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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-03-20, Page 9212a - The Farm Enka", Week of March 20, 1985 MEL RITCHIE 0`� stt9 "GROWER AND PROC1F1gSOR, OF PEDIGREED SUDS" Barley ® Leger 6 Row ® Herta 2 Row Oats - Donald, Elgin, Rego , Cern Mixes of Your Choice and Percentage 1 mile West of Lucknow Member Of 529-71 PURITY -OUR PRIDE R. R. 3, Lucknow B A. McDONAGH LTD 9OR him with option to purchase, 100 acre farrow to finish, modem 4 bedroom home near Eudmow. 100 ACRES, 75 workable, 4 acre lake, Kinloss Township, $59,500. 200 ACRES, farrow to finish, mostly systematically drained, 2 silos, 4 bedroom home, paved rte, Ripley area, $230,000. GRAVEL PIT, 100 acres, 35 workable, Iudmow area. 100 ACRES, 65 workable, sow barn, beef barn with trench silo, 3 bedroom house, Kinloss Tbwnship, $70,000.00. 131 ACRES, beef farm, 2 silos, loose housing, 3 bedroom home, combination furnace, near ludmow. 36 SEAT TRUCK STOP, newly renovated, good volume, will trade for duplex or apart- ment. We have good retirement homes in Indmow and Kincardine as well. Fbr information on these listings and others call: FRASER MacKINNON RUTH DOBE. 395-2880 392-8229 BARRY McDONAGH 528-2031 DAVE MacKINNON 395-2483 urger SYSYEMS Hearing protection for farmers A simple, five minute test makes Ontario farms aware of the impedance of wring hearing protection. The Finn Safety Association has been °inducting the tests because of a generally higher incidence ofhearingloss found among fanners, says Lamiwinn, the assoc- iation's public relations ca -ordinator. "We're urging fang to wear'acoustical earmuffs, availabe from safety supply stores for about $40, to conserve their hearing." The association is also developing a questionnaire to assess more accurately the extent of hearing loss among farmers. "We're questioning about one-third of the tested fanners for information on the history of hearing loss in their family, on the type of farm they work and the type of equipment they use." Swinn says the early.results show hearing loss is less evident among specialized fanners than those in general fanning. "General fanning requires larger, faster equipment and a longer exposure to loud noise which seems to increase the incidence of hearing loss." . An interesting preliminary result shows th of the nearly 1,000 fanners tested so far, the majority have the greatest hearing loss in the left ear. "My personal theory is that fanners usually tum one way to watch their trailing equipment behind the tractor. And when they're driving a car or thick with the window down they experience a lot of noise in the left ear. Swinn says many tractor companies are engineering their equipment to reduce noise levels and are redesigning tractor cabins to protect farmers' hearing. But despite these changes, Swinn says fanners should still be wearing hearing Protection. "There's a reluctance among farmers -to wear pin because they fear they won't be able to hear their equipment running. But this is unfounded because acaoustieal ear- muffs only cut out the dangerous noise levels." Swinn says the association plans to conduct tests at several agricultural functions this tush to page 15a „ Reap benefits of ag research Investment in research has helped keep Canada's agrieniture in the forefront of tedmokigical development. len particular our plant breeders are recognized world wide for their contribution towards improvement of crop yields, disease resistance and quality. The canola story provides a classic example. By the time that erucic acid started making the headlines as a potential hazard in rape seed oil, Agriculture Canada plant breeders had a 'low erucic' variety available for farmers. Next, minimization of gluoosin- olates meant that meal is more suitable for livestock rations. The new `double zero' rape seed varieties were called canola to designate the unique properties of their oil and meal. Credit gows to the agricultural scientists at Saskatoon' and Winnipeg who so rapidly provided Prairie growers with world leading canola varieties. Wheat, Canada's number one sop, has also benefitted greatly from the painstaking Fut Fumce work • of plant breeders. Varieties are available to match different growing condi- tions and market requirements, and to ensure resistance against potentially devastating diseases. The soybean crop has moved out of its traditional three county comer of extreme southwestern Ontario to cover all of the province's south. Interest in the sop is strong in many other parts of the country. All of this has taken place in less than a decade, and is strictly the result of both public and private plant breeders developing high yielding, early varieties. In most of our major crop species, improved varieties are coming onto the scene at a more rapid pace than ever. Growers must look to the new entries for greater product- ivity and improved profit potential. 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