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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-03-01, Page 18roctiroads-----Mtreh 1, 111/73 Swine prodtleers* in Perth, Huron, Oxford and Norfolk col* ties now have e specialist they can turn to if they heve problems. Richard Smelaki, POMO* of the University of Mardtoba with 4 master's degree in swine nutri- tion, halt iteen hired by the On-. tario Ministry Of Agticulture and -Iceo and will, work out 0'4h. Perth office in Stratford. • Richard received his BgeA from U of M, worked for a feed grin for a year and half, then returned to university to oorn plete his master's work. It was * choice between swine and PoultrY. he says, and bevause there is se much more to be done with swine, that's what made him make up his mind. Swine are.* lot like people in their mechanical structure, and Richard hopes to be able to sieve a lot in area of StOdi and.:dente 'there are about "1,000,1!4 grown n the four my area cording to, 1171Bures., figure i , •boarsv'erything, Richard says, He 'how hia work in the four Atlee v411 be, general enough to permit 'hl.to help pre- ducers regardless of whether they are coneral feeders or commercier breeders, • First of all, he hopes, to get to know the needs of the farmers in the area. Until he knows what the producers -are 'aiming for, he won't be able to help them much, he admits. Programs like the province's. SCAMP (Swine Counselling and Management Program) are almost unknown to moat pro - (lows. hopes to b 1 0 G tlthe *dams are* of the V Prem ,avail and bit* they could Programs wlll be. fes, not ,per" to ,any comer, he says. Besides the ducers, Richard ' hopes to. it! related Industrie* involved All In formation exchanges. Having worked with a feed company* he says he knows.. of. 'the _:pr"p ems faced in that Daises, and; feels an exchange of ideas between the companies, farmers and himself could be valuable. A new approach to getting in- formation to the producer las to be found, he says. Farmers are 'tired of having things pushed at them—facts and figures that may be useful, but not used because of their presentation. One idea Richard hopes to get across is the continual impor- tance.of good breeding and cross breeding. He mellti9nnd a new breedbeing developed at the :Uni- versity of Manitoba called the Managua, Workstarted on the breed in 1957 and the finished product includes Mainly Swedish Landrace, Wessex, Saddlebag„ and Welsh, along with four others to a lesser degree. The Malaga is to be used . mainly in cross- breeding programs with York- shire and- the other breeds common to: Canada. Richard's co-ordinating people in each- of the counties are: Donald PulIen, agricultural.. representative in Huron; Kais Deelstra, associate.. agricultural representative in Perth; `Roy Richar , associate in Norfolk; and Clifford Mathews, associate in Oxford. When he has time to be at his . home in Stratford, the girl he married last'July willlook after him. While on their honeymoon in Ontario last year, Richard stop- ped in Toronto for an interview with the OMAF staff and was given the job he now holds. LaNTINE WINNERS—Carolyn Dinimore, right. Suzanne Meehan and Patricia 0)er, ifftf Placed first, second andthird respectively in the best valentine coituMe con - .sesT WaS•othe lot* and the 51100 of It when Mrs. Jack 'Wilson arid Julie Michell. won first end secnrid in the best ladies' coStume at the FOkiwlett carnival. The 59th annual service to be held since the Great Storm Of No;, vember, 9, 1913* which shocked the world, was held Sunday in' Knox Presbyterian Church, •Goderich. Rev. G. L.,Itoyal con - 'ducted the service. • The first 'of these services, and trior to 1913, was conducted in 1903 by the late Dr. James Ander- son. It was known as the Sailors' and Fishermen's Service. In the spring0f,,1914the late Dr. t the burial of 21 sailors who lost suggested that the annual ob- servance be called the Mariners' It was on Sunday, Nov. 9, 1913, that 71 ships and 254 sailors went down during a raging storm. Total value of property was esti- mated at $4,157,409. Twenty-four ships were lost in pake Huron; eight of these ships went down in the Goderich area. They were: The Wexford; the John A. Mc- Gean; theJames Carruthers; the Isaac. M. Scott; the Hydrus; the Charles S. Price; and the Argus. There were 178 sailors aboard these ships and all lost their lives. Many stories relating to the disaster have been written. The account of the Greit Storm which was published in the London Free 'Press on November 12, 1913, is as follows: "Boats wrecked, \ foundered and missing. Steamer Carruthers foundered; Steamer soiree of arty iron and t the iron is te and an ts of protein, the Yolh ve very few oggequalo s 'plus an protein, saya,c0be Much does ‘an. egg aft frequently asked .