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yotert interested little
infOtnintien, en new
hybrid*" seed gerrUinatiM
weed, control And conserva-
•tion; then reserve Tuesday,
Dee,' 2nd. This is the date of
the Soil and Crop:bnerove-
ment'S- program entitled
Crops Update 1980. It will be
Virhy attend?" The II a.m.
guest sneaker' is one reason,
You'll want to hear Oxford'
county's John Hart, who will
be talking about the cropping
program on his own farm. As
well, he'll be disctissing what
he's found out about soil
Mauagment. 4ohn's a speak -
held at the Stratford er on the Save Our Soil
eum from 10:30. a.m. until Conference in Toronto a
3 week later and so we'll likely
:iu p.m
be getting a preview on sopa
of the information that he'll
be presenting then.
Corn growers Will want to
hear results of the Perth
County Corn Hybrid Evalua-
tion. This part of the pro-
gram starts at 1:30 p.m.
There will also be interest in
the Differences iti Elevator
Moisture Tester Readings.
Other afternoon reports in-
Voive:
- A high yield recipe for
barley .
- Herbicide evaluations •
- Red clover plowdown com-
parisons
- Horsetail control
- Corn seed germination
and emergence study
- Sprayer. calibration
- Alfalfa seeding rates '
- Winter wheat planting
Some tips ,for form
:e.mployenent .concernt_.
Farm managers find that
hiring and sueervision of
employees is one of the most
difficult management func-
tions in a farm business.
However, there are solutions
and as usual they require
some combination of time,
effort and possibly money.
Many personnel manage-
ment problems can be solved
with development and use
of skills the farin manager
already has. Recruitment,
cortununication and motiva-
tion are the basic skills
required to effectively hire
and supervise employees.
The farm manager must
know when, where and how
to advertise for the type of
employee he is seeking. He
must know what to cover in
the interview and how to
select the applicant who Will
be best suited. Communica-
tion skills are not limited to
getting yOur message to the
employee. You must be able
to hear and ,understand mes-
sages, both verbal and non-
verbal, tha The employee is
giving you, the farm mana-
ger.These messages must
he interpreted and dealt with
appropriately. An effective
personnel manager will
nderst nd why people work
and hp they can be moti-,
rated to increase productiv-
ity an obtain greater job
satisfaction.
There are many praetices
which can be used to ensure
that your operation is a.
desirable place of e
ment and to mainta a goo
workiqg ' relations ip with
your. employees.
One'of the most important
tools to both the employer
and employee is a written
agreement. Agreemeots
should be drawn up when
employement begins and
should cover as maw areas
of the employernent 'tttgation
as is practical.
If housing is supplied by
the employer, it is essential
that it is satisfactory fot, the
employee and his family.
Inadequate housing will
create dissatisfaction with
the employee's wife, Who
will, in turn. relay her
feelings to her husband in
various ways. Those feelings
will soon start to reflect in
the employee's work be-
haviour.
A fair salary will be
necessary to attract .and
retain competent, reliable
farm employees. In order for
the salary to be seen as
competitive to other types of
employment, each pay slip
should reflect not wily the
cash salary but should show
a fair value for items ,provid-
ed such as house. heat.
hydro, meat, etc. This should
help the -employee and his
family accept the difference
in his cash wage from -that of
friends who work in other
industrid for the ".big"dol-
lars.
Employee incentive _plans
are also a valuable to61 to
motivate the employee to do
a good job, which will in turn
be good for the farm
business. The incentive plan
should be carefully develop-
ed so as to be attractive to
both the employee and em-
ployer. This could also be an
avenue for giving the em-
ployee personal responsibi-
lity and challenge, factors
which are important in main-
taining job interest and sat-
isfaction. The traditional
"hired man" image does
very little to give an
employee a desirable self
image which is very import-
ant to his personal satisfac-
tion with what he is doing.
Titles such as "Herdsman"
can do wonders to boost an
employee's morale. Other
ways of giving recognition to
an employee who doing a
good job inclue: asking his
opinion regarding manage-
ment decisions,putting his
name and title on your farm
sign. introducing him to farm
visitors, explaining briefly
his responsibilities and the
fine job he is doing, etc. No
cash outlay is required for
thesetypes of recognition,
yet they are very valuable to
the etnployee.
Farm employees are. just
like anyone else, they have
goals and desires and expect
to be able to improve their lot
as time goes bv. Ifheir goals
-
and objectives are being met
in your employment, you will
undoubtedly have a good
working relationship with
them.
