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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-11-20, Page 24CLOSE TO 30 pork producers. and feed company repre- sentatives were present for a lengthy but informative session sponsored on November 4 in Blyth by Elanco Pro- k1 SERVICE SPECIALIST Jack Underwood was one of the first speakers for Elanco Products. He stressed going "back to nature" for answers on maximum production in hog raising, Elanco is a major dealer in animal health pro- ducts. LET'S TALK The hide-and-seek game of real life By REV. W. LEE TRUMAN We have all played the .game of hide and'seek as chil- dren. But did you have the . game end because, in the confusion of the dusky eve- ning, all of the playerswent out to hide? No one had re- mainedat the base to be "it. As soon, as there was so seek- er, the game was over. • It is almost the same thing in the hideand-seek game of real life. But the stakes are, higher, and die absence of e's is not funny, but • ^c a v r or in the Most intimate matter of our personal life, there is a quality of the ultimatebout the question' that life puts to each at us: will you be a seek- er bra hider? With so much at stake, it would, seem that one of the fundamental assignments handed • to us by ourtime would be to do everything we poSfsibiy can to overcome the Shortage of seekers in our so- ciety, beginning with our- selves. Thiaisn't as easy, as it sounds for the pressures on us - to .make us want to turn into hiders are so nUmerous, and the devices that enable us to bide are so plentiful. They are always as avail- able as the nearest liquor store, as undemanding as the latest prescription of tran- quilizers, or, as socially ac- ceptable as a schedule so filled with business about lit- tle, superficial problems that we never have time to deal with our real problems. No wonder that against such odds, as Paul Tillich suggests, it takes courage just "to be." And to be, and to continue to be, a seeker rath- er than a hider. This calls for the heroic in the best of us. What then is to encourage us to stand against all of the pressures that would send us into hiding, and to face life as a seeker? The first part of the an- swer, just by itself, sounds more like a deterrent than encouragement. It is the point of honestly and openly accepting the fact that life of- fers no reward without pro- portionate risk. Physical life is an uninter- rupted series of uncertain- , ties, filled with contests with \ contentious opponents. • Learning is also just as pre- carious. Each bine we try to widen our range of skills or knowledge, we are forced to accept the embarrassment of our limitations and expose the raw nerves of Our ignor- ance. But if living and learning are risky, then what about the deepest relationship of all - loving? :. The fears that tear us most deeply beneath the surface, and come closest to turning even the bravest among us into cowardly hiders are just those bfears which arise out of a cal; 'relation - But. . e� thr tare in proportion to what isat stake. Nothing else matters quite as much in life as to be loved and to love, to feel deep down inside that we are valued, af- firmed, considered of worth, not because of what we have or even because of what we do, but just because of who we are. This is the central meaning to existence. BRUCE COOK, sales man- ager for Elanco Products, in- troduces the topics for the evening and reviews manage- ment procedures during a meeting of pork producers in Blyth. 1Crossroads Published every Wednesday as the big, action cross-country section in The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance -Times and The Mount Forest Confederate. Wenger Bros. Limited, publishers, Box 390, Wingham. Barry Wenger. Pres. Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Display and Classified ad deadline— Tuesday, week prior to publication date. REPRESENTATIVES Canadian Community Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Newspaper Assoc., Suite 51, 127 George St., 2 Blear St., West, Oakville 884-0184 Toronto 962-4000 ducts. The meeting. featured slide presentations and lec- tures an hog health and related anneal health products, Dg health feature at producers meetin "Healthy hogs are happy hogs." Pork producers and feed com- pany representatives who didn't know this quickly found out the truth or the statement at a meet- ing sponsored recently by Elanco, a company specializing in animal health products. Sporting buttons with a smiling pig on them, six Elanco repre- sentatives presented. an exten- sive and informative program on hog health and related topics. The meeting was attended , by about 25 persons from the Blyth area. Speakers included service specialist Jack Underwood, sales manager Bruce Coo, sales repre- sentatives Jim De Block and Dennis Scott, advertising and marketing- representative Grant Armstrong and. veterinarian Dr. John Leonn. The two -and -a -half hour program featured intricate slide presentation and films interspersed with lectures and discussions. It was the eleventh such meet- ing Sponsoredby Elanco through- out Ontario and it ran smoothly and quickly. The first speaker, Mr. Underwood, concentrated on the basics of hog management. He stressed the importance of duplicating the natural environ- ment in controlled environments for maximum production. A basic checklist on efficient management includes feed storage, ventilation within the enclosure; 'cleanliness, tempera- ture, bedding for the creep area, the use of antibiotics, record keeping, crossbreeding and general hog