The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-10-02, Page 18DEBTOR SIONA STAR,' THURSDAY, A� TO MR.2,1969
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Jersey Breeders win prizes
The Perth -Huron Jersey
breeders parish show was held in
Stratford last week. Exhibitors
were Jack VanEgmond, Clinton;
Ronald P. Lee, Walton; Ronald
Bowles, Atwood; John
Hunyady, Gowanstown; Alec
Ostrom, Clinton; Adam Flowers,
Bayfield; Albert' Postma, Varna
and Richard.. McNamara,
Stratford.
Prizes' went to the following,
with names in each category
listed in order from first to third
where three `awards were given:
Bull calf — VanEgmond.
Junior yearling heifer - Ostrom,
Bowles, Lee. Senior yearling
heifer - Bowles, Ostrom,
Htinyady.--. Two-year-old --
Bowles, Ostrom, Bowles.
Three-year-old -- Bowles,
VanEgmond, Flowers.
Four-year-old — VanEgmond,
Bowles. Five years and over —
Bowles, McNamara, Bowles.
Dry cow - • Bowles,
VanEgmond, Hunyady.' Group
of four animals — Bowles,
VanEgmond.
Junior champion was
Bowlesland Ginger, .,shown by
Ronald Bowles.
Reserve junior champion was
Elm,line Records Lettie shown
by Alec Ostrom.
Senior and grand champion
was Rob Len Buttermaker
shown by Ronald Bowles.
Reserve senior and reserve
grand champion was Fairmount
Sybil's Blonde shown by
Richard McNamara.
Chosen as premier breeder
was Jack VanEgmond. Ronald
Bowles was premier exhibitor.
' In the calf class, junior
honors went to Keith Bowles,
Beth Rathwell, Christine Lee,
David Bowles, Janet Postma,
Sheila Armstrong and Helen
Postma.
Senior honors went to
Richard Hoogendorn, Marlene
Bowles, Cindy Hunyady, Sharon
Bowles, 'Lorna Bowles, John
Hunyady and Margaret Postma:
The George Bagg Memorial
Trophy was presented by James
'Bagg to Keith Bowles for
sh.owing the grand champion
calf, Carlow Stone Master's
frudy
Zero -tillage tried on Ontario farms
Harvey Voldeng, corn 'management specialist at the Canada
Agriculture Ottawa Research'Station, examines corn in one
of several test plots. Currently he is conducting density
r trials.
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Two ,thousand acres of corn
were zero -till planted in Ontario
in 1969.
Using little' or no preliminary
soil tillage is gaining interest
among farmers because of the
possibility of saving time, labor
and equipment.
Professor T. B. Daynard,
Department of Crop Science,
University of Guetph, told more
than 200 farmers' who attended
the recent Corn and Soybean
Day at the Elora Research
Station that zero tillage often
permits earlier, planting than
normal.
"Particularly' in Ontario, poor
weather during the fall plowing
season and limited time during
the. spring planting season
normally .constitute weak links-
in
inkin the corn production system,"
he said.. He .pointed out that
during the wet 1969 spring, a
number of Ontario fields were
zero -till planted at least one
week before they could have
Crop"
Silo filling is in full swing.
The silage is of good quality
with cobs relatively ,well filled.
The yield is about average,
running about 15 tons to the
acre.
Some farmers are seeding
their.fall wheat. The fields are
still fairly hard and therefore
'difficult to plow.
Pastures and, hay -.fields are
coming back slowly. We need
some. more warm weather to
insure against winter kill.
The bean harvest is. 95%
completed. Last weeps rain
increased the moisture and
been planted using standard
methods.
Research at the University of
Guelph has shown that a
4' significant yield reduction may
occur with zero tillage. However,
the causes are not yet fully
understood. A large part df the
reduction appears to be due to
the establishment of an
impe,rfect seedbed for
germinating seed.
Professor Daynard- explained
that with zero ' tillage, a
percentage of the seeds is often
poorly covered or inadequately
encased by the surrounding soil.
"Such seeds are subject to
'intermittent drying and the
result is often a lower emergence
percentage and a higher
proportion of retarded plants
compared with conventionally
planted corn," he said. "We
believe that minor modifications
of the zero -till planting method
may overcome this
disadvantage."
report
greatly reduced the amount of
splitting when combining.
