HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-01-17, Page 171978 beef
calf prices
'Agriculture and Fpod
Minister' Bill Newman
has announced the
average price of beef
calves monitored at.
major stocker sales in
Ontario during Sep-
tember, October and
November was 80.42
cents per 'pound support
level underthe beef calf
income stabilization
program; As' a result, no
payment will be made to
producers from thh
program for 1978.
Newman said, "The.
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As producers are noW
rebuilding their herds
after three year of
depressed beef prices,
calf prices are expected
to remain at about the
present level during 1979.
Enrolment •forms,
therefore, will, not be
available " in '19.79 and'
participants will be ex-
cused from ' registering
their beef cows:.
If for any reason, the ,
price of calves duringthe
monitoring period in 1979
average below :a support
favourable beef price „level of 51.5 cents per
situation in 1978 is in pound all. -.participants.
marked contrast to the who enrolled in the 1978 •
situation ',-over the plan: will'{"qualify .for`•
previous three years support payments,
when money was paid out The "beef calf program
to producers through the is in its 'fourth year and
beef ca.If income will, , be terminated -.on,
stabilization program." schedule in June 1980.
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Gerald Wagner
It's lousy time, of, year
for cattle and' cattlemen:
Lice 'infestations result. n
unthrifty cattle,. and cut'
into cattlemen's profits.
"Lice ';cause:. more
problems during the
winter than at any, .other
time of the -'year," says
John . Forsyth, Ontario
Ministry. of Agriculture
arid Food beef cattle
specialist.
These irritating •
•parasites reduce feed
efficiency and in severe
cases 'can cause anemia,
A heavily infestedanimal;
can: gain 1/z ; 'tp 3/4 ofa
pound less per day than a ,
louse -free animal.
Combzned , With.. other
winter stresses, lice can
• pose . a: costly,, threat to
cattlemen.. ••Unthrifty
animals suffering from
lice infestations` Car:'
become victims of cold
weather, : shipping ,fever;
and diseases that healthy
animals • are able to'
withstand.
Cattle are susceptible
to two types of lice: Red
licetfeed on the skin.of the
animal 'causing itching.
They seemto prefer .the
area along the animal's
back _line Blue lice suck
the :blood and can live on.
the animal unnoticed for
some.' time: They are
found primarily . on 'the
brisket, neck, ,shoulders,.
and around : the base •of
the tail.
George Cranston, Doug Tiffin, Greg Sayer and Fred Ward, ,part" of the Co-op team to better serve you.
leets
"Cattlemen can control,.
Tice in their herds by
checking animals every
two' weeks,and, treating
infested animals," :says
F,orsyth;.. „M "Many
producers treat .for . lice
on a routine basis to avoid
any 'build-up : in the lice
population."
s To . inspect an' animal
for': lice, .part the hair on
the back and examine the,
area with a'flashlight:
'Warble control
products provide a good,
start to, a -'louse control
program,' but. ; cattle
treated fox -warble grubs
in the fall must not be
overlooked in
a Lice
control program..
A 'helpful and experienced otflce stag: Ruth $nchmeter, ' %Glide Andrew and. Dorothy '
Addison.
aiil•:i)'dftdiir�tl. f!lit� lifl�
L'ouce . • control' 'treat-
ments-, include- back
rubbers (mixtures of oil.
and ,insecticide), .sprays,
dusts;.;:; 'and' 'pour -on
ter ii.o't
'systemic insecticides.
Consult f actsheet 420-653,
Flyand Louse. Control on.
;Beef Cattle,. -for recbm-
mended products. The
faetsjleet, is available
froni'•local offices :of the,
Ontario .Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
:ro The
Lucknow Diatrict� Co-op
We were pleased • to. ,do
the well drilling
for your
° new facility
ya-mr, .rt-rmotzi.
Davidson ell Drilling
Phone 3574960
960
Winghatn, Ontario
WE WERE PLEASED
TO BE A PART
OF YOUR BUILDING PROJECT
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