health. Antibiotics and parasitology was the next topic for considera- tion, with an emphasis on three common worms and the effects of worm infestation on economy. Mr. Scott reviewed the life cycles of the large round worm, the nodular worm and the whip worm and suggested a program of deworming for best results in each case. The use and abuse of anti- biotics was outlined briefly by Dr. Leonn, while Mr; Cook and Mr. Armstrong continued the topic withspecificreference to antibiotic sex programs. The- starhe show, and un- doubtedly its focus, was Elanco's product, Tylan and its deriva- tives. The company representa- tives presented convincing evi- dence of the efficacy of Tylan Premix in the feeding program, Tylazone 240 for scour control, Tylan 50 and 200 for erysipelas, - vibrionic dysentery and pneu- monia and Hygromix for worm control. A film on the proven ration in feed, tested in 205 on- farm situations, was perhaps the most convincing arguthent of the evening. The average savings computed in the experiments, based on feed costs savings and daily gains, were set at $1.04 per hog. A question and answer period was to have followed the presentations, but the . pgrk pro- ducers at the meeting indicated that all their- questions had already been answered through- out the lectures and slides. They got the message: "Healthy hogs are happy hogs" and happy hogs make for happy hog producers. Women in .:agriculture In ancient times when Man was a hunter, Woman was a farmer. If there were crops to be grown, wild plants to be harvested or animals to be herded,_ it was usually women's work. , In parts of the world, women are still the main labor force for agriculture. But in North Ameri- ca, the word `farmer' is more often thq rght to be a masculh4e. noun—a man tilling his fields. However, . there were 7,680 women farmers in Canadian fields at the time.of the 1971 cen- sus. Another 93,500 women listed their occupation as farm worker. In addition, there were 1,000 female agrologists, scientists and technicians in agriculture -relat- ed jobs. Another important group of women in agriculture—farm wives—was not singled out in the census. Depending on individual farming set-ups,- these women may be anything from spare tractor drivers to secretaries, bookkeepers, hired hands -or full partners. "There are many careers in agriculture and all of them are open to women as well as men," says Helen Hogan, co-ordinator for Agriculture Canada's Equal Opportunities for Women Pro- gram. "This being International Wo- men's Year,, our departmental EOW Committee is publicizing the chances for women to find good jobs in agricultural fields. Many women don't consider careers in agriculture and many men don't think women can handle these jobs, but the preju- .dices are gradually being broken' ,*a1r A ricuftturenademploys about 2,000. women, mostly in clerical and stenographic jobs. But thee are also female plant breeders, chemists, data proces- sors, agricultural officers, dairy ROP` inspectors, economists, veterinarians and other profes- sionals on the department's staff. A number of women in the de- partment have achieved out- standing recognition in their fields in the past. . Faith Fyles was one of the first professional -women to work for the department.- As a botanist, she prepared many illustrated bulletins sand brochures on plant identification in the 1920's. Dr. Laura C. Pepper worked with the department promoting dairy products and other foods. She was named a Member of the British Empire in 1946 for her wartime duties. Dr. Mary Mac- Arthur was `another Agriculture Canada woman recognized for wartime food work. Her research on dehydrated and frozen foods contributed to thousands of Canadian soldiers getting nutriti- ous meals at 'the battle front. Dr. Margaret Newton earned an international reputation in the 1930's and 1940's for research work in Winnipeg,on,; wheat stem run istilacett4 numerous strains of rust,' enabling plant breeders to select rust -resistant **pp for'or outs bogtcal.i Vet another noted f i malar cieIAtibt from Agriculture Cam, ie Dr, Mildred, Nobles who fi ,retired in Mk A tnYueleiihst NQbIa is an expert on, fob: dee.ay it goinifers and harawando Her Work made pibie orf Wive management and velopment of North ilericatt forest inve tories Women in ;agriculture 'have come, a, loot way since the tics ,female graduated. . from' the Ontario gxicu1turel College in Guelph in OMI, est year. .t+ 'University 44 .Guelph graduated. 29 women with agriculture de- :. green and there, were others .at, collegesand' universities across .the country. • The first female veterinarian in Canada graduated, in 1928 Last. year, 33 woncmn veterinarians graduated from the three Cana - dim veterinary colleges. For -International Women's Year, Agriculture Canada's EOW Committee has produced a film; exhibit and publication on career opportunities for women in agri- culture. The publication, Women in Agriculture, may be obtained by writing to: Information . Divi- sion, Agriculture Canada, Otta wa, K1A 007. hcrizental eon,- the; ether lit a Voir-t. t. eallod nye., tin ►uty (night move nta, was sOlied2,300. years, ego' byAndroethenerno. who used eogne nyct tic legs, during .a c, l l ► with Alexander the Great 1VIET ,�...► 18, .1910, °alley's Comet paw ..over the sun, frighteningthousands. BOONS CABS The Squire' Boone Caverns. near Corydon, Ind:, named for Daniel's brother, contain two underground rivers several roaring waterfalls. and the world's largest known rim-" stone formation. 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