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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-12-17, Page 11Farm News g Farmers who raise boiler chickens can improve profits by switching off the lights in their broiler barns for three-hour periods, then turning them back 4t on for an hour. This management system not only saves lighting costs, but also increases feed efficiency and reduces mortality. Researchers in British Colurnbia reported earlier this year that alternating perpds of darkness with light was significantly better than keeping the lights onaround the clock. And . now they have confirmed their initial results through a second set of experiments. arA The work was done by Dr Roger Buckland of the Canada Agriculture' Research Station at Agassiz, B.C., and H. C. Gasperdone of the Poultry Branch, British, Columbia Department of Agriculture. They ran the second set of experiments in broiler barns at Abbotsford, B.C. using 3,400 week-old chicks. The experiment lasted six weeks. At 'the same time,' Dr. Iw ts off policy. improves profits Buekland and Mr. Gasperdone compared different densities of housing, giving one group of chicks one square foot per bird, the other, half a square foot per bird. 'they found that the extra space produced heavier individual chicks and more Grade A carcasses, mainly because the birds with more space had better fleshing and fewer bruises. Birds grown at one-half a square foot produced almost twice as much broiler meat per unit of floor space. A density falling between these two extremes would likely be the most practical. "A density closer to one square .foot per bird than half a square foot per bird would likely be best to prevent losses due to lighter birds, and . a drop in grade," says Dr. Buckland. "The results indicatethat further work should be undertaken to improve "ventilation and management techniques for growing broilers at high densities. "It is likely that improvements in these areas More -women at work now than ever before The last 20 years have seen a phenomenal increase in . the numberof working women in Ontario, and today the female labor force approaches the 1,000,000 mark. Married women represent most of this .increase, and, one in four housewives is now at work. Before World War II, the figure was one in 20. The main reason for this is probably economic. A second income, is often a necessity, particulary if the young couple or family is striving for an objective such as a down payment on .a house. In other cases, a second income provides the "extras" that we all like to have. Technological and socialogical . changes have released women for participation in the country's economic life. Other factors are that families are being raised earlier, and the life expectancy is longer. All these factors have raised the average age of women workers in Ontario. No longer is • the typical working girl young and single. The average working woman today is 37, and she will probably work until retirement. And the occupations of these women? According to studies by the Ontario Department of Labour, one out of three does clerical work, which includes everything from filing clerk to; executive secretary or office manager. The next largest group --22 per cent --is in service work, which includes waitresses, ei hospital employees, domestic workers and (wait for it) policewomen! Seventeen per cent of the female labor force is in the professional and technical would lead to higher body weights and more Grade A carcasses for birds grown under high density conditions." Some of the details of the experiment may be of help to broiler producers. Lighting in the experiment was 0.4 to 0.8 footcandles at floor level; all birds were under a 24-hour lighting system until they were a week old. Then the experiment began with half of the chicks switched to -alternating .jeriods of ori hour of light followed by three hours of darkness. Thechicks were given a free choice of all the food and water they wished to consume. The mortaility rate for birds on. the 24-hour lighting system was 4.95 per cent compared to 2.49 per cent for the others; they ate 2.19 pounds of feed per pound of gain compared to 2.09 pounds of feed for the birds on the systern of alternating light .. n and darkness, No real effect of lighting system. on body weight was found with those on 24 hours of light weighing 1,569 grams and those on intermittent light weighing 1,575 grams at seven weeks. The. comparison ° of floor space showed the birds with one square foot each weighed 1,609 grams at the end of seven weeks compared to 1,553 for those ° with half esquare foot of space. Those with the additional space BOfERICH ,SIGNAISTAR,. THURSDA' "s 1 graded 83.3 per cent Grade A compared to 75.7 per cent Grade A for the more crowded birds. 140 ... *Tror „jets. mor ot ilitt 14 t ,ILW•R 4 F' _LL MY T ATRQN$. A., .. 1,. Merry Christmas Ha New Year LORI -LYN BEAUTY SALON 11, • AND STAFF category. But three-quarters of the women in professions are teachers and nurses. The importance of the female, labor force will continue to increase becasue the type• of work women are doing is expanding. The educational, health and recreation services, as well as commercial and financial sectors, are the key growth areas- of reasof the economy. And this is where women work. To assist and guide housewives wishing to'return •to the labor force, counselling service is provided by the Women's Bureau, Ontario Department of Labour. While job placement is nota function of the bureau, counsellors provide information on training" and likely areas of employment: A helpful brochure, How to Find the Job You Want, is available free. It offers the " housewife guidance in resolving her specific situation, assessing skills, finding job leads and how to apply for a job. Another publication, Happiness is the Right. Career, points out' that a girl in high school today may work '"as long as 25 to 35 years, with time out for marrying and raising a family.. The. publication emphasizes the importance ' of training in order to find work that is stimulating, satisfying and financially rewarding. It outlines employment opportunities for women in both their first and second working careers. Copies of these brochures, and other information, can be obtained by 'writing to: The Women's Bureau, Ontario Department of Labour, 74 Victoria Street, Toronto 1. • Na Business Directory ¢ Ronald L. McDonald CHARTER ED ACCOUNTANT 39 St. David St., 524.6253 Goderich, Ontario �r 141 ESSEX Si.. 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