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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-01-25, Page 2r Thursday, y, January *5 i73 The extra weight of a ea pear eir motor trader behind a car ala hard on the brakes. Di iversire.. urged to sift into lower Sear, for instance, when going down a hill, thus using the engine to help slow the vehicle. hoPpini for That Something LOOK! in THE ADVANCE-TIMESI WANTED ONTARIO WHEAT erodes 1 and 2 $1.90 Dui. Rod Wheat Grads.., $1.75 Bus. Dellwred - Hanover KNRCHTEL MILLING LTD. U,18,25 ESTABLISHED IN 1936 We specialize in a complete line of FARM EQUIPMENT McGAVIN'S FARM EQUIPMENT Sales and Service Ph. 887-6365 Brussels WALTON, ONT. or Ph. 527-0245 Seaforth Sl9rrb COMPLETE: ERTILI2ER SERVICES; Prose'iptia`ri Blending Gerthe exact nitrogen, phosphate, potash formula that you need for your yield, goal. CQ -OP custom blending returns the most for your crop investment. 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MADILL SECONDARY SCHOOL students by the hundreds shook the rafters with their cl `ers during one of the big features of Carnival Week, the hroomball game at 'Wingham arena last Thursday when "Phys Ed" teacher Brian Simmons turned in a miraculous effort, only to be robbed of a shutout in the last two minutes, the teachers los- ing to the desperate students by 1-0. (Staff Photo) Beef heifers should calve before market A calf from eitery heifer could" m our experience, we be the answer to increasing calf recommend selling the heifers production in marginal beef for slaughter two to three weeks herds. after calving when they are about Based on recent studies at the two years old." Dr. Nicholson's experiment included eight crossbred heifers fed on silage and four pounds of grain per day for the first winter after weaning. They were bred, by artificial insemination starting at the first beat period after one year of age. The heifers were run on pasture during their second summer and averaged 850 pounds in October, 1971. Up to calving they were group fed silage and about five pounds of dairy ration per head per day. After calving they were placed on poor hay and dried off as soon as possible. The calves were weaned within 24 hours 'from birth and raised on milk replacer. Agriculture Canada Research Station at Fredericton, N.B., it appears that beef heifers • can safely , eye . before going to market without lowering their grade. Dr. Jim Nicholson; head of the animal nutrition section at the station, said that a preliminary experiment suggests that by breeding beefheifers a farmer can have both a market animal and a replacement calf without inicreasing the number of cows or greatly raising maintenance costs of his herd., "The heifers must be a reason- able easonable size; at least 550 pounds' and up to 700 pounds, at the time of breeding," he said. Huron County 4-H leaders elect officers for 1973 Heading up the Huron County 4-H Club Leaders' Association for the forthcoming year is Bob Mc- Neil of RR 6, Goderich, who was elected to that post Wednesday of last week when the annual meet- ing was held at Clinton. He succeeds Donald Dodds of Sea - forth. The annual organisational meeting will be held during the winter school break,'according to Len McGregor, extension as- sistant for the Huron County branch of the Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food. He said 28 clubs, operated in the 1972 program, with a membership of 370, includ- ing 108 girls. The members had 470 projects. A judging competition will be held May 26 in Seaforth, and the date of the county achievement night was shifted from the first Friday in December to No- vember 23, to be held in Clinton. Other officers are: Marry Winkel, 1st vice presi- dent, RR 1, Fordwich; Fred Uhler, RR 3, Walton, 2nd vice president; Maurice Hallahan, Belgrave, secretary -treasurer. Directors are: beef, Hugh Todd, Lucknow; dairy, Doug Trewartha, RR 1, Clinton; field crops, Mr. Winkel; sheep, Bob MMNaughten, RR 3, Kippen; swine, Graham Craig, RR 2, Wal- ton; horses, Mrs. Jean Dinsmore, Fordwich; rabbits, Ray Hanna, RR 2, Auburn; snowmobiles and tractors, Maurice Love, Exeter. "The dams were marketed be: tween two and three weeks after calving with . an average live- weight'of 930 pounds and carcass weight of 508 pounds," said Dr. Nicholson. "All graded as heifers. which shows that breeding beef heifers c b`4produce calves does not cause premature aging. If the car- casses had fallen into the cow ' class, it is doubtful that the practice would be economically feasible:" Although there is a slight in- crease in maintenance costs by keeping the heifers two to three months longer so they can calve before Sending them to market, a cow would need to- be kept an additional year to produce a calf. "All the heifers in our study carried more than the minimum finish for their grade. We think we can feed less grain and still have cceptable carcasses." Thenew beef grading system introduced this year does not change the basis of cow or heifer categories and may even offer a slight edge for reduced feed and leaner carcasses, he said. "Raising calves -on milk re- placers may be a bit of a fussy thing, especially for beef producers who do not carry any dairy animals. Dairymen who also raise beef cattle are more liable to be familiar with milk re- placers. "Perhaps in our next set of ex- periments we will 'allow some heifers to nurse their calves for about six weeks to see if we can avoid the use of milk replacers without changing the market grade of the dam." Dr. Nicholson expects to have about 40 heifers in the program this year. He wants to determine the most economical method of feeding the heifers and the maximum age at which they can 'be marketed without losing their grade as heifers. Every year, your Co-operative publishes the latest information and recommended growing techniques in a series of crop production guides. Ails for your free copies. CO-OP has more grain handling and marketing facilities than anyone else in Ontario. Talk*, your CO-OP Grain 'Marketing people about marketing your grain. Co-oporativos of Ontario Belgrave Branch WINGHAM 357-3150 BRUSSELS 887-6453 "0r - BEEF H E I F ERS -A calf from every heifer could be the answer to increasing calf pro- ductron in marginal beef herds. Studies show that beef heifers can safely calve before going to market without lowering their grade. (Canada Agriculture Photo) Denture wearers smile. Ansodent is the denture cleanser that lets you smile with confidence. 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