Loading...
The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-06-26, Page 12FIRE LEVELS TUCKEY BARN IN USBORNE EARLY SATURDAY HAYING between Showers? Let the J.F. COMBINED HAYMAKER Decrease drying time for your hay For higher Feeding Value. THE J.F. COMBINED HAYMAKER For Better Hay, Faster and Cheaper Outstanding for: Swath Turning and Tedding Swath Scattering and Side raking JF COMBINED HAYMAKER Complete only $565.00 F.O.B. EXETER, ONTARIO CONTACT US FOR NAME OF YOUR CLOSEST DEALER .3F., FARM MACHINERY THAMES ROAD,EAST, EXETER, ONTARIO — 235-1021 ill B4197 Interest Free Financing UNTIL JUNE 1970 NOW AVAILABLE ON All New Holland Haying and Harvesting Equipment SEE US TODAY Exeter Farm Equipment "The Best in Farm Machinery" HARRY VAN GERWEN EXETER HOW'S THIS FOR GAIN! Les Coleman won the trophy for the calf show- ing the most gain at the Hensall Calf Club show last week. When he received his calf last fall it weighed 486 pounds, At the time of the show it weighed 979 pounds. A Gain of 493 Lbs. Co-op feed helped to make this gain possible — the calf was fed the Co-op way by Les! You can't ask for any more than that and we're mighty proud that Les ac- complished this fete by using all Cc-op feeds in his calf club project. Why Don't You Be a Winner with Co-op Feed HENSALL DISTRICT CO OPERATIVE Orucefield 482-9823 HENSALL 262-2608 Zurich 236-4393 UNION CARBIDE 1 AgricOlhirai Chemitats 1 FroM The Discovery Company I UNION CARBIDE CANADA LIM1TEEN Plastics 6 Chemicals -COnsumet Ptbducts !fibres 'Gas Products w Mort/8 S Carbon Pop* 12 Tires-Advocate, June 26, 1969 Ontario agriculturalists veto GFO proposal at polls The proposed establishment of a new General Farm Organization to consolidate Ontario farmers received solid rejection at the polls, Tuesday. With all but a hanful of the 682 polls reporting throughout the province, 49,531 farmers voted against the OF0 proposal while 38,583 approved it. A 60-per cent affirmative vote was needed for the establishment of one organization to unite Ontario farmers. Brad Sc hneller, publicity chairman for the Ontario Department of Food and Agriculture told the T-A Wednesday morning that only iA 11 polls had not been beard from. In Huron County, the yes votes outnumbered the no's but only by a small majority. Huron's Ag Rep and returning officer for the vote, Don Pullen reports 2,698 Huron farmers voted Yes and 2,511 voted against the proposal with 65 spoiled ballots. The three local municipalities at the south end of Huron rejected the proposal, In Usborne the voting opinion was split. At the Osborne Central School poll the vote was 87-64 in favour while at the township hall at Elimville the vote was 102-85 against. C Ontario residents warned to avoid contact with rabies Stephen township voters went against the proposal at all three polls. The combined Stephen figures were 191.139 against. In Hay township the same pattern existed with the Hensall poll reporting 78-29 against and the Zurich poll 97-83, also against the proposal. In the Stanley polling station at Blake the vote was 68.20 in favour. Pullen said elsewhere in the County, the townships of East and West Wawanosh, Colborne and Goderich voted in favour of the proposed GFO by a good margin. The rejection of the proposal appears to be a moral victory for members of the Ontario Farmers' Union that fought against the idea. UFO president Walter Miller said Tuesday night, "the vote shows that farmers have real pqwer when they band together and base their arguments on common sense and truth." "We fought a tough battle against an organization that had seemingly unlimited financial resources. The down-to-earth sense of farmers saved them from government regimentation." Showing confidence Mr. Miller said he will build a strong Ontario Farmers' Union and lead it into the new national union which will be established at Winnipeg July 30. While OFU officials were showing jubilance,GFO campaign chairman Malcolm Davidson of Brucefield was obviously disappointed. Mr. Davidson said the main reason for the defeat was that farmers were not prepared to pay for a new organization. He went on to say, "results of the ballot indicate the majority of those voting wanted the automatic membership whether or not they voted for or against the main question. 11 4 4 New Fox Custom-90. Everything you want for up to 90-hp harvesting. You can put this new Fox behind a wide range of tractors — up to 90 hp. either 540 or 1000 rpm PTO. The Custom-90 wraps up a lot of improvements. Extra strength. Tougher powertrain, More capacity. There's no sacrifice with cutting efficiency. Spiral- knife cylinder still has just one job — to cut. Inde- pendent blower moves cut forage. You'll like the options, too. Our in-head electric knife grinder (patent pending) rebevels edges without re- moving knives. And our square-hole wrap-around recutter screens provide the most uniform cut possible. See the Custom-90 — or our bigger-tractor Super-1000 — at your nearest Fox dealer. Do it soon. ,1 a 4 where the opportunity to contact wild animals is greatly increased, it is a wise precaution to avoid any contact with wild animals, including any attempt to play with, coax, or feed them by hand. In addition it is strongly urged that all dogs and cats be vaccinated against rabies, particularly before taking them to the resort areas. Should anyone be bitten or