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Russell Bolton and D. A. Stewart
Russell Bolton, 77, of
Seaforth, has
Captured the world hay
Championship at the Royal
Agricultural Winter Fair for
the seventh time - continuing
what has become a Huron
County tradition.
In the past 18 years, Huron
County farmers have
captured the title of Hay
King at the fair ,15 times. The
other three years the title
was captured by American
competitors.
The Huron County
tradition of growing award-
winning hay started in 1958
„when Bob Allen of Brucefield
captured the world hay
championship. winning
again in 1962 and 1963. Then
in 1964 Wilber Keyes of
R.R.3. Seaforthprpduced the
prize winning hay.
In 1965 and 1966 Robert
Fotheringham of Seaforth
won the championship andin
1969 and 1971 Russell Dallas
of Brucefield captured die
honors.
Ever since then. Russell
. has consistently
proauced the winning entry
in the hay . division of • the
world wide competition.
Mr. Bolton credits his.
success to Russell Dallas •
the Brucefield farmer who
taught Mr. Bolton and some
other local growers the
methods- involved in
producing the necessary
flakes to enter to the annual
competition.
Secret
The - secret formula how-
ever is something Mr. Bolton
isn't about to reveal' until 116
decides it's time to retire
from competition.
While there are five clas-
ses of hay involved in the
competition. Mr i Bolton
Participates in the class
using second cut hay with 85
per cent or more legume.
Judges examine a sample
of Kay which is '«u flakes of a
bale. One flake l',)ur inches
deep by 14 in ir by 18
inches.
One of the Key factors in
producing prizewinning
flakes is the curing process.
which means knowing ex-
actly how long to dry the hay.
Although there is a $100
prize attached to the world
hay championship, the major
reward for Mr. Bolton is the
honor of having his name
with the first sow he had ever
owned and then continued to W,..1
compete in the event for
several years. Eventually 14V
however he got busy with
other things and he forgot 45pc
about the "show business" -4. iti4„,
of competing for some years. 147
of a_gnculture
Mr Rol - • i won first prize.
fended his title against 90
other competitors who had
alsd produced a top quality- -
crop of hay.
Mr. Bolton, who farms 350 fk
acres of land near Winthrop. lifr4V
with his son Art. grows 434
pedigreed seeds and their ""
crops include barley, oats. 0.
wheat and white beans.
Mr. Bolton's first ex-
perience in the field of
agricultural competitions oe- 4
curred in 1931 when his wife
Edna entered his name in the
Bacon Litter Competition
sponsored by the department tkt.
inscribed on, the large trophy
donated by White•CockSkUtt
arm Equipment which is
displayed in the Agricultural
Hall of Fame in Milton, Not
surprisingly the trophy in-
cludes a tractor and wagon
with a load of hay on top., , • 4 0.*.*:0:0:.:**,4,414::,
This year Mr. Bolf911.461" ", • ' • • " "
Some of inc erganiZtitiertS
Mr. Bolton became inVnived
in were the Ontario Wheat
Producers Board, which he
helped to organixe in 1958;
the Huron County Soil and
6,7& 8 ft.
Single &
Double
Auger
SNOWBLOWERS
New & Used
cot., )floprlifeinent
Secititioq the liurk County
Plowmens' Association Ann
the Huron County Federation
of Agriculture.
Will he 'enter the
Custom Built,
Front mounted
4 ,
co.n1POtit.t9n-IleXl year? Likely
if the conditions are right, As
long a does, the secret of
grgwtfig'Qtle winning hay
will remain just that a
secret,
Perth farm news
By: Alan Scott, Ag. Rep.
De. Ted Rothmel, Assoc. Rept.
Weed Inspector. Cyril Brown, reprots
that he has found Velvet Leaf on at lelyst
thirty Perth County farms this fall. The wet-d
has been sighted in Hibbert. Fullartor.
Ellice. North Easthope, Logan. and Elma
Townships. Usually the farm owner has not
been aware of the identity of. the plant. It is
gradually spreading north from southern
counties. Birds and- custom haravesting
operations are responsible for the spread
within the County.
It is important to become familiar with
this weed. Pulling the initial specimens
could Save an additional spray program in
the future. Velvet leaf is an annual but it
produces a tremendous, amount of seed.
