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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-01-20, Page 14• v Pogo 14 Times-Advodteti, January 20, 1982 t. INTERNATIONAL PLOW MATCH COMMITTEE — The 1982 International Plowing Match is being held in Middlesex County at Luton from September 28 to October 2. The general Middlesex committee is shown above. Back, left, Wilson Hodgins, MPA Tom Rushton, Tractors: Dave Jackson, Billeting; Ber- nard Hann, Antiques, Bob Earley, Special events; Clarence Hardy, lunches; Merton Culbert, Tented City; Meredith Robb, Bands and Parades; Henry VanBilsen, Wagon Tours ane Fred Dobbs, Gates and Parking. Centre, Huron farm and home news Marilyn Jenken, Ladies Pre\gram; Duncan Fletcher, Team and Horse Show; Harold McCuthceon, Lounges; Marg Jackson, Billeting; Ken•lyons, Traffic; Joyce McLean and Bill Mclean, Farmstead Improvement; Floyd Wills, Lands; Bob Feasey, Banquets and Tom Green, Camping. Front, Sandy Forsyth, Secretory; Fred Lewis OPA Director; Don Mclean, Vice-chairman; Jack McNamara, General Chairman; Bill Frank, Vice-chairman; Brian Hughes, Treasurer and Allan Scott, Host Farmer. New crops will be updated Have you heard about the new crops update at the. O.M.A.F. office, Wednes- day. January 27. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.? If you haven't yet, you have now. The crops to be discussed are.canola; kidney beans and triticale. After the presentations we are open for questions. See you then. J. Heard, Assistant Agricultural Representative Manure management Do you want to learn about better ways to handle manure? Do you want to make the best use of your farm manures this spring to reduce your fertilizer bill? Then consider attending the Manure Management Seminar to be held February 2 and 3. Holiday Inn, Down- town Toronto. This seminar is jointly sponsored by the Ontario Soil and Crop Im- provement Association, The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ontario Agricultural College. Cecil R Squire Sales & Service Repair Shop Equipment 92 Waterloo St. Exeter 235-0465 There will be a Tuesday, evening "Hot Topics" ses• - sion for each of dairy, beef, wine. poultry as well as manure nutrients and analysis. The Wednesday program will feature speakers on manure management and handling topics and will include con- current sessions for dairy, beef. swine and poultry. Ed Brown, Agway, Syracuse will wind up the Wednesday program with "Selection A Manure System For Your Farm". For further information on registration. contact the Agricultural. Office and we will mail you a program. R. Fleming Agricultural Engineer Huron County summary of feed analysis Why test feed? Some farmers feel it is important • to analyse home grown feeds and formulate a livestock ra- tion that would compliment their overall feeding and management program. Other producers `feel they can "guess" at how much protein supplement, mineral and grain is required per tonne! • Regardless of your situa- tion. the following summary of 152 feed samples taken Corn silage Haylage Dry Hay from Huron County dairy farms ih 1981 may be of in- terest to you. These samples were submitted through the O.M.A.F. feed advisory ser- vice at University of Guelph. Average analysis (Dry matter Basis) No. of samples 32 . 55 65 C. Calcium ' Phosphorus Protein 8.9 .17 .22 17.4 1.30 .29 14.5 1.07 .26 This chart provides straightforward information on County averages for one '!'hose fiercely indepen- dent beef farmers in Ontario are talking about supply management and a national marketing board. Eight or nine. years ego, I was guest speaker' at a Bruce County cattlemen's meeting. I gave my little shpiel about how farmers need marketing boards to give them a fair return on their labor and their invest- ment. When finished, there was a smattering of applause and a lot of sour faces. They just Annual Meeting•of the Huron County Wheat Producers will be held in he O.M.A.F. building Clinton Ontario_ Feb. 9 Commencing at 1:30 p.m. We'll Do the Job Right... Ready -Mix Concrete • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • FARM (Including Manure Tanks) FREE ESTIMATES C. A. McDOWELL LTD. . EXETER, ONTARIO Plant: 235-0833 Office: 235-1969 neWlar sews,. gp•.oue0 t4 Bob •T,ou., 163.0•141 [un-. Ont Mia :C • did not want to look at a beef marketing board . in those days. But there will be plenty of argument this year at the annual cattlemen's meeting February 24 and 25 in Toron- to. alley will have at least two reports to study and fight about and a third report defending the first report. And argue they will. You can bet your interest payments that the disputes will rage well into the night. Beef raisers are in dire trouble as you are already aware. .They have been hit hard by high interest rates and low prices for the final product. More beef farmers have been forced into bankruptcy I than any type of farmer. They need - most of them, anyway - huge loans to stock their feedlots. They pay it back when the cattle are sold but that can be sometimes two or three years later. depending on the type of operation. Interest rates have been crippling them. They look around. They see the dairy farmer prospering because dairy farming in this province has had a marketing board for more than 15 years. They see the quota system working reasonably well in the feathers industry: turkeys. chickens and eggs. They see their neighbors actually making a few bucks and those neighbors have a marketing board. John Brubacher. Floyd Dunford. Dan Pope and Ron ilfe were named to a corn- ittee last year to prepare =e study. They recommend farmers push for a national price support program ac- companied by quotas and supply management. A minority