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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-03-20, Page 56c.0 ti — ,Prif77777-7,—: 4 Wlfegt!, !!) water systetn. We can seect the right4ze-0914411,P,littlP that la best for yaw need*. Cali Os for pkifesSional service! A'`,1,;;; • . A•••., •"^ : iztfq Mefil§:er. Goulds Professional, • Dealer Assogiptpn am ill That's us! • Wace proud to announce. that our dealership has been selected to represent the newly combined forces of J 1 Case and International Harvester. That means we can now offer you 'the widest range of qilality agricultural equipment.. Every- thing to farm more efficiently: tractors. combines, imptements . . . and all from one dependable source. That's us! We will provide parts and 't er- vice, and honor all warranties, for both Case and Ift agricultural equipment.... Our fresh new team (*quali- fied personnel is committed to servicing your needs. We know that our most valuable asset is Wu, our customer. Stop by and let uS show you why we re part of; this fresh and vital team for tcrday's farmer! ' Afresh team for today's farmer • [11:1:1. d. 113 C.A.BECKER EQUIPMENT LIMITED LUCKNOW 529-79931 a 411p Rikee:A4: •A Llielliffr area TARle fa&er has begun using:the 'Al in - all oue method of raising pigs rather than continuous. siiiPping;•With "vel7M1'elitl3toneroptinieffig" :TvrelsioUltseinor operation on the tenth concian'ot Ashfield famYTebavr41871WitThPidle; tineehasthis174minethIlinsad4f.7420S5.methuslisaPills°4701:Whisr a' :1 4, among chidoinund tw'key pretties, it *sail • relatively untried in the ranks of swine praducet. Thd pounds al:104;2:4e tii;‘,3„pseitls:olt!.;t0"atrliarketnteight*50 after 14 weeks at a weight of between 210 and 220 Porind. • disease' can: be mole effectively Cannoned While using this =tiled 0;anieron said because as pigs areahippedolit the barn tan be disinfected to have a sterile environnient _ for an inconring bat& of pip,' Cameron said sicimess m pigs can be greatly reducedbecause the "all in - all out" system allows a More uniform ventilation of the barn. Since different weights of pigs requires varying degrees of warmth m the Spot treats per •from page t8 • .• perennials with conventional till anyway. "At least with no -till, 1 don't drag them all over the field," DA* observes wryly. ' On areas ‘vhere three no -tin' crops have been harvested the perennirds have becOme �nntiedktstareasadareeasily and inexpensively spot treated, notes We. Dandelion- control has been the greatest chanerige which he has noticed to date. - -Crop pests for Lobb have only been symptoms of other management errors. Fbr example, the second generation of slugs whichreally do damage show up in fairly well defined areas which need more draining. Army worm feeding ha& been noted following rye and voluntary wheat which was killed too late. The same is true when. cum has been planted in late 'killed alfalfa. --Each year Lobb has had corn variety trials through which he could witsider variety ar_laptability_ on no,till vs, cOnventional. Variety response. to unusual 'stress must be considered before choices are made. --Agribusiness has recognized that no -till will ataco 011ie sea Thesitti are better lot* gain; wetor-; Wean, of less stress on thi',ViieriSr. pgs which results m bean' feed fflciency. Cameron says this stress arises because �f • When the ..0100°!Wiiia more easily eoptr011ed.envirotiment the end iefildt is kis. *Os* inNeh, t#eillitte e_he.*.etxterIP'be 4'4 but, under this;SYsten, aver00:Of 99 days to bee*nittchatabie: ,Nlitg#10Av=11te4; rl be Motet* of.:* tIORtlY • Ca441)440te. a0CiNakelt Caleigitift elk oaf thaOgis are spit*. the mat Maighkan,the PP is Ivo* =mate,, • ; • "' The outdrew back iiieSysterii, he Said,. 'is with* the 3%, Meath time fratne when the pigs mo being raised, the market 'prices can fluctuate month= if the firmer is sellingthe pigs on a weekly basis. - • Canter= said that he 'mows of farmers who operate a farroW to finish Olieratiert who have setnPtheir barns an"allil" .anThtutareaean " PigaYStem areaofbe down and disinfected in order to get the desired results • enni la be an essenthtfact 011ie for suliniii*ertip'„ production. Ploretiffedive equittotent, a new • generation of poet -emerge herbicides and more stress -spec* crop variety *omen., dations are all coning on streatOtioW arid the immediate Mille. Corgi these factors will make the adoption et any fauna conservation tillagetparlkOlarlY, :101-1110basre practical. • --Each year Iobb's highest and lowest yields have been with net& 'Each tithe he has seta new corn yield reeordforhimseif,. it has been with no -till. - lb summarize, no -till is not just adifferent planting method to be treated as a short eut in crop production. lb do so invites disaster, says Inbb. Rather mckill is a different crop production package whidi may work well., if an honest effort is made to identify and apply the necessary elements of that package. Care must -be, taken to prodtice a -package ,---- which is econonliqdlysound as well as con-