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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-10-10, Page 22PAQ 10A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, TI-IURSTIAY, OCTOBER • Hardy parasites can winter over according to vets' college Researchers have found that :tt least six, gastrointestinal pa-rasites can overwinter on Ontario pastures, according to studies c'cinducted at .the On= tario Veterinary College. ' The most infectious of these,• Ostertagia (more commonly called brown stomach worm), is. a serious potential problem, ac- cording, to Dr. Owen Slocombe, a veterinary parasitologist at the' College. 'A recent random survey of 28 dairy farms in southwestern Ontario showed that young stock, under two nears of' age, seem to be the most susceptible to .internal parasites. Picked up by grazing cattle in summer, the brown stomach worm causes most problems during the wint:I,when cattle are in the barn, The larvae, which migrate tothe tips of the grass' from the ground in sum- mer, .are swallowed by the cat- tle,'and travel •into I the folds of the stomach walls. In the fall they become dormant. "At, this stage they 'really do not cause very much damage at all", says Dr. Slocombe. Some months later in late winter, the 'larvae come out of dormancy and growuntil they are eight times their original size. ';Weare Farm plots demonstrated by Ministry 'As soil- fertility 'builds up through the use of fertilizer, lesser amounts are needed each year to ' produce. the same yields.. Recording these. changing rates is only one of the goals of the county field demonstration plots, conducted each . year . by the 'Soils and Crops Branch of the Ontario • Ministry of Agriculture and Food "We also take a look at hew crop 'varieties, and weed, pest and' disease control, and con- duct field trials on new' chemicals before they come into commercial production," says . R. Fish, a 'crops specialist in. the Ministry's Newmarket of - e. e plots include corn, soybe: and ' alfalfa variety trials, be.: use of the impor- tance, 'of nese crops to agriculture in t Peel -Halton 'area. White beans, : ba beans and sunflowers are mong several miscellaneous c .ps being tested. •not sure how it .happens, but' the worms seem to be triggered to come out, tearing the stomach walls as they force their way." • This massive exit of stomach worms causes nutritional im- balance, diarrhea and general disruption. of the animal's digestive system. Severe cases of diarrhea lead to water loss and subsequent dehydration, resulting i,t death. • The veterinarian feels, that the vast amount' of pasture -per head of dairy cattle may have helped , keep parasite' levels down}. Rut recently, more in- stances 01 intestinal worms in calves have L. 'en reported and researchers are ,ot sure how they are being infe.. `Pd. 'Even though i.'ternal parasites' have not been ,a real problem in Ontario dairy cat- tle, we should check manure samples to keep on top" r)f the situation", he says, The number of eggs in any one animal tends to increase when spring occurs, coming to a peak around , June. Manure samples should be checked around May. and June,. then again before the cattle are put into:- the barn.. - At . . Since anti -parasite preparations...are .available to control specific parasites;' dairy farmers should be sure'of what pests they are treating for. . Information. on collecting and submitting samples is. available' `from local veterinarians, 'the county agricultural 'offices and veterinary • service laboratories, of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture arid• FOOd," or • from the Ontario Veterinary College. Such. routine-. checks will, help keep parasites from becoming a serious problem. 10, 1974. Odd corp cob - Mrs: Russel Brindley, of RR 3, Auburn, found a strange ear ,.of corn in her patch last week. The ear .closely resembles.a hand Although Mrs: Brindley has grown corn for years she has "never seen anything like it before:"- (staff -photo) Biased in beginning says Hill. tl ommit4ee would reform eg`g murketina - Egg producers who are mem- bets of the Committee to Reform Egg Marketing have commenced an action against the Ontario Egg Producer& Marketing Board to obtain the return of levies taken by the Board. from the producers', egg cheques. The producers are taking this action because they believe the• egg levies arequnlawful. The l'evies have been a con-„ cern to the producers for some months because the levies have absorbed the producers' profit and at the same time have resulted in higher prices to the consumer. In effect, the Ontario, and Federal Ministers of 'Agriculture have; through the levy created by Cabinet decree, taxed the Ontario. producers -., and .egg consumers with the cost of a regional development programm to transfer em- Plovment from )' t' - , r -n , Quebec and for a national farm` income stabilization program. The Reform " Committee believes that these programs should be '.financed from revenue collected by the general taxes• of both govern- ments, including corporate in- come tax revenues that are for be voted on. by Members of Parliament and the Legislative Assembly, not by Order -in - Council. tl u, The Reform Committee at the same time has called on the Ontario Minister of Agriculture and the Federal' Minister of Agriculture to remove the levy " immediately in the belief that. • both the, consumer and the producer will benefit from such a move and because both need help today. Pending a decision in the litigation the producers are ' taking all steels possible to OEPMP now provides OEPMB representation after recent amendment The Honourable Wm. A. Stewart, Minister of .Agriculture and Food? recently announced amendments to the Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Plan which will provide for the election of com- mittee men and members to the. Ontario Egg Producers' Marketi•ng% Board. . The arnendmendments to the Egg• Plan were requested by the Forbes report is criticised "Biased • before he Started," was the' reaction of OFA's . president, Gordon. Hill, to the leaked Forbes report damning farm marketing boards as' inef- ficient, and. costly to producers, and •consumers. Hill says Prof. J. D. Forbes is Fall -wheat needs m care in fall; fertilizer shortage bad Fall wheat generally, requites more care in 'fertilization than spring cereal grain, , and this fall, seeding could be a par- ticular problemid says Professor T, E. Bates, • Department of -Land Resource Science,, On- tario A'gricultural College. He feels that the tight fer- tilizer situation and continuing dry weather could affect winter wheat production. 1a Ronald L. McDonald CHARTERED 'ACCOUNTANT '39 St, David ,St., 524-6253 Goderich, Ontario DIESEL Pumps and Injectors Repaired' 'For All Popula.r"fVlakes • Huron Fuel. Injection .Equipment Bayfield Rd, 482-797T W. 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"However, the situation is such this year that many fer- tilizers are being made with diammonium phosphate as the nitrogen source, Professor tes says. ' As : result, he warns=farmers to be e' • n more cautious. than usual in • : plying then'—fer- tilizer this ye "No more' tha 15 pounds of total nitrogen or 3 oun" 1c s,, of nitrogen plus potash -r, acre should be drilled along ith the seed at any time" ' recommends. o When diammonium phosphate is used, the a safe • rates of nitrogen should Probably be halved (8 pounds tl total nitrogen or 2,3. pounds nitrogen plus potash). Fertilizer' burn can ,be further reduced by broadcasting the potash. a strange advocate of free r ee market for farm products. For- ' bes • doesn't, operate in a free market. He has chosen for him,: self, instead, the cloistered halls of academe where tenure provides protection from shot- gun uncertainty in firing 'and hiring practices. . Hillsays .'Forbes "destroyed his., credibility, by announcing months ago before he did the study what his conclusions • would be. li'e.is well-known for antagonism , aga"last marketing boards; "Well-paid professors who have time; to pick up a bundle of the taxpayers'- money for .government studies must •be among the hest protected ' people in the world,", Hill com- ments. ' "Now that, Forbes 'has given biased scrutiny to one of the weakest, ' least organized segments of the economy, perhaps he Should look at benefits' to other ,groups through tariff p.rntectjon, sub= sidies, development grants,'and special tax advantages. "We must compare- the sub- stantial tax concessions, and amounts of indirect subsidy gained by' business and ins dustry,. with smaller' assistance and protection given farming. "We must not ferget .that doctors, and lawyers, through their associations, establish their' ower fee schedules ,and control entry • into these professions. "Labor -unions sand teachers' federations give .secure job tenure to large groups of people .who are certainly not operating in a free market without protec- tion. - , • "Only the naive or uninfor- med think farmers are unique in trying to tailor,production to demand. The free market has been history since the begin- 'ning fif the Industrial Revolution. What manufac-. tu•ter would, continue to produce automobiles >'r widgets once' the market :has - been satisfied?" d, . ... Individual farmers can't bargain for price in competition' with' large,ying companies, Hill 'says. "Marketing boards are their only salvation; without them they remain price -takers. in- stead of- price -se s:^,, Boa?ds help consumers, t tr'oning out the peak prices that result front a• boon and bust cycle caused by nature, herself:" •LOWER . INTEREST RATES:, Now ,Available On IST AND 2ND MORTGAGES ' ' Anywhere in .Ontario' �1 . Clan RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,. INDUSTRIAL Egg Board in a proposal recen- tly ,submitted' to the Farm Products Marketing Board. I•n making the announ- cement,_ Mr. Stewart said: "At the time the new Egg Plan came into existence'in January 1973, the Egg Board . assumed -the task of 'developing an equitable electoral system. This has now been accomplished and the egg producers of On- tario will have the opportunity next month • to ' elect their representatives to the Ontario Egg Producers' 'Marketing Board." Committee men will be direecc- ptly.elected by producers in 13 districts throughout the Province on -or •befora'October 26. The Committee men elected in each district. will then elect i on or before November 2 -from among themselves a member who will represent the district. on the Ontario Egg Board. Committee men and mem- bers will initially hold office. until February 29 and March 31, '1976. Thereafterthe terms cif office'will be for 12 months. 'Registration of the producers eligible to vote and the mechanics of the voting procedure itself will be 'coor- dinated by the present Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board," Mr. Stewart said. P withhold the levy. Recent 'statements about borrowings by the Ontario" Egg Producers' Marketing Board have given the producers serious concern about the long- term financial stability of the Board and its ability to .meet any judgment that may be ob- tained. It appears that the British Columbia and Newfoundland Egg Boards are following the same practice with regard to the National .Egg Agency. /. 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