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Times -Advocate, September 15,1993
Dave McClure explains to a bus tour of Ausable Bayfield Conservation AuthoritytfhtiCtors and
guests how he manages the woodlot planted on his Crediton area farm over 20 years ago.
The Thursday tour of seven private tree plantations in the area was aimed at better under-
standing the ABCA's role in supporting such projects.
Farmer marketing new grain dryer
REGINA - After several seasoms
of loading and unloading his 400 -
bushel batch dryer every hour and a
half, Ron Loyns decided to do
something about the source of his
frustration: he designed, built and is
now marketing a hopper -bottom
grain dryer that will handle up to
2,000 bushels at a time and, when
harvest is finished, can be used for
grain storage.
A Naicam grain farmer and pedi-
gree seed grower, Loyns created his
completely new type of recirculat-
ing batch dryer by modifying one
of the bins on his farm. It worked
so well during the first season, he
dried 30,000 bushels. Furthermore,
the dryer kept pace with the com-
bine, even when the grain was at a
moisture level of 18 percent.
Although Loyns knew he had a
good product, he also knew im-
provements could be made. First he
had a preliminary evaluation car-
ried out in cooperation wlith Prairie
Agricultural Machinery 1 Institute
(PAMI) and, later, an evaluation of
the prototype. Both were supported
by the Saskatchewan Agriculture
15evelopment Fund.
"The Naitek dryer, as it is called,
is a recirculating batch, concurrent
flow grain dryer with a pentrifugal
fan, propane burner and a cylindri-
cal grain chamber enclosing the air
plenum," says Paul Gebhardt, ener-
gy and processing engineer with
Saskatchewan Agriculture and
Food.
Wet grain bin is fed into the dry-
er, where it flows into the bottom
of a vertical auger that recirculates
it from the bottom to the top, says
Gebhardt. A fan forcesioutside air
past the burner into the air plenum;
through the 30 ducts radiating from
this central column, and through
the grain at the bin edge.
Today, the finished product is on
the market, and Loyns says it has
several advantages over other
types: the initial capital cost is less,
especially since there's no need for
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holding space or extra augers; grain
is always protected from the ele-
ments; and there's ' less chance of
over- or under -drying because the
grain is recirculated. It's also com-
pletely self-cleaning and can be
used for storage, says Loyns.
Low than rest of population
suicide amongst farm -Ors
OTTAWA - Although many farm lobby groups in
Ontario and Canada cite a high rate of suicide amongst
farmers as evidence of a crisis in agriculture, statistics
do not bear that out.
A study by the Canadian Public Health Association
shows that over a 10 -year period, the overall rate of
farm suicides was 7.2 per 100,000 per year, compared
to 12.3 for the general population of Ontario from
1980-89.
The study does note that the suicide rate for owner -
operators is higher than for others on the farm. Owner
operators are more likely to be male and older than
others on the farm.
Firearm use was the most common method of suicide
in Ontario in 1983 (39 percent) followed by hanging
(27 percent). But among Ontario farm suicides (94
percent of which occurred to men) approximately, 38
percent were by firearms, but a greater percen(itge
were accomplished by hanging (45 percent).
To take into account possible under -reporting of
farm suicides, the study noted that a third of coroners
surveyed said they were "reluctant to certify a death as
a suicide", primarily because of concerns for emotional
impact on the family. Farmers in Ontario do suffer
"excessive" rates of mortality from accidental and un-
determined deaths and it is possible some of those
deaths are due to suicide, but the study said there is no
evidence there is any more under -reporting of suicides
for farmers than in the general population.
Cook's. We go the
extra distance to get
your crop to market
quickly. =�a
When you're ready to harvest, you can count
V V on Cook's to handle your crop efficiently.
With 8 branches, and 11 licensed white bean
satellites, we're well positioned to get you
unloaded fast and back to the field.
And when •it comes to marketing your crop,
Cook's international connections can give you a
competitive edge. We'll keep you informed of
world supply and demand to help you market it
for maximum retums.
This fall bring your crop to Cook's. We'll go the
extra mile to help make your harvest -a profitable
one.
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