Cyril estimated 7.000 seeds. on one
individual plant,
Velvet Leaf can be controlled in corn
by spraying with Dicamba
pre-emerge. This should be followed with
ahormone spray using drop pipes 'to
_eliminate. any late germinating escany,srl
Hopefully. the corn crop will . crowd out
plants, that germinate later in the summer.
Business Managemen(Club
A Farm Business.Management Club will
be organizing at the Mitchell Town Hall, at
j8:30 p.m. on Monday, November 27th. The
/club is aimed at the young farmer who ha
been farming for a le* years or young men
a [rut to start fgrming on their own or with
• a parent.
'Justifying Equipment Purchases' is the
topie for the first meeting. Participants
will loOk at the factors to consider in
evaluating a capital •purachase and ,make
use of a Canfarm computer to .stUdy,, a
purchaSe thi(t they-are considering for their
own farm.
Interested parties can register by coming
to. 'the initial meeting on Monday,
November 27th, or by calling the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture & Food at
271-0280. A $5.00 registration feel will be .
levied to cover costs. ,
Displaced Abomasums
Displaced stomachs have been rather a
major and frustrating experience in some
herds. Although the exact incidence is not
docuMented, this disorder can, affect 15 to
20% or more of, the cows in one year.
Displaced Abomasum is a disorder in
which the ab'omasum. distended with gas
or fluid. migrates from its normal position
:01- the ,lour of the abdominal cavity. The
rumen then descends to trap the abom-
asum in an abnormal- position.
I t would appear that displacement is the
result of several contributing factors which
occur near trestle 'ng: ,
1. Depressed fee. intake because of
metritis, mastitis; mil fever. ketosis
retained placent (sympto s of 'fat co
i
yndrome').
. Low forage, high grain rations in the dry
period and just before calving.
,3. Alt corn silage and grain corn feeding
programs (n4t:r dry hay) may contribute to
this problem.
4., Abomasal atony (failure to undergo,
contractions). How can abomasal atony be
prevented? Certainly, the preferred diet
would be high in roughage to enhance the
contrations. High grain and silage diets
(especially finely cut silage) tend to greatly
reduce these contractions.
Grain should only be. fed to 'dry. cows to
accustom them to new‘:Aiets. Start grain.
feeding two weeks before calving with one
pound of-grain. Increase. one.Tound daily
until a maximum of 8 to '10 peunds1S.
reached just before calving. Aftetireshen 7
ing, feed grain to the cows in small'
everal times during the day. .
Allow t s to exercise if possible.
Above all, avo d."overfat caws" ('fat cow
syndrome'). FAt cows have' -pear appetites -
' at .calving and are 'much more predisposed
to calving, fatty liver, .and Displaced
Abomasum problems.
During the: dry period, give the cow a
'mainly roughage diet..Long, dry grass bay
is excellent. Corn silage feeding should be
limited to' 20.25 pounds per head per day
for' dry ,.cows. Extremely fine, chopped
roughages (hay silage). should be
avoided.,
Dairy InfOrmatIon Days •
Next week's Dairy Information Program
features top flight speakers on improving
conception, feeding, milk let-down, udder .
health and treatment and herd health. The
program is planned', for Wednesday,
November 29th. at 'the Coliseum in
StratfOrd and Thursday, November 30th at
Carson's Sales Barn at -ListoiVel. The
starting time is 10:30 a.m. Participants
hould bring their own lunch. Beverage will
he available.*
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Velvet weed sighted ;
Queen's
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Report
(Continued from Page.'4 )
according to the Minister. On
Ole average, operating mid-
gets for the coming year
cannot be increased by more ..
than 4.5% and "a -much
in connection with the
&Mils of —22--Ha i Ito n
foundry workers. who died
from lung Cancer, the
Minister of Labour has des-
cribed the actions of medical
officials in his ministry and
the Workmen's
Compensation Board as
"careless".
False
alarm
The fire siren which rang
in Seaforth at approximately
10:30 a.m. on Wednesday
Morning proved tit be a false
alartm When firemen* Were
contacted, shortly after the
alarm sounded,- they still
`hadn't discovered the reason
the lilarM was set off.
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