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,y are Agriculture Minister Eugene more intensively. And that, In., important t:/
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Whelan speaking regently ata turn, will Increase the demand for place they must serve, our year has been sulphate of potash.
Fertilizer Conferedee in Toronto fertilizer. growing Canadian, demand for the We have • plenty, pf muriate 'of World S M9S
upeoduct v hyo,"ridl r0s waro.
discussed the outlook for the We have never tried to prdduce future. As our domestic demand potash in Saskatchewan, but we
Canadian fertilizer.Increases,, we can cut back -import all of our sulphate of 1E
as much food as possible from our Ou"
industry. Y _AR
- Agriculture in North American land'in Canada,' mainly because, nitrogen- exports and use the p6tash from the United,States,
has been running with a govern6r food prices weren't high enough supplieg 'here in Canada. 'We and supplies are extremely tight P
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on its engine. for as long as any to justify, the a.4-(.Ied expense.,041 t depend on imoorts in the. this spring. Sulphate of potash is
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livingfarmet can remember. The w id f time because imnort important to the quality of some
e can get some idea o our - mean
only •exception. Was during the potential when we notice t and IN FACT, SOME '-VARI]0JU,$
that supplies simply do not exist. We crops, particularly -tobacco,
_-Sec d World War, and even -farmers use an average capnoi: be placed in the position, potatoes. We know that we can a
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then agricultu was limited',by of three times as much fertilizer where Canadian customers must manufacture sulphate of potash', SOLD OUT.4. HO
the shortage of inputs. per acre as ,Ontario farmers.
wait for expanded new production using the huge suop)ies of
changed Average fertilizer use across the facilities. The sulphur available in Canada, and 9
That situation has Canadian farmer
VARIETIES OFFAMOVS FUNX'S. BRAND'
y during the two, Prairies has ranged from 'placed in the position of potassium chloride'. Tfie federal
dramatically rn 20 640 bannabe
years. Demand has increased, pounds per acre --: nowhere near having to. compete with foreign government has already spent a-
4 and the world has more money to our, full producers assisted by Canadian -good deal of money- backing a �0 SEED C09N IS STILL AVAILABLE -
potential if we are I , . I
farmers to shooting for maximum yields. inputs that they themselves have Canadian company which will use,
pay No�th American far� ... . ....... ........
not been able to, acquire to reach this process to produce sulphate 0 6E'll NOW SO YOU WON"11'.
turn the production engine up.. Now, let's,stop for a mom�nt IF SO.0
Canadian 'farmers are and summarize the - outlook. the position of excellence, in of potash.
BE DISA111*01VITI),
responding to that increased Agriculture Minister competitive world market9A
World demand is increasing ata have Sa, in summary, we have the
demand, and are planting more, Eugenet,,Whelan
rapid rate. Demand and prices forjust. referred to. If anyorie has to raw resources to supply more
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acres than ever before, and using, most crops will almost certainly farmers, were able to respond wait for expanded new fertilizer than enough fertilizer to meet our C k I'll
more and better inputs, including remain strong for at least two faster'-fhan the farm machinery pr6diuction facilities, it will have domestic needs. As world
f Las mentioned before that fertilizer, Americans are so fond of saying, production will have to increase a HAUGH
fertilizer. years. The countries where and fei-titizer 'industries. I to be icons
markets. As'the,, demand ' for P food . increases,
Last yea'r, farmers in western demand is growing the fastest are ALLAN
increased fertilizer the countries that are already demand shot up-by,36.5 per cent ',,God helps those who. help and a good deal of that increaseo-1
consumption by 36.5 per cent. 'straining against physical across -'the west'last year, and by the,rnselves. will come from 'more intensive Mile East of lfraiefielill Phone SV4139 I
'0 This, year the 'will
y-. increald produ�tion limits. @L6ng-term another 25 per cent this year. The United States has already farming of our land.
consumption by another 25 per irtcr i4A000 production will That is an' absolutely astounding taken steps to'obtairi the natural
cent. There is no doubtthat tbi om areas such as increpse for any industry. Thank gas she will need to expand'
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demand will be strong for all or Canada, wher e have seldom goodness our fertilizer industry production of nitrogen, fertilizer.
the grain they cap produce this enjoyed a erica and prices that was producing a surplus ,that It is rumored that the Occidental
year, an7d the only real limits on would en ut'Jarmers to could be diverted to fill 'the Chemical company has signed an -
sales' will be, the amount we can' afford the t f cost &shooting domestic needl $8 biNn ' contract to buy.
produce, and the amount we can for,' -ammonia from Russia.
maximum yields.. am not, s;,4ggesting that anhydrou:�
transport and deliver. The . key qu6stion now •is everything --is -400` per cent okay, In return, the United Staieswili
Unless the entire world whether Canada has the inputs to but our shortages and difficulties sell phosphoroEfs to Russia. The
increases production this year, shoot for maximum production, are certainly less severe than United Slates and Russia are 10
And by substantial amounts, proVided demand and prices''might have been expected. There moving to meet their fertilizedr
demanda
''p"Canadian justify the farmers' investment in is a shortage of' transportation, demands. I think we should be
n'a`r';i6`es for
crops will continue strong not extra inputs.and the answer is and there is a shore,of.some doing the same here in Canada.