Diary farmers are into their
fall feeding programs relying
more on supplementary feeding
as pastures are•almost done.
. For those interested in trying
zero tillage,, Professor Daynarii
has several suggestions. Seeding
rate should be increased five to
10 per cent over conventional
planting rates.
He advised that to establish a
well -drilled seedbed, the rippled
coulter of the planter
adjustment used in zero tillage
should be forced into the ground
nearly down to the hub.
Fertility is also important.
Studies at Guelph have. shown
that phosphorus and potassium -
needs can be adequately met by
surface broadcasting either in
the fall or spring before planting.
"With zero tillage, complete
. chemical control is a must,° says
Professor Daynard. Under
non -plowed conditions perennial
species suichas alfalfa and
dandelions cannot be controlled
mechanically as they can be with
conventional tillage methods.
Even though it is possible to
plant before May 1 wit,h zero
tillage, thi`s'` Orae ide '''sti&IfYe
avoided since- darnp, cool soil
conditions may mean a sizable
Mortality before plants- emerge.
Insect problems may. become
more critical with zero --.tillage
Satisfactory control.methods are
only available for some of these
plar>.ts.
"Current research must be
continued- and expanded," says
Professor Daynard, "before zero
tillage can be broadly
recommended as an error -free
management system for use on
Ontario farms. At present, it
offers possibilities for the farmer
who is rushed for time an
wants to save money."
Further information on zero
tillage may be obtained from the
Department of Crop Science,
University. of Guelph.
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r11.1=1.11K
11.7,293 quarts of milk from one Holstein
A new . Canadian milk production is the
champ'ionkhip mark for lifetime . equivalent of 107,29.3 quarts,
-production of b milk has been enougn to put the customary,
two quarts on a family doorstep
for 141 years.
Brenaa nas .been a prolific
mother, too. In her 15 calvings
over a period from two to
seventeen . years of age were
included three sets of twins for a
total of 18 offspring. There are
35 of her descendents in the
Howe herd,
• Brenda ,la -is the Canadian
lifetime champion for milk over
all breeds and ,regardless of the
established by the purebred
Holstein cow, Brenda Abbekerk
Achilles, Brenda was bred in the
herd of Warren B. Howe, Embro,
Ontario where she has spent her
entire lifetime.
In fifteen lactations on
official Record of Performance
test, supervised by the. Canada
Department of Agriculture,
Brenda gave 268,232 )bs. of milk
containing ._9,445 lbs. butterfat
and testing 3.52.% butterfat. Her
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Crossbreeding pigs
is popular
Crossbreeding pigs for market
is becoming more pppular with
pig producers.
"Several new' breeds and
strains of pigs have appeared,"
reports J. G. Norrish, swine
specialist with the Ontario
`Department of Agriculture and
Food.
For the producer who is in
doubt as to what cross to make,
Mr. Nonish suggests several
factors which are important in a
crossing program. Pigs intended
for the cross must be readily
available and they must have
good performance behind them.
"A breed ar 'drain of pigs
which is - available in good
numbers stands a good chance of
turning out superior individuals'.
simply because of the greater
number from which to select the
better performing animals,"
explains Mr. Norrish. "If a breed
of pigs is small in number, its
chance of producing outstanding
individuals is more remote."
He ,advises that hi making a
cross, the female side should
consist of Yorkshire-Landrace
crossbred sows. The litter side,
milking, and mothering ability
of each of these breeds exceeds
• that of other breeds. As a result
large litters of strong pigs with a
high rate of survival are
produced.
The male side should consist
of boars from the meat breeds,
preferably Hampshire, because
there are more Hampshires
available at present than boars
from other meat breeds. Good
crossbred boars from meat
strains can be used as an
alternative to the Hampshire
boars.
"This method of breeding
brings out the strong `combining
ability' of these three breeds,"
says Mr. Norrish. •
number of times milked daily,
The previous champion was
D.R.G. Jenny Rag Apple Pabst r
QEF' • by the Untario
Reformatory at Guelph, who
made her total of 264,24g lbs.
on three times a day oinking.
The former champion on
twice -a -day milking was Tena
Rag Apple Marksman, owned -by
Angus and Carl Smith,
Chesterville, Ontario with
259,474 lbs. milk.
Indicative .of Brenda's
remarkable staying power was
the making of het largest yearly
record of 20,947 lb's. milk at 15
years old.
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