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Times-Advocate, 1983-04-27, Page 251, TOO BIG — Norse Industries owner Soren Petersen puts the finishing touches on a custom-made 45 -foot cultivator. Final assembly was done outside, as the shop is only 40 feet wide. Local firm rebounding slowly from recession "Things are better. Not great, but they are better", is Soren Petersen's assessment of the economic health of his company. Norse Industries. Petersen started up his in- fant company in the old MTC building on the northern out- skirts of Exeter in July '81. He and his only employee, Al tlarvey, began manufactur- ing a Danish -type tooth cultivator in six widths from 17 feet to 30 -footers. ' Then the recession hit, Petersen managed to hang on, but admits around Christmas he was depressed and discouraged. Negotia- tions on a big job had fallen through. and he did not have enough work to keep himself and his employee busy. From that low point, he had nowhere to go but up. By February the economic PIONEER. SEED CORN PERFORMANCE TOUCAN COUNTON Your Pioneer Sales Representative is: ' Case Van Raay R.R. 3 Dashwood, Ont. Ph. 237-3496 PIONEER. SWAPO," ..[O COO/. .,on.., 16 . b.nd 11.01.. n1T..1. 1d141Id, 11.•11416. • 11p,.N1.d V.d.n1M11 IKMNW to Pion.., H. -N L.nd.d c11M,Yn. °n1.,16 climate was improving, and additional orders came in. In March Petersen- hired four more men on a temporary basis. Noise Industries has stayed in business through custom' work, people coming in off the street asking, for a piece of equipment built to their special requirements. This is right down Petersen's alley. He works out a new concept on the drawing board, then turns it into reality in the shop. (Custom manufacturing now accounts for two-thirds of his business. i The company is building a customized -45 -foot cultivator for Zurich farmer Wayne Overholt. As the shop is only 40 feet wide, final assembly had to be done in the great outdoors. In response to a request by racing enthusiast Bill Rowcliffe, Petersen built a racetrack conditioner now be- ing tested at the Clinton track. No such machines are made in Canada. The Norse In- dustries model is partly bas- ed on American -designed con- ditioners, with modifications, adjustments and original Petersen innovations creating a distinctly different and Canadian machine to soften and level racetracks. The two men believe there is a market in this country for the conditioners. Norse Industries has built two sets of 30 -foot field rollers on order, as well as a two -row cultivator to go on the front of a seed drill. Petersen invites farmers who need a special machine or adaptation on .a piece of equipment to drop in. He will help them put the idea down on paper, and quote a price for actual production. Petersen says his shop is flexible enough that he does not have to specialize, but can try many different things. "Three years down the road, we may have a product line we haven't even thought of yet," he remarked. All he knows for sure is that three years from now he in- tends to still be in business. FIRST STEP — Soren Petersen stands beside his draf- ting board where many Norse Industries products originate. TaTaliTaTaTal ei • The newest and most advanced design in 'S' tine cultivators • Available in six models with overall widths: 17 ft., 19 ft. 8 in., 22 ft. 4 in., 25 ft., 27 ft.8 in., 30 ft. 4 in. • Four widely spaced tool -bars prevent clogging • Four inch tine spacings • High quality Danish 'S' tines • Hydraulic wing -fold for transport • Double roller harrows • Available with single or double rolling harrows • We also do custom work • We will mount our rolling harrow on your machine Just Call us NORSE •NDUSTRIES P.O. Box 711, Hwy. 4N Exeter, Ontario NOM iSO (519)235-1888 Huron home and farm news Timis -Advocate, April 27, 1983 Page 13A Plan sessions for beefmon, 4.N homeniakor clubs Beef grading changes and electronic auctioning will be subjects covered at an open meeting for county cat- tlemen, April 27, at the Cen- tral Huron Secondary School in Clinton at 8:00 p.m. The present beef grading system was implemented September 5, 1972. It was one of the most advanced in the world and has worked well. Revised grading regulations were published in the Canada Gazette January 8, 1983. Proposed changes are to oc- cur for A and B grade fat levels and the site of ribbing. Steve Jones of O.A.C.'s Meat Science Department, Univer- sity of Guelph, Guelph, will explain proposed 'changes. Ross Procter of Bodmin Limited, will show our pre- sent system of grading with a slide presentation. Bob Kerr of Kerr Farms, Chatham, will talkonthe ElectronicAuction- ing of Beef Cattle and propos- ed changes. Dan Sideen will present a video tape of a re- cent electronic auction. Huron beef producers are welcome to this open meeting. - Stan Paquette, Associate Agricultural Representative. 