only this year, but the year after clearly "yes,, we do". We, have a raw materials we import, mainly I mentioned earlier that rockt 0 0 0
that. And there -are -many factors plentiful supply of land and rock phosphate and sulphate. of phosphate prices have increased grow wi
which could tip the scales: towards water. We have
skilled farmer's, potash. Rock 'phosphate ' prices from $3.50 to between $22 to $25
an even stronger . . demand, and ,modern techii6logy for were running at'$3.50.a ton, f.o.b. a ton, f.o.b, Fluri.da. But' we have
in
including crop disaster in any producing, , processing and Florida, three years ago. Today some more- costly supplies
major producing area of the marketing food.,.And We hale an . the price is $22 to $25 a to -n. And Canada. --4f prices continue to
world. abundint sVoply of energy and transportation 'has' bl6en. a climb, or supplies ' ,are not.
Over the- longer. term, as the most raw materials.proble im. 'in all sectors of, our available, we can develop our own
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world bqging to bump up against Now, let's take a look at the economy in recent months.. The domestic deposits. There are
the limits of food production to fertilizer, industry in particular. fertilizer industry has, joined the supplies in the eanadian Rockies.
feed a population increasing by 75' Perhaps we should begin with the federal government in setting up The problem.in the past has net
million people a Year, our markets early. 1960s, . when the North *a special committee. so we can been the actual rock phosphate,
will change. Crops iyjll become-Anre-ri,`can fertilizer industry iron out transportation because it is high grade material,
'�`r expansion of difficulties, and do
relatiyely tapt. Some.. invested in, a maj 16 everything but the difficulty of mining the
,,..!poTe impqr
fornis f livestock such as' hogs production facilities. After the 'humanly possible. move raw deposits whi`h tend to follow the
and chickens, which compete with investiribrit was made, and the i6iiiYfialls-,to fertilizer' plants and' mountain -gullies.
humans for grains, will become plants were producing fertilizer, to distribute finished fertilizers to 'There are other supplies in the
Tore9f.a.luxury item, and will be* the United States government farmers. The increased demand shield of eastern Canada. In fict
i,y Vfi5bd accordingly. Fhanged the thrust of its fo9d aid has quitenaturally resulted -in there was a thriving industry in
We are already experiencing programs and started providing higher . prices, but the price the Perth area of eastern Ontario
the effects of this trend in money and expertise 49 build increases' have not been is great in the 1920s, but the mines were
Canada. As the price of feed grain fertilizer plants in the developing in Canadaas.iri.thp,.United States. closed when the huge deposits in
increases., beef produceirs are nations instead `of . providing What About tfie long-term., other, areas of the world were
cutting grain from 'their rations,' supplies from North America., future?, Do we have'the ability'to 'to discovered and developed. The
and using', more forages and That left North, America 'with ancrease fertilizer__ gtoduction to mines at'Perth sold phosphorous
k giass. Canada is.in a relatIvely, • tremendous surplus capacity for serve a growing demand? The fertilizers for around $100 aS6n
'ok t6l. � ., � -T�,
1&trQng position to increase grass- fert'i, pro ucion. answer is "yes, we do". And the during Athe 1920s, compared to
fed beef production. We have The situation was Much t1te answer is that Canada is in a recent prices of about $50 a ton.
hardly -touched our 'potential -in same in Canada, where our much better position than most We have never really f ound out
the Peace River area, and in, the fertilizer industry was producing nations of the world, ho ' w much phosphorous is.,
belt of land that starts with the' more , than Canadian farmers We have plenty of potash.-, We available in Canada, "but we do
Clay Belt in Northern Ontario; bonstitned during the late 1960s have plenty of energy, and Anow that v/ have suprplies..
swings through the Ottawa and early 1970s. And,�i''is that especially the natupi gas needed Multi Minerals Corporation has
Valley, stretches across parts of, surplus capacity which, really to produce nitrogen fertilizers. announced plans to open'illines in
T1L A--,1, f,Quebec and btossoms.out in wethe saved the day last year,- and again The delisions e rereach reg4rding n'o'rthernhern Ontario which willfN EN G A N S