* ; suspect it WY are thr w the better Otte there arothner When.. Wiener egge arty, cheaper depende` on the seamen and the aupPty. When the new 000011011 small eggs are tistally in Y... Then therels a od when medium eggs are lifur*'finally the larger eggs eggs are actually sold by tdou can work out the cost 'Ounce. The minimum ;weight lor a clOzelf extra -large eggs is 27 Ounces; for large, 24 ounces; for Medium, 21 ounces; and for sMail;•' 18 ounces.. Home econ0Mists generally agree that Seven cent spread* between sizes gives the approximate equivalent price per pound for any size. If the difference in the priceof large and medium eggs is more than seven cents a dozen, the medium eggs are your best And another favorite question: "If the best buys are raeditun or small eggs, what substitutions are necessary in „baking?" Not many. Actually, the only time when an extra egg may be re- gdirect is when angel or sponge take is made, because these Mixture. depend on eggs for their Furniture Polbikes Silicone polishes are known as the "w*X-And-cleart" polishes be - of their very high gloss, repreeent the majority of ture polishes sold today. If prefer a lower lustre finish, a, cream polish. And teak be oiled. Paste wax is tamended lor antique fur. because the idlicone may coats Of wax, expos. tehes and markt, Repro - are not in ihiS category. the refirdshing furniture was shers didn't know ve the polish. Now materiels see Don't store vinyl coats -or boots in polYethylene bags. The plasticizers ailed in making vinyl garments will Ilpleed“ Into the contact Of even just close to them. rurs, leather, suede can **Vet in Plaatie Same* ,bago, Provided there's no extreme heat as in the rear deck a car. But long-term 'storage ould be avoided because hunildity is damaging. TrOubte And Need Help'? •Oontutners with problems of * Os* merchandise or poor service can get help—and it is as close as an envelopeand a stamp. " BOX 99, Ottawa, listens with ihYmPath3r• and hell* to riSht wrongs, but they suggest con- sumers start helping themselves. Before writing, contact the store or the manufacturer in writing spelling out the problem. Then if there are no signs of action, or a runarOundo let Box 99 know. If you are writing about 'Appliances or cars be sure to give name, model number and year, TEXTILE TESTING Up to now shopper& with prob- lem garments—some literally disintegrate at the cleaners, others fade or lose pattern during wear—have had great difficulty in gettfng expert opinion. The few textile laboratories in the in- dustry have been tied up with trade research. Now the Cana- dian Textile Testing Laboratories (60 Eglinton Ave. E., Toronto 315) Will accept. garments from consumers. The cost is $10 per item, prepaid. In the first in- stance, write to them for one of their date forms which must ac- company every garment. If the results encourage you to sue someone, then the technicians will act as court witnesses. But then, of course, the fee is higher. Plastic breadwrap has melted on the toaster and range. Is there any way to get it off? These bags are usually polyethylene and a number of solvents will soften it sufficiently so that it can be rubbed off: nail polish remover, lighter fluid and paint solvent can be tried. Can anything be done about brittle artificial leather? When these were first mode they were soft and flexible but in * few years the plastic dried out and cracked. There isn't any way to rester. the solvents that have evaporated, The cUrrent vinyl leatherlike upholstery does not dry out in this way. Can fiberglass curtain* be dyed? Unforhattately, no. BOYS' FANCY— Harry Weber placed second in boys' fancy costume .at Forclwich. (Staff Photo) BEST GENTS—Warren Zurbrigg, lefts and Michael Grosz placed first and second in the best gents' costume at Ford - FANCY DUDS--4trize winner*, for boy's fancy costume, six year* and up at Fordwrch were, from left barrin Machan, first; Mkhael Grosz, second; and Murray Grosz, third. (Staff