4-H Programs "Ontario Heritage" is the title of the current 4-H homemaking club project. Over 800 members are taking part: During the first five meetings the members learn- ed about the fold customs of the various nationalities which settled in Ontario from pioneer times up to the pre- sent. A multicultural menu was prepared at each meeting. There were a varie- ty of home assignments in- cluding some recipe preparation. .The members organized, hosted and catered a party making use of the skills they acquired. At the final meeting. the club planned an exhibit, skit or demonstration to be presented at Achievement Program. In addition to the presentation, members will have on display their com- pleted manuals. - We look forward to having you there at Achievement Programs. The whole family is welcome. There's no charge. It's an evening of entertainment. Come see the members work. Each evening begins at 7:00 p.m. Dates: Brucefield: Monday, May 2 - Huron Centennial Public School. Brookside: Thursday, May 5 - Brookside Public School. Crediton: Monday, May 9 - Stephen Central Public School. Gorrie: Thursday, May 12 - Howick Central Public School. Clinton: Tuesday, May 17 - Central Huron Secondary School. Ethel : Wednesday, May 2i - Grey Central Public School. - Jane Muegge Home Economist • Vaccinate for scours • . For the beef cow -calf operator who has his cows calving on grass in May and June, it isn't too late to con- sider vaccination for scours. Vicogen, a bacterin for con- trol of bacterial scours can be administered to the cow. First time treatment should be done six weeks and again at three weeks prior to calving. • immunity is passed on to the calf through the cow's milk. Once a cow or heifer has been vaccinated one vaccina- tion each year suffices. I cau- tion producers not to let up on good management practices simply because they have vaccinated. If your cows have already calved, good scour control products are available through your veterinarian. When ear tagging calves for identification, you can ear tag for flies with either Boviad or a new Diamond Shamrock brand ear tag. Each have an instecticide to control horn and face flies up to five months, Ralgro, an ear implant, will give 25 pounds extra gains at weaning time. Calves can be done from day old and should be re, implanted at about 100 days. It is not recommended to implant calves intended to be kept for breeding stock. An injection of Vitamin A.D.E. and selenium will also help the calf off to a good start. Stan Paquette,Associate Agricultural Representative Chemical safety • Many agricultural pesticides can be extremely hazardous if handled im- properly. Take time to read label directions carefully. Use rubber gloves, goggles and respirators, if required. App- ly pesticides at recommend- ed rates only and,dispose of empty chemical containers - with care. By paying strict attention to written instructions, you can avoid a serious mishap with pesticides. John Beard, Assistant .bicultural Representative Corn rootworm instecticide survey 1982 . Last spring we put out a press release about a corn rootworm insecticide survey. We asked you to cooperate with Dr. Cliff Ellis from the University of Guelph with his research. He was able to talk to over 40 farmers that were planting corn. He checked planters for rootworm insecticide applica- tion rate and uniformity of rate between rows. His 'results showed that more growers were applying less than the recommended rate than were applying too much. Some equipment which was applying an acceptable average rate was applying less ,than 80% of the recom- mended rate on some rows. This suggests that part of the problem of poor rootworm control resp�►►It3'from inade- quate inseeticlttexates. Tim Trinier,ra Technical Sales Representative from Cyanamid Canada , Inc. recently wrote that "reduc- tion of the rootworm insec- ticides rates can result in unaccpetable corn rootworm control." Ile also stated "that applying more insecticide than the recommended rates does not return more yield than'Ihe cost of application." Tim gave me some