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(And if that isn't breakin all the rules of
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English—ending a sentence with a preposition—thee
apoligize now to my high school English teacher).
Which is why this coluinnlst has net oined; thehue and
ay against nuclear power stations. Jane Fonda and her
husband (what's hisname?) have become outspoken
cs of n e wer, Theywere, ine a few
aaiti.. ,. ud,.ar pow........ ..... re to d by .
thousand other perch -climbers and assorted hangers-on.
recently at a demonstration which indicateshow easily
mast pe . ple are led by a here image. Pardon me: heroine.
cannot understand :how NorthAmerica can continue
nalA rt
gobbling up fossil fuels, especially petroleum. At this.
point, l can see no alternative to nuclear energy.
Agriculture needs petroleumto produce food. If the.
energy crunch hits Canada as it surely will within the next
decade, then Canadians must be preparedto give
agriculture priority for petroleum.
It we are not, as a nation, ready to do this then we are
going to, have empty bellies. Therefore, other forms of
energy must be used.
Nuclear energy is the only reasonable solution at this
time.
I have read most of the books written by Isaac Asimov, a
respected biochemist as well as a well-known: writer of
science fiction. He recently penned a piece in support of
nuclear power that is worth reading. He said the American.
press called the Three Mile Island accident -and that is all
it was,, just an accident—a catastrophe. Was it?
No one died. !In fact, ne proof has ever been given that.
anyone has died, as a direct result of the peaceful
application of nuclear power in Canada or the United
States. Yet, .says Asimov, hundred of thousands of people
die in highway accidents every year and nobody is trying to
ban the automobile.
Why :aren't these bleeding hearts like Jane Fonda and
what's -his -name out leading demonstrations against cars?
Because the automobile is tooconvenient for, them.
We cannot continue to, put ourselves in hock to OPEC
and Mexico. Coal is certainly not the answer. You can't
,shove coal through* pipeline and wee have let our railroads
fall apart making it that much more difficult to refine coal,
Besides if we solve the, problems of refining coal, we come,:
smack-dab up against air pollution problems.
There are no easy solutions. We cannot destroy the-
nuclear age and still have all the energy we want for the
iuxurious of
waylife we demand.
S
Canada's method of nuclear power -the Candi*,
reactor—is the safest Yet devised.1 have no great love for
Ontario Hydro as regular readers of this column know.
I do not like the high-handed methods, Hydro has: been
guilty of perpetrating on Partners when power corridors are
needed. But Hydra's expertise in generating, electrical•
power by nuclear methods is head -and -shoulders above
any other utility in the world.
Those who believe, the energy shortage will not come in
a few yearsare playing the ostrich game. Maybe the
powerful, rich, multi -national oil companies are fostering
some of the hysteria. Manybe they are only, interested in
their current balance sheets and just do not want to seep
into the future when petroleum reserves dwindle,
The point is that these resources will dry 'up. They are
finite. Other energy sources must be tapped and Canada is,
in the forefront in nuclear research, We must continue to
maintain this position.
If ive do not, we could all be going to bed with *empty
stomachs in the foreseeable future.. Iffarmers cannot get',
enough fuel to raise food' for, the nation, we could be sorry
we didn't use the nuclear energy which could, if you'll
pardon the expression, siphon, enough petroleum for
agricultural purposes. '
Americans, apparently, would rather drive than eat. The
truckers trying to get food to the nation, especially from
California, ,didn't have enough gasoline to do the job.
Locai. 4-H rnernrbers
compete at Royal
GuinyearMaine-Anjou-Cross. The
eaSteer Competition Scott Consitt of R.R.1, Varna ter two were new classes
will set the stage for the first Brian Falconer of R.R.4, last year.
day of the 51st. Royal Agri- Seaforth; Les; Falconer of Two local residents will
cultural. Winter . Fair in R.R.5, Clinton, Bili Gibson of also becompeting; in the
on November 8. The event R.R.5, Clinton; •Greg Junior'Barraw Show,: which
will begin in the _main Hoggarth of R R.2, Kippen; will also be held as part of
the opening day events at the
colosseum at 8 a.m. and . a Lyle and BillKinsman of
public auction will be held in R.R,2, Kippen arid David',
the Small Livestock Ring at 2 Townsend of . R.R.4,
p.m. the same day. Seaforth.
