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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-08-02, Page 16ectors think so. There are trying to make a summary of farm corn trials conducted in Perth County. If you have a corn trial on your farm, they would appreciate receiving the results. They would like to know where your trial is located. This will allow them to see the plots before they are harvested. After you_ harvest the plots. • they will collect the yield information from your trial. If you are not satisfied with the results and do not wish to submit them, that's okay. ' Once the results are sub- • mitted, 'the directors • will. Summarize the results. A• summary will be sent to each r co-operator who submitted, results from hit Tarm. The summary will include bow each hybrid yielded in the Ontario Corn Performance Trials. The average yield • from each farm will be based " at 100 bu/aere. This will remove yield fluctuations caused by • differences in fertility, • moisture etc. We • think this type of summary will be beneficial to farmers. For it to be successful, we need a large number of farm trials. We would appreciate • having your trial yields. If you will let, the Soil and Crop • Improvement • use your re- sults, contact one ' of the • directors or the Ag office. • BARN FIRE SEASON IS • STILL HERE Earlier this year we EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 2 igig Jae IS Jottings, 1 0 JACK giRDELItt Kt?. A specialr!port in .the °Toronto Stay,' of the 24th, JuI.0ittied", headline -Our hospital nightmare; you could die waithig". The *oil told of cancer victims waiting Up to six wee's TOr Surgery of suspected cancer patients losing precious weeks, even months, waiting for necessary tests to Confirm fa' allay their wont fears. of heart " patients' life-saving Surgery delayed for as long as three months, of others who have suffered heart attacks While languishing, on hospital waiting lists, The Government's hospit- al bed allocation scheme is based upon bed/population ratio, and was announced on the 19th ofianuary this year. In the same AnnQuncemn. notice was' given of chronic atre, and pSychiatrie care .Parnent schemes, details of Which Were anttellneed ort 'the 19th Of FebniatY. The 'banister of 'Health, told the hospitals that in 1979/80 it' would only be necessary tO have 4 beds per thousand referral population in ,Solltit. ern Ontario, and 4.5 beds per thousand in Northern Ord- ario, and that the hospital !budgets woold be calcalated ,accOrding to this new form. ,iila. Quality of health care in the province did. not appear to be a factor, in the Govern. merit's decision. Needless to say. 'there WO strong opposition TO the Nfinister's proposals, and the Government subsequently retreated from its initial Al.conteived copayment scheme for chronic care rred patients' which had sti' _.• itttreatteratic and personal .nnisance than it was worth. 'There are still inequities in, the, scheme, which cause hardshiP for some Pe°Ple*. Such as those in wheelchairs., No one was in favour oftlie. 'proposal to levy a tonaymepti fee against patients ho occupied a psychiatric bed for more than 60 days, and when !the Minister realized that. he would be unable to getsupport for enabling - legislation for the scheme, he Withdrew the proposal. In eonnection with the bed 'allocation scheme, it is inter- esting to note that althongh it Perth Farm was annouced as Ti! two-year plan, the GOVernMent is already talking about reviS. thg it every year. Our worst kfirSabOnt the scheme Were betrite ,Ont by the evidence heard during the deliber. ations of the Social Deyelop-,F Ment Committee. Social scieotists tell us that the population profile Of Ontario is changing rapidly, There is a clear need to begin preparation for the assault of the maturing baby boom generation on the health-care system. In, increasing num- bers, the generation which one crowded Ole halls Cif News seht1014.404 ,universtties wit! bl COMO:Mg, into doctors' c'es: ,and bespitals. The first wave may hit maternity wards and children's heapitals as the women born, during the. baby boom enter their peak period of fertility. That will be folkiwed in the late 1980s. by a steady upward trend in medical expensea, asSociated, With The Ontario Liberal Party is committed to providing the highest quality of health care for the people of this Prov. ince. In the view of mcdipal panic. in the hearts of pat. Crop improvements ients and their familieS. Afl elaborate exemption seherne was introduced which rend, ered the fee more of • BY PAT LYNCH & DR, TED. ROTHMEL CORN HEAT UNITS • ACCUMULATION • Farming in top Tile following figures hive beenobtained for the May • Ilth to July 20th period. stress lo 1979. Ridge. 