40 Maritimes. this year because it.'takes'two to our long-term national energy. -supply some phosphorous.
The switch to forage -fed ' beef three . years ' to , build -* new policy Will strongly influence the about 6.0,000, tons a yabout eaf towards AVAILABLE NOW WITH' ONE. OR - TWO -SPEED MOTORS "AND CONTROLS
will not'reduce the, demand and, fertilizer plant. Despite our short and long-term potential for our total demand, of
2,S00,001Y 'ton's 'a year. These
S U -R— V E N'T Fan is a complete exhaust fan consisting of motor,, fan
production, of grain and other, optimism at the federal level of production of nitrogen, fertilizer. The
crops:' It will, however,
tend to government about the potential to Before the fertilizer industry' mines can only be developed,. if A. -prodfe4live, wire, guard, fari box, and shutters, and may 169 installed in
limit the amount of land devoted' expand 'rmtrkdts and production, will invest in major new nitrogen- and when the mining, companies self-contained easy swivelling frame making it a turnabout unit (plus sub'
to those other crops,' so we can the industry in general, was not producing facilities, it needs to find markets for the. iron ore that �tW substantial,
properly -designed weather hood). The'fa'n box is durably conttruct d f h
e o heavy
expect that lakid to be farmed optimistic -two, and three years know how much natural gas will is extracted with the
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Ivanizod ivon. This design uses a minimum number,; pieces NWZ
be available, and where,.and it phosphorous. The northern
and gauge ga
ago about future* demand,' lapped 'oints eliminating spot welds and seams exposed ib the weather.
Ion -term supply Ontario mines; for example, yield The shutters are made of aldmihum'�,ana open and close automatically.
was not ready for the sudden' needs g
increases in demand that commitments. New nitrogen abe uk 90 per cent iron ore and All. moving 'parts of the shutters Work on nylon bearings assuring
Use' - ather per cent
blossomed on world markets, fertilizer plants have traditionally only about 10 p -long wear. The fan blades are of a new design, shaped and
life-long starting about 181mi onths ago. Buf depended. on a strong export phosphorous. balanced to move a large, volume of a4 noiselessly. The motor'
all - bearings and
herbicides .,is dependable,, andi dust -proof. It has b
Automatic, Thermo Cut -Off Switch. Motor and faw are.
protected ky a wire guard.
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wit",traL
Ontario'farmers have at their
di;posal a variety of herbicide A guide to the number of fans needed to ventilate different ty0es of barns.
treatments to controf the annual
and perennial Weeds that and and, BEEF Low Level Add.'Ldvel Total -Requirements
compete . with corn - for soil -1,000 lb. cow Fall to•,
nutrients 'every year. Of these, or 'Spring
PR -I -NG
atrazine h4si probably been the 1 A I nimal Unit w ventilating 40 100 140 cfm'
4 nearest thing to a perfect per animal Unit
herbicide because of its non- 1,000 -lb. colo Year-round
injurious effect on corn. or ventilating
1 -Animal Unit 50 200 250 cfm.
Recently"'some 'weaknesses in
control, by atrazine, -hayp_bee . n -PECIAL per animal unit
noticed according to , Professor CALVES
J.D.Bandeen, crop scientist at
the Ontario, Agricultural College, 100'lb!calf Year-round housing 8 67 75 cfm./calf
University of Guelph. These 300 Ib. calf In Insulated barn 16 84 100 cf m','/calf
relate to - its ' indifferent
prformance op, . annual grasses POULTRY
nd its tendency to persist in the
n Snow.. Tires Changed and, Balanced Laying Hens Cages (2 deck) 1.5 4.5 6 cfm./hen
4
soil. Litter (high density) 1 4 5 cfm./ben
Litter (low density) 1 3 4 cf rh. /hen
co Lasso 1 .5 6 cf m. /hen
Griss herbicides, such as Sutan I
(preplant incorporated), Front n Inspection Breeder Hens
(preplant, preemergence,.or early Started Pullets 1 4 5 Orn./bird,
postem6rgence), *or Bladex Front End Alignment. Broilers 1 4 5 cfm./bird
(preemergence or early
TURKEYS
postemergence), can be used to
control annual grasses such as All Front End - Parts,, Tie Rod Ends Shock Multi-purpose 25 1 -1.25 cfm./lb.
foxtail, , crabgrass and fall Turkey barns 1 4 5 cf rn. /sq. ft.
paniciurn before they become Absorbers, Etc. SWINE I
serious problems, but these
require some assistance from Finishing Barn High Density 6 54 60 cfm./pi'
atrazine' if they are 'to - '-be OFF -ON (Av. wt. 125 lbs.) (8 sq. ft. or less) 9
40)" 10% V,
completely effective on broad- Low density 6 44 50cfm./plg
leaved and other types of annual (above 8 sq. ft./pig)
grasses. GENUINEGENERAL MOTORS PARTS' Sow & Litter Farrowing Batn 30 250 280 cf m. /sow
"The main advantages of using Dry� Sow 20 130 150 cfm. /sow
,theie chemicals in conjunction
with itrazine are that we not only Special Runs Until the End of April 1974 Contact the Authorized Dealer in Your Area
get better weed control, we can '05
" K�
also lower the rate of atrazine MANWA -ftl '0:'
VIIIN,
required and partially overcome
its soil persistence which can ' .
affect following crops,,"e says�.M
Professor Bandeen.
In 1974, mixtures7of Sutan and Ito
I rd ick'so�r
11 t �11 ll�I Fo Di ,ies LIM,*
r 1�
Bladex(preplant) or Lasso and
Bladex (preemergence) have I P4me 527-17S6 s SEAF0AT_4_
been recommended. These irdlan.
mixtures will not carry over in the
ance no
Jot Open Evenings io 9 V.tn. Brodhagen, ���
soil and should provide good
annual weed contral. oft ion