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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1968-11-28, Page 7THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1968 ZURICH D1T1ZONS NEWS PAGE SEVEN Profit In The Feedlot (Thus message brought to you on the money market any day of the week if you have capital to invest. And you oan do it on investments with less risk than a feedlot. What we have said about the feedlot operator having no con- trol over the buying and selling prices of his cattle is an over- ing net returns at the end of simplification. It is true that the year all operators are subject to the same forces. Yet careful study In the long run, we really of the market, and making de- cisions to sell at the right time, can provide favorable feedlot margin and favorable price margin. Briefly, feedlot margin refers to the difference between the selling price and the cost of the gain. Price margin re- fers to the difference between the buying price of the steer and the selling price on a per pound basis. We can take a price margin on the original weight of the steer, and a feed- lot margin on the gain. The experts predict the op- portunity for price margin based on price fluctations will de- crease, because the modern year-round marketing program of large scale feedlots is grad- ually levelling out seasonal price fluctations. It should be noted that price margin norm- ally has represented a smelled part of the profit that feedlot margins. The only real solution, then, for the profit squeeze facing the feedlot operator is to sharpen our feedlot management tech- niques and boost the returns on our investment. Next week, we'll take a look at some of the factors in improved manage- ment. anage- ment. 0 three h the courtesy of Hensel( District Co-operative) Many factors affect the profit —or lack of it from feedlot 'operations. Some of them we can do little about, but there are some profit factors which give us some scope for increas cant do much about such things as cost of feeders, the selling price of our finished steers, and even the cost of feed. The cattle are bought on a free mar- ket and sold on a free market. This leaves the individual oper- ator only limited room to exer- cise ranch control over his price figures. Similarly, the operator buys his purchased feed needs on a free market, where supply and demand control prices. There is some room for boosting prof- it margins with practices involv- ing more 'home grown feed. But the question of when to grow feed ingredients and when to buy is another subject. For today, 1 would like to stick to rather aspects of feedlot oper- ations. The hard fact is, that on the average in Canada, feedlots have proven to return about 5.5 per cent on the investment involved. That just isn't good enough! You exn make more than that as111esr BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Renovations & Repairs • ROOFING • Asphalt and Metal 6, P4,00,4 PAPER HANGING find PAINTING Mahlon Martin PHONE 236-4808 •- I SUPERTEST PETROLEUM LTD. GAS --- OILS 'GREASES • FILTERS }ROME HEAT SERVICE Agent: 'Merles E. Eckel Dial 236-4611 — Zurich aminummiaminamonsiammourarime Bowling Scores MEN'S BOWLING LEAGUE November 12 Trotters, B. Lavery __ 660 3 14 Leftovers, K. Kraft __ 622 1 20 Flyers, B. Bedour _..._ 641 4 25 Butchers, Ray _._ ...,._ 541 0 8 Rockets, B. Johnston_ 639 4 21 Hippies, P. Bedard ... _ 603 0 19 Hustlers, J. Gascho .... 563 4 6 Dropouts, Ron ____._.. 526 0 15 H. single: Claire Geiger _.. 344 H. triple: Bob Johnston _ _ 743 H. average: Jim Bell ____ 228 October 29 Rockets, H. Schilbe, P. Overholt _ 591 3 14 Leftovers, L. Mason _ 692 1 16 Flyers, H. Stade ____ 678 3 18 Dropouts, A Bedard__ 619 1 15 Hippies, P. Bedard __ 686 4 15 Butch'ettes, C. Geiger 648 0 7 G'trotters, J. Bell ___ 676 4 10 Hustlers, J. Gascho_ 511 0 1 0 - Television Television News (Continued from page 2) on advertising, rather than con- tinue at the same level of ex- penditure. Come, Come, Come, who are you idiots trying to kid? If the C.R.T.C. grants this application, the Cabinet will have no choice but to rescind it. There are not enough adver- tising dollars available to sup- port a third network. Canada will never have a third national television net- work. Have. Your FEEDER CATTLE Arrived? When cattle move into a new environment, they stress. Stress means a slow down in growth rate and increased susceptibility to disease. Every day your cattle aren't doing their best costs you money. Help your cattle through this stress period by feeding SHUR-GAIN 13% Feedlot Starter. Highly fortified with antibiotics, this palatable low energy feed is designed especially to help overcome the stress placed on cattle when moved into a feedlot. For more information about SHUR-GAIN 13% Feedlot Starter, drop in and see your local SHUR- GAIN Dealer today. FEEDLOT STARTER M. DEITZ & SON 236-4951 ZURICI! Children's Aid Reports to County (By R. S. Atkey) During 1968 to date, Huron County Children's Aid Society has had an average of 92.7 or nearly 93 children in care, ac- cording to a report presented by the local director, Miss Clare McGowan, to Huron County council in Goderich last week. She said, however, that the range was so wide, it was al- most impossible to estimate ac- curately how many children would be in care for 1969 and for how long. "I want to express our sincere 'appreciation for our wonderful foster parents and their fam- ilies," Miss McGowan declared. "One of the first things we do when a child comes into care is to have a complete medical ex- amination, with special atten- tion to teeth. Most children have to be completely clothed. Miss McGowan announced that the Christmas party would be held at CFB Clinton, on De- cember 18. Children's Aid Week is planned for April 20 to 26, 1969. INDUSTRIAL, EIGHT 'Centralia's e i g h t industrial residents to date, their prod- ucts and initial payrolls: Hughes Boat Works Ltd., high class yachts and sloops, 25 em- ployees; Dunlop Chemline . Di- vision, protective linings for rail and highway tankers and industrial pipe used for acids and other chemicals, 42 em- ployees; Carveyor Canada Ltd., specialized highway transport ere t trailers for trucks and heavy equipment, 10 employees; Dun lop Canada Ltd„ bicycle tires, 60 employees; Daymond Co. Ltd., plastic water and sewage pipe and other plumbing fix tures, 30 employees; F'erplas Industries Ltd., plastic strapping for packing eases, fibre twine, 10 employees; Hall Lamp Co. of Canada Ltd., automotive light assemblies, 40 employees. Acme Neon Signs Ltd., 15 employees. DIAMONDS SEE THE LARGE SELECTION — AT — ANSTETT JEWELLERS LTD. 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