The Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-08-31, Page 7uron Farm
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More than four years of
detailed planning reach their
culmination just weeks from
now with the official opening
of the 1983 International
Plowing Match and Farm
Machinery Show (IPM) in
Richmond, Ontario,
September 27. Some 150,000
• • people from all over Ontario,
• { w° Western Quebec, and the
• United States, are expected
to visit the site during the
five days of the 70th annual
match.
The 1983 event, which will
be the first held in Ottawa -
Carleton since the 1952
match held at the Carp Air-
port, will be situated on 300
hectares of prime
agriculturalland in the City
of Nepeon. Over 500 farm
related exhibits will appear
on the 40 -hectare tented city,
says Bev Rawn, IPM ex-
hibits co-ordinator.
The federal and provincial
governments and the region
of Ottawa -Carleton will also
have some interesting
displays.
The "tented city" also in-
cludes the management ser-
vices groups: the securities,
banking and loan in-
stitutions. However, this
year technology and com-
munications will be playing
a very important role, since
there will be satellite com-
munications displays.
Agriculture Canada will
demonstrate the
agricultural applications of
remote sensing photography
and there will also be a
presentation of Telidon,
Canada's two-way videotex
television system.
Among the numerous daily
presentations, the Ministry
of Natural Resources and
the National Research Coun-
cil have joined up to show a
tree harvester in action.
There will also be
demonstrations of the latest
technology in areas as
diverse as farm machinery
and beef cattle growth im-
plants.
The Opening
Ceremonies
Federal Minister of
Agriculture, Eugene
Whelan, is scheduled to give
the official opening address
at the site at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
September 27. His address
follows a mammoth parade
through the tented city,
beginning at 1:15 p.m.
At least 14 other MPs and
MPPs - among them Ontario
a`i o '
Minister of Agriculture and
Food, Dennis'Timbrell - will
join Whelan in a plowing
competition. The MPs and
MPPs•will be "carted off" to
the plowing grounds in a
wagon.
Throughout.the week more
than 200 plowmen will com-
pete against each other for
over $35,000 in prize money.
In each plowing class points
will be compiled and
tabulated by judges. Awards
will be presented to the win-
ners in each of the categories
at a Friday night ceremony
at the Lansdowne Park Col-
iseum in Ottawa.
The Ontario winners earn
the right to compete in the
Canadian Plowing contest
which takes place this year
in Dundas, P.E.I. August 25-
27.
Years of
Preparation
This year's match, the
fourth to be held in the
Ottawa -Carleton area since
the inception of the Plowing
Match in 1913, has required
considerable co-operation
between hundreds of people
involved in the planning of
this large, outdoor farm
show.
"Each one of these events
takes from four to five years
of planning", said Bob
McMahon, Secretary -
Manager, of the Ontario
Plowmen's Association, "in
fact, right now we' are work-
ing on the 1987 show details."
McMahon serves as co-
ordinator of Agricultural
Manpower for the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food in addition to his IPM
management respon-
sibilities.
The Ontario Plowmen's
Association (OPA) and the
local committee are the of-
ficial sponsors of the event.
The OPA is a member of the
North American Farm Show
Council which represents 16
shows all over the continent.
The purpose of the council is
to improve the quality of
farm shows.
Getting to the
Site
The Plowing Match af-
fords an excellent opportuni-
ty for those living outside the
National Capital region to
also visit historical and
scenic Ottawa, the Parlia-
ment Buildings,•and the Cen-
tral Experimental Farm.
When coming to the Interna-
tional Plowing Match from
The Honorable Eugene Whelan, Federal Minister of
Agriculture, is scheduled to open this year's Plowing
Match in Richmond at 2 p.m. Tuesday. September 27.
the south, take Highway 16
North from the 401 and
follow the signs to the Plow-
ing Match.
There is free parking on
the site for 20,000 vehicles.
Daily admission costs $5 for
adults and $1 for children 12
and under.
For more information,
contact Bob McMahon at On-
tario Plowmen's Associa-
tion, Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, P.O. Box 1030,
Guelph, Ontario, NIH 6N1;
(519) 823-5700.
Advisory committee
formed by council
In response to the terms of
the Planning Act of 1983,
Goderich town council has
established a planning ad-
visory committee.
While the act effectively
abolishes planning boards,
the planning advisory
committee will, ostensibly,
be comprised of the same
members performing the
same function.
The members of the new
committee include; Dr. Tom
Jasper and Peter McCauley
for a one-year term ending
December 31, 1983; Chris
Kiar and Paul Zurbrigg for a
two-year term ending
December 31, 1984 and
Vincent Young, Bob Allen
and councillors Bill Clifford
and Glen Carey for a three-
' year term ending December
31, 1985.
