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J, N. Wilkins, manager of natural mating potential of Disease control, he said, i farmer produce affects, t
Pe Ontario Swine Artificial 300 progeny per year.
Insemination Association, "We have testing programis
old the regular meeting of being carried out in " corn -
the Bluewater Shrine Club at mercial herds," he explained,
russets on October 27 that ° "at the present time, where
for a program to )become we are breeding one half of
successful in agricultaraa " die -herd to randomly selected
circles, it must have a glaring A.I. boars and the other half
economic'p,ptential.. to boars of their. own selec�
-"I think the two areas tion. The recipient sows. are
where the most has been not pre -selected as to breed or
accomplished, affecting not' performance, and we'have
only the farmer but to a great 'found, three important •far -
extent the consumer, 4s lora."
greater use of proven. ; "The conception rate is thee-
genetically
he
genetically'SUperior sires and .same, the -number of piglets
disease control," he said, • born and weaned is the. same,,
For the first, he explained, but the market index .
the proving techniques mightg
chni urs averages 105 for the A.I.
be considered matter of fact. progeny and 102 for the home -
A sire that is identifiedas bred progeny. Now thefact
superior should be used on a " that their own average is 102
greater percentage of the is a pretty good indication
national breeding herd: Thus thatthese herds are not, bad
A.I. gives the ability to operations -.and the numbers
distribute, the semen . from of pigs on each side of the test
this animal, not Only across exceeds - 1,000, so its
the nation but internationally. statistically significant."
By examplehe pointed out . Mr. Wilkins also said that
that a mature bull is the fact that superior genetic
producing, on the average, material can be. made
About 25,000 services per available to breeders
year. One bull in stud has a regardless of where the sire is
lifetime production record of standing, has helped ,those
468,000 doses of semen. breeders develop a. National
"With those facts in mind," herd that is world renowned
Mr. Wilkins suggested, "it 'is and . made their own
easier to ' understand • the operations more economical
tremendous impact that a and profitable, both dollar
sire that has been identified wise and satisfaction wise.
as a plus sire for a particular The consumer is also
trait or group of traits can benefitted from these factors,
have on the improvement of a he: told the meeting, in that
species." ' the pound of beef or pork or
Referring to Swine A.I., he quart of milk, pound of butter
said a mature boar is capable . , or cheese that is required for
of _producing approitimately the family costs less than it
1,500 inseminations per year would have, had the average
-or. about 12,000 progeny per production remained at the
aced to a
a factor `that may be more only his pocket book, but ours
important in the developinent
of the Swine A.X. program
than the cattle program but,
nevertheless, quite
significant to both.
"Herd health again, is a
very large factorfor
breeders, < especially when
one considers the dollar value
that -can be attached to..
eradicating a disease. In
many cases, it means the
complete depopulation of the
premises, a shut dawn period
eq. a period of repopulation,
Only someone who has been
involved insuch a misfortune
:reaily, understands the
financial losses encountered'
to the fullest''
year, as comp
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samelevel as 16 years ago.
as consumers and I, for one,
am pretty darnedproud of the
productivity of the people on
Canadian farm ' he said.
Mr. Wilkins also pointed out
that in 1974 there were aver
10,000• inseminations in
Toronto on humans.
He said the technique was
being used in the human field,
in the cases of couples
A.I. studs , in Canada must
-be federally and provincially
licensed and one of the main
factors here is the control of
the . 'health aspect .of the
complete stud. Anything that
isrelated to the subject is .
completely under the
jurisdiction of the Federal
Health of Animals Branch of
the Government..
This ranges from pre -entry
health tests for each sire
entering the stud, 'to an
isolation ' period and re-
testing, to a complete stud
semi annual test, to control of
antibiotics used in the
processing techniques, to
routine bacterial checks of
the processed product and
storage techniques.
According to •Mr. Wilkins
this also{results in econoinics.
that ' not only affect the
producer but',,also the con-
sumer.
"Everything that is used as
a .management • tool by the
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wishing to have families and
find that the husband is
sterile. They can resort to a
human semen bank and
through artificial in-
semination produce a child
that .is somewhat closer to
their own than other options'
which are open.
