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Hog Stabilization Program
More than $33.4 million
has been paid to 5,800 pro-
ducers so far under the 1980-
81 Federal Hog Stabilization
Program.
The program, announced
by Agriculture Minister
Eugene Whelan in May,
covers hogs marketed
between April 1, 1980 and
March 31, 1981. Under the
program, producers. receive
$8.96 per hog up to -a max
imum of 5,000.hogs.
Still less than half the elgi-
ble producer claims .an-
ticipated
an-ticipated have been receiv-
ed. Hog producers who have
not yet submitted their
claimsare urged to do so im-
mediately. Appication forms
are available I at the
Agricultural Ofice, Clinton.
- D.S. Pullen,
Ag. Rep.
Somatic Cell Counts - Helps
Detect Mastitis
A great deal of interest has
been generated concerning
somatic, cells and their use
as a method of detecting
subclinical mastitis in dairy
cattle. The milk from an
uninfected mammary gland
i.e. one that does not have
subclinical mastitis, may
contain up to approximately
250,000 somatic cells per
milliliter.
The counting of somatic
cells in a milk sample pro-
vides a means of monitoring
subclinical mastitis. If the
count is low and remains
low, then it is likely that the
cow is not infected.
However, if the =count
becomes elevated, it is likely
that an infection has occur-
red.
A recent study at the
O.V.C. found that if a cow
had a cell count of 1,000,000
cells per ml. throughout her
lactation, she would lose ap-
proximately 15 percent of
her potential milk produc-
tion. Thus, if the level of
mastitis in a herd is reduced,
the producer can either pro-
duce more milk or alter-
natively produce' the same
amount of milk from fewer
cows.
D.H.A. offers the option of
individual cow somatic cell
counts at a cost of 17 cents
per sample or $2 per cow per
year. The service is optional
to users of the pfl.I<'Super-
vised, D'H.I. Owr er Sampler
or R.O.P. milk recording
systems. However, dairy
producers should take ad-
vantage of this program to
help ensure maximum herd
production.
-D. Martin,
Assoc. Ag. Rep.
Putting A Value On Rented
Land
A survey done in the
American Corn Belt sug-
gested that close to half the
crop producing land was not
farmed by the owner. It was
either rented or share crop-
ped. The high costs of owner-
ship make some form of ren-
tal agreement the only
viable situation for many
young farmers.
This time of year we get a
lotif inquries about land ren-
tal. "What is land renting for
in this area?" is the typical
question. Frequently you
have to pay the going rates
just to get land. The price
squeeze is making more Pro-
ducers stop and think. There
will be some hard
negotiating take place in
many cases before next
year's rates are hammered
out.
I'd like to offer a few
points to consider in your
negotiations:
il
Most ofthe �
land in, this
area is clay loam. Loam and
sandy loam soils are worth a
bit of premium over clay
loam. You will do better in
adverse weather on -a loam
or sandy loam farm - even if
it has had several years in
row crops.
Muck soils will be less than
clay loam because of pro-
blems with some nutrients
and weed control. Soil ap-
plied chetpicals won't work
too well. Muck soils tend to
be in low areas which are
prone , to early and late
frosts.
Sandy soil or eroded knolls
should be discounted if they
have a history of drought or
nutrient problems. These
eroded knolls will appear as
lighter coloured soil, once
they are ploughed.
Drainage
The weather of recent
weeks reminds us of the
value of tile drainage. Well
drained land that doesn't
need tiles is rare. If land is
well drained because of
slopes; you're probably look-
ing at erosion problems as
well as machinery problems
in coping with the slopes.
Add to this lower organic
matter levels and this in-
creases your chance of her-
bicide damage.
Generally, if land is not
fairly level and not tile
drained, the rental should be
discounted by 20. to 40 per-
cent. The lower yield poten-
tial and higher risk factor of
poorly drained land should
be accounted for.
Production History
There are the obvious
things such as weed pro-
blems and herbicides that
have been used. Every year
you'll hear about somebody
getting their beans planted
on a.newty rented farm only
to find that the prior tenant
used lots of atrazine the year
before. The new tenant drops
a bundle of money on a
destroyed crop.
The fertility and past per-
formance of land is often a
good indicator of what can
be expected. Fertility alone,
however, can be misleading.
For example, turnips are a
heavily .fertilized crop. Corn
or beans following turnips,
however, will rarely produce
even average yields. Soil
condition, rather than fertili-
ty, becomes a limiting fac-
tor. All the working and com-
paction takes a' heavy toil on
clay loam soils. In Fact, I
wonder if you can afford to
pay more than $25 an acre
for land that was in turnips
the previous year.
If you grow beans, for ex-
ample, and the farm you are
considering has already had
a couple of years in beans, be
careful. Each successive
year of beans makes the land
worth five to ten percent less
for another crop of beans or
corn. Similarly a corn crop
following two or more years
of corn won't have as high a
yield potential and the land
value should reflect that
fact.
