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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-11-17, Page 23Huron'farm and home news •u*IIne soybean pkin, adrke on feeder cattle arriving from weal Application forms for soy- bean advance payments are available from Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton. The program is sponsored by the felleral government. It helps soybean growers market their crop throughout the matteting year by remov- ing thgtinancial pressure to market at harvest. Applications must be received by the Soybean Growers' Marketing Board by December 15, 1982. Payments of $140 per tonne to a maximum of $15,000 for soy- beans and any other crop. No interest is charged if the pro- dicer markets according to the program regulations. Queen's Guineas competitions The 38th annual Queen's Guineas Steer Competition will take place At 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 19th, 198E at . the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto. TMs popular event is the conclu- sion of months of preparation for the following 4-H beef calf club members from Huron Cpunty: George Alton RR ? Lucknow, Pat Chambers RR 1 Clifford, Bill Gibson RR 5 Clinton, Mary Gibson RR 5 Clinton, Kevin Johnston RR 2 Bluevale, Bill Kinsman RR 2 Kippers, Brenda Merkley RR 1 Wroxeter, Rick Poets RR 1 Clifford, Anne Procter RR 5 Brussels, Allen Pym RR 1 As your financial The Co-operators' obligations change, Financial Security so should your life Planning program insurance helps you plan today protection. - for better tomorrows. For C) the information call . . co -open tots Call �(, INSURANCE SERVICES Verna eingerich 374 Main St., Exeter Clinton Community Credit Union Office Residence 235-1109 Business LIFE • HOME • AUTO • BUSINESS • TRAVEL 1. Hv-1TY READY MIX LTD Reed. ,,1gx. Concrete Coilnplete concrete farming, ''concrete driveways a. concrete finishing P�1 Exeter 235-0833 (• ,.•. Forest and Clinton Centralia, Carol Rantoul RR 2 Lucknow, David Townsend RR 4 Seaforth, Julie Town- send RR 4 Seaforth. Previous Huron County winners of the Queen's guineas include Bob Hern, RR 1 Woodham (1961) and Murray Gaunt, Wingham (1956). The sale and auction of Queen's Guineas champions is scheduled for 2: t10'tli . on November 19th, followinig the judging. The excitement generated by this auction is clearly indicated by the capacity crowds and willing buyers that it draws each year. Anyone with an interest is encouraged to attend this outstanding event and at the same time take in the many features at the 1982 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. 4-H agricultural club awards The thirty-fifth annual Huron County 4-H awards night will be held in the Cen-' Hay crown comes back Russell Bolton has done it again. The Seaforth area farmer who held the hay champion- ship at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from 1972 to 1980 regained his title at this year's Royal. Huron County has a history of turning out prize-winning hay. Counting Bolton's latest. triumph, Huron farmers have brought the world champion- ship hay producer's trophy. home 18 times since the award was first presented in 1957. Other county winners were Robert Allan, _Brucefield, 1958 and 1962; Russell Dallas, RR 1 Brucefield, 1963, 1969 and 1971; Wilbur Keys, Seaforth area, 1964 and Bob Fother- ingham, RR 3 Seaforth, 1965 and 1966. Forage is the easiest of all crops to grow, Bolton main- tains. He has found a good mix to be 6 lb. timothy, 6 lb. alfalfa and 3 lb. red clover. We are blessed with good soil in Huron, if we look after it. I believe Huron County soil can't stand cash cropping without forage crops of some kind being put into the rota- tion", he stated emphatically. "I've argued for years you can't go ori and on growing corn without depleting the soil." Lorne W. Fell, RR 2Staffa, won the soybeans champion- ship at this year's Royal Winter Fair, and William C. Fotheringham, RR 4 Seaforth, was awarded the top prize for white beans in the 4-H field crops cdfnpetition. 3 Days Only Mon., Tues., Wed., Nov. 22, 23, 24 ENGINE OIL 10%Off TRANSMISSION OIL HYDRAULIC OIL OIL FILTERS Block Heaters Reg. $36.95 NOW $2995 15% Off. In Stock Drill Parts Set1/," Drive5014 Piece ToolReg. *69.95 NOW 21 Piece Tool. Set R:g' :;69: NOW $12500 5% Discount on Ail Other Over the Counter Parts except Special Orders Cash only/No charge to Acyl. Massey Ferguson Sherwood (Exeter) Ltd. 18 Wellington St., Exeter 235-0743 tral Huron Secondary School in Clinton on Friday November 26 commencing at 8:00 p.m. All Huron County 4-H Agricultural Club members who completed a project in 1982 will receive their awards on this occasion. Anyone with an interest is invited' to attend. Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion. -Den Pullen Agricultural Repreentative dandling beef calves on arrival Fall is the normal time for western calves to be trucked or railed to be fed out or wintered in Ontario. Few calves are plreweaned and preconditioned prior to leaving Western Canada. Weaning and shipping causes stress and serious outbreaks of respiratory disease can oc- cur. A study conducted in Bruce County has identified some problems in calves received from Western Canada 1t►ithout the benefit of a preconditioning program. Recommendations are as follows: 1. Feed good quality hay on arrival. Silages can be gradually , added after the first 7-10 days but do not reach a maximum amount until 3-4 weeks after arrival. 