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Mitchell man makes 3-D picture frame s
(From the Listowel. Banner)
John Rauser is 75-years-old,
e's supposed to be retired, but
tiring is one of the few things he
incapable of doing,
Rauser was born and
`ought up in Switzerland. Up
itil the age of 52, he was an
tive and important. business-
!an, His busines position
tabled him to see a great deal of
je world and experience
fluent ways of living. When he
Fached 52, an age when most
ople think towards retirement,
decided to get into a new
be of work.
He came to Canada and bought
;farm outside of Mitchell. Even
lough he had no farming
kperience he operated his farm
t[ccessfully for 20 years and then
e "retired'', turning the farm
er to his On,
arnyard•manure as a fertilizer
rce is too often overlooked-or
properly used. • Says .Dr.
.Baldwin, head of the soils
don at Ridgetown College of
rieultural„Technblogy;
allure should be considered
of our most important-
Troducts in agricilltural
'duction."
he time-honored equation of
ton of, manure being
n•oximately equal to 100 -
Inds of a 10-5-10 commercial
tilizer appears to be too IOW, he
and farmers with access to a
tree of barnyatd manure can
c money by using this as
tilizer, with. a .commercial
tilizer supplement.
heroical analysis of barnyard
nure is the key fo calculating
amount and grade of
imercial fertilizer -to use as a
plement. Manure samples
y be submitted for analysis to
Department of Land Resource
ence. Ontario Agricultural
lege, University of Guelph.
m the resulting analysis report
the nitrogen,. phosphorous and
ash content of their manure,
mars will be able to calculate
amount • and quality of
imercial fertilizer to add.,
xtensive experiments at
getown involving manure
lications on corn offer some
deuce as to its nutritive. value.
n a 10-year trial, corn yields
re increased by 23 bushels per
e from a yearly application of
tolls per acre of steer manure.
complete findings for this
eriment were as follows: 89
'hels per acre ,were produced
a plot given no manure or
Bizet; 112 bushels on a plot
en manure only; and 117
hels on a plot given manure
plemented by a 10-10-10
ilizer at a rate of 1,000 pounds
acre.
ests to determine the
sphorous and potash content
John Rauser didn't sit still
long. He was interested in saving
some reproductions of paintings
he received each week in a Swiss
newsmagazine, He decided to
frame them.
But framing the pictures in the
usual manner didn't appeal to
him. Mr. Rauser looked for a
more original method of framing
them himself, Searching his
memory, he recalled a painter he
had met 40 years earlier who had
framed all his own paintings in.
frames that had a three-dimen-
sional effect. The painter had
us ed a process that preserved
the' hard grain of wood while
burning out the soft grain.
It Wasn't lorig before John
perfected the method. Now he
scours lumber yards looking for
soft woods with unique grain
format ions with as much
of the manurqd soil over the
10-year period produced similar
results. Phosphorous levels in the
untreated ,plot dropped slightly.
white potash levels remained the
same. Phosphorousdevels in the
mitnured, plot rose Slightly within
the high-minus level, while the
potash level in the same plot .rose
dramatically from a medium
reading to a high-plus reading. In
the plot , treated with a
combination of manure and
commercial 'fertilizer„
phosphorous rose from a high-
minus to a 'high-plus, potash from
a medium-minus to a high-plus.
Work has also been done at
Ridgetown on the nutritive value
of different types of manure.
Beef, swine and poultry manure
were each applied at a rate of 5,
10 and 20 tons per acre. Corn
yields for the soils treated with
the different types and at the
varying rates were then
compared.
At 5, 10 and 20 tons per acre,
beef manure produced corn yields
of 100, 107 and 117 bushels
respectively per acre; swine
manure, 105, 115 and 127
bushels; ,and poultry manure,
122, 136 and 131 bushels. These
yields compare with 84 bushels
per acre produced on a plot not
treated with manure or fertilizer.
"An actual dollar value for the
three diffetent types of manures
can easirY be calculated ftom the
yield results obtained." says Dr.
Baldwin. '"The .value per ton of
manure depends on, the price. per
bushel that is placed on corn.'"
When barnyard manure is
fused; farmers should teconsider •
their commercial fthilizer
requirements. "Far too many
farm operators apply the manures
but never really take this into
account when planning their
commercial fertilizer program...'`
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difference between soft and hard
grains as possible, After he, finds_
wood that meets his. ..high
standards, he goes home to his
workshop:
At home he carefully shapes
the wood into the desired design
and then cuts grooves into it.
After this first step he
impregnates the wood with
special chemicals that protect the
hard grain.
Mr. Rauser then burns out the
soft grain with a blowtorch. He
has to do this work outside.
because of the strong .fumes that
arc created .when he heats up the
chemnically treated. wood.
He has to stay outside for the
next step as well, the brushing
out of all the charred remains of
the soft grain. He does this with
special steel brushes imported
from Europe, \
Mr. Rauser brings ..the wood
inside after this. Here he gives it
a final brushing to make sure all
the grain is properly exposed by
the deep groove, running
alongside it. He, finishes his work
by deep, polishing it with floor
paste.
The unique thing about Mr.
Rauser's hobby is the likely fact
he is the only one in the world
that does this work. There arc
many similar types of woodwork
done. with , perhaps the most
similar being done by Canada's
West Coast' -Indians,
John - Rauser points out the
difference that makes his work
individual from the others is the
finely detailed result. He said he
'has • been to many -world
woodwork exhibitions but as yet
has not seen any piece made
entirely the same way as his.
John has little trouble selling
the pieces he makes. Last year he
sold close to 1500 pieces of his
evo rk. He emphasizes he does not
limit himself to frames, although
it is the bulk of his work. He also
makes genracks,. trays, hat
hangers and other items like that..
Two. years ago; Eaton's ordered
•more than 150 pieces from him.,
John says he has been too busy to
contact them to see if they want
more.
The reason John Rauser is so
bu'sy is the length of time it takes
him to make a piece. In order to
achieve the high quality he prides
himself in, even the smallest
piece usually takes more than an
hour to make.
Mr. Rauser particularly enjoys.
working on frames for action
paintings. He says he must be
careful to choose a wood that has
lines that will become a
continuation of the painting.
These li nes make the painting
come- to life in a way never
achieved by a standard frame.
Yet no matter what piece he
does, John assures equally high
quality. Each frame is built
around a painting or picture. The
picture or painting itself is coated
with a plastic varnish that is.vused
commercially to protect counter
tops.
On the larger frames he backs
them with straps of 'wood to
prevent warping. Each- piece also
has soft wood placed on each
corner to keep space between the
frame and wall. Also attached is a
label identifying the picture
framed and the type or types of
wood .used, to make the frame,.
John .Rauser's home is filled
with examples of his work. The
effect is startling because each
piece appears to be so individual,
a result of the unique grain
structure he spends so much time
looking for.
However, - Mr. Rauser is
apologetic. He has not worked on
his natural-bas relief woodwork in
over two weeks. He confesses, he
has been busy with something
else lately.
It's probable you won't find
John Rauser in his workshop.
today either. Better to look
upstairs where you will find , him
pounding a typewriter, glancing
at his notes every once in a while,
You'll notice the notes. They
represent more than two years of
research on the subject of
inflation, John's latest project,
He plans to publish an essay on it
perhaps give a few lectures and
then . . .
John Rauser can't retire.
Wise manure, use
ayes money
THE RO.UttELS POSti JANUARY 30, 1-94.4