A number . of local 4-11 There will again be eight
members will be among the classesin the Queen's'
410 contestants from 25 Guinea competition. They
counties across the province : include Aberdeen Angus,
who have been nominated to 13erefords, Shorthorns,
take part in the competition. Charolais-cross, Simmental-
The local contestants are Cross, Crossbreds and Other
Les Consitt of R.R.3, Kippers Breeds, Limousin -Cross and
Fair. .
The two coinpetitiors re-
presentiinglj<uron County are
11.1e.14*,f'fo Robinson of
A total a 138 swine have
been entered in this event.
There are 13 counties re-
presented in the competition,:
which " will •bejudged by
Douglas MacRae of Denfield:
FINAL ROUND
OF OUR EXCITING i980 MOTO CROSS SEASON
SUN., OCT. 1 a
:us rHE sty
A TAKE
HULLY GULLY TAKES
ON HONDA. WITH
THESE SPECIALS
Canadian Honda Motor Co.; has
named Nulty Gully as an authorized
Honda dealer for this area. We will
be carrying a complete line for Hon-
da cycles from the Z50 to the Wate-
r •cooled Gold Wing, 1100 plus parts
and accessories:
CHECK THESE SPECIALS
Prices effective one day only,
Sun., Oct. 14,
HONDA 750 Super Sport
Reg.53099
SAVE'550 NOW $2549
HONDA Z50
Rect.1599
SAVE s100 NOW $499`
HONDA CT 90'
Hunter's Special SAVE '150
Reg. '949 NOW $799
HONDA 400
NOW ONLY $1499
HONDA TAKES
ON RADIO
DISC JOCKEYS:
Honda management will participate
in the intermission show Sunday by
taking on Disc Jockeys' .from three
radio stations: CKSL Landon; CKJQ,
Sarnia and CKNX, Wingham in the
Odessy race, Be sure you see the ex-
citing new Hondas on display as
Weil.
(AT INTERMISSION)
PLUS
DON'T FORGET
OUR FINAL, BIG
MOTO, CROSS
EVENT .
HEATS AT 1',FI�NALS AT 2.
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SAID— SERVICE &RENTALS.
BY RICHARD S,IVfEI,SK_ I; :
TED ROTHl.WElh
An average pork producer
can have an investment of
.1/3 of a million .dollars.
Twenty, thousand dollar trac-
tors, S100,000 barns, and;
57,000 cars are common-
place. Bttt the bear you buy
essentially, pays these bills,
Yet many producers hesitate
to pay over 5500 far a good
boar. Dor4't wastethrough
haste, but that boar is more
than half )tour herd and if
he's net working, he soon
becomes your Whole herd. If
he works, in three
,generations the offspring will
have 87,S%, of their influence
from the boar you bought.,
You buy .,junk ' and you'll
propagate junk. gut an ad-
ditional investment of S200 in
a boar can return a .thousand
for you.. �.
What do you look, for in a
good boar?
First and foremost is a
good healthy animal, Disease
is a one-way street. Don't
create any unnecessary prob-
lems, by introducinga risky
animal into your herd. I -lave
your veterinarian check the
health status of the breeder.
And whenyou buy the
animal, quarantine him.
Quarantine does not mean an -
empty pen next to your sows
just due to farrow. The best
is to:. have a separate room
and in four weeks time bring
A. suitable size gilt to him.
Introduce him slowly to his
future girl friends,
Some people are saying
production figures on backfat
and growth are unimportant.
