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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-05-13, Page 32Page 8A May 13, 1981 Huron farm & home news Study new barn concept Local Agricultural engineers recently visited Peterborough County and toured three dairy farms us- ing a relatively new concept in dairy heifer housing. The new concept involves the use of single slope. open front shed with adjacent feeding area. The shed is 20 feet deep and built in multiples of twelve feet in length, the most common ingth being 60 feet Along the front of the. shed is a 20 foot yard bordered by the feed bunk. The shed and yard are divid- ed into pens measuring 12 feet by 40 feet. Each of these pens houses a small number of heifers grouped according to size. The shed is located such that the open front faces south The southern ex- posure allows the sun to warm the bedded area dur- ing the day. The relatively shallow depth of the shed allows the sun to reach the back of the bedded area dur- ing the winter months. Dur- ing the summer when the sun appears to be higher in the sky the bedded area is largely shaded. This concept in heifer housing appears to be the logical follow-up to raising calves in hutches since the heifers are being housed in a cold environment. The cold environment isnot detrimen- tal to the growth of the heifers. Dennis Martin, Associate Agricultural Representative. Winter wheat yellows Has your wheat yellowed? A soil borne virus, could be causing spindle streak mosaic. those brownish - yellow patches or large yellowing areas in your wheat. The disease is first evident in April or early May as light green to yellowish spindle streaks in the leaves. As the discoloration progresses, spots and patches of leaf tissue die. Severity lessens with warm weather. If cool temperatures persist on into May and June, more leaves become yellow streaked and may die prematurely. This causes fewer tillers with heads and fewer kernels per head. If you have grown wheat on the same field three or more time in ten years spin- dle streak can develop. A top dressing of 80 - 90 kg. per hectare (72-81 lbs. per acre) of actual nitrogen in April should have helped. Best control is to use a long term rotation. Don't grow wheat in the same field more than once in 4 or 5 years. Factsheets on cereal dis- eases are available at On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food offices. Stan Paquette, Associate Agricultural Representative ENERGY EXHIBIT — Murray Rundle with his exhibit on electricity power winner in the recent Usborne Central School Science Fair. USBORNE SCIENCE WINNER — One of the winners in the recent Usborne Central School science fair was Ruth Ann Essery with her exhibit on soybeans. T -A photo Pioneer Seed Corn We have a limited supply of most varieties. George Sereda 235-0273 Say beef implants can be profitable Cattlemen can make an extra $25 per head this summer by spending $1.50 per head to implant cattle this spring. "Growth -promoting ear implants offer a number of economic benefits to producers, especially during the present price squeeze," says John Forsyth, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food beef cattle specialist. "These implants increase the animals rate of gain by about 10 percent, increase 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I I I IE H. VAN MOORSEL INSULATION= LTD. R.R. 5 MITCHELL 348-9376 • Sprayed In Place Urethane Foam Blown Insulations NEW: FLAT ROOFING & REPAIRS OR RENT BY HOUR OR DAY iiiii11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111iiiiin Insulation Plus a New Roof FREE ESTIMATES • Agricultural & Industrial Bldgs. • New & Older Hom.s • 40 FT. BASKET TRUCK SERVICE Have Drainage Needs? let CLAYBERT FARM DRAINAGE Meet That Need We are experienced in clay tile Installation -- FREE ESTIMATES! — CaII Clayton Martin 595-4758 Remember! It Pays To Drain feed efficiency, and reduce feed costs." The increased feed ef- ficiency is difficult to assess in pasture situations. However, tests show that implanted cattle can gain 11.2 to 15.7 kg (25 to 35 Ib) more on pasture during the summer than non -implanted cattle. Two implants are licensed for use in Canada -- Ralgro and Synovex. Ralgro can be used on suckling, growing and finishing cattle. This product stimulates the development of the animal's natural growth hormones. Synovex is available as Synovex-S for steers 270 to 455 kg (600 to 1,000 lb), and Synovex - H for heifers wiighing 180 to 356 kg (400 to 800 Ib). These implant products are not recom- mended for use on bulls or female breeding stock. With practice, a producer can implant 30 to 40 head per hour with only one helper. "To maximize the benefits of implanting, re -implant the cattle after 100 to 120 days," says Forsyth. "If you im- plant them in the spring before pasturing, you could re -implant when you bring them into the barn in the fall." The withdrawal time between implant and slaughter is 65 to 70 days, so producers should not re- implant cattle destined for the market in fall. JtllilIlIl11111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII111111111111111111iII11111111111111IIIIIII111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11111111111111IIIIl1111111IIIII111IIIIIIIIIItI111111`- F--1 Dietrich Metal Products Manufacturer of Metal Trim Ej — Sales of Steel Siding =_ Farm Building Construction Concrete Forming Complete Building Sales fors Self -Erected Structures 1 1/4 Miles West of Mt. 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The flak gets thicker. It almost seems as though a conspiracy is going against farmers. It isn't enough that farmers are experiencing one of the worst years in decades. And what sectors of the farm scene are suffer- ing most? Hogs and beef where supply management is not in vogue. Only the supply management sector is being criticized. Then, the politicians got into the act. Gordon Walker, MPP for London South and Ontario's minister of consumer and commercial relations, had to put in his two cents worth the other day. Marketing boards do not serve consumers, he said. They basically work in the interests of those they serve — the producers, not the consumers. What in heaven's name did he expect marketing boards would do? Those very same marketing boards were formed under legislation passed by the Canadian government of Conservative convictions. a banner under which Mr. Walker was elected. Of course farm marketing boards work for farmers. Does any one think they