The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-06-12, Page 12Page 2—The Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, June 12, 1'. ' 5
Barn colostrum can be
a big plus for farmers
Faar,s' ers with colostrum in
tl r rns have one of •the best
bargain around.
s first milk after freshen-
ing, which cannot be sold com-
mercially, is an excellent -
alternative to milk replacer," G.
S. Hooper, of the Livestock Pro-
duction Section, Kemptville
College of Agricultural Tech-
nology said. "It's exceptionally
nutritious and it's inexpensive to
feed."
To use colostrum, farmers feed
it fresh to newborn calves, let the
surplus sour, and then following
the fifth day after birth, when
cow's milk can again be mar-
keted, feed the calves with the
soured surplus. Sometimes, how-
ever, especially in warm
weather, the colostrum becomes
putrid and unpalatable instead of
sour, Mr. Hooper warned.
"At Kemptville, we've found
the addition of a cup of cultured
butte — which contains
Streptococcus Lactis and is
available in most grocery stores
— to each plastic garbage pail of
colostrum, works to preserve it
indefinitely and make it highly
palatable to calves," Mr. Hooper
said. "So far, we've raised close
to 100 calves to 25 days on fresh
and soured colostrum and suc-
cessfully weaned them, for only
$1.50 a calf."
In fact, all calves born in the
College's purebred Holstein herd
are now raised to 25: days, under
the supervision of calf specialist
Lumir Drevjany, by this method
and there are many healthy
heifers of various ages in the herd
thatwere launched on colostrum.
The $1.50 feed cost for each calf
until 25 days covers the expense
of the hay and calf starter fed
after the fifth day. The hay of-
fered the calves should be of high
quality and the starter shouldbe
similar to that fed at the College,
which is formulated from ground
shelled corn, rolled barley, wheat
bran, soybean oil meal, mo-
lasses, 'limestone, salt, and vita-
min ADE. Fresh • water should
MVCA work
shown at WI
LAKET — Ianrsiers,
assiisted John Eliott 'of' the
Maitland 'Valley Conservation
Authority showed slides and led a
discussion on their work at the
June meeting of the Women's
Institute held at the home of Mrs.
Uoyd Jacques in Gorrie on
Thursday evening. They outlined
the changes in their work over
the years,and invited people to
visit their headquarters in
Wroxeter.
As hostess for the evening Mrs.
Lloyd Jacques also- presented an
interesting feature, a description
of her recent tour of Ottawa and
the Thousand Islands.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. Derril Hallman presided for
the business and gave a report of
the .East Huron District annual
meeting held on May 13 in Ethel.
The roll call, "One resolution I'd
like myhusband to make" was
answered by ten members and
one visitor. Devotions were read
by Jake Versteeg.
Plates with the Women's Insti-
tute crest were distributed to
those who had previously ordered
them and a social time brought
the evening to a close.
Q Doe* noirgniine hoe few
nal, rii *abutter?
tom?
A. The coloio vale of one
toispoonof wargerine end butter
art the OW 4,5 calloriee. The
difference is in the type of fatd �
oq►i
Margarine is made from oft of pgly ._
ihe oony vegetableoiis«� while thanspece.
butter ist> f t� Some•ism mawi
+.! went cer
took neighbor
also be provided, he said.
"Encouraging the c ves to
begin eating starter a hay at
about the fifth day, stale, avoid-
ance of overfeeding, and° cmi-
for city of the soured colostrum
ensured by • the addition of cut -
buttermilk, have resulted
very little scouring," Mr.
Doper added. "At the College,
we regard this as a further bene-
fit of sour colostrum feeding."
For more information on sour
colostrum feeding or formulating
the calf starter ration, contact
your county or district Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
office, or the Kemptville College
of Agricultural Technology,
Kemptville, Ontario KOG 1J0.
Lakelet
Mrs. Harry Engelagd and girls
of StraifOrli spent Wednesday
and Thursday of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Huth and
family.
Ed Weber of British Columbia
visited last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Greenley and Barry.
Warren Zurbrigg is presently
confined to Wingham and District
Hospital.
_Congratulations from Lakelet
and community to Mrs. Frank
Wright of Gorrie who celebrated
her 90th birthday last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Demerling
and baby of Beaverton spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Demerling.
John Demerling of Clifford is a
patient in the Hanover hospital.
See Ontario
by horseback
Echo Ridge Riding Ranch in
the Almaguin Highlands of On-
tario offers a series of horseback
tours from May to September,
depending on the weather.
Located in ,the well-known
scenic area north of Huntsville,
Echo Ridge is also noted for fish -
ng, hiking and swim -
urs range from one -day to
-day rides.
e nine -day tour requires
experience and stamina. Riders
are usually on horseback five
hours a day.
The tour is led by a trail -boss
who knows the countryside.
Groups are limited to eight
riders. Food and sleeping bags
are included in the price.
Participants are expected to
help in preparing food and look-
ing after their horses.
Price per person is $350 and
covers horse, food, guide, sleep=
• ing bag,_ coach ticket Toronto-
Emsdale-Toronto, transfer and
two nights' lodge accommoda-
tion.
Tours must be reserved at least
two months in advance. Inter-
ested persons should indicate
preference for riding western or
English saddle.
Reservations can be made
through a travel agent or directly
through International Recrea-
tion, Inc., 1243 Islington Avenue,
Suite 713, Toronto M8X 1Y9,
Canada.
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JACK AV E R E L ' Brantford was lead soloist at the opening ceremonies of the new.
Wingham Bible Chi., . ' Featured speakers at the event were John Martin of Hawkesville
and Aubrey Dellandrea c►. Nn. , e iy. s,
Control weeds
along fencerows
Weeds along fencerows spread
into crops and give farms an un-
sightly appearance.
"Control them with residual
herbicides," says R. H. Brown,
Head of the Biology and Horti-
culture Section at the Ridgetown
College of Agricultural Tech-
nology. "A band of Jspray a foot
wide on each side of the fence is
effective applied before weed
growth begins. Although the ini-
tial cost is .quite high — more
than $80 to $100 an acre'
residual herbicides are worth-
while. After all, enough to cover
an acre covers about four miles
of fencerow and control lasts two
or more years."
Residual sprays move into the
soil with moisture;, so it is best to
apply them in early spring when
rainfall is frequent. Use fiyvar,
Krovarr Eramox, Karmex,
Tandex, Amizine, borates or
chlorates, and for safety and effi-
ciency, always follow package
directions exactly. If they are ap-
plied alter some weeds have
started, the addition of
Gramoxone to burn these weeds
off is recommended.
If residual (long-term vegeta-
tion control) herbicides are used,
do not plan to move the fence for
several years, or until the
chemicals have broken down.
FOOD FACTS
Q. My neighbour insists the
only good vitamins are the
natural ones. The synthetic
vitamins found in enriched food
products are different and not so
good. Is this r ght?
A. A synthetic vitamin is an
exact duplication of a natural
vitamin and will do the same job
equally as well. In fact, one
cannot tell the difference bet-
ween the two except for the
higher cost of the natural
vitamins.
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A SIGN FROM HEAVEN? Well, almost. The Wingham Bible Chapel sign on the new
building heralds The end of construction and the start of a new era for the congregation.
The opening ceremonies for the new building were held Sunday. -
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