The bylaw was passed at
the August 15 meeting of
council.
Do you consider operating
,costs when deciding on the
size of a new bin?
Many farmers are in-
stalling full -floor aeration
systems in their bins. They
are finding it pays to be able
to aerate at higher rates and
remove moisture from
stored crops instead of just
condition the ;crop. with ,low
.level aeration.
But ho* many people look
at the difference between
wide, short bins and tall
bins?
It takes less power to force
air through a shallow depth
of grain than a deep depth.
Let's look at some
numbers. A University of Il-
linois engineer, W. Peterson,
calculated the differences
between two 10,000 bushel
bins. One was 30 feet in
diameter and 17'/2 feet deep.
The other had a diameter of
36 feet and a depth of 121/2
feet. To move 1% cubic feet
of air per minute per bushel
the deep bin needed a 20
horsepower fan. The shallow
bin needed a 13 horsepower
fan to move the same
amount of air. The total cost
of bin and fan worked out to
about three cents more per
bushel of capacity for the
shallow bin setup. However,
the energy cost to dry corn at
23 percent moisture was
about three cents less for the
shallow bin setup.
In other words, because of
energy savings, the extra in-
itial costs of the shallow bin
setup can be paid off in one
year. You may not intend to
dry 23 percent moisture
corn, but this example points
out the merits of at least
looking at the alternatives
when selecting a bin.
- Ron Fleming,
Agricultural
Engineer.
Forages and
Cow Health
In a recent experiment, 48
Holstein cows were divided
into three groups during the
dry period. Group I received
corn silage free choice.
Group II received hay crop
silage free choice and 20
pounds of corn silage. Group
III received grass hay free
choice and 20 pounds of corn
silage. »
Seven cows (43.7 percent)
of displaced abomasums oc-
curred • neag • OhlVInw ( before
and after). 'All seen were in
the group fed corn silage as
te only forage. Other
disorders a$socinted with
the displacements were r°e'
tanned placentas, ketosis,
metritis, metabolic upsets
and uterine infections. Corn
silage fed cows also ha&
more cases of milk fever
than the other cows. Only 10
Ppercent of the cows fed hay
free choice bad ketosis,,.,
while more than 50 percent
of the cows in the other
groups developed ketosis.
- Dr, E. L. Rothuuel,
Farm Management
Specialist
Debt Management
Production management
is essential in order to max-
imize on milk yield,
however, dairymen must
also have a good
understanding of debt
management and . repay-
GODERlCHSIGNAIaSTAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31,1911-.i'AGE 7
fl1S1OflS carefully
meet capacity as it applies
to their level of • : I ' uction.
Some producers, ' el use of
their strong equity position,
don't have to "push" their
cows in order to pay the bills
and provide for family liv-
ing.
iving. Other producers with
higher debt loads must max-
imize on milk production to
-rrna'ke+their operation viable.
Production levels can in-
fluence the dollars available
for repayment and living,
however, as a thumb rule,
debt servicing should not ex-
ceed 35 percent of the milk
cheque. All producers are
encouraged to make good
use of a sound' feeding pro-
gram, breeding program,
milk recording program and
herd health program to en-
sure adequate production.
Remember, it takes milk
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flow to make a cash flow,
however a 'dairy cow,
regardless of her production,
can only service so much
debt!
by Dennis Martin
Farm Management
Specialist
Stress In Early
,;:Lactation
1't becomes increasingly
difficult to balance the
roughage diet for dairy cows
in early lactation. During the
first three months of a cow's
lactation, approximately 50
percent of the cow's total
production for the year is
produced. Coupled with this,
additional stress is placedon
the cow in the form of
meeting high nutritional re-
quireanents,' keeping the cow
healthy (disease free)
through peak production
periods, and having the cow
rebred and safe in calf all
within 100 days after calv-
ing. Stress can be a problem
•with your»cows in early lac-
tation.
Having a good dry cow
feeding program will
alleviate some of this stress
in early lactation, however
fresh, palatable feed, fed
several times a day, is one of
the best measures to ensure
maximum intake to meet
high production levels dur-
ing the first hundred days of
a cow's lactation.
THE HURON CENTRE
FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH
is pleased to invite you to hear
Dr. Edward M. Waring
PSYCHIATRIST
AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL
LONDON, ONTARIO
speaking on
MARITAL INTIMACY
FAMILY FUNCTIONING
At the Annual Meeting of the Centre
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1983
7:30 p.m., at the Huron Centre
160 Huron Street, Clinton, Ontario
The Huron Centre for Children 8 Youth has provided
counselling service for hundreds of families since its In-
corporation as a Children's Mental Health Centre in
1977. The Centre Is governed by a Board of Directors
elected of the Annual Meeting of the Corporation.
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