The Brussels Post, 1972-05-24, Page 3BRUSSELS STOCKYARDS LTD.
EVERY FRIDAY
AT 12 NOON
Brussels Centennial Celebrations, June 29th to July 3rd
Phone 887-6461
Brussels, Ont.
News of
Huronview
A special Mother's Day song service was held in
the auditorium on Sunday evening sPonsgred by the South
Huron Christian Women's Club. Mrs. Luther of Rensall
led in the singing of several familiar hymns, with plane
aceompaniment by Mr, Luther. Mrs. Whilsrnith and Mrs.
Small of Exeter, along with Rev. and. Mrs. Button of
Hensall led the devotional. Period with special tribute
to Mothers The Heywood Brothers, 13913 and DannY,
played several guitar ditets.
One hundred and fifty residents were entertained on
Wednesday afternoon by sixty-five grades 2, 3, 4 and 5
students from 'Brucetield Centennial. School, The prin-
cipal, Mr.. Mathers, introduced and directed the program
which included vocal solos; duets; trio quartets; dance
numbers; organ, piano, and trumpt solos, The outstand-
ing part of the afternoon program was the numbers by
the choir of fifty, directed and accompanied by Mrs.
Carol LeBeau, who along with the . students, gave a
fine display of musical talent. Mr. Hugh. Walker, a native
of Brucefield, expressed the appreciation of the folks at
Huronview and visitors for the fine entertainment. Sev-
eral volunteers were on hand to help with wheelchairs.
Francis Sctramm and Ed Scruton of Goderich, and
JimMy Nott of Clinton provided a musical program for
Family Night. The group played and sang several country
and western favourites which everyone enjoyed very much.
Pat Thurlow thanked the trio on behalf of the residents.
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Why less Hbuiterfat in summer milk?
J. C. Rennie
Department of Animal and
poultry Science, OAC
There is a distinct drop in
average butterfat test results
during Particular time of the
year. Why? This is a question
that interest milk prOduCerS.
Over the years many studies.
have 'shown that, on the average,
cows will normally test 15 to
20 per cent lower during the
summer Months than in winter,
due to changes other than feed.
Feeding- at times will also ac-
centuate this situation. The main
reasons for this definite pattern
caii be explained in the follow-
ing way:
cows which freshen in the fall
Of the year will maintain their
test the following summer and
will in fact increase to some
extent, because of the iafluence
of advancing lactations. On the
other hand, cows calving in the
spring will likely hit their peak
of milk yield during early sum-
mer and at this time the butter-
fat percentage curve is at the
low point. Cows have the ability
to produce a certain amount of
butterfat, and so if total milk
yield goes up there is a dilu-
tion effect with percentage drop-
ping and pounds of butterfat
remaining relatively constant.
Researchers feel it is act-
ually environmental temperature
which has a depressing effect on
butterfat percentage. During the
summer when temperatures are
higher there is a tendency for
blood lipids to be lower. This
affects fairly directly the per-
centage of fat in the milk. Cows
are generally in better condi-
tion during the winter and this
influences the lipid content of
the blood. In addition, it is well
established that the secretion of
thyroxine increases in the winter
months and this stimulates the
rate of blood flow and the rate
of absorption of food nutri
These conditions will cause an
increase la the butterfat content
Of the milk, produced.
Ontario the peak months
of calving are. March and April.
This means we have a. large
number of cows at peak milk
yield In early summer and, at
the same time, at the low polat
of the butterfat percentage curve.
During the heavy lush pasture
season of June and early July
it is possible that cows could
be suffering from a shortage of
fiber. If fiber in the ration of
milking cows gets below a cer-
tain level, then there is a shift
in fatty acid ratios within the
rumen, with, acetic decreasing
and propionic increasing. The
level of acetic acid in the rumen
has a considerable influence on
butterfat percentage. The same
effect will be found when cows
are fed low roughage and high
concentrate rations, or rations
with finely chopped or ground
hay. If a summer is fairly wet
and pasture remains high in
moisture, there is a greater
likelihood of getting somewhat
lower butterfat tests.
