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Charles G. Munro, president
of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, congratulated
Postmaster — General Eric
Kierans earlier this week
concerning the decision to allow
rural areas to remain on six —
day mail delivery.
The OFA had requested by
special resolution earlier this
month that the recent
government policy regarding the
five-day postal delivery be
modified to serve rural areas.
The resolution was given
unanimous consent at a monthly
members' meeting.
In the resolution it was
pointed out that farm people do
not have the same access to post
offices as is enjoyed in urban
areas. Mail delivery is the major
distribution system for
newspapers in rural parts of the
province.
The recent postal strike did
not involve the rural mail
carriers because they are
contracted carriers rather than
employees.
Mr. Kierans conceded that to
end Saturday deliveries would
cause "serious hardship" in farm
districts. A post office
department official said that any
Farm Briefs
The Ontario Milk Marketing
board has called for the federal
government to outline its dairy
policy for the next five years.
Members are not being rowdy or
pushy ... they'd settle for broad
terms in place of specifics. We're
listening too, Bud.
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The largest importer of wheat
in the world may be turning
away from Canadian markets for
supply of the precious grain.
Last year Canada supplied 30.4%
of ,the entire market in Japan.
Now the government is making
trial purchases from France and
'Argentina: k The, French.\ 'are"
'offering high, quality *heat at
prices lower than those of
Japan's current suppliers.
Fear for your lives! The
weatherman is predicting again.
He says November will be
stormy in the first week rainy
and then mild in the second
week, cold with rain threatening
the third week, stormy again and
next week with quite regular
precipitation, and snowing in the
close of the month.
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It has been announced that
the OFA accounting program
will remain at the University of
Guelph. New units now
established will be formed on
the cost basis of $203 per
account plus $30 for income tax
service. Details are being sent to
the county representatives.
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Waterloo, Dufferin, Halton, Peel,
Simcoe, York, Ontario, Victoria
and Peterboro.
Also participating in the
ceremony was Dr. J. C. Rennie,
head of the Department of
Animal Science, University of
Guelph. He outlined the close
working relationship between
the University and artificial
insemination units. The
University's computers are used
to assemble information on
offspring of unit bulls. The
results show the good and bad
factors they are transmitting.
The location of United
Breeders new building, three
miles north of Guelph, will be
convenient to the University,
recognized as a leading centre in
agricultural research.
The first stage in the building
program will be the office,
laboratory and storage wing.
This 12,000 square foot building
will also include a conference,
room where visiting farmers will
be able to meet to discuss
breeding programs etc. with the
staff.
The plan displayed at the sod
turning ceremony also shows
elaborate laboratory facilities,
including a cold room, semen
examination room and sterilizing
room separate from the main
lab. The business office is split,
with one area to be devoted
entirely to business machines.
These machines will sort and
store information on some 1500
breedings each day.
Construction of the new
building will begin immediately.
Until its completion in
mid-1969, the units will
continue to have two
headquarters, at Waterloo and
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All 15 directors of United Breeders had a hand in turning the first
sod for their new A.I. unit three miles north of Guelph. Some of
them are hidden, but those in the open holding the twelve foot
shovel are, kneeling, left to right — Lloyd Brown, Chesley; Art
McKane, Georgetown; Harry Kennedy, Peterboro; Percy Warrilow,
Owen Sound. Standing from left are — Glynn Coghlin, Atwood; Jack
Gillespie, Galt; Russ Thompson, Orangeville; Jack Gilchrist, Guelph;
Glenn Atkinson, Schomberg; Wm. Allen, Woodham; Craig Reid,
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of the national farmers
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He was referring to the recent
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If an all-encompassing grain
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problems eneMinterPd this year
t UV the PriCe of Ontario grown
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Federatitm of Agriculture,
Munro was speaking in.
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to bring order to a confused and
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The Federation leader said he
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after an existing tariff,
transportation and dollar
exchange is added on,
community that has 2,000 or
more points of delivery gets
letter carrier service and is
classified as urban Any
community smaller is considered
rural.
The daily visit of the rural
mail carrier is more than merely
the delivery of a newspaper and
letter; it is the complete postal
service . . . pickup and delivery,
stamp sales, and money orders.
If the carrier doesn't come along
the concession line the farmer is
unable to receive mail, post
letters, or even purchase postage
stamps.
The OFA represents in excess
of 85 member organizations.
Huron's MP Robert E.
McKinley made a protest to
Postmaster Kierans a few weeks
ago on behalf of h i s rural
constituents and was
instrumental in getting an
adjustment in proposed postal
changes.
Ground corn
more valuable
More farmers should consider
a high-moisture corn program,
R. F. Heard of London, an
agriculture department farm
management specialist, said last
week.
Speaking at the sixth annual
corn day of the Oxford Soil and
Crop Improvement Association
at the farm of Bruce McCall,
Embro, Mr. Heard said ground
ear corn has 10 per cent more
feeding value than shell corn,
High-moisture corn has
slightly more feed value for
cattle than dry-matter corn. It
saves drying costs, allows earlier
harvesting and cuts field losses,
results in increased feeding
efficiency and reduces handling,
he said.
Problems associated with
pricing And • quantity
determination apparently
account for a reluctance by
farmers to adopt the
high-moisture program. Mr.
Heard said.
Relatively little high-moisture
corn is being purchased by
livestock feeders in Ontario,
either direct from growers or
through the country elevator
system.
Farmers, he said, could make
use of the direct selling system
without going through elevators
to reduce transportation costs
and save elevator charges.
The buyer must have the
money to pay for the corn when
received, or make satisfactory
credit arrangements.
The corn day, attended by
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Corn-pickers, picker-shellers,
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stalk-shredders, plows,
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Weed control plots and 12
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Edward Monk of Springford,
president of the soil and crop
improvement association, was
chairman.
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Turn sod for construction
of United Breeders centre
A team of 15 husky fanners
joined last week to turn one
small shovelful of sod, to begin
construction of a new artificial
insemination centre just north of
Guelph. The building when
completed will house United
Breeders Inc., the organization
formed by the merger of three
of Ontario's oldest animal
breeding units.
Central Ontario, Waterloo
and Lambton Cattle Breeding
Associations are officially
merged as of November first:
Officiating at the sod turning
ceremony was H. E. McGill,
Livestock Commissioner for
Ontario. After approving of the
project he instructed the 15
directors of United Breeders to
make a "united effort" to turn
the first sod with the twelve foot
long shovel provided by the
builder, Parker Construction Co.
,of Guelph.
The directors were acting on
behalf of some 25,000 farmers
who will use United Breeders'
services, in their 15 counties of
Southern Ontario and parts of
Northern Ontario. Counties
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