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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-30, Page 35jI 1837 704 7593. o467. 4257,, 2172 :E,; an i I inw per Pt but cGregor and Ray Hanna acted as judges for the competition during a special livestock and ral demonstration at the Bluewater Centre for the Developmentally Handicapped last Saturday. Close to 40 Huron County 4-H members participated in the event.(staff photo) • Urea is an economical alternative to natural sources of protein for dairy cattle, Says Ontario "Ministry of Agl'iculture and Food dairy specialist, Stew.art Cressman. Using urea•, a common fertilizer in'gre-client, dairymen can save about $36 per ton of grain mix over plant protein (soybean) supplement costs. "Recent price increases for soybean, mealhaveforced a reevaluation of the amount and type of protein in many dairy rations," says Mr. Cressman. "Urea can prevent the overfeeding of more expensive protein," Urea is best used in rations containing low protein•high energy feedstuffs such as corn. Energy -using microbes in the rumen (first stomach) of the cow break down urea to nitrogen -containing am- monia and then use it to build microbial protein. This then tch Elm disease still spreading im dicease, cause of of broken tree forlornly dotting countryside, is now ff the survivors and west through Ontario and toward Saskat- Ontario, the outlook y" said Dr. Rod. ' forest pest control with the Ontario of Natural ungus disease, tis ulmi, whose carried from tree twospecies of bark sturned up as far randon, Manitoba, 75 miles from the wan border. White ges from the to roughly the f Saskatchewan. pest control carefully studying s deadly 'spread oba is about to tario's experience. suffering a "full - break" and the is moving into' where the effect disastrous. Eighty the city's shade m. 50 years of n research in - prays, root in - raps baited with beetle attractants c nig techniques, e still perfecting method of con- e er the beetles ora t Dr. Garrow said r that is disease resistant. Thousands of seemingly resistant native elms have been tested, only a few have been able to continually resist the fungus. He said the chemical in- jection of roots is often a successful prevention, but remains ,too expensive for the average person. The com- plicated injections, requiring special equipment are also no guarantee against future attacks. For elm tree owners, June is usually the month infected trees begin showing symp toms, which later becom glaringly obvious in July an August. A sudden wilting of the leaves on one or more limbs in the crown is followed by "flagging" where the leaves dry and shrivel and either fall or cling to the twigs long into the fall or winter. The 'condition spreads until the tree dies. Small trees may succumb in a single season, but larger trees usually survive for several years with thin, undersized yellowish leaves. damage, cold or• lack the graceful umbrella -like beauty of the native elms. Of Asiatic origin, Dutch elm disease was found first in Holland in 1919, in the U.S. in 1930 and in Canada at St. Ours, near the seaport of Sorel, Quebec, in 1944, The disease probably came in by ship from Europe on crates made of diseased elm wood. Dutch elm disease entered Ontario at three points: from the U.S. at Windsor and Niagara and from Quebec to Eastern Ontario. Ontario's first diseased tree was discovered in St. Isidore in Prescott County in 1946. The infection then spread at the rate of almost 4,000 square miles every year. The Maritimes were hit beginning— in 1947 and in the U.S. .the disease ranges from coast to coast. The single most important factor affecting disease spread is the concentration of elms in any area. Long distances between trees tends :Tenders called or area road Dr. Carrow said early pruning of the infected limbs to prevent disease spread has worked in a few cases. "But there's always the chance the tree will s go anyway if later attacks oc- ur," he said. Some European strains and Asiatic, Chinese and Siberian 1ms are relatively resistant o Dutch , elm disease, so named because early esearch centred in the etherlands. Unfortunately scientists have N those strains are susceptible o other diseases, storm hing since the strain of white elm t Transportation and Communications Minister James Snow announced that tenders have been called for grading, drainage, granular blase and hot mix paving on Highway 21 from 5.7 miles north of Maitland River 'Bridge, Goderich northerlyto Kintail for 8.6 miles. Tenders will be opened•for, this 'project at- Ministry headquarters in Downsview July 20., R. K. PECK APPLIANCES "In The Heart of Down, Town Varna" • Vacuum Cleaners - Sales and Service of most makes • C B Radios and Accessories • Speed Queen Appliances • .Moffat Appliances • Smoke Sensors • Insect Lights and Fly Killing Units • Handcrafted Gifts Varna, Ont. 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This avoids . problems of toxicity and better taste by .allowing the animal to adapt to it. Mr. Cressman says reproductive problems often attributed to urea use are usually the result of other poor management techniques. "Cows in early lactation producing over 50 pounds of milk per day perform better on rations containing plant protein than urea,'" says Mr. Cressman. "If a grain mix containing urea is used, soybean meal should be top dressed to high producers during early lactation,"he added. Perform a death -defying Give Heart Fund. Give Heart Fund ' T1? NEW STARTING TIME 1 p.m.sharp SATURDAY, JULY 9 Parade'Route Starts on Highway 8 (Huron Road) to Elgin Avenue„ to stoplights, down Kingston Street to The Square, around The Square to South Street, down South Street 5 blocks to Blake , Street, west (right) on Blake Street to Mc- Donald Street, to Agricultural Park. 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