/ Furth information and con-
sultation on personnel
management can be ar-
ranged through.your local
Agricultural Representa-
tive's Office cg- the Agricul-
tural Manpower Services
Branch of the Ontario Mini-
stry of Agriculture and Food
in Toronto.
Carpentry
• House
.Renovations
• Additions
• Any Home
Improvements
BOB REGELE
R.R. 1 Dublin
, 527-0715
dates
- Sll conservation projects
- Soybean•see4 quality study
- White mOld' survey results
Lunch is available at noon
for a cost of $3.50, with no
brders taken after 11:30 a.m.
At 1 p.m. thOerth Soil and
Crop ImproVernent will con-
duct Its annual meeting with
minute's, nomihations, elec,
tions and resolutions. The
report of Provincial Director.
Larry Taylor of Londesbore,
will be a highlightof this part
of the program. A writjen
report on the various projects
will be distributed to each
person in attendance.
SWINE SYMPOSIUM '80
The third Swine Svmpds-
ium will be held' at the_
Stratford Fair Grounds on
Wednesday. Dec. 10th. Reg-
istration starts at 9 a.m. and
the program gets underway
at 900. Tickets d're 512 in
advance or $15 at the door
and inclube .1unch. Tickets
may be purchased through most fartnerS, with
the Perth, Huron or Oxford In eter •tle00$§10e$'
Paaltet IPoreo4diuocemr AAFofie
asotci:ts.ions having ,tO-b0 conipleted be -
or fore winter, However, cer-
- There will be two concur- • tain good managment prat -
rent sessions. Session I tices should not be overlook
-
features topics On Reproduc- ed. One often 'overlooked at
tive Efficiency Update; Re. this busy time of year is
productive Diseases; 50 Pipe giving coWs a proper length
Per Sow Per Year and Pr k of dry period. Another int -
Producer Profile. Session 2 portant one (Often overlook -
includes: Is There a New ed) is the days' open period.
Pork Cycle?; Advantages and Proper oestrus detection and
Disadvantages of Quotas; consequent breeding are
True Cost Cost of Production; 101, ten let slip because of other
Ways to Reduce Feed Costs; things ,to do. Each of the
Farm Decision Update Mfd. above has a direct long term
-Reducing C9sts for the 14- influence on the herd's level
dustry., of production. Cows do need
The Symposuim offers the a rest betWeen lactations to
opportunity to hear top prepare them for the next
_speakers -from -flier -U:5.- am:1------,:/attatibiKif
the period is -
Canada, exanune the agr-J too short, the next lactation
business display material yield will, in all likelihood, be
and exchange ideas with below the cow's potential,
'Other pork producers.
SOME REMINDkliS On the other hand. dry
periods that are too long
The -fall appears tote One allow for overly fat cows with
of the busiest seasons forall the consequent problems.
Dalrymen„ should relderil-
ber tp check cow freshening ,
dates, tints giving that cow a •
5Q-60 day rest period. Recent
studies have indiciated that
milk productions for lactation
increases as days open per-
iod increases, 'However, the
pin in milk beyond 90 days
ts extremely small. This ,
simply means that every
dairyman should try to re-
duce the herd's average days
open period to around 100
days. In order to accomplish.
this, an accurate and thor-
ough oestrus detection must
be conducted, oven though
you are busy. Remember, -if
covvs are not detected in
heat, they will not be bred.
TriiifecidirdEs—itilifarenaiiii -
level of days open with
consequent declining yearly
production.
4-111 FIELD CROP RESULTS WANT - ADS
Perth 4-Hrers placed first,
second, third and fourth in
grass legume hay class. ThePhone 527-0240,
winners included Allan Stew-.
art, R.R. 3Vankton,brother:
Eon Stewart; Eric Diehl,
R.R. Milverton and Cathy
Oesch R.R, Wellesley:1n the
legume hay class, the win-
ners included David' Stoat,
JUt Milverton, (3rd); Cary
Becker, ItX 1 Stratford
. (4th); Jim NyenhuiS, R.R. 1
Sebringville (5th) and Barb
Connolly; R,R. S Mitchell(8th),
In other classes Michael
Brine, R.R. 1 St. Marys was
first in the bean class and
Ernie Naylor, R.R. 3 Monk -
ton was,top county exhibitor'
with Ear Corn. Nancy John-
ston, R.R, 4, Listowel placed
sixth with.her potato exhibit.
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