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Times -Advocate, February 4, 1981
Huron farm and home news
Plan courses for sheep producers and on energy alternates
S. H. E. E. P. - sound health
encourages extra profit
In an attetnpt to keep
sheep producers up-to-date
on recent technology. the
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food is
sponsoring a orkshop on
Pot luck
at Brinsley
By GORDON MORLEY
The L'ni:ed church
congregational meeting was
held Sunday following the
church service which was
preceded by a put luck
dinner.
Rev. R. Roberts chaired
the meeting. Jack Trevithick
retired from the session,
Wilbert Lewis resigned from
the Board of Stewards. Mrs.
Marjorie Steeper as en-
velope secretary and Ancell
Lee as treasurer. Rev.
Roberts thanked them for
their services.
Neil Trevithick was ap-
pointed as the new treasurer,
Mrs. Neil Trevithick as
envelope secretary and Eric
Gerber as a new member on
the Board of Stewards.
There were 22 people at-
tending the meeting.
Personals
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Cun-
ningham and Mr. & Mrs. Bill
Dixon took charge of the
card party Monday night at
Neils School with 10 tables
playing.
Prize winners were: ladies
high, Mrs. Tom Kooy, lone
hands. Mrs. Charles
Rollings, low. Mrs. Evan
Hodgins, men's high, John
Levine, lone hands, Tom
Kooy lo';v,Joe Conlin.
Mr. & Mrs. Otto Darling
and Murray Carter will be
conveners for the next party
on February 9.
The United Church service
was cancelled Sunday due to
weather conditions.
Mr. & Mrs. Rey Mawson
were Thursday afternoon
visitors with Mrs. Violet
Allison and Kathleen
Morley.
Sympathy is extended to
Mrs. Dickens and family in
the death of her husband
Frank Dickens. The funeral
was held Monday afternoon
fromtheT. Stephenson & Son
Funeral'Home, Ailsa Craig.
Diseases and Health on
February 10 at 1:30 p.m. in
the board room of the
Agricultural Office in
Clinton.
Dr. Arthur King,
Veterinarian with the Health
of Animals Division of
Agriculture Canada in
Wiarton, will be -on hand to
discuss various health
related problems in the
sheep flock. The workshop is
one in a series of meetings
that have been set up for
sheep producers in Huron
County.
During the months of
March and April we plan to
discuss such topics as the
marketing of wool and
lambs, breeds and breeding
and heat synchronization.
All sheep producers in Huron
County are welcome to at-
tend. For further in-
formation, please contact
the O.M.A.F. Office in
Clinton.
Len MacGregor,
Extension Assistant.
Alternate energy
Could your farm support
its own energy needs? Would
you ever want to do that?
What alternate energy
sources would be most
practical for you? It seems a
lot of farmers are interested
in the, answers to these
questions. In the last few
years several farmers have
experimented with solar
heating and wind power.
Recent interest has been
strong in the areas of alcohol
production and methane
generation.
On Thursday, February 12,
a meeting called "Alternate
Energy Update" will be held
in the O.M.A.F. office in
Clinton. The guest speakers
will cover a wide range of
,topics related to energy.
These include methane
production, wind energy,
wood burning, solar energy,
alcohol production, heat
pumps, oil seeds, heat ex-
changers. The meeting will
start at 10:00 a.m. sharp and
finish at 3:30 p.m. Anyone
interested is welcome to
attend.
Alternate Energy Update
Huron County.
9:45 a.m. - Registration
10:00 a.m. - Present energy
situation - Ontario and World
- Tony McQuail, Lucknow
area farmer.
10:30 a.m. - Solar energy -
Helmut Speiser, Energy
Resource Management
Centre, Ridgetown.
11:15 a.m. - Heat pumps,
heat exchangers - Helmut
Speiser.
11:30 a.m. - Wind energy -
Tony McQuail.
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. - Methane
production - Jack Pos,
School of Engineering,
University of Guelph.
1:30 p.m. - Wood burning -
Nick Whyte - Seaforth area
farmer.
2:00 p.m. - Alcohol
production - Charlie Thomas
- Brussels area farmer.
2:30 p.m. - Other sources -
Helmut Speiser - including
oil seeds, biomass for crop
drying.
3:00 p.m. - General
discussion.
3:30 p.m. - Adjourn.
Times shown include time
for questions at the end of
each presentations.
Thursday, February 12, 1981
OMAF Boardroom, Clinton
Chairman: Ron Fleming,
:Agricultural Engineer for
Ron Fleming,
Agricultural Engineer.
A live vigorous calf
How do you get it? Ifyour
beef cows calve in March
and April you already should
have -
1. had your herd pregnancy
checked
2. Culled the herd
3. Selected replacement
heifers
4. Injected A.D.E.
5. Used a louse control
6. Vaccinated for scours
' Warm barn conditions
contribute to lice population.
Check for lice by parting the
hair over the tailhead, along
the back between the
shoulders and around the
neck and ears. If present,
treat. Scour vaccines are
available for bacterial
scours e.g. E. Coli and viral
scours, e.g. Rota virus.
Vicogen is recommended
for E. Coli (i.e.) bacterial
scours. E. Coli usually
causes severe watery scours
in calves under 4 to 5 days of
age. Calfguard is recom-
mended for viral scours;
which usually occur in
calves over a week old.
Your veterinary can assist
in supplying the vaccine and administered to the cow six will be passed on to the calf,
identifying type of scour. weeks and three weeks prior in the cows first milk or
Scour vaccines should be to calving. The antibodies colostrum.
BLOOD DONORS — Turnout was light as the Red Cross blood donor clinic began at 2:30
on Thursday. The clinic, from London, set up in the Optimist's hall in Huron Park. Many of
those waiting to give blood were Centralia college students.
Your cows and bred
heifers should be on a
balanced feed program
supplying a proper level of
protein, energy, minerals
and vitamins. Having done
all this, a healthy calf should
be on the way. Make sure the
calving pen is clean and
ready.
Once born, the calf should
nurse to receive colostrum
within the first few hours.
The sooner the better. The
colostrum will supply an-
tibodies to help the calf ward
off infection.
Treat or dip the navel with
Hibitane teat dip. Tag the
calf and record pertinent
information. Inject A.D.E.
and selenium.
Once the calf is able to
move about vigorously and
nurse, the cow and calf
should be moved to a clean
calved area. Good luck, and
onto the next one.
Stan Paquette, Associate
Agricultural Representat-
ive.
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