for their milk, whether they ship manufacturing milk, fluid milk or cream. The new policy is designed to bring economic stability to the dairy industry and prevent runaway consumer price • increases by ensuring adequate supplies of dairy products. The Federal Govern- ment will pay the farmer75c for each hundredweight of manufacturing milk with a 3.5% butterfat content. Another 10c will be put in reserve to assist the export of by-products and surpluses. The Federal Government, B. and direct purchases of will create a demand to pay $3.25 per hundredweight milk with a . 3.5% However, c)..,;(?7e#i the no authority to set pay producers. It is in your own interest to negotiate the best possible price for your milk through your farm organization. IF METHOD. OF PAYMENT • through export assistance such products as butter, which will enable processors of manufacturing butterfat content. government has the prices processors AIN When your pigs talk, it's time to listen ... 110111.* ii MANUFACTURING MILK SHIPPERS: You will re- ceive a direct payment from the Federal Government of 75 cents per hundredweight on all milk. Your payment will be made monthly by cheque from Ottawa. FLUID MILK PRODUCERS: You will receive 75 cents a hundredweight on all milk over 120 per cent of the amount for which you receive, fluid prices. For instance, if your dairy pays you fluid prices on 10,000 pounds in a certain month, you will receive the government payment on all milk over 12,000 pounds. Cheques will be mailed once a month from Ottawa directly to you. CREAM PRODUCERS: You will receive 21.43 cents per pound of butterfat (the equivalent of 75 cents per hundredweight of milk with a 3.5% butterfat content). Because time is required to complete the registration of producers and to set up a reporting system, your cheques will go out from Ottawa every three months. NOTE : Because the fat content of milk varies, the 75 cent direct payment is based on a stan- dard 3.5 per cent butterfat content in milk. This works out to 21.43 cents per pound of butterfat. If your milk tests 4 per cant, then your payment will be four times 21.43 or about 85 cents per hundred- weight. On the other hand if your milk tests 3% then your payment will be three times 21.43 or about 64 cents per hundredweight. REMEMBER TO REGISTER Milk producers must be registered with the Agricultural Stabilization Board in Ottawa and be assigned a registration number. Manu- facturing milk and cream shippers who parti- cipated in last year's supplementary payment program already have a registration number and do not need to register again. But fluid milk producers are not registered ; they should do so as soon as possible. To register, get the p proper form from your dairy, manufacturing plant, cheese factory, or creamery. Fill it out and send it off to Ottawa. if you ship to more than one plant, you do not need to register twice but you must inform all outlets of your registration number so they can relay the information to Ottawa. Remember it will be impossible to participate in the program if you are not registered. 4' tg CANADA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OTTAWA HON. J. J. OREENE, MINISTER ii 'ee .1a lame p 4 in Crop Production Imported Farm Workers Test This summer's experiment of bringing in Jamaican farm workers to help with the fruit and vegetable harvest will be watched closely by the federal manpower Department. The Financial Post says if it works out well, this could become the pattern for other industries plagued by a brief, peak de , mand for seasonal labor. The Manpower Department has imposed strict regulations — too strict, many of the farmers involved say. It insists the Jamaicans be paid a minimum of $1.25 hourly and guaranteed an average of 40 hours' work in each of the eight-to-16 weeks they are in Canada. In addi- tion, the farmers are responsible for paying their workers' trans- portation costs from Jamaica and back again and must pro- vide them with suitable free ac- commodation (although not food). 1. A. DALRYMPLE, Animal Hasoandry Division, Kemptville Agr. school Minerals are most important in the feeding program for grow' ing beef and dairy heifers, One Of the most essential minerals is phosphorus, and when heifers are fed a ration mainly of al- falfa hay, corn silage, and limited grain, there can well be a serious lack of this miner- al in the heifers' feed. There are a number of min- erals which are considered es- sential in cattle feeding, but phosphorus and calcium are two of the main ones as they make up about 70% of the mineral matter in the animal's body. Salt is also essential and far too often this is considered as the only necessary mineral. Many of the vital functions in an animal's body depend on a plentiful supply of minerals; er. BY T. H. FRANCE, W, Ont, Agricultural School The World's Fair and Ontario farmers have the same problem, Many Canadians doubt that the fair will be built in time and many farmers are wondering how they will get their work done. Planning can help in solving problems. The labor situation on On- tario farms is creating a lot of problems. Over the past years, the rising cost of machinery has meant more volume of produc- tion to help pay for these ma- chines. Larger farms and great- one of these important functions is to assure a healthy reproduc- tive organism. It has been de- finitely proven that a deficien- cy of phosphorus, for example, can cause a marked lowering of the fertility in heifers. There are many minerals on the market, and when buying, one should check on the phos- phorus, calcium, and salt con- tent. A mineral such as Di- Calcium Phosphate supplies calcium and phosphorus in the ratio of approximately one to one, but has no salt. Bone- meal, for example, has a ratio of two calcium to one phos- phorus. It is better to select, if possible, a mineral with a ratio of one to one phosphorus: cal- cium Minerals should be fed to heifers at all times, preferably free-choice. Whether in the stable or on pasture, minerals are as essential as other nutri- ents. er production means more time and labor, is needed to get the work done. Ontario is rapidly becoming highly industrialized, Off-farm jobs with good pay rates are pulling more and more people out of farming. Those that re- main will have to plan their use of time and labor if they are to make the best of a short supply. Planning the use of time and labor is easily done with the aid of a bar graph. First a list is made of all the jobs that must be done and the order in which they are to be done. Then the amount of time needed to com- plete each job is estimated and entered on the graph as a bar. The graph will show the dif- ferent jobs to be done and the total number of hours needed to complete them. Where one job cannot be started until the pre- vious one is done, the graph will show two bars, the second one starting where the first left off. Overlapping bars would indicate two jobs being done at the same time, The goal is to develop a sys- tem which will get your work done quietly and efficiently. To be really successful, actual time and labor use should be checked with the plans so that any needed changes for im- provement can be made. If you are having trouble finding the time to do all you want to get done, why not try planning your time and labor? You will find it both good fun and rewarding too. 1 Minerals For Heifers Wingharn AdvanceeTimes, Tiniesday: May 1% 1906 Pose-4 Plan Labor, Time because they'll tell you what gets them off to a good start. Baby pigs grow fast and you get more income when they are fed a good ration to supplement the sow's milk. At Purina Research Farm, we found that a pig that is 10 lb. heavier at 9 weeks, takes 25 das less to go to market. Purina Baby Pig Chow is a highly palatable pre- starting ration that supplies young pigs with added energy and extra disease fighters, so they grow fast. It comes in the easy to feed Checkers, Start your young pigs 1440Y AV agar on this nutritious ration a few days after farrowing; it will help them to be strong, healthy, and grow fast for market. Try your next litter on Purina Baby Pig Chow, Your records will soon prove its efficiency. Drop in to see us today. H OWSON & HOWSON LTD. W1NGHAM BLYTH 357-2700 523-4241