"Since there is reason to
believe that prolonged ex-
, posure to the pill could be
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detrimental to the 'female's
..health, and that the alter-
•native to' family . planning
could be a vasectomy of the
male. partner,. he said, "it is.
not at all uncommon. ,for a
young couple .to have a semen
bank of the husband's sperm
frozen and . then a simple
vasectomy and sometime in
the/ future still produce a
family between the two of.
them."
uron Perth PonyClub lest day
Taylor, Terry Taylor, Kathy
Gail Th • ' Joan
Grant, omsonp
Grant, ._and Sandra Thomp-
son.
On October 24 Carolyn
Taylor, ' . district) com-
missioner of the Pony Club,,
accompanied by .Ken Taylor
and John Veen, `committee
members, attended the an
The,Owen•-Sour' , nny Club
'sent fourof its top riders to •
test -21 competitors from the
Huron Bruce Pony Club when
they held their first test day.
last Saturday 'in the
Walkerton Horse Palace..
The event was composed of
a written test on' mateiial
covered out of the Pony Club
manual, an oral test on stable
management and veterinary
care, and a riding' test on
horseback.
Successful candidate's
represented the communities
of Kincardine, Ripley,
Teeswater,. 'Lucknow,
Goderich and Clinton.
In the 'D' rating they were
Heather Fordon, Mary.
MacKay, Andrea
Wolstenholme, Karen Page,.
Ginny Woltenholme,. Daryl
Campbell and Robin Hodgins.
In the 'D-1' ratingthey
were Carol Gordon, Heather.
Veen, Autumn Deathe,
Christie : Messenger, Vicki
Steepe, Linda Taylor, Allison
MacKay and Bevin Hodgins.
`.D-2' ratings were Brenda
urrow br0.4
Letters are appreciated by Bob Trotter, Eldale Rd, Elmra, Om. N3B 2C7
olitical writers 'So what rf, at the present time ,most of the acreage
Harold Greer.is,onegf the best-informed._:.•P ..,, .. ��,..;. , .,, , - in gapes nd the `rape growef need sub -
`in Canada Hit column is syndicated in .4uite a few papers there. is planted
inthis province. sidles. to exist? So what if the winemakers also muster)/ to
But he recently penned a piece with Which I disagree the government foc help? So what if the wiij k also
ntl must cry to the government for help? Becau
He maintained that Ontario should not go to great lengths land' use is not -the best use; is'that any reaso`
to preserve the Niagara :fruitbelt •because the land is used should be gobbled up and lost Weyer? .1
primarily for growing grapes.and those grapes 'are used, the best natural environmentr. rstates for that
pthe Niagara
d Other region tender
,
for the most part, bythewine industry.
• In • addition., he asked why should the land be. pre"served.. fruits in all of Canada. It is better than all of the Eruit-grow-
for, grapes that do not, according to most connoisseurs, pro- , ing 'land in the Excited States except California where ir-
duce the best kind of wine. Maybe I'm a peasant but I like ' rigation is, required and where• again, urbanization is a
terrifying threat. • .
' And Niagara; whether you believe it'or not, ha s less
f; Perhaps chance' of. frost damage to peaches than Georgia, the peach '
r state of the Hew Hess of Hay. .
The issue, says Dr. Krueger, is not whether a particular
industry is internationally competitive but .: whether we-- •
should needlessly — and foolishly. I might add —.destroy a
unique non-renewable resource that can produce a wide
range of crops in perpetuity., '
It is. unfortunate that so many daily1newspapers in Ontario
are unaware of what is going on.in the farming community. .
And some weekly papers, — the editors of , Which should
know. better — are in the •same boat. Fin not arguing with
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a columnist's right to write what he chooses but I do believe
that' not enough editors are aware of 'the harrpthat.can be
done to the save -the -farmland movement by columns with a
point of view such as that expressed by Mr. Greer.
.If more editors were aware, some arguments on the other
side of the story could be printed.
Too -much attention is,paid to the .urban argument andnot
• enough to the rural problems. I guess it's the old story, -that
'minority groups — and farmers are in the minority, make no
mistake about that - have to shout louder. and longer to be
heard.
that those lands should It's unfortunate that all farmers can't shout at the same
buried under•tens of ticky-tacky houses and acres of asphalt -.. time and with the same voice. Independence has an ex -
should be flogged unmercifully with a• -wet noodle. tremely high. price tag these days. ,
ema -ers
e the present
those lands
vehemently.
