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AOl 1,6=A:, GODERIC:
S.I.O.NAL-STAR. THURS:UA.Y, JUN
3, 1976
• Six or eight months age, this corner su gested that some
farmers would *be.happier if they. could o'the •vdurk.of the
technicians -no -w employedby artificial insemination units..' '
'The idea sparked considerable Co,,n•troversy. The -sugges-
tion"wasn't original 1a came. in fact, from a dairy farmer
who 'suggested that fainters get .it in: the ear because they
eventually have to;pay the shot to keep the technic'ians.on the
roild, pay their salaries and expenses. • ." . •
A quote used at the time was. These technicians dbrn't
need to be paid to gallop all cover Ontario inserninating
cows. •
I suggested at the time that few t'armers -would write; in
support of the'plait but the -artificial breeding units`wou'ld
reply with courtesy and restraihtt•'rhey did. A. few replies
did come from farmers an'd there seerned,oto be some point's
on both. sides of the'sto4y. ' •
• Western ;Ontario Breeder's Inc. invited Me to their head-
quarters near Woodstock for `a half-day of information. A
week or two later. Don Fortune, director of information and
promotion for United Breeders Inc. with headquarters'near
Guelph. wrote a lengthy letter and even came to. sec me
about the idea; So many other things have been happening
on the farm. front that l haven't been able to get around to.
acknowledging the letter until now.
United Breeders. said'Cr. Fortune. were one of the first
units in Canada to sponsor a do-it-yourself diurse for farm-
ers.
'But the idea of farircers inseminating their own cows with
semen stored at the farm, is viewed with mixed emotions by
' governments. breed' associations. AI groups and farmers.
too," said Mr;.Fortune: "Lt allowsthe farmer -breeder to
• inseminate at the most convenient time — for him —.usually
milking time But the' successor failure of this method rests
squarely.on the farmer's shoulders. Every ampule of semen
used represents, an out-of-pocket cost 'to hint alone, and,
therefore,.he tends: to't.ighteh up his breeding management.
Ali this is good." ' ' • •
It does mean -that bull semen. must *be stored in unsuper-
vised,locations which'creates a lot of problems. A couple of
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- m letters are appreciated by Bob potter Etdaie Rd Elm ra°Ont N38 aC:7.
years ago an individual in the .United States' wasfound guilty
of turning ampules of mis-identified semen into a quick
profit.. Quirk work by the:,gbvernment and rnsemiriation unit:
offirials•prevetited the same thin happening in'Ontarioiand
resulted in more restrictive legislation. •
Some great •technical breakthroughs :are..expected'in the
next few years. said Mr.: F'ottune,,.
The use of hormones tocontrol hca,t periods.is rapidly de-
veloping_ This will allow a dairy fainter: for instance, to
- bring say.• 20 heifers in heat in one day. Then. the question.
really doesn't need an answer. Most flamers will .opt for a
`professional technician to. be,there•to do the job all in one
visiinstead of taking a chance on doing his ow=n work.
Speaking about the poor profit -and -loss prc;ture painted by.,
•most of the breed units last year. •Mr. Fortune-said:'"Like
our farmer -members we are subject to the fl'uct'uations of
the agricultural economy and. like them, 'we have to be over-
invested at certain times as we currently are On the beef
side ... i but w'e'll 1 have a topnotch group of beef -sires avail-
able for the golden age of the beef business which wilt
emerge over the next two or three years.
• "Speaking of golden ages., what is going to happen when
the price of cull cows r'ses and all those milk cows that -have
Been held off the mark t become meat'? The current concern
over milk surpluses will be looked back upon with total dis-
belief just as•the cone'rn about beef shortages in the early
1970's is looked upon to ay. •
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'Despite these re-evaluations .. we Canadians continue to
look upon th.e food business as a short-term thing. 'The bank-
er tells us we: should have six mqnths' income stored away.
for emergency yet -if the nation has six weeks' food shpply
ahead, we are in a' desperate.surplus situation. .