'isual conformation is the
'important item;. Hogwash(
Compare it to corn, Do you
buy your seed corn by look-
ing: at a handful of seed or 4o,
you, buy on performance
tested results? A I %cc
improvement in performance
of your market animals pro-
duced from one boar is worth
51,000 to you. But also
remember the reverse is
true,. You ;sent afford to take
a chance. It's a known fact
since Mendel's theory in the
1820's that "like begets
like." You buy a fat, slow-
growing animal .and chances
are that he'll produce fat,
slow-growing animals. You.
buy a superior animal and.
he'll produce superior ani-
.mals,
Sure, :don't forget about
conformation. But that's the
easy part. You can see itl
AVOW PROTEIN LOSS,
Rumen bia Convert
some of the feedacterprotein into
ammonia. But when too •
much ammonia is produced,
some is wasted. These bac-
teria or "bugs'+ create an
excess of ammonia when a
cow is fed a ration that
contains more than 12 or
13% crude protein. This
excess ammonia overflows
the rumen and is lost in the
COW'S urine.
Average or above average.
cows need a. complete ration
that contains 14 16% crude
protein in the early stages' of
lactation., But feeding that
amount of crudei
protean_
causes an over supply of
ammonia in the temen and
wastes some feed protein. 0
We ore now ready to rece ive your
1979 CORNCROP
We will' also, be, shipping' Wet porn to .speed up unloading, facilities;
:.:345-2330' Bus, : Dublin;: Ont. 345-2884 Res.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 1
j
It is. recommended, that
wiry farriers not feed non
protein nitrogen (NPN) such
as urea to dairy cows during.
the first 10-14 weeks of their
lactation:, Urea is converted
to arnrnonia in the *ulnel%
when, because of the higher
protein, ration needed, there
is already a surplus. :of'
ammonia. Urea can be ln-
eluded later when the cow
can, be fed a ration that
contains 12-I3% crude pro-
tein. The concentrate used,•
however; should' contain: a
maximum of 20 lbs. urea/
ton. An amount in excess of
15 urea in the ration could;
createypalatabilit problems,
p
or even nitrate` .poisoning,.
Cows, also, should be
acclimatized to urea over a
three weekperiod. if area is
added to corn silage .to
increase the crude protein,
care should be exercised; in
the feeding of ;WM Inthe
concentrate,
ItO.s1NG S15 TO S30/ACRi
This past two weeks. We
Measured soybean harvest-
ing losses in five fields in
:Perth and Huron counties.
Four of these fields were
harvested h' comb:nes.
;equipped with soybean head -
era. The Oftfield was
harvested using a Convent-
ional grain header, The grain
header was leaving 3 or 4
bushels of soybeans in the
held. This was, two more
bushelslacre than the soy-
bean headers were leaving.
These extra beans were still
inthe pod. The conventional
header could not cut low
enough.
In terms of extra profit,
this amounts .to abopt S15/
acre, It only takes a few
minutes to calculate harvest
loss. If you de it this fall
before PlOOShia Will
your ea lane yo .
are lo+ring«
The, 'technique is simple,
You emit the m t of'
unharvested beans. in. 10
square feet. The area count-
ed must be the length of the
soybean header. The width is
i ension that will: give
that dimension $�'
a #oral area of 10 square feet,
That means for a„' 12 ft,
'header, The area measured, is
12 feet by 10 inches. For 2-14i
foot header, the area will be
14 feet by 8.4 inches. It takes `;°
40 to45 sq. ft. to §.
equal 1 'bushel per acre. If
your total harvest losses are
1 to 2' bushels, there is
probably nothing you can do.
Harvest losses s of 2 to 4
bushels are excessive: and.
you should find out why.
An Expositor L'iassitied
will pay you dividends, Have
you tried one? Dial 527-0240,
NI1ON Farmers .'
We now are ready for your 1979
Corn drop
fordrying:
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3. time and Iabou.r savings
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