Canadian wines. liIaybe I have not sat in enough high -c
restaurants to become familiar with the more exotic brands.
Mr. Greer has, in his ramblings .around the big
city of Tranna• become awconnoisseu . . .
• Mr. Greer failed to point out in his column that th e Ni-
agara fruitlands should be preserved for future,;generations
just because it is probably the finest location in Canada for
farming.
He failed to, mention that in,this'huge country of Canada,
less than. two per of the land is prime agricultural
land. ' " •
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He.diid not mention that agricultural land which can grow
a, wide variety :of crops is extremely limited in this coun-
try. He didn't. say that.this stretch of Ontario contains the
most valuable and most versatile of all Canada's agricultur-
al resources. a '
In my humble 'opinion, the Niagara feuitbelt is a unique
-and irreplaceable resource. an opinion shared. I might add,
by Ralph Krueger, a University of Waterloo professor in
the faculty of environmental studies, department of geogra-
phy. 1 r. Krueger is appalled at what may happen in the.
. Niagara region if more urbanization is allowed by the
province and the. Niagara regional government moguls.
' SO am I., . be.
And anyone who suggests a
• niqht� set achievement • .
4-H
h nd awards
The' twenty-ninth Annual
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Huron County 4-H
Achievement Night will be
held .in . the Central Huron
Secondary School in: Clinton;
on Friday, November 5th,
commencingat 8:00 p.m.
All Huron County 9-H
Attention
Farmers:
A- FOR SALE
BRED York X L'andrace
gilts. Due in about one month;
Bred,Harripshire. Serviceable
age 1 hmpshire,lioarrs. Hamp
X Duroc boars. Bob Robin-
son, RR 4, Walton, 345-
2317,-44,45 ' "
2500 BUSHEL Iosco steel '
bin, complete with aeration:
One steel building 24 x 48 with
u'r 12' bays, 16 x 48•lean-to•
for•sarne. ;phone 527.1325,-45
who completed a project in
1.976 will receive their awards
on this occasion, as well as
those who have received
mbspecial trop res a
Agricultural' club e m ets
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for their 1976 4-H club work.
Everyone( who has an in-
terest in the 4-14 Programme
is invited to attend the,
Achievement Night. •
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1 MILE NORTH ONI' 11IGHWAY 21, GODERICH 1111*
nual meeting of the Western
Ontario
Region
0f
the
g
Canadian. Pony Club,' held at
the Holiday Inn' at Hespeler, -
A meeting is being planned
for the parents of the club_
members ,,sometime in the
near— future to- discuss , the
.winter -pi -•o" gr am
Bill Smiley...,.
(continued from page 12A)
Thanksgiving. It's a long time
to be married to a strange
woman, but we're ' still-
together. My grandbabbies
are as bright as butterflies.
My daughter has her head
sorted out, andmis-tough and
self-reliant. And quite
beautiful, : despite the new
toughness.
There is food in the house.
There is oil in the tank, -even
though we may be feeding the
furniture into the fire in ten
years. My arthritis is only ten
percent worse than last year.
I. have some good. friends. I
like my work. My teeth are
getting ropy but my hearing
and sight are excellent. My
morals . seem to -be in the
same old shape, not good, but
so so, no worse.
I don't have any great
aspirations .that are : un-
fulfilled. In fact, I don't have
any great aspirations, which
fact considerably v annoys
those who think I should.
I'm sorry. This 'sounds ,
completely,' hedonistic: And it
is. I've paid my dues ' in
suffering and frustration. I'd
ieke to sit back and watch my
belly grow (which it won't),
and• -.tell my grandsons tall
tales, 'and chuckly at the
absurdity of the human race.
Maybe next week I'll be on
" the barricades with Women's
Lib or Labour .or, the .AIB or
foodparcels to white
Rhodesians. But this week,
I'm just On my Thankful kick:
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Next -time you're'•in town, call on
the Commerce manager.
Ask him about the Commerce
,Farm Services he has forcattlemen, to
cover short and intermediate term
financing.
r And while you're at it, ask him
about the other Commerce Farm
Services hehas.
• After -aft, that's why the Commerce
has Commerce" Farm Services -'to help'
'1rou with the business of farming.
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