'•'The• food business and our related businesses are .long
term. We. don't, opt out when the going .is rough. We' aim. '
toward more efficiency in vaTidus way's and hope to. recoup
our losses "next year. "'
.It is' certainly not a veryh;ard-headed'outlook. But for that
outlook the consumer can be thankful. And. thank you, M.
Fortune and United Breeders Inc. . •
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FNemwn
named Engineer
' 'Ronaldr(1 on) Flenxing was Huron County. He succeeds
r e c e ntl a p p' o f n t :ode'
George Penfold • who 5si"nce
Agricultural " Engineer for January .has bean associated
with the Huron County
Planning Dept., Goderich, as
rural Planner, says:;: D,. ';S.
Pullen, Agricultural,
Representative for Huron
County.
Ron is a native of Oxford,
County where his family
.operates a dairy • and hog.
farm He attended Woodstock
Collegiate.Institute and then •
enrolled at. the University of
• Guelph where he majored in
Agricultural Engineering,
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AttOstion-
Farmers
A- FOR.SAI:E
FARM SALE: 'One Surge, 300'.
gallon water cooler,' bulk tank-
cooler with :pump and
pipeline system. One
Tecumseh pump; and. corn-
pressor.(ane Universal pump:
and compressor. Four
milkers' with equipment. One
double stainless steel sink.
Contact: Mrs M. J:„Rivers,
Bank of Montreal,. Phone
collect:. 1-519-432=4616 for
a-dditional in-
formation. -23,24
- LIVESTOCK
GOOD SELECTION ofser-
viceable. age Hampshire
Boars, R.O.P. tested and
commercial, also Hampshire
X Dtiroc boars and York X
Landrace boars. Bob
Robinson,' •'RR 4,• Walton,
Ontario, phone 345-
231.7.-23,24
He worked with the Ontario
Ministry of: Agriculture, and
Food for two'urtrmers doing
drainage surveys in the
Ridgetown and Ottawa areas.
Hydro
(continuedfrotan page IA)
learri•or are they meant to be
production plants?
. Mr. J. S. Foster: No, that is
a commercial plant. It was
built by ACL and sold at full
cost recovery to .Ontario
Hydro. The extensions
referred to earlier are being
built by Ontario Hydro. We
are not involved in those.
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1 MI'LE NORTH ON HIGHWAY 21, GODERICK
Alfons- Wick:of RR 2 Goderich was pinned beneath this The ' tractor's rear wheel dropped into a gutter and the
•-tractor for about 20 minutes on Thursday evening, after it machine quickly overturned beforeMr.-Wick could jump ..
overturned. while he was using it to move a pile of manure. ' clear. (staff -photo)
Tractor overturns pinning driver
Alfons Wick `of R.R :,,2
Goderich escaped serious
injury Thursday evening
after being pinned beneath a
tractor that 9verturnedwhile
he was operating it.
Mr.–, Wick was using the
tractor, equipped with a front
end loader, to move a pile of
chicken' manure at Mel
Klazinga's farm. in Goderich
Township. He said the rear
wheel of the tractor dropped
off the edge of a . makeshift
road and the machine
• overturned:
Mr: Wick said he tried to
jump off the tractor but
couldn't clear it in time and it
turned over on tpp of him,
pinning him face down.
Neighbors and ambulance
attendants' worked for: about,
20minutes with shovels to.dig
underneath Mr. Wick to free
him. The ground he was .lying
on was soft .according to Mr.
Wick and was probably the
reason he was not seriously
injured.
He said the roadway was
simply a . laneway formed
when the topsoil was scraped.
dislocated '.collarbone and.
some crushed ribs near the
king area. .•
He added that he didn't'
expect the accident to cause
himproblems aska: result' of
time' lost on his farm south of
. .
Look neighbour ...
• tractor landed on was soft. THAT'S BIC VOLUME
The Goderich Township -
farmer was taken to �.
Goderich on Highway 21.
He said a neighbor was
planting his crops for him at
the time of the accident and
he was returning the favor by
moving the manure.. ”
Alexandra Marine • and.
General; -hospital and said
Monday he expected to be in
hospital for about two weeks.
He :-said he hada slightly
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