HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-12-11, Page 12TON NEWS•RECORD«' '1 UR$DAY, D1 Cl MBER 11, 1980
farm and home news
—As a farm employer,
you are responsible for
your employees- You
must :snake certain; that
all. employees are
properly instructed on
how to do thein, jobs
safer: You . also. must
plrov de' your employees
with a safe place to work
and that meansproperly
guarding and shielding
equipment 'and making
certain that Work areas ,
are clean and free of
obstacles, ,fust as your
employees have a
responsibility to you, you
as their employer, have a
responsibility for their
safety.
Financial protection is
lin-portant- to - farmer;
1.
JOHN
DEERE
TOYS
From Pedal Driven riding
tractors to Titan combines,
John Deere action toys
are designed to make kids
happy, They 'keep parents
happy, too with their
Tong -lasting durability.
And_ you'll never haveto
buy batteries as John
Deere toys ,don't need
them. Choose toys from
our farm and lawn and
garden lines. All are
authentic scale models of
the' real machines.
Free gift wrapping
Available at our store.
Put warmth
where you
want it
with a
John Deere_
Space heater
Two models are
available to heat
machine sheds,
workships, cabins ...
anywhere 115 -volt
current is available.
All burn kerosene or
No. 1 or No. 2 fuel
oil. Fuel saving
thermostat is
standard on 150,000
Btu model, optional
on the 90,000 -Btu
model.
Blast away
snow fast with
a John Deere
Backpack Blower
Clear snow this winter the
quick and ecfsy way with
a John Deere Backpack
Blower. Powerful 40CC
engine generates air
velocity of up to 180 MPH
for fast clean-up. Ad-
justable shoulder harness,
padded back cushion for
support.
Weighs just 20 pounds for
go -anywhere con-
venience.
Blyth 523-4244
Exeter 235-1115
All farm labour on your.
pay all is covered by the
Workmen's Com-
pensatlon Act. Part-time
help end.family.rnembers
are also covbred by
compensation if you are
paying them wages.
Failure to report your
labour arrangeimen s to
the `Workmen's Com-
pensation Board could
mean financial problems
for you, if you had an
.injury on your farm. If
you are a farmer who is
hiring labour, report your
employment
arrangements to the
Compensation Board and
avoid this problem.—by
,Len MacGregor, ex-
tension
x-
tensinn assistant.
DON'T OVERFEED
More often than pot
overwintering beef cdws
are overfed. Calving
problems often occur
with overfat cows. Thin
undernourished cows
drop weak calves or they
may n,oteven conceive.
What are their feed
requirements? A 1,200
pound b_ rel beef cow
requires 1.20 pounds of
protein and 10.7 pounds of
total digestible nutrients
per day These nutrients
can be supplied by
feeding 10 pounds of
medium grass clover
hay, 10 pounds of corn
stover and 1 pound of
corn or barley. Salt and
mineral can be force fed
with theain or fed free
choice. Other roughages
could be grain or bean
straw, haylage, corn
silage or corn stover
silage.
With high grain costs,
producers should con-
sider balancing their cow
rations more carefully.
Assistance in ration
formulation and feed
testing information may
be obtained by calling the
local Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food
office. 482-3428 or Zenith
7-3040.—by Stan
Paquette, associate
agricultural represen-
tative
BREEDING
PROBLEMS
It appears that many
dairymen are ex-
periencing breeding
problems in their herds.
Others would like to
improve their herds'
reproductive per-
formance. What should
you do if you are having
trouble?
First, sit down . and
make a good, honest
appraisal of your
management practices.
Next, assess your herd's
disease problems and
status. You will certainly
need your veterinarian's
help for this.
Finally, if feeding
seems to be the in-
criminating factor, here
are a few items that you
should consider for im-
proving
breeding ef-
ficiency through proper
feeding :'
-I- Heifers should gain
U
PI0NEER.
q..Inr
SEEDS
A Farmer's
Profit Maker!
Your dealer for
Goderich Township
Bill Steenstrn
482-3145
144 lbs. per day (but not
get fat)
-I- Heifers should calve
at 24 .months of age with
adequate size •
+ Prepare cows in late
lactation for next milking
period
-I- Do NOT fatten dry
cows
+ Try to minimize milk
fever, Ketosis, Metritis,
Mastitis, etc. •
+ Be sure to sup-.
plernent .dry cow rations
with the necessary
amounts of vitamins and
minerals, especially Vit.