would not work for farmers? That is what they were formed to do: get a better deal for farmers. They are doing nothing illegal. Consumer represen- tatives have. for the last decade, worked closely with farm marketing boards. They have voiced their con- cerns and have been working quietly to get some reforms. Some progress has been made. Some staisfaction has been gained. Farmers have Le iia s .,e *DV. given a little here and have held ground there. What farmers do not need is every egghead and every politician in the country on their backs along with screaming, second -coming headlines suggesting that every consumer in Canada is getting ripped -off. Aw, shucks. Why do I get so angry, blow my top? I firmly believe Canadian consumers will understand that no farm marketing board is purposely gouging the public. I believe those in charge of those supply management boards will come through in the clutch and reveal all their figures. all their formulae. to prove that their prices are set only to give a farmer a fair return on his labor and in- vestment. I think Canadians already believe they are the most fortunate people in the world when it comes to food. Enough statistics are available now for Candians to know that. when com- pared to other countries around the world. the weekly food basket is cheaper by a long shot with the possible exception of the United States. The most recent survey at hand includes 15 capital cities around the world. The Wheat payment is scheduled The Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board has announced it plans to make an interim payment of $27.55 per tonne or 75t per bushel to producers. Board chairman Robert Butler. RR 1 Croton, said the payment is to be made about mid-May and will apply to all wheat sold by producers from July 1980 to the end of April 1981. The payment on producer sales in succeeding months will be made as records are processed by the board. The board chairman said the payment will bring the price to producers on the 1980 crop to $147.00 per tonne or $4.00 per bushel. The initial payment has been $83.00 per tonne or $2.25 per bushel. and the board made an earlier interim pay- ment at the end of February of $37.00 per tonne or 11.00 per bushel. Board sales still to be completed will generate ad- ditional funds for a final pay- ment which is usually made in September, however the amount is not projected at this time. We'll Do the Job Right... Whotever the proiect, coil on us for Ready -Mix Concrete • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • FARM (Including Manure Tanks) FREE ESTIMATES C. A. McDOWELL LTD. EXETER, ONTARIO Plant: 235-0833 Office: 235-1969 was the overall T -A photo ,.ed by Bob T,on., UWO* •d L ,,,,. On, Nlt 2C worker in Ottawa spends less time on the job to pay for the weekly food basket than in any other capital city in the world and that in- cludes Washington, D.C. Certainly, the price of food in Canada has risen in recent years and will continue to rise. But compared to other countries in the world, we're wonderfully blessed and it is because the farmers of Canada are among the most efficient in the world. I just do not believe that supply management marketing boards are rip- ping off anybody. Cecil R Squire Sales & Service Repair Shop Equipment 47 John St. E. Exeter 235-0465 Huron breeder has top fest Robert Robinson RR 4 Walton, had one of the two highest indexing boar among the large group of 114 boars which completed test recently at the N.O.P. Swine test station, Hew Hamburg. This top test station "graduate" was a Hampshire boar which achieved a station index of 136 and combined low backfat thickness of 12.8 mm (.50 inches) fast gain on test of .94 Kg (2.07 lbs.) per day and excellent feed conver- sion of 2.22. Tied with the Robinson Hampshire was a Yorkshire from the herd of Jim Taylor, Woodstock, also with a sta- tion index of 136. All four breeds were represented in the ten highest indexing boars in the May group. A total of 27 boars, all with indexes of 100 or higher (above the group average on overall performance), were approved for physical and structural soundness. These boars will be offered for sale at the test station on May 21, 7:30 p.m. This station tested boar sale is sponsored by the station Ontario Swine Breeders' Association and is an ex- cellent opportunity for pork producers to purchase a boar which has proven to be genetically superior when station tested under uniform feeding and management. Boars which are genetical- ly superior for backfat thickness, rate of gain and feed conversion can make boar. considerable improvement in these important economic traits when used in commer- cial sow herds. Mark a line on the outside of a paint can at the level of the paint inside. Do it with the brush just before clean- ing it, then you can tell the colour, too. FARMERS IN HURON COUNTY "THINKING OF REAL ESTATE, THINK STEVE BUCHANAN" SPECIALIZING IN THE SALE OF FARMS FOR 26 THE SQUARE GODERICH CALL 524-4700 EVENINGS 524-9097 OFFICE Don't Be Caught Short! PROPANE FILLING STATION OPEN DAILY 8 TO 5 SAT. 8 TO 12 For quackgrass control - Nothing works like Roundup° Before you till quackgrass this spring, let it grow until it's at the 3 to 4 leaf stage. Then, apply Roundup". You really can get ready to control quackgrass by letting it grow undisturbed this spring. Don't touch it or till it, until it's actively growing and most weeds are at 3 to 4 leaf stage (20 cm in height). Then, apply Roundup® herbicide by Monsanto. Tillage may break up and spread live rhizomes throughout your field and all plants may not re -grow to the proper stage in time for treatment with Roundup. Roundup, however, controls emerged quackgrass above and below ground, when used properly. Roundup is so effective, that many farmers, using it as the keystone of their quackgrass control programs, have been able to achieve manageable control for up to 3 years after one application. And since Roundup has no residual soil activity, you can till and plant wheat, oats, barley, corn or soybeans only 5 days after treatment, without risk of crop injury. In those infested fields you plowed last fall, quackgrass may not be ready for Roundup before planting. If so, we recommend you wait to apply Roundup as a spot treatment in the crop - or after harvest, when quackgrass has regrown to the proper stage. See your dealer soon about Roundup. If you want to control quackgrass—nothing works like Roundup. 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