To explain a drop in butter-
fat test during the past summer,
compared with the year before,
is rather difficult. There are
some possible explanations:
- A wetter season in some
areas with better pasture con-
ditions from the standnoint of
growth and quality, bug lower
in fiber.
- Increased levels of grain
feeding. As the price of milk
goes up, producers are more
likely to feed large quantities
of concentrates, particularly if
feed prices remain fairly con-
etabt, This really has. been the
ease here in Qiitarie during the
past year. There is sufficient
evidence to Prove. clearly that
very high levels of grain feeding
Will lower butterfat test, partic-
ularly if roughage intake drops..
- Increasing levels of corn in
the grate rations could have a
depressing effect on butterfat
test. If more than 50 per cent
by weight of the grain rations
is corn, there is likely to be a
slight drop in butterfat test. The
starch in corn is more easily
digested than the starch in barley
and oats, so it passes through
the animal at a greater rate,
affecting the fatty acid balance.
The situation is even more ser-
ious with high moisture corn.
The starch in corn is very rap-
idly digested in the rumen and
accentuates the fatty shift in
the rumen.
- The use of propionic acid
for storing high moisture corn
could also aggravate the situa-
tion to some extent in very spec-
ial cases but not as a general
rule. The propionic acid from
the corn does add to the pro-
pionic acid content of the rumen
but this normally does not cause
any problem. where cows are
receiving very little roughage
(fiber), and large amounts of a
grain mixture with a high per-
centage of corn, particularly high
in moisture, there could be some
really serious butterfat test
problems. And in this case, the
propionic acid from the corn
could make it a little worse.
Local governments
produce 50% revenue
Canada's local gbvernments
still produce more than 50 per
cent of their revenues from local
sources, but federal and provin-
cial grants continue to supply
an increasing proportion of
their financial needs each year.
The trend was revealed rec-
ently in the publication Local
Government Finance, Prelimin-
ary and Estimates, 1968-70,
Issued by the Governments Div-
ision of Statistics Canada. Its
continuation through 1971 was
confirmed when the division
issued preliminary estimates for
the year just ended.
The publication and the new
estimates show that gross rev-
enues from their own sources
(taxes, licenses and permits,
charges for municipal se vices,
rental of municipal spo is and
recreation facilities, fines for
by-law infractions and tax pen-
alties) represented 56.9 per cent
of total local government rev-
enues in 1969, 55.6 per cent
in 1970, and an estimated 54
per cent in 1971. The balance
of the revenues came from pro-
vincial and federal government
transfers.
On the other side of the coin,
education represents the largest
single expense item at the local
level. The national average for
1971 was 51 per cent of all
expenditures. public works,
sanitation and water services
made up the second largest cat-
egory, accounting for a further
20.8 per cent of local govern-
ment spending last year.
Ontario local governments
spent more, proportionately,
than their Quebec counterparts
on the latter functions (22.2 per
cent to 1'7.8 per cent) and on
health, welfare and recreation
(11.0 per dent to 3.4 per cent).
Quebec local governments, on
the other hand, spent more than
those in Ontario on education
t
58.0 per cent to 47.9 per cent),
he provision of general govern-
ment services (5.3 per cent to
.3.3 per cent) and debt charges
(7.2 per cent to 5.2 per cent).
Local debt charges in all
provinces except New Bruns-
Wick and Newfoundland have been
gradually decreasing in the last
three years. The national aver-
age has moved from 6.9 per
cent of total expenditures in 1968
to an estimated 5.6 per cent last
year. The relative Quebec figure
declined from 10.3 per cent to
7.2 per cent and the Ontario
proportion from 6.9 per cent
to 5.2 per cent. Quebec, however,
remains the third highest prov-
ince in Canada in this category
of expenditure.
On the revenue side of the
ledger, QuebeC and Ontario follow
similar fiscal patterns which nat-
urally are closely related to the
national averages. Quebec local
governments last year produced
55.3 per cent of their total rev-
enues from local sources (48.2,
per cent from taxes), while Ont-
ario's comparable figures were
51.9 per cent and 44.4 per cent
respectively.
"We've got to leave in
exactly eighty cents."
"Your scream was tetanus
, . your screech was
small pox,"
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