13931978 1,567 1519, NOrM • 0 town Elora 1392 150i 1411 Few people realtze that Safety Program, , iti cent- 1341 1364 • farming is considered one of •North America s: highest stress -producing occupations. The; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the United States ranks the operating of a farm io the top 10 percent in its listing of 1.30 •high stress occupations. ,! Until recently, 'Very few •agencies have become inVolved in programs helping. people to: cope -with stress, particularly .farrning. 'Reeently, the . Alberta. Agriculture/Labour. Farm • Mater Weill, :DRILLING; W.D. Hopper and Sons 4 MODERN ROTARY • RIGS 1 Nell 527-1737 ; ! Dud 5270828 I Jim 527-0775 conjunction. with Women of raffia CHOOSING THE BEST . CORN HYBRID - We 'Imo* it is hard for you: to choose the best hybrid for your farm. There are so many. Approximately 200, hybrids are being sold in Perth and Huron counties. These are sold by over 20 companies with an unknown number of dealers. Often a . dealer asks you to -just buy one or two units of his torn," If .you chose just one unit from each company you would have enough seed to Unifarm in that Province, have developed a pew prograrn called "Coping with Stress on the farm". Durine , April of this year, the two sponsoring organizations held 15 regional conferences or workshops on stress. The main purposes of . the workshop were to identify stress -sources on the farm So far. the workshops h r identified 11 areas of concern. Farm finances led all other areas as an identifiable stress area. Also affecting the financial area were factors that related directly to finance; for example, bad weather. Other stress producing areas that were identified were family, work; farm management, health and retirement, and • community social probtems. The stress level attached to finances, family • and work were double that of all other areas.• plant over 60- acres. There mustbe a way to evaluate all these -hybrids. The Perth Soil and Crop Improvement • Far ... *We will be receiving WHEAT this year • • We buy and sell vvet & dry Corn *We are taking your • Corn Contracts now • We receive White Beans • Truddng is available for pick-up & delivery RYAN DRYING LTD. VValtOn, Ont. Brussels • • • • •Seeforth • 887-9261 527-0527 warned you about urn tires. This is just a reminder. Second cut hay is more apt to be a problem than 1st cut. This is because of the higher alfalfa content and higher humidities. It is best to check that hay mow and be safe, Insert a pipe into the mow and lower -a thermometer into the pipe. If the temper- ature is 140°F or lower. you are safe. At 150°F it should be checked daily. If it is around 160°F keep a closer watch,-' At 175°F or higher, call the fire department, fire pockets may have already. developed. •AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION Each year Perth county farmers lose grain after it goes into storage. The prob..' lem is insects in storage, These weevils and other insects eat many times their own body weight in stored grain. The 'biggest problem occurs when new :grain is • dumped on top .of old grain. • This old grain generally has numerous insects and insect eggs in it. Once the granary is filled,thestrinsecfs.start to What to do! Clean out all granariesthoroughly. Sweep all the crud and chaff from walls and • floors. These • sweepings should be burnt or' buried to destroy the insects and their eggs. Wooden bins' can be sprayed after clean- ing. You should try to keep new grains away from prepared feeds or feed. rooms. Small numbers of insects can mi- grate from the feed to the new grain. If you do get into insect problems, •you can • always fumigate the whol ite , granary. However, is bet- ter to protect the new grain by cleaning the grain bin. 'AVOIDING MILK FEVER AND OVER -CONDITIONING There are a great many problems with overfeeding, dry cows. In some cases, good, dairymen become rather concerned when top cows lose weight during lactations. That is what is supposed to happen. .4sc..., With free stall ba ns, • mechanized feeding syst ms many dry cows now ' ed the same rations as milking cows. Also, in the majority of cases, forage quality has improved as harvesting and storage systems make it easier to cut early and save more leaves, increasing pro- tein content. Hay silages have replaced hay in many cases. The first factor in any feeding program is to make ,sure minimum nutrient requirements are met. This is especially true for dry cows. On the other hand, the maximum amount of each • nutrient must be considered as well. Too much of one nutrient often results from lack of others. In unlimited • feeding of corn silage te dry cows, there is too. Much energy; in haylage - too much calcium. Too much • calcium in the ration can f FEEDING, SYSTEMS Brussels Joe Sell, 887-6289 or 887-6544 ITEEL- Grain Bins w/2 tier cr001. 14-4 1350 bu. $765.0°' 14-5 • 1650 bu 886.00 14-6 1950 bu, • 1020.00 • 194 2700 bu. 1263.00 • 19-5 3300 bu. 1474.00. 19-6 3850 bu. • 1706." 19-7 4400 bu, 1836." 