2. Try to feed hay 2-3 times a day and pick sick cattle on the basis of appetite. This works best if there is manger space for all animals. If there is not, feed some hay along • the fence line,' etc. as an aid ' to -selecting cattle for early treatment, 3. Starter rations are available and can be used to advantage.wsome situations. The economics of feeding them must be carefully evaluated. We recommend that when starter rations are fed, they do not contain low levels of antibiotics. The Bruce County Study did not support this recommendation but it did indicate that an- tibiotics should not be put in the drinking water for the prevention of respiratory disease. 4. When starter rations are not used, calves should receive a protein supplement after a few days of hay. Most supplements will supply their Vitamin A requirements. Grain can be gradually add- ed to the supplement, if this is the type of ration to be fed. Cobalt iodized salt and mineral can be mixed with the grain ration and/or of- fered free choice. ' 5. An obvious, readily ac- cessable source of clean water should be available to the calves. 6. If all your calves can be assembled at your farm over no more than a 3-4 day period, an no more cattle are to be purchased, do not vaccinate or carry out any other pro- cedure for 3-4 weeks after ar- rival. Then during a period of good weather, vaccinate against IBR, ' implant, castrate, dehorn, treat for' warbles, etc. If cattle are assembled over an extended period and you plan more pur- chases, vaccinate against IBR on arrival and leave all other procedures - for 3-4 weeks. It should be emphasiz- ed that this last recommenda- tion was not part of the Bruce County Study but is based on clinical experience. 7. Avoid the,mixing of cat- tle as much as possible. Par- ticularly avoid, for at least one month, the mixing of new cattle with cattle already on feed. Keep cattle in as small groups as possible. 8. Consult your veterinarian regarding the IBR vaccine to use. Remember there is no evidence in Ontario to support• the routine use of B. V.D. vac - cines or Pasteurella vacterins. Vaccines against the clostridial diseases leg. blackleg) are recommended in some areas of Ontario. 9. Consult your veterinarian concerning the worming of cattle. There is no evidence to support the routine worming of western calves. If in doubt, fecal samples can be examin- ed by your veterinarian or at a diagnostic laboratory to determine if worming is necessary. 10. Consult your veterinarian regarding the best treatment and mange- ment program for sick calves. Remember the impor- tance of using the right an- tibiotic, • the correct daily dosage and the correct dura- tion of treatment. I1 is suggested that your local veterinarian would be in the best position to offer ad- vice in your own situation. • -Stan Paquette, Associate Agricultural Representative Jhanh To the voters of Stephen Township. who supported me November 8 at the polls. Ken McCann Councillor NINE -TIME CHAMPION — Russell Bolton displays some of the trays he won as world champion hay producer, and the coffee service presented to his wife on those occasions. ne loot in the rrOW `yt :awa..e eoo.ro.u. or Soo Lone. twee lw A judge in Bruce County orders a farmer to remove an addition to his beef feedlot because- neighbors complained. A cash crop far er near Chatham is ordered to cease the application of manure on some of his land because the odors upset city dwellers. A cow -calf farmer in Prince Edward County is convicted of polluting a neighbor's well yet that farmer never stood trial in a court of law and. never faced his accusers. All this through the En- vironmental Protection Act. The act should be applied uniformly throughout this province yet it seems to me. the farmers continue to get it in the ear while literally hun- dreds of industries continue to pollute and only get their knuckles . rapped now and then. Franklin Rabbie is the cow - calf farmer. His barn has been used for 100 years. It is across the road - a paved road - from the two wells alleged to have been polluted. Under the Environmental Protection Act, the farmer must install purifiers to eliminate con- tamination of the wells. He has no appeal against the order. It could cost the farmer as much as $4,000 to comply with the order from the ministry, $4,000 that few farmers have these days. Mr. Rabble has refused and the federation of agriculture is backing his fight. It is not, as mentioned earlier, the first time a farmer has been accused of polluting either the air or the water. Most have complied as soon as possible with clean-up orders and footed, the bills. It won't be the last time. What bothers me is that literally dozens of industries in this province are causing far more damage to the en- vironment than farmers but many of those industries literally ignore the corn - ' plaints. Or else they mouth platitudes and • empty assurances that they are do- ing everything possible to alleviate the problems. In my home county, a re - refining company has been polluting the air for so long that some neighbors cannot go outdoors. They are forced to cancel summer barbecues because the overwhelming odor of oil forces them inside. In a neighboring county, an animal rendering plant is so obnoxious in the odors emit- ted that some villagers have reasonably concrete proof that the pollution is a definite health hazard. Yet, these companies con- tinue to pollute. The ministry gives them a slap on the wrist, perhaps, and company officials give all kinds of excuses while they laugh all tilt way to the bank. The companies say they art spending zillions of dollars on scrubbers, dryers or purifiers but the pollution continues. But the farmers. because they are usually individuals fighting against bureaucracy, are forced to comply im- mediately, many times without even a hearing. 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