A., phosphorous and
trace minerals.
-I- Lead feed grain to no
more than 1 percent of
--the—cowls—body—weight,
beginning with one pound
and increasing 1 pound
daily to a maximum of 8 -
10 lbs. before calving.
-I- Increase grain
feeding after calving at 1
to 11/2 pounds per cow per
Turn topagel4•
1')
For the completion of 12, 4-H projects, including "Food for Friends" two girls
received-thehrpr-ovine a -cert flak winners-ChE
and Linda Raithby of Clinton 3 admire one of the displays at Achievement
Night. (James Fitzgerald photo)
news farm news.
F of A sets up committees
By Rhea Hamilton
1981 is going to be a
busy year for theHuron
Federation of Agriculture
if the plans of its various
commitees materialize.
At a workshop meeting
in Beigrave Thursday
night, committees met
and pl '',fined activities
and policies for the up-
coming year.
In the past, committees
have been formed and
left to meet on their oven.
This workshop was to get
everyone started on an
even keel and help
committees get
organized and ' ready for
their next meeting, ex-
plained new president
Gerry Fortune.
After committees met
for an hour they gave
reports to the president.
Merle Gunby reported
on the plans for the ab-
sentee -foreign ownership
of farmland committee.
It was suggested that the
group take a harder look
at the absentee pare of the
problem, but be aware of,
the danger of diffusing
the focus of their
program.
One of the points_ to
watch the group decided,
is the concentration of
ownership which -could
create vertical in-
tegration.
The committee agreed
to look into more
documentation con-
cerning the effects of
absentee ownership on
communities.
The interest in the
problem is to be ex-
panded to take in more
than Huron county and
begins ' with a Rural
Learning Association
seminar in Guelph in
January and the matter
is to be discussed at the
Rural Ontario
Municipalities
Association convention in
the spring.
The properties and land
use committee is really a
service committee,..
reported Gordon Hill and
plans to remain alert and
aware for requests or
directions from the local
federation to attend to
specificmatters. "This
would be better than
looking for a topic to
champion" said Mr. Hill.
A resolution was
prepared by the com-
mittee asking that the
OFA study the
asiaser Nola
SWINE
MANAGEMENT
(Starting -the swine farm to marketing
of the final product)
Centralia College of Agricultural
Technology and area OMAF personnel
in co-operation with Canada
Employment and Immigration
Commission offer this
CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY
WHEN: January 13 - March 17
Tuesdays from 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Centralia College, Huron Park
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
O.M.A.F. Huron, Clinton, Ontario (519) 482-3428
Continuing Education, '
Centralia College of Agricultural Technology
Huro4 Park, Ontario
(619) 1284601
Ministry of
Agriculture
Ontariorend Food
Ontario la
Aggregates Bill and
inform the federation of
advantages and di4ad-
vantagesand report on
the progress made. This
resolution will be made to
a directors' meeting in
Toronto in January.
The program com-
mittee has several
meetings 'planned in
advance with topics and
speakers lined up. The
January meeting will
evolve around the new
Pits and Quarries Act,
and at the February
meeting, the paper The
-Farmers Right to Farm
will be discussed. A paper
on the topic was
presented at the recent
OFA convention.
The public relations
committee has sponsored
another public speaking
seminar January 24, 31
and Feb. 7 in cooperation
with Conestoga College.
Eric Clark will be the
instructor and anyone
interested in learning
more about public
speaking may meet at the
OMAF office in Clinton.
The `P. R. committee
invited more feedback
from the membership
about courses they would
like to see offered or any
:other ideas, wh while _ the
membership committee
agreed to look into having
someone from the in-
surance committee meet
with each township and
project a more hard sell
approach to the in-
surance program.
Membership lists by lot
and concession are to be
updated and completed
this year.
The energy committee
has planned for a
questionnaire for the
municipalities con-
cerning the possibility of
a waste disposal plant
similiar to the one -in
Colborne.
More cooperation
between agricultural
engineers and farmers on
drainage and soil
problems was suggested
by the committee han-
dling such problems. The
b,
group agreed that nobody
knows the land better
than the' one farming it
and with , more
cooperation more
problems can be
eliminated.
The drainage and soil
erosion committee felt
there should be more
study and publicity about
change of weed
classification ,with more
control of weed seed in
bird and grass seed..