scratched by a wild animal, or a domestic animal which is behaving abnormally, a physician should be consulted as soon as possible to determine whether or not there is any possibility of rabies infection, and the Medical Officer of Health for the district in which you are located should be notified. The Ontario Department of Health provides rabies vaccine and serum, free of charge, for use by physicians for the treatment of persons exposed to possible rabies infection. All persons in Ontario are reminded of the continuing problem of rabies infection in wild and domestic animals in the province. This reminder comes from the Inter-Departmental Committee on Rabies which includes senior staff members of the Department of Agriculture and Food, Department of Lands and Forests and the Department of Health. It is of particular importance at this time of the year to bring this matter to the attention of those persons who will be vacationing in the resort areas and visitina the Provincial Parks Guelph specialist gives hints for best haylage Come in, see us for details Fox Tractor Farm Division of Koehring Company e_ Appleton, Wisconsin 54911 e. EXETER Staff changes are announced Transfers of staff in the Soils and Crops Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food have been announced by Everett Biggs, Deputy Minister. Ralph Shaw, Fruit and Vegetable Specialist at Milton, will transfer to the London office of the Department, effective June 30. Mr. Shaw will serve the horticultural producers in Lambton, Huron and Middlesex counties. Howard Lang will transfer from the Soil Science Department, University of Guelph, to the Field Crop Service, and will be stationed in Stratford, effective June 30. Mr. Lang will serve the counties of Huron, Perth and Waterloo. Dr. Young believes that it is safer to operate at moisture levels above the 55% range, especially for novice haylage makers or those using conventional silos. "The 60 to 65% range is probably the best to work in,' he says, "and nearer 65%. during the first attempts. Don't go over 70% though, or the silage may be less palatable and smelly. Above 75% you start to get seepage losses from the silo.' Winter wheat appears uniform, well-headed and promises to be an above average crop. While there is an abundance of hay, the weather conditions have been unsuitable for speedy curing. A few cases of alfalfa weevil damage have been observed. Weeds will be vigorous competitors in some corn fields where no herbicides have been applied. In spite of the backward weather, most crops are growing well. "Every year some farmers have problems with their haylage machinery gumming up," says Dr. W.S. Young, of the University of Guelph Crop Science Department, "and these problems can be very serious. ,, He gives these guidelines to farmers: "If haylage harvesting is going to involve large quantities of material and if the silo is going to be filled rapidly and there is going to be adequate, packing, then haylage can be made at moisture levels below the gumming range. So-called gas-tight silos work well for this kind of material. In all cases it is wise to cut the material finely. A machine set for a theoretical cut of less than one-quarter inch will allow better packing. Good packing is also facilitated by cutting at the right stage, that is the late bud or early flower stage for alfalfa and the head-emerging stage for grasses." v e 4-H members in Guelph Two top 4-II members from Huron County are spending this week in Guelph at the 4-H Leadership week. They are David Marshall from Kirkton, son of Mr. & Mrs. Ross Marshall. David has been active in the 4-H program for five years and has completed thirteen clubs. Also in Guelph this week is Steven Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robin Thompson, RR 2, Clinton. Steven has been an active member for six years and has completed ten clubs. Coming up in July is a 4-H exchange which involves five Huron County 4-H members and five 4-H members from Rainy River District. The members from Huron County are: Bill Phelan, No. 2, Blyth Rick Etherington, No, 1, Hensall Bill Fear, No. 3, Blyth Nancy Lapp, No. 1, Auburn Marie Trewartha, No, 4, Clinton. These young people will be flying from Toronto to Fort William on Saturday, Julyl2th and returning with the Rainy River 4-H members on Saturday, July 19th. The Rainy River delegates will remain in Huron County for a week and then fly home on Saturday, July 26th, et 1 1 ,SEVIN 1 insecticide is on your side. ASPHALT PAVING * DRIVEWAYS * PARKING LOTS * BARN YARDS Ali Work Guaranteed FOR FREE EST1IVIATES Call Dungannon 529-1606 (Colledt) BLUE WATER PAVING CONTRACTORS SEVIN Carbaryl Insecticide cuts down the most stubborn bugs before they cut down your profits. It has all the strength you need to I kill Colorado Potato Beetles, Mexican Bean Beetles, Cutworms, Leafhoppers, Corn Borers, Flea Beetles, and many other insects. And SEVIN takes your side on safety, too. It breaks down quickly in the soil and presents no residue problems in meat or milk when label directions are followed. The combination of these advantages safe-to-handle, economical, dependable, field-proven effectiveness—is unmatched by other insecticides. Get SEVIN on your side—for better crops and increased profits. See your local agricultural chemical supplier and insist on SEVIN Carbaryl Insecticide this year.