Land that has hada crop of
wheat and some red clover
to plow down is worth a 10 to
15 percent premium when
compared to land growing
corn after corn or beans
after beans. Land that has.,
had a good crop of alfalfa
may be worth a 20 percent or
greater premium.
Another factor to keep in
mind is the treatment of the
land in the prior year. If it's
a clay loam, it should be fall
plowed or you'll likely drop
10 to 15 bushels per acre in
corn yield potential. Land
that was churned into a mud
bath at harvest and plowed
in extremely wet condition
will ' also have lower yield
potential. Excessive tillage
and compaction will reduce
yields even a year later.
Land is easier to break down
than to restore to top condi-
tion.
Long Term Agreements
Are Best
What do you do if you have
to pay more than land is
'worth' to rent it? You have
two choices. If the land isn't
worth the rent asked - don't
rent it, OR, try to work out a
longer range plan with the
owner.
In my opinion, a lease
might reasonably be
presented as a cropping and
land management plan. The
minimum term of the lease
should then be the length of
the crop rotation plus maybe
a year. The tenant should
reap some of the benefits' if
the land ' management is
good. If the land manage-
ment practices of the tenant
aren't good, then the owner
should be able to cut the
lease short.
The dollars per acre paid
in rent each year could be
tied to the commodity price
index or the average price of
corn or some other mutually
agreeable index.
Year to year rental
agreements, with no con-
tinuity, are short sighted:
Good land management re-
quires planning and time.
Land that is rented year by
year to the highest bidder
will probably grow a crop of
beans or corn every year -
it's the only way to justify -
the rental cost. This abuse of
the land will eventually
lower the value of the land.
Its cropping potential will
decrease. A good, long term
cropping plan, works out
well for both the owner and
the tenant. They both depend
on the yield potentials and
profitability of the land.
However, the final word is
with the landlord. I strongly
urge landlords to accept less
rental for their land in ex-
change for a good cropping
program. This, improves
their long term investment
since a good crop rotation
makes that land appreciate.
- Pat Lynch,
Soils and Crops Specialist.
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Lloyd Howatt of Clinton is practising for the antique class
here. With this 1940 Cockshutt, Mr. Howatt placed second,
in his class. (Stephanie Levesque photo)
Huron County
ueen of the Furrow crowned
news farm news
By
Stephanie Levesque
A 22 -year-old Seaforth
area girl was crowned the
1982 Huron County, Queen of
the Furrow at the 54 annual
plowing match held north of
Brussels last Saturday.
Dianne Oldfield, 22, of RR
4, Seaforth was crowned on
Saturday, by the 1981 Queen
of the Furrow Deb Arm-
strong, 19, of RR 4,
Wingham. The runner-up
was Jacquie Robertson, 17,
of RR 2 Bluevale.
Miss Oldfield was chosen
from four contestants.
Besides Miss Robertson,
other competitors were San-
dra Fii,layson, 16, of RR 3,
Kippen and Carol McIntosh,
18, of RR 4, Seaforth.
SSecretary-Treasurer of the
Huron County Plowmen's
Association Graeme Craig
Sheep course set
If you're a sheep producer,
or thinking about becoming
one, Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology has
an interesting course, that
you should take.
"We're offering the sheep
management program in
three different locations this
fall," said Don Cameron,
Head of Communications
and Continuing Education at
Centralia.
The course will be offered
at the College beginning on
Thursday, October 15. It will
be offered also in Belmore at
the Community Centre star-
ting on Wednesday,. October
14 and it will also be offered
at the Wilmot Township Hall
in Baden starting on Mon-
day, October 19. These are
evening programs.
The course will consist of
eight sessions of classroom
training and discussion and
will conclude with an all day
tour of sheep farms in the
area. The tours will be on the
Saturday following comple-
tion of the course.
Because each course is one
session per week (the same
night throughout), the
courses at Centralia and
Belmore will have their tour
on December 5 but the
Baden course will not end
until December 12.
"There is no charge for
these courses," Cameron
said and they are made
possible because of .th'
cooperation of area Ministry
of Agriculture and Food per-
sonnel and the funding
assistance of the Canada
Employment and Immigra-
tion Commission.
If you are interested and
would like to register for one
of these sheep programs,
contact the area OMAF of-
fice or phone Centralia Col-
lege at 228-6691. The pro-
gram is practical and will
have excellent speakers and
experienced ' sheep farmers
on hand. You should plan to
attend.
said the crowd attending the
match at the farm of Mrs.
Viola Adams on lot 29, con. 4
of Morris Township was
good. Mr. Craig said there
was a total of 55 tractor en-
tries and commented the
judges said the plowing was
good.