19-8, 5000 bu. 19894°' Erection prices available Prices in effect until Aug. 15,11979 cause milk fever. From Kemptville College, it is stressed that dry cows be fed • That the key to controlling a ration of '''grass hiay and " " • • limited amounts of corn sil- quaclEgrass this fall with Roundup6herbicide. experts today, it is in soci- ety's best interests to shift away from total reliance on institutional hospital care and move toward alternative forms of care in the commun- ity. However, the answer is not simply to close down' hospital beds before' suffic- ient alternative facilities. ciironic-care hospitals, re. habilitation centres, or nurs, ing homes - are in place, You will remember that in 1976.• the former Minister of Healthannounced a number of hospital closings, and an attempt was made to justify these closings on the basis of "regression analysis," Opposition Members fought the Government on this issue *in the Legislature, and the Government was eventually forced by the courts to back down. Hospitals stayed open. Now, we all have to contend with the problems raised by the Government's bed allocation scheme. Basically, there are three major faults with this pro- posal. First of all, the formula is applied across the Province in an arbitrary way, and does not take into account varying community needs. Secondly, it is obvious that the Government. has no way of determining which hospitals are now providing an effective and efficient health care service tothe community. In fact, those hospitals which have made a concerted effort to be effic- ient and reduce their costs are the very ones which are being penalized by the Goy. eroinent. Thirdly, the Mini - sir/ of Health has demon- Strated, Once again that in, discharging its primary duty to promote the health and well-being of the people of 'Ootario, it work s an unplanned and ad hoe ,faah, ion. in fact, one hospital, - , Metropolitan Hospital, la Windsor - has contended that :• IL the-hed CIOSUre.S'Onfliet with this- primary dstY and am, challenging the Minister itt the Supremem Court, Clearly, discussion of the province's health care sys, tem - and particularly hosp, ital cutbacks - will continue. A Small Hospitals Confer- ence is to be held in the Fall. Hopefully something con- structive will emerge from this. The question of doctors opting out of the OHIP scheme is alao naming and- ous concern. Meanwhile, the Minister of Health continues to re- assure us that government cost-cutting will not be allowed to jeopardize the health and welfare of Ont., glans. • We are now.:ready ta Tpcelve.. your *Wheat •Oats.*Barley. • *Mixed; Grain WE WILL ALSO BE TAKING IN RAPE SEED & FLAX. Extended. hours for receiving grain will be in . effect when harvest starts. OPNOTCH TOPNOTC-1 FEEDS LIMITED Seaforth • ' age. • , Dry cows should be fed oo more than 75 grams of calcium and 30 grams of phosphorus each day. Dairy- men should not feed dry cows alfalfa or legume hay Cows -need about a six week dry period. Correct feeding means providing. enough NJ replace energy and minerals not restored during late lactation. A complete dry cow ration is necessary if you are to lessen milk fever • Next spring, nothing will be more important than getting in and planting as • early as possible. Unfortunately, that • doesn't leave much time for dealing with • quackgrass„,• • Unless. you apply RoundutO/t herbicide by Monsanto this fall • after harvest. Treating quackgrass' • this fall means youll have one less chore in the sPring. Simply allow the quackgrass to re -grow undisturbed in the crop stubble until the.-Majoritycif plants are act - ively growing and at least 8 inches high (34 leaf stage), But treat before the first killing frost. • Properly applied, Roundup will be absorbed and "translocated" down into the network of rhizomes- • destroying the entire plant, above 'and below ground. Five days after treatment; you tan resume fall tillage operations. Receiving KEN R. PBELL FARMS LTC). R1R1 1, Dublin 527-0249 • Since Roundup has no residual soil activity, you can plant wheat, oats, barley, corn or soybeans nextspring • without risk of crop injury. What's more, many farmers using Roundup 'Nas the key element in a quackgrass control program, have been able to achieve manageable quackgrass / At - control for as long as three_years. See your dealer about Roundup. ' • , • The herbicide that gets to the root of the ph • 14119At' Monsanto Canada Inc - • Toronto. Montreal. Winnipeg. Vancouver • ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW THE LABEL DIRECTIONS FOR ROUNDUP!, HERBICIDE' Roundup!' is a registered trademark Of Monsanto Company'. RCN,5179. • Monsanto Company 1979. This advertisement prepared for Muller Jordan Herrick Ltd. 6O6878 • herbkide like this before. ••• • For further Information, contact your local dealer • MILT M .. A. DIET. 7 ... Purina Chow — Sanitation Products * Seed Corn — Provimi reeds Ventilation (Wholesale & Retail) Pesticides –,- Spraying Equipment SEAFORTH, ONTARIO Mak 11/1/0 Phone 519-527-0608 LIMITED a a a a aa 4,a a a a., t