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What about cattle being milked
when they're laying down mare?
"Cows are happy to be milked.
They don't mind getting up for
that."
Ernst Gubelmann, a dairy fanner
at RR 4 Walton, purchased 59 mats
from Promat dealer Huron Dairy
Products in Brussels in late Decem-
ber. He's noticed a difference in his
bam.
"When the cows get up it's not
slippery. Some had swollen legs
before. They're much better now,"
said Gubelmann. Sometimes he
walks in after chores and the entire
herd will be laying down.
It's important they are comfort-
able in the barn, especially now
when they're only out once a week
in the field, said Gubelmann.
When the summer arrives, his herd
of Holsteins and Brown Swiss will
stay outside every moming.
Gubelmann uses straw on top of
the mat to help with the cleaning of
manure. He says some farmers use
sawdust instead.
In experiments with the mats in
dairy barns, Doug Young has found
that if only a few mats are put in
the stalls, those stalls are occupied
100 per cent of the time and the
cows in them are reluctant to give
them up. That phenomenon disap-
pears when the whole barn is filled
with mats. But when only a few
mats are in the barns, the cows
develop strategies to hold onto the
stalls with the Pasture Mats.
At one farm, one cow headed
straight to lay down in the stall
after leaving the milking parlor
instead of going to eat. She would
DAVID seem PHOTO
SOFT LANDING - A finished Pasture Mat comes off the line at Promat Ltd. in Seaforth. Each mat
contains the equivalent rubber of 10 car tires. The Pasture Mats are covered with a waterproof canvas
for use in dairy barns. Pictured from left: Foreman Nehru Budna, Jasen Muir.
wait for the others to come back
from eating and lay down, then she
would rush out and eat quickly.
Regular stalls create an unnatural
environment for cattle, says Young.
"They're eating and standing
around (in stalls). Cows naturally
graze, walk and lay down."
Promat Ltd. is the second largest
consumer of rubber crumb in
Ontario. Old tires are ground up to
Steckle holds GST forum
Paul Steckle, M.P. Huron -Bruce is
holding a public forum on " GST
Reform. The event takes place
Wednesday, April 6 at the Lucknow
Municipal office at 526 Campbell
St. in Lucknow. Group presenta-
tions take place from 10 a.m. until
3 p.m. and public debate will be
from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m.
For a group presentation please
contact the constituency office to
schedule a presentation time.
The numbers of the Constituency
office are: 524-6938 or 1-800-465-
1726.
ANNOUNCING
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PROFESSIONAL FAMILY HAIRSTYLING
"Beauty That Works"
ELZA RUSTON 66 North Main St.
527-1286 Seaforth
(The phone # on last week's ad was incorrect.
We apologize for any inconvenience.)
make rubber crumb. All the wire
and most of the fiber are removed
and the rubber is ground to about
one-quarter inch pieces. Promat
buys this material from a supplier.
The prototype of the Pasture Mat
was developed in May, 1992. It was
on the market in January, 1993.
Currently, there are 20 dealers
across Ontario selling the Pasture
Mat and 50-60 dealers nationwide.
About half of the mats being pro-
duced in Seaforth are sold in the
United States.
"We received a lot of help and
encouragement from OMAF.
They've been a very big help," said
Young, who developed the original
prototype for Pasture Mat.
"We're still developing and
improving it. It's turned into a very
interesting product."
HOLY WEEK SERVICES - 94
St. Columban and St. Patrick's Parishes
LITURGY
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Holy Thursday, March 31
Good Friday, April 1
1loly Saturday, April 2
Easter Sunday, April 3
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Tuesday, March 29
Wednesday, March 30
Thursday, March 31
Friday, April 1
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LUCKNOW COMMUNITY CENTRE
FEATURE SPEAKER: Paul Dorman
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Paul is also a crop consultant and will discuss
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Auction
Duffs United Church, Easter Monday, April 4
at 7:00 p.m.
Many items to choose from:
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1 gallon pickles In season
50 bales of straw
discount off no -till planting
natural fertilizer
live pig (2 halves)
grocery vouchers
cord dried hardwood (firewood)
Bell telephone voucher
hand painted picture
wooden calendar holders
podged swans
Christmas & Easter decorations
• afghans, sweaters.baby blankets
cleaning services for your home for 1 day
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hair perm
1 hour backhoeing
purchase & plant red maple tree
yard clean-up
car wash & polish
lawnmower tune-up
4 hours carpentry work
reflexology treatments
homecooked dinners
voucher for Blyth Festival
meal at Brussels Country inn
Airplane ride over Huron Co.
bed & bteakfast with evening dinner
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• In Store Draws & Specials
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