The senior champion for
the day was Ken Innes of.
Brussels with Barry Gordon
of Seaforth as the reserve
champion. The junior cham-
pion for the day was Brian
McGavin of Walton with
Bevan Shapton of Exeter as
the reserve champion. Mr.
McGavin and Mr. Shapton
will represent Huron County
at the 1981 International
Plowing Match at Barrie.
The winners in each class
are as follows, in order of
merit: class two, tractor
class for Huron boys and
girls between 15 and 0,
Bevan Shapton of Exeter,
Brian McGavin of Walton
and Jeff McGavin of Walton;
Class three, open to Huron
residents, Ken Innes of
Brussels, Barry Gordon of
Seaforth;
Class four, open to all,
Elmer Erb of Millbank, Ron
Scotchmer of Mitchell, and
Scott Cardiff of Ethel;
Class five, Stephen Adams
of Brussels, Paul Pentland of r
Dungannon, Stephen
Hallahan of Blyth;
Class six, tractor class for
girls under 24, Marion Hunt
of Walton;
Class seven, Huron
residents under 20, Brian
Farmers demand action
Hundreds of letters are pouring into the
Huron Federation of Agriculture office
from concerned and angry farmers '
demanding immediate action from the
Prime Minister to save what is left of the
farming industry. The letters will be per-
sonally delivered to the Prime Minister's
office by Murray Cardiff, M.P. for Huron -
Bruce.
When parliament reconvenes this fall,
the Federal budget must bring relief to the
farming industry which has been most
adversely affected by the government's
high interest policy. There is little time left
for farmers to inform the government of
their plight. A personal letter from you to
the Prime Minister can make a difference
in government policy. The fall harvest
season- will be over sooner than we think
and many more farmers will be unable to
meet their financial commitments
because of low corn prices, says the
Federation.
Individual comments of many farmers
are included in the letters the Prime
Minister will receive.
An important point made by one farmer
is that farming is the only industry in the
world, where everything we need for pro-
duction is purchased retail and then pro-
cessed or grown and finally sold
wholesale. This alone, puts farming in a
very unique situation, which government
must realize.
Another letter writer, found it ironic than.
on the day of receiving the Huron Federa-
tion of Agriculture survey letter to the
government, he had met with the Trustee
regarding his farm bankruptcy. A farmer
said it is a frightening situation to see
neighbours losing their farms and having
them put up for sale. They are unable to
meet • high interest rates while receiving
low prices for their products. We wonder
who will lose their farm next.
Making
changes
to a
watercourse?
The waters of rivers, streams and creeks belong to everyone.
Improper use of the watercourses which carry these waters may
result in the following?
- irrigation and drainage problems for neighbours
- destruction of aquatic and wildlife habitat
- reduced recreational opportunities
- erosion and flooding problems
Whenever permanently flowing watercourses are to be altered in
any way including damming, diverting, and channelization,
Federal and Provincial laws require that the approval of the
Ministry of Natural Resources be obtained.
As a first step in planning any work on a watercourse, contact us.
Our staff will be glad to discuss possible design and layout alter-
natives which will minimize future problems for you, your neigh-
bour and public in general.
Ontario
Ministry of
Natural
Rns urces
District Manager,
Ministry of Natural Resources,
R. R. If 5 Wingbom, Ontario
N 2W
McGavin of Walton, Bevan
Shapten of Exeter, and Jeff
McGavin of Walton;
Class nine, present and
former wardens, mayors,
reeves, deputy reeves, MPs
MPPs, farmers and
businessmen, Andrew
MacRobbie of Mount Forest,
Edgar Howatt of Blyth, Or-
val Mellin address unknown;
Class 10, tractors drawing
four plows or more, Peter
VanDeborne of Seaforth,
Harry Johnston of Seaforth,
Bob Caldwell of Hensall,
John Baker of Hensall, John
Baker of Hensall, and Glen
Lobb of Goderich;
class 11, antique class,
Ron Scotchmer of Mitchell,
Lloyd Howatt of Clinton, and
Carmen Howatt of Clinton.
Prizes and trophies will be
awarded at the banquet and
dance on Oct. 23 at the
Legion Hall in Brussels.
Social notes
To all Zone 8 senior citizen
clubs: There is an invitation
to attend a fall rally in the
Holmesville Community
Centre on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 14 at 9:30 a.m. Fee will
be $1.50 per person, lunch
will be provided. Any. senior
citizen M the Auburn Silver
Tops wishing to go, please let
the president, Ross Robinson
know.
Mrs. Myrtle Munro return-
ed home last week after
visiting in Ottawa with Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Youngblut
and family and also in
Toronto with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Youngblut and fami-
ly. Mrs. Glen Youngblut
returned home with " Mrs.
Munro and visited for a cou-
ple of days before returning
home.
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