report. prepared by ,john Bonsma. Pat Daunt/ Bob Kerr and Tony Noorloos. recommends a national and a more - generous support program but no need for quotas and 'supply management. A third report, prepared by the original committee members, defends " their report against the minority report. . So. the stage is set for a ding -long fooferaw at that cattlemen's meeting next month. A major reduction in beef supplies is necessary accor- ding to both reports. Too much 'beef means low prices. There appears to be little argument there. But how to reduce production is the fly in the milk pail. Canadian farmers cannot continue to produce beef at Tess than their costs. It is im- possible to stay in business and farming is, a business. , Both groups also recom- mend much more detailed records on the number of cattle farmers buy and sell and the amount of beef gain- ed while they own those animals. Any one who has ever tried to understand all the com- plicated clauses and legal gobbledygook in the milk marketing regulations will understand how difficult it is to get a system for any kind of supply management. Beef farmers will be no different. .How do you make it fair for cow -calf operators, feedlot operators who only fatten cattle and dairy farmers who have steers to sell? It will. not be simple and the arguments on both sides will be interesting to hear. However; those of us who remember the charges and countercharges when the hog board. the tobacco board. the milk marketing board. the egg board and the turkey hoard were formed can sit back and relax. , It will be a few years before this hoard is formed but you can see the writing on the stable wa'I, can't you? the one to turn to for... THE FARM MARKET HOTLINE CFPL 980 strengthened its services to the agricultural community with a special toll free telephone number - providing the latest farm market quotations the minute you need them. 1-800-265-4765 f 1 year. Some "farmers stop here. and use county or provincial averages when formulating -.grain mixes. It is one way to save the initial $16.00 required per sample for feed testing. however it may cost in the long run. "How about nutrient variation?" Perhaps the best way to answer this question is to provide the range in which protein alone varied in 1981. with our 3 major roughages. Range of Crude Protein 06) Corn silage 6.9 - 9.5 Haylage 9.0 - 24.2 Dry Hay 7.3 - 20.7 These r'esults would stronPt.y indicate • "averages' are not likely good enough when for - Middlesex report by Nancy McKinnon Coldstream Co muni 44H Coordinator It is hard to believe that another 4-H year has been successfully completed for over 300 4-H members in Middlesex County. However, there is never a dull moment as the Middlesex Leader's Association and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food start making their plans for the 1982 County 4-H Program. The annual 4-H Leader's meeting is being held Thursday, January 21, at the PLAN SESSION 'The Huron Cattlemen's Association will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, January 26 at the Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton at 7:30 p.m. Three reports will be presented. Ron Wolfe of Dobbington will review the Report of Marketing Study Committee on Supply Management for Beef. John Brubacher of Guelph will review Advantages of Supply Management and Tony Noorloos of Wyoming will review Implications of the Alternatives to Supply Management. Mdrketing, supply management and stabilization have been the topics of discussion in 1981. Beef producers have felt the squeeze and many are ready to talk about alternatives to the ' present system' of marketing. Come out and hear this subject on January 26th! mulating rations. Yes, it is going to cost 316.00 per sam- ple to have your feed tested - for many it has proven to be money well spent. Dennis Martin, Associate Agricultural Representative Calcium Availability Recent research in the United States has suggested that the calcium in legumes is only 60c; as available to dairy cows as the calcium in grasses. Therefore, high producing cows fed high quality hay and haylage have not been getting as much calcium as we had previous- ly assumed. Some high producing cows have • developed symptoms of calcium deficiency due to unavailable calcium from legumes. Adjustments are being made to the calcium levels of all hay and haylage* samples that include legumes in dairy rations. For further information con- tact your local Ag. office, Clinton. Dennis Martin. Associate Agricultural Representative Solve your silo feed control problems with the new `Fiber -Funnel' -New The Fiber -Funnel is the revolutionary new way to handle silage ... with no mess, no maintenance, and no problems' Made of heavy-duty fiberglass. the Fiber -Funnel easily adapts to any conventional silo chute, steel or concrete. Installation is easy, you can do-it-yourself, or have your dealer install. Choose from two discharge angles 20 or 40 to adapt to different discharge locations and length requirements. Benefits include: • Guides silage smoothly and clearly from chute to conveyor. mixer or feedcart without plug up. • Allows easy access to the silo chute for inspection. Just release the brackets and remove the funnel. • Keeps the feedroom clean. Eliminates corrosive silage buildup on silo rungs. hoists. cables and electrical equipment. • Stops silage chute updrafts which carry livestock moisture and undesirable feed fines' from collecting in the silo. silo chute and on unloading equipment. • Stops entry of unwanted rodents and insects in the silo and chute. • Prevents silage gas from escaping the silo and endangering livestock and employees. • The durability of the Fiber -Funnel is accented by corrosion free, impact resistant and abrasion resistant qualities of fiberglass. For further information call or write: George Glendinning RR 8 PARKHILL 294-6574 m ty Hall. Numerous activities will be discussed along with a few additional topics being added to this year a agenda. The County Maple Syrup Club was organized in late November and are holding •their first regular meeting on Thursday, January 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the County Building. A final opportunity for those wishing to join the club to be present. Youth Extension will be offering a Regional 4-H Leader's Workshop for leaders from Elgin, Lamb - ton, Kent, Essex, and Middlesex% This new and exciting workshop will be , 'held at the Holiday Inn in Chatham on Tuesday, February 9 from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. A bus is being organized through the Middle';ex office. If you wish to be included, please con- tact my office prior to February 1, 1982. These are only a few of the items planned to help get 4-H - 1983 off to an excellent start. We hope to see the enrolment for Middlesex County increase again this year as well as have all oti FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOR FARMERS Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology and area OMAF Extension per- sonnel offer these CERTIFICATE . COURSES January 20 to March 10, 1982 , Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:OOp.m. . Masonic Hall, Ilderton, Ontario No charge to course participants Maximum enrollment - 30 persons For more information or to enroll contact: O.M:A.F. Middlesex, 193 Dufforin Ave., London, Ontario (519) 434-6811 or Don Luckham, Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology Ridgetown, Ontario (519) 674-5456 Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ontario__ _ (NOW*. Y A".* •10n ,o.. C WMMu-w wows, Y.-•,,., "GENETICALLY IM,,PROVED PUREBREDS" 4IPQ What was a dream a year ago is reality now in 1982 here at G.I.P Farms of Canada. The first offspring of the imported Norwegian Landrace and Yorkshire have just been weighed off test both at the farm and at the Government R.O.P tat station. Not only have then offspring met our expectations; but they have surpassed them in all areas. Six pure Norwegian Landrace boars selected at random and toiled at Now Dundee test station have the following in performance: - • .8.F. 10.4 .'ADG. 89 F.C. 2.45 Days 144 Index 130 Why not start the new year off right with some G.I.P. Genetics? There is no other! • G.I.P. Farms of Canada Limited is the purebred siedstock source of the future. You must use them to appreciate their value in your program. . G.I.P. Farms genetics are the results of a program involving generations of controlled matings and in-depth assessment of the resultant progeny. The program is con- tinuous, as - are the improvements in G.I.P. genetics. The seedstock used in the breeding program has been chosen specifically for better mothering ability, larger and stronger litters, higher weaning weights, structural soundness adapted to cori- -finement and uniform performance in the areas of backfat thickness, average daily gain and feed conversion. • Besides the ever popular Landrace and Yorkshire, we also have a top quality herd of Durocs; developed as a terminal line to complement the Landrace and Yorkshire. This herd of Durochas bedn selected on its ability to stand on total slats with good polio?. mance. tomorrow's Genetics Are Her. Today. Breeding Stock Available At All Times. For Further Information, Call: - G.1.P. Farms of Canada Limited R.R. 3 St. Marys, Ontario. NOM 2V0 Tel: 519/284.2735 or 284-3878 CORPORATION .OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN .NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant fa The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, Section 301 and other powers thereunto enabling, the Corporation of the Township of Stephen proposes to stop up and close: A portion of the original road allowance between lots 20 and 21, Concession. 5 and the road allowance described in Township Road By -Law Number 80 (1874) more particularly described as parts 6,7,8'and 9 on Plan 2210378, registered in the Registry Office, Goderich, Ontario and outlined in the hereinafter described Plan. The lands comprising that part of the said road allowances hereby stopped up and closed, and the subsequent sale or other disposition of the said lands; shall be subject to easements for existing sewer, watermain and hydro services on the lands in question. That subject to the said easements, the lands ccimprising that part of the said road allowance hereby stopped up and closed shall con- tinue to be vested in the Corporation of the Township of Stephen to be dealt with from time to time as the Council of the said Corporation may see fit and deem proper. • And that the Council of f1 said Corporation will hear, in person or by counsel, solicitor, or agent, any person who claims•that his land will be prejudicially affected by the said by-law and who applied to be heard at a meeting to be held at the Council Chambers at the Police Village of Crediton in the Township .of Stephen, County of Huron on the 16th day of February, 1982 at the hour of 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. PART : •,.s5 - ss;.,t. •a 1r., . • ••1•,010. ,A .t PART 94 011 •., t4 •,•. Ace, = A • • • •P°1, tit• - • S•' q.b '-.5...t'LL!i.. - • . �. •wm 1,c -i 20 ..,l fro• 1}'t•1rMoe Cc�u 5 -^ t INN„ • Via•. of • •• ••• ,• err: « t ....«..rei �.... ' PART • „. ' • i• ., te: • 10.011• t 6.1/.401W e.M •...• DATED at Crediton, Ontario this 18th day of January, A.D., 1982. Wilmar Wein, Clerk of the' Township of Stephen