Clinton News-Record, 1980-12-24, Page 13"There's my mom, Uncle Fred •and my brother
Jimmy," were some of the impromptu lines that
came from the pupils at Huron Centennial School
when they entertained parents and friends at their
special Christmas concert last Thursday. (Shelley
McPhee photo)
Hendersons sees
news farm news
Better year for farmers
Dear Editor,
felt you would pass onto your
readers some of my thoughts as your
Minister of Agriculture and Food
about this past year as well as my
expectations for 1981.'
I am sure your readers realize the
rriany benefits we in Ontario have but
dp not really appreciate.
For cattlemen the picture looked
pretty rosy last year. Cattle prices
were forecast to be in the $85 range.
Cattle feeders bought calves at prices
which reflected these high ex-
pectations, then the winter came.
Pork supplies were larger than ex-
pected. The economy took a turn for
the worse, and the consumer switched
to buying pork and poultry, which
were sold at bargain prices.
Then the drought hit in the west and
the heat wave in the United States.
Pasture land dried up and many cow
calf operators sold parts of their
breeding herd. This extra beef put the
lid on price rises for another few
months. It was not until this fall that
Fd -cattle prices recovered to the $80
1461 and higher':
*Now beef prices are expected to
stay up there and even to climb
possibly into the low nineties late in
the year. Of course, present high
interest rates are of great concern to
producer and consumer alike.
Last year milk production was
expected to rise a little, so it did, by
about three percent. A small increase
-is again possible in 1981. Cow num-
bers_are up and the demand is there
for more milk production.
The forecast for poultry meat
prices last year was -not -too" en-
couraging. As it turned out we had
lots of problems in the feather in-
dustry. I am very happy to see that
the outlook for next year is for
adequate returns for all sectors of the
industry.
The projection that was made last
year for 1980 farm income was grim
indeed, priOs of farm products were
going to rise only little, while input
costs would rise by some 15 per cent.
They even forecast a drop in realized
net income of 40 per cent. Well for-
tunately that prediction did not come
true. But net farm income in 1980 is
now projected to be down by 13 per
cent.
The outlook for next year is for
increases in income, from all farm
product groups. Corn and soybean
prices have risen already during the
past few months; they may still rise
further depending on the way crops
develop in the rest of the world. At
any rate, Ontario farmers will be
marketing their record corn and
soybean crops, and will likely plant
more acres of both crops next spring.
• Total cash receipts in 1981 are
forecast at a whopping .$5 billion, 17
per cent higher than this year.
Of course, the expenses are not
going to take a holiday either, fuel,
interest rates and feed costs are
forecast to rise more than 20 per cent
while fertilizer prices and farm wages
are expected to rise less than 15 per
cent.
When all is totalled up at the end of
1981, according to the forecast,
realized net income is to beup by nine
percent.
I would also like to point out to your
readers how, fortunate we in Ontario
are. Sirloin steak in Ontario costs
$3.39 per pound; in Japan $15.55 per
pound; porkchops in Ontario cost
$1.22 per pound; in Switzerland $4.48
per pound; eggs in Ontario cost $.97
per dozen; in Copenhagen $2.23 per -
dozen; bread in Ontario costs $.95 per
loaf; in Rome $1.89 per loaf; a 21 item
food basket here costs $55.58; in
Tokyo costs $135.10; in Stockholm
costs $99.18; and in Paris $109.87.
The average worker _in_ Ontario
labors about 28- miiftites fora pound of
sirloin while in the United Kingdom it
takes 90 minutes to earn enough Tor
the same amount.
4.7
Ontario spends less' of their
disposable income on food, about 14
per cent on food consumed in the
home, while the United Kingdom and
Japan spend over 20 per cent and the
Italians spend over 25 per cent of their
disposable income on food.
As 1980 draws to a close I would like
to wish all of you the best in 1981.
Lorne C. Henderson, Minister of
Agriculture and Food.
Huron
SHOULD I FEED
PROTEC TO MY
DAIRY COWS?
BY
DENNIS WIARTIN,
ASSOCi,AG. REP.
Proteo is being fed by
Some dairymen in
Ontario with good results.