figures on the value of insecticide calibration. Ile said, "If you plant 50 acres of corn apply- ing less than the recommend- ed rate you could have a 10 bushel per acre yield reduc- tion. At $2.50 per bushel. a grower could lose 825.00 per acre or 81,250 in the 50 acre field. • If you applied 20% too much insecticide you would lose ap- proximately $2.50 per acre or $125.00 worth of insecticide on this same 20 hectare field. Tim says the only cost to calibration is your time. He suggests your time is worth 840.00 per hour at planting. So you invest $20. for the half hour it takes you to calibrate your planter. Therefore, you could realize 81,230. profit if you had been under -applying. CAI'IADA•OMTARIO Crop Insurance FARM PRODUCTION COSTS ARE HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE You stand to lose more than you might think from unexpected hail, frost, drought, flood, wind, insect damage and disease. Crop Insurance makes better sense every year. Donald Weigand RR 1, Dashwood, Ontario rAgriculture Ontario Ministry of Canada Agriculture and Food Similarily, you would make 8105. if you had been over - applying. It will pay you to calibrate your rootworm in- secticide applicator." Calibration tricks To obtain an approximate applicator setting, consult the planter manual or insecticide label. When you are calibrating you must calibrate each row. To calibrate each row, use the calibration tube for your material. This is important since different insecticides have different bulk densities and tubes are labelled accordingly. Tim Trinier suggests "it may take more than one run in order to obtain the right amount. It is important to maintain a consistent speed while calibrating. That speed should be the same at which you normally plant. General- ly, as ground speed is in- creased the applicator setting should also be increased." Plant population can also affect insecticide rate. if you change population rate by ad- justing a chain that affects the insecticide hopper, your insecticide rate will change. Tim also suggests that when you have finished the calibration run, leave,the planter down before- reov- ing the tube. This will avoid excess insecticide from fall- ing into the tube. When calibrating, please use protective safety equipment. Insecticides are toxic Rootworm insecticides are the most deadly (dangerous r products that you handle on your farm. You can hold enough on one finger to kill most grown adults. Last year there were some very sad and expensive ex- periences with corn rootworm insecticides. As you remember, livestock were ac- cidentally fed an insecticide. All of these insecticides have to be stored far away from livestock, food etc. In fact, all pesticides are suppos- ed to be stored in locked ven- tilated pesticide storage rooms. If this was done, we would have fewer accidents. I think the pesticide sup- pliers have a good rule. They don't house livestock in their pesticide warehouses. For the same reason. you should not store pesticides near livestock. Recently, Neil Greer, a pesticide retailer in the Gowanstown area, called me. Neil said that one of his customers had told him that he heard one of the corn root - worm insecticides was really safe. Neil said "I thought they were all very dangerous, to handle. Am I wrong? Is there one that is really safe?" I assured Neil that he was right. There is a lot of talk about differences in safety levels. But, I suggested to Neil, "Is it safer to give a child a loaded .22 pistol or a sub -machine gun?" Neil laughed and said, "Yeah, it's like someone told me. 1f you fall from the top of a 40 foot silo, is it safer than falling from a 100 foot silo?" Same with insecticides. Npne of them are so safe that you can handle them carelessly. By the way, the purple stuff that you put on the corn and bean seed (DL. or 11-31 are both toxic as well. If you are mixing or handling seed, don't get that stuff on your skin. 1 cringe when I see farmers with purple hands at planting. I jokingly ask them if they have their life insurance paid up. Pat Lynch Soil 'Si Crop Specialist and John. Heard, Assistant Agricultural Representative We'll Do the Job Right.,. Ready -Mix Concrete Announcement C.A. McDowell Redi-Mix Ltd., Exeter, Ontario is no longer associated with Hy -Test Ready Mix Ltd. and our plant is now operating as C.A. McDowell Redi-Mix Ltd. to provide you with all your Ready -Mix concrete requirements. 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