Photo) Ricked Susiski Wexford wrecked .nearq St. * Jo- seph ; Steamer Chartes"S; Price . Hohnes 'wrecked' near Goderich; Steamer Regina wrecked:on Canadian side above Po# flUren; Steamer Turret Chief of Toronto a total wreck on Keewan Paid six miles East of Copper Harbor; 26 thalami two women:saved :froM the Steamer „ L. C.11,0140 of Detroit on ,Gulf .10 e Superior:. Steamer llaboutu, Aveditkair bapralists,,,whiengete.rs Stainer .J. G. Grammer on beach at CleVeland, .Simon Langell and two barges safe at Duluth; Steamer • Matthew An - Port Huron; Weaver safe at Lea ChenaUx: and many At Sunday's Mariner Se,rvice 'the Knox senior and junior choirs proirided music under the direc- tion of W. M. Cameron. Guest soloist was Wolfgang Geste ,of Deer Park United Church, Toronto. He was actempimied by master at Donfitinster Church, Toronto. , Mr. Oeste a scholarship student at the opera school, Uni- versity of Toronto, and Mr. Derksen is presently doing post- graduate work in. musicology at the same university. • Swine specialist says pigs to compete with man for food By Richard Smelski Swine Specialist Livestock Br. We are all well.aware of the de- creasing number of farms with a complemenWry increase in the size of the farms. Th&effect of these changes in productivity can be noted by the following facts. In 1820, one farm worker pro- duced enough farm products for four persons. In 1920 the number had increased to 11 and in 1960 a farm worker produced enough for oier 45 pertons. In 1969 about 3 million farmers, half the number thirty years ago, are supplying the nation's needs. This number may decrease by one-third by I900. Correspondingly, there were increases in swine productivity. There were definite improve- ments in the average daily gain, feed conversion and carcass quality due to several changes in breeding, feeding and manage- ment. Unfortunately, most con- sumers are not conscious of the vast improvements in the quality and cooking procedures of pork. Problems However, there are a few prob- lems facing the swine industry. Short term problems consist of hiet feed costs, new market de. velopmeritts, disease, nutritional complexities, etc., which netessi- problem is that pigs have a diges- tive system and nutritive re- quirement similar to those of man and, therefore, are in direct competition with man for avail:, able food. This has led to new interven- tions such as protein substitutes from leaves and insects andmeat produced in a test tube, all of which are presently possible and may be one of the Major sources of meat in the future. Other items, such as a feed to liveweight conversion of 1:1 of fish versus 3:1 of pigs and the production of 9,680 tons of ialmon per acre per year „suggest the strict and major changes that are required in swine production. Animal Science Inkthe next 50 years, it is fore- casted that the following areas will have a major hnpact in animal science: (1) competition of other sources of protein with meat protein; 12) efficienty ,of conversion of feed protein; (3) tAnIor-made animals; (4) central - (5) fabrication of meat products; (6) rapid Methods of quality evaluation; (7) funding of basic and applied research. The present world population of approximately 3.4 billion Mid a prOjection of 4.6 billion in 1965, demonstrates the challenge for the world reqtdretnent of protein. Until large quandities of other ao. ceptable foods of new agricul- tural or of non-agricultUral origin are available at reasOnable prices, the premium is on for con- tinual swine nutrition research, both for swine production and for advancing nutritional ktioWledge in general. Must Vise Research To compete 'and survive, the progressive swine producer will have to take advantage of the numerous current topics such as are demonstrated in the Index of Current Research on Pigs, where approximately 600 separate re- search projects per year are re- ported on swine prothiction from 201 laboratories in 46 countries. This has presently made tifi aware of such tofpies as super- ovulation, yeast and bacterial protein for swine feed, -pre-natal and perinatal nutrition, genetic nutrient intstaCtions and many others, Therefore, die- literature is available for intensive manage- ment and nutritionid procedures, but the final evaluatiott is only pessible by the producer* them - You hardly ever see a steak That cut of beef usually a non orthateauhrlind.