HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-05-21, Page 37LOTS OF BARGAINS — Mary Fran Gaiser and Charlie Smith talk
• bargains at Thursday's South Huron Hospital Auxiliary rummage sale.
about the many
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Huron farm and home news
Discuss implants, soil tour,
Cattlemen can make an
extra 825 per head this
summer by spending 81.50
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
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 lb)
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 1000 lb), and
Synovex-H for heifers
weighing 180 to 356 kg (400 to
800 lb). These implant
products are not recom-
mended for use on bulls or
female breeding stock.
"Implanting is a relatively
easy procedure provided the
producer has the right type
of handling equipment,"
says Mr. Forsyth. "A
headgate equipped with a
nose bar is recommended."
With practice, a producer
can implant 30 to 40 head per
hour with only one helper.
Implanting'can be conducted
at the same time as other
pre -pasture treatments,
such as vaccinations, to
make the best use of time
and labor,
"To maximize the benefits
of implanting, re -implant the
cattle after 100 to 120 days,"
sayd Mr. Forsyth. "If you
implant them in the spring
before pasturing, you could
re -implant when you bring
them into the barn in the
fall."
tion......... The withdrawal time
6 between implant and
slaughproducerrs
is65to70days, s -
producers should not re-
implant cattle destined for
the market in fall.
Contact your area beef
cattle ' specialist, through
A BOOK REVIEW — Marianne Topp and Marian Kerslake check some of the books on
sole of Thursday's rummage sale sponsored by the Auxiliary to South Huron Hospital.
local agricultural offices, for
more information about ear
implants.
1981 Solt and Crop
Management Tour
The Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food is
again offering the Soil and
Crop Management Tour
from July 27 to July 31. The
purpose of this tour is to
provide young farmers with
an opportunity to make an
extensive study of the way a
GRADUATES AT CdAT —
Linda tenting, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Lenting,
Hensall graduated Friday in
the consumer and community
studies course at Centralia
College of Agricultural
Technology.
Photo by Douglas Spillane
Use Roundup® to control small patches
of milkweed and Canada thistle
before they become big problems.
Once milkweed and Canada thistle
enter your beans or grain crops, they
can develop into a serious problem in
almost no time at all. But you can
control these tough weeds - right in
the crop - with a spot treatment of
Roundup" herbicide by Monsanto.
Just spray Roundup in the infested
areas when the weeds have reached
the proper stage of growth.* Roundup
knocks out the weeds right down to the
roots - so they won't grow back. And
with Roundup, there's no carryover to
next year's crop.
So when milkweed and Canada thistle
invade your crops, reach for Roundup
Nothing works
like Roundup.
... and control them before they spread
into a serious problem.
*More than one treatment may be
necessary because all milkweed plants
do not reach the proper stage of growth
at the same time. Also, crop in the
treated area will be destroyed.
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CCAT grads
employed
Almost all of the 143 new
graduates from Centralia
College of Agricultural
Technology were employed
before they graduated. On
Friday, May 15 the College
held its 13th graduation
since it opened in 1967. There
are now over 1300 Centralia
College graduates.
Sixty-eight percent of, the
sudents graduating from the
Agricultural Business
Management course are
returning to farms either
with parents or employees of
other farm managers. The
remaining graduates are
employed by farm service
and supply industries such
as farm equipment. in-
surance, banking and feed
and processing.
Graduates from the Home
Economices and Animal
Health Technology Divisions
also are receiving excellent
employment opportunities.
At graduation 20 of the 36
graduates from the Horne
Economics Division had
employment and job oppor-
tunities continue to arrive at
the College. Thirty-eight job
opportunities were available
for the 32 graduating Animal
Health TechniciansNineteen
had accepted positions and
10 are still exploring other
possibilities.
With economic conditions
in agriculture being
somewhat strained. Cen-
tralia College staff were
very encouraged by the
employment situation as
they graduated their
thirteenth class since the
College began in 1967.
To discuss
problems
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA) has an-
nounced it will hold a public
meeting in Toronto on June
4th to discuss economic
problems facing many
members of Ontario's farm
community.
OFA President, Ralph
Barrie. said he expects On-
tario Arieulture Minister,
Lorne Henderson. and
provincial Treasurer. Frank
Miller. will attend. In-
vitations have also been sent
to federal Agriculture
Minister. Eugene Whelan.
and Minister of Finance.
Allan MacEachen.
Barrie said the meeting is
necessary because
politicians have done
nothing to ease farmers'
economic difficulties.
He said levels of govern-
ment have a mandate to
protect the best interests of
their constituents. Yet the
federal government has
accepted high interest rates
and the problems they
cause. and the provincial
government has interest
rates and the problems they
cause, and provincial
government has failed to put
Ontario farmers in a com-
petitive position. Other
provinces have already in-
troduced programs to
cushion the effects of high
interest rates.
number of farm operators
are applying principles of
soil and crop management to
the overall management of
their farm. The tour will be
visiting the counties of
Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, North
Simcoe and South Simcoe.
The program will include
visits to practical farms to
observe and discuss the
management factors related
to use of land and crop
production by each farmer
and visits to commodity
marketing locations as well
as processing facilities.
There will also be evening
discussion sessions relating
to each days program.
The cost for each delegate
will be 860.00 for the tour.
Young farmers interested in
applying for this tour should
contact Len MacGregor at
the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food in
Clinton for more details.
Check Tractor Tire
Pressure with a
Quick Glance
Tractor tire pressure is
important. The best way to
Times -Advocate, May 27, 1981
tractor tires
measure it is with an ac-
curate gauge, but a gauge
isn't always handy. You can
get a pretty good idea if the
pressure is about right when
the tractor is parked on a
smooth hard surface.
The entire width of the
bottom lug should touch the
ground. The sidewall should
not be buckled, but it should
have a slight bulge. This
bulge will be visible from in
front of or behind the tire.
When the tire in un-
derinflated, the sidewall
bulges badly. Pressure must
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be added when weights are
added, or when pulling very
heavy loads. When you are
plowing, you should increase
the pressure in the furrow
wheel by four pounds.
Underinflation causes
buckling and breakdown of
the sidewall, ruining the tire.
When a tire is overinflated,
the full width of the bottom
lug doesn't touch the ground.
There is no bulge at all in the
sidewall. Overinflation
makes a tire more suscep-
tible to impact breaks and
uneven wear.
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Farming counts
for a lot
of the picture.
June 3 is Census Day, and it's a day that really
counts for farming.
Census Information is vital to the growth of
agriculture. It helps us build markets here and
abroad. It lets us plan new programs for the
improvement of Canadian farming. It even shows
farmers how their farms compare with others in
the area.
It's not difficult. Every farmer will,fecetve a
Census of Agriculture and a Census of Population
questionnaire to fill in on June 3. These will be
picked up shortly after Census Day. If you do not
receive your questionnaires by June 1. or if you
have any problems completing them. just call the
Operator and ask for Zenith 0-1981.
It's between you and us. A census is so
important to Canada's future that. by law. you
must participate. This same law guarantees that
the Information you supply is kept completely
confidential Census employees — and only
census employees -- have access to it
It's your future. Remember. the Census of
Agriculture helps us paint the future of farming
in Canada And we need your help to mare
the picture perfect
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