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sted and ensiled with a
ure content of 65 to 70
nt, but ,because of the
her much of this'Year's crop
e too mature and too dry.
ages containing less than 60
nt moisture result in lower
intake by cattle and higher
of , „spoilage, !says,. Jack
nburg, Ontario Ministry of
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Although adding water to
increase moisture content of
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amounts of water are required to
make any appreciable difference.
W ien unloading a five-ton load
ofSS percent moisture silage in 10
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At 12 Noon
Phone 887-6461
Brussels, Ont.
R.D.O.P. CO-ORDINATOR — Mrs. Louise Marritt
of Gorrie'is the rural co-ordinator and director for the
Rural Development Outreach Project.
RYAN DRYING
Walton, Ontario
527-0527 or 887-9261
We will be open
for the 1977
CORN CROP
Weighing:
:Drying
Storage available
Buy, Sell and Store
s. Louise Morrltt
Co-ordinates rural outreach program.
THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER 16, 1977 —11
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County is borne entirely by the
Kellogg foundation.
'There's not another
university in Canada that has this
kind of funding," Mrs. Marritt
said.
Mrs. Marritt said they are
delighted to get any kind of
enquiry from any group.
"The project has enormous
possibilities.," she said.
The University applied for the
grant for the project about three
years ago and got the necessary.
funding about a. year ago.
The project encompasses all.
the facilities of the university,
Mrs. Marritt said; and each
individual project is under the
direction of the vice-president of
the university.
Huron County was selected as
the first project site by the
University of Guelph because it -is
classed as a strictly rural area.
• The RDOP got started when the.
project was approved by County
Council in February and a house-
hold survey was taken in
Wingbam and Turnberry Town-
! ship to find out about the quality.
Moisture content of corn silage
can be accurately measured with
a Koster moisture tester or can be
estimated on the basis of maturity
or grain moisture content.
For