The young farmers
committee is planning to
write to prcviticial
departments and
financing agencies to
obtain more information
on availability of grants
and cheaper financing.
The biggest problem
facing new and young
farmers is financing.
Market value
assessment is still under
scrutiny by the municipal
liaison and taxation
committee.
The member relations
and insurance committee
plans for --a questionnaire
to be circulated that will
allow most farms to be
visited and memberships
sought. The question-
naire would bei"similar to
one circulated' five years
ago or -could be made up
of questions submitted by
the committees.
Convention reports
were heard and
recommended actions of
the committees were
approved.
•
N.Z. ram
comes here
LUCKNOW - Wayne and
Hugh Todd of St. Helen's
Farrrlis are hoping to
improve the breeding of
'Southdown sheep in
Canada with a $5,000
purchase.
Through Dow Sales of
Bowmanville, the Todds
have purchased a $5,000
Southdown ram from
New Zealand as well as
six other rams and 12
ewes.
Franklin M. Falconer wishes to thank all the
electors of Clinton and Tuckorsmith for the
confidence they had in mo by allowing me to
be their member of the Huron County Board
of Education by acclamation.
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year
From all of us at Falcon Spring Farm
Eleanor, Frank and Leslie
•
Insall man returned
Bob Down of Hensall,'a which includes hogs
member of the Board of
Directors of United Co-
op eratives of Ontario
since 1974, has been
returned to office by
acclamation, for a third
term.
Bob is also in his second
term, as, UCO second vice-
president. For electoral
purposes, UCC) has
divded the province into
nine zones and three
groupsof zones. Bob was
elected at the fall zone`
meeting held in Stratford,
November 20th. He
represents zone 7, which
encompasses the counties
of Huron, Perth,
Waterloo and the north-
west tip of Wentworth.
raduate from
idgetown . College of
Agricultural Technology,
the 43 -year-old farmer
was a board member of
the Exeter District CO-
OP for six years prior to
his. 1974 election to the
UCO Board.
He and his wife
Patricia own and operate
a 400 acre mixed farm
cattle and cash craps.
The Down's have four
daughters ranging in age
from 13 -19.
liob is also a director of
The Co-operators, a
member of South Huron
Hospital Beard and a
`board " member of his
local, church. He is a past
president of his to
ship's Federation of
Agriculture and past
chairtnan of South Huron,
Recreation•Centre Board
of IVianagement..
United Co-operatives of
Ontario is the largest
farm supply and
marketing co-operative
in Ontario... It provides a
complete line of farm
inputs, including—feed,---
seed, fertilizer,
petroleum and hardware,
through more 'than 180
CO-OP outlets across the
province. It also markets
livestock, grain and
poultry, -
UCO is owned by 48,000
individual members and
48 member co-operatives
representing . an ad-
ditional 40,00Q .provincial.
members.
Ihip your ilvestock
with..
FRANK VOOGEL
DASHW00D
Shipper To United
Co.operatives Of
Ontario Livestock
Department,
Toronto
Monday is shipping
day from Varna
Stockyards
.
•CALL 'DASRWOOD
238-2707_
OR BAYFIELD
565-2636
by 7:30 A.M. For
Prompt Service
Also Western
Stockers 8. Feeders
Available
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Free Tank Of Gas
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Cash and Carry
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WORK CLOTHES
Corduroy
Vest--
$1695 eq
Extra -long vest pile lined for extra
warmth. Dark Brown in colour.
Available in sizes Small, Medium,
Large. X -Large 546-797
Perma-Press
Work Shirts
$12.95 ea
Pile -lined
Suedine Vest
$1 695 ea.
Persona -Press
Work Pant
9395
Full cud Reinforced front pockets.
Green 30-46:' Leg 30" and 32"
546.662
Snowmobile Boot ,
Nylon upper boot h felt lined, has
back stay, over -arch front strap,
zipper, lace tie and rubber bot-
tom. Available in full sizes
.549.442
Zip-fr nt vest has pile lining.
Heav duty zipper and double
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kidney protection. Brown....546-
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Anti Freeze
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Prestone II 7.95 per jug
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ALSO A LARGE ASSORTMENT
OF OTHER FINE TOOLS
HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OP
Brucefield
482-9823
Zurich
236.4393
Henson
262-3002
co-op