HOwever, for many cows
in many herds, the ini
groVed production maY
not be enough to justify
the extra cost.
• Protec is a protected
lipid Manufactured by
Alta Lipids Canada
Limited. It has been
available- in Western
Canada for several years
and was introduced to
• Ontario last year. This
,high energy supplement
is made of plant protein,
plant oils, and -or animal
f_a_t_with a formaldehyde
coating. The for-
• maldehyde protective
coating on each particle
prevents breakdown in
_the :Rumen, thus
preventing the fats and
oils from interfering with
the rumen digestive
process.
Most high producing
cows go through an
energy crisis in the first
Henderson leads
livestock trade
• Ontario Agriculture*
and Food Minister Lorne
C. Henderson has an-
nounced that he will lead
a livestock trade mission
to Venezuela, Ecuador
and Mexico January 21 to
February 1. The mission
will consist of breed
association represen-
tatives and major ex-
porters frorn the dairy,
swine, beef and sheep
• industries.
In making the an-
nouncement, Mr. Hen-
derson said that Canada
and particularly the
Province of -Ontario is a
leader in breeding stock
exports. Last year,
Canada exported $223
Province ofOntario.
Canadian Holstein -
Friesian bloodlines are
being exported to 50
countries around the
world and now form the
nucleus of many of the
best dairy herds.
Can.adian beef and swine
are well known for their
excellent quality, which
makes Canada a leading
exporter of pork to the
Far East. The sheep
industry, although small,
has recently completed
two shipments to Latin
America.
Latin America remains
a restricted market for
many of Ontario's food
products, but building up
million worth of breeding „
their breeamg herds is
stock, of which 37 per seen as a priority by
"'
cent • originated thethese potential 4,
•u •
stomers -
real used Cars!
at great prices
...compare anywhere!
•
CLINTON NEws,REORD, w
arm and home n
month after calving. The
drain of high production
and poor appetite„create
a n9gative energy
balante. The resulting
weight loss can lead to
disappointing production
and fat test, acetonemia
and poor conception
rates.
The traditional solution
is heavy grainifeeding in
early lactation. However,
when cows . eat large
nriimmte rtf cit`P in and
little or no bulky
roughage feeds, digestive
disorders and severe
butterfat depression can
occur. Protec is being
marketed as the answer
to this problem.
With high producing
cows/the major effect of
feeding the supplement is
.an_ increase in production:
and butterfat test.
•Another important
benefit is improved
health in early lactation.
Problems with
acetonemia or ketosis
may be prevented. Cows
may, be easier to get in
calf due to less weight
loss.
While the high energy
content of protec is a big
plus for high producing
cows, it can cause
problems for low
producers. Feeding
protec during late lac-
tation can cause over
conditioning and calving
problems. The economics
of feeding protec ($600 to
$700 per ton) to late
lactation cows is very
poor.
In summary BEFORE
considering PROTEC, be
feeding a balanced ration
and .have an above
average herd (B.C.A. at
least 135), THEN .... -
feed only to cows
producing over 25 kg milk
per day; and try it -
determine if the im-
proved production and fat
are sufficient to pay the
cost of the feed.
DtslEDICAY, DECEMER 24, 19430, -,.PAGE 13
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By Agricultural Office for Agriculture a d Foo4
DON PIMLEN,
AG. REP.
1980411
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS AND
• SERVICES
The team of staff
• members associated with
• the Agricultural Office in
Clinton is pleased tO
-present information
_about programs
available to Huron
oun y farm familios in a
brochure that is now
being mailed to all rural
addresses. Extra copies
are available at the
II' ,
those who may not. listed first • under
receive one in the mail, Government o Ontario.
Also, the hpdepth short As we approach the
courses offered at the holiday season and the
Centralia College of close of another year, we
Agriculturai Technology would like to express our
have been outlined. sincere appreciatiOn
Further information in the many friends with
connection with any whom we have been
program may be ob- associated during 1980,,
tained by forwarding .,the Your friendship is greatly
attached interest card,bY valued.
visiting the County The staff at the
Office, by telephoning Agricultural Office wish
Clinton (482-3428) or via to extend best wishes for
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