HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-03-18, Page 7THURSDAY, MARCH is, 1971
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
HAPPY TO POSE - The kindergarten class at the Zurich Public School were quite pleased
when they were asked to pose for a photograph, as can be seen by the smiles on their faces.
They were working on a project of making small kites.
Offsetting Low Hog Prices
(This message brought to you
through the courtesy of Hensall
District Co -Operative.)
The low market price for hog:
puts considerable stress on prod-
ucers to get the most from their
sows, as the price of weaners
follows the hog market price
down.
Obviously controlling mort-
ality rate in litters becomes
most important. Usual practice
is to wean piglets at about 15
lbs. of body weight. Because
all the young are not identical
in weight, many producers have
weaned the litter when the
heaviest reaches 15 lbs. weight,
Other farmers have weaned
them when half the litter
weighted 15 lbs. each, or when
all the litter reached 15 lbs. or
more each.
But your weaners might be
better doers if you wean half
the litter at 15 lbs. and leave
the rest on the sow until they
reach 15 lbs. This gives the
weaker pigs a chance to catch
up.
But a pitfall to watch is that
you don't cut the litter to less
than five, as the sow may -come
back in heat.
Another economy you can
try is to use nursing pens after
the sow has farrowed in a regul-
ar farrowing crate, to release
the crate sooner for use with
another sow. Apparently, fann-
ers following this procedure are
saving one more piglet per
litter, than when the sow and
litter are left 4-5 weeks in the
crate. The piglets are less
likely to be trapped in the
nursing pen by the sow when she
flops down.
Where tail biting occurs in a
litter, it would cut weight gains
by as much as 3/4 lb. per day.
Docking the last 1/3 of the tail
seem to reduce the tail biting
problem satisfactorily.
But in the final analysis,
controlling the mortality by
giving special attention to the
weaker 1/4 of the litter is where
you can effect greatest econom-
ies. Recent studies have shown
that starvation and crushing are
the two greatest threats to baby
pig survival. The starvation,
Sewing Projects
(by Joan Finkbeiner)
The third meeting of Zurich
IV was held et the home of
Mrs, Oke on March 10, Every-
one answered the roll call,
after which Mrs. Oke demons-
trated on samples of slip -stit-
ching (a way to attach hem of
garment) and a reinforcement
of curved seams.
We have gone ahead with
our discussions and for this
week we were to discuss get-
ting the material ready to cut
out and the pattern pieces prep-
ared.
MAPLE LEAF %t POUND
Sockeye Salmon 65c
16 OUNCE PACKAGE
Catelli Spaghetti _. _ _ _ _ 2/43c
YORK CHOICE 48 OUNCE TINS
Orange Juice 39c
OVEN PRIDE
All Purpose Flour 69c
Bananas 2 lbs. 35c
LUCKY DOLLAR FOOD MARKET
of course, may be caused by
any number of diseases or prob-
lems that reduce the milk suppl:
of the sow. By hand feeding the
piglets, and bringing the weaker
ones along until weaned, you
can save many pigs each year.
Free Rock Concert
The Baha'is of Forest are
sponsoring free concerts feat-
uring JALAL in the towns of
Exeter and Goderich.
Two years ago the rock
musicians, then known as the
Mozart Group, played in dif-
ferent parts of Canada. The
group went through many
changes in the intervening
time and is now musically far
removed from the days of acid
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rock. The change has been due
to something that seems out of
place in today's world, and
that something is religion.
All four musicians in JALAL
are members of the Bah'i
Faith and their music shows
the influence of the pervading
Baha'is ideas of world unity,
faith in God, and belief in the
worth of the individual.
You are invited to hear them
at South Huron District High
School, on Tuesday, March 23,
and Goderich District High
School on Monday, March 22.
GUARANTEED CERTIFICATES and
DEBENTURES
to
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For Five Years
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JOHN R. CONSITT
236-4332 -- ZURICH
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your dollars
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Campaign Conducted by
LIONS CLUB OF ZURICH, Donald L. O'Brien, Chairman
in association with THE ONTARIO SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
Your Letters are in the Mail --- Return your donations to:
RO ► ERT WESTLAKE,
Treasurer,
ZURICH. ONTARIO.