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Page 8 Winghant Advance-Times, ThOtsciaY, May 12. 1966
McCALL FARMS, R. R. 4, WALTON, provide one of On,
tario's finest examples of automated beef farming. The
farm wintered 420 heifers
steers,—A-T Photo.
and is now finishing 250
which is filled by an auger of
the same length. Silage is fed
auternatigally IMO the auger tO,
getber with concentrate and
rolled grain,
When the feed reaches the
end of the chute it triggers a mercury switch which stops the
auger and dumps the feed sim-
ultaneously along the complete
length of the trough to prevent
bunching of the cattle.
Mr, McCall came to the
farm when he married in 1944.
At that time it comprised 150
acres. It has since been en-
larged to 300 acres. The orig-
inal barn housed about 50 cat-
tle.
The McCalls have two sons,
Jack, a Grade 12 student at
Seaforth and Murray, a Grade
5 student at the local public
school.
Besides his farming interests,
Mr. McCall is an agent for Can-
ada Packers and operates a
trucking business. He advised
that in the near future, McDon-
Treatment
J. W. UNDERWOOD, P. AG.
Livestock Division
Ont, Agricultural Sch001
Ridgetown
The addition of furazolidon
(nf. 180) to the feed of sows
from one week before to two
weeks after farrowing resulted
in a significant reduction in the
signs of enteritis in nursing pigs
In recent tests„ In trials con-
ducted by the Livestock Divis-
ion, Western Ontario Agricul-
tural School, Ridgetown, pigs
farrowed by sows receiving fur.,
azolidone (3 lbs. per ton) gain-
ed significantly more (18.36
vs 1'7.08 lbs) from birth to early
weaning, in addition to the ob-
vious symptom of less scouring.
The medicated sows also wean-
ald Lumber of Brussels will be
erecting an 80 by 50 ft. shed
with a 14 ft. clearance to house
his transports.
of Scours
ed a larger percentage of pigs
born (KO and although this was
not statistically significant, it
did substantiate observation that
the piglets from the medicated
saws were sturdier from birth to
weaning.
These results are substantiat".
ed by results of Southern Illin-
ois University where the same
treatment reduced death loss of
pigs due to bacterial scours, and
increased growth rate of the pig-
lets. In these results pigs far-
rowed by sows receiving fura-
zolidone were 3.1 lbs. heavier
at 42 days than those from un-
treated sows.
For top quality silage from
oats and other cereal crops,
keep the cutter knives sharp so
silage can be chopped as short
as 3,'16 to I inch. This allows
better packing and preserva-
tion.
Automation Allows Larger
Scale in Farm Operation
Automation in farming, now
a reality, has conquered farm-
ing's greatest problem, labor.
One of the finest examples of
this trend in the province of On-
tario is Stewart McCall's farm
at R.R. 4, Walton, Concession
13, McKillop Township.
On this farm one man can
feed 400 steers in four 20-min-
ute periods a day, simply by
pushing a button.
Heart of the whole system is'
adequate electrification. Last
fall, Burke Electric of Wing-
ham installed a 200 ampere ser-
vice. In the past, farms nor-
BY H. E. BELLMAN,
Ont. Dept, of Agriculture,
Walkerton.
It has been said that the
more comfortable the condi-
tions under which livestock are
housed, the more efficient will
be the response in terms of
growth and production. How
then, does this apply to the
wintertime housing of beef cat-
tle? What type of environment
results in the best rate of feed
conversion? The answer to this
question has an important bear-
ing on the type of housing sys-
tem a farmer should choose for
his beef cattle, since feed costs
make up approximately 70%of
the total cost of producing beef.
The first important consider-
ation must be the temperature
of the air in which the cattle
malty used a 35 ampere service
but modern trends•to work sav-
ers are increasing demands on
hydro service,
The 200 amp. service was
needed to run a 5 h.p. motor
for the grain crusher, a 5 h.p,
motor for the automatic bulk
feeder, a 71 h.p. motor to op-
erate the automatic silo un-
loader, plus normal electrical
needs such as lighting as well
as several other small motors.
Wiring was done with the latest
in plastic coated wire to pro-
vide maximum insulation and a
greater margin of farm safety.
live. It has been found that, in
general terms, beef cattle are
only affected by extremes in
temperature, with higher temp-
eratures altering feed conver-
sion more than lower tempera-
tures. Thus, in this part of the
world the main concern is for
cattle during the winter months,
since summer temperatures
rarely reach high levels for any
length of time.
Research has shown that the
level to which the temperature
can drop before affecting beef
cattle varies with the level of
energy intake of the feed. Cat-
tle being fed a maintenance
ration can stand temperatures
down to freezing without notice-
able effect; those fed a ration
which will produce a pound per
day gain will not be affected
To handle the enormous
feeding requirements for a beef
herd of this size, Mr. McCall
built a silo 110 feet high and 30
feet wide, This huge silo will
store 130 acres of corn silage,
weighing about 2,200 tons.
Making use of the old barn
and a new cattle shed provided
12,000 feet of bedding area.
An enclosed yard offers an ad-
ditional 12,000 feet for exer-
cise and it is completely shel-
tered from the wind.
Cattle feed from both sides
of a 130-ft. feeding trough
down to approximately 23 de-
grees F.; cattle gaining 2-1- to
3 lbs. per day can withstand
temperatures down to approxi-
mately 5 degrees F. without
any loss in feeding efficiency.
Actually, beef cattle being fed
a growing or finishing ration
must get rid of excess heat pro-
duced as a by-product of the
digestion process.
More important than temp-
erature is the effect of exposure
to drafts on efficiency of feed
utilization, with drafts plus
dampness being the most un-
desirable condition of all.
Thus, in terms of winter
housing, any system which will
provide a clean, dry, draft-free
(but not necessarily warm) en-
vironment will produce the best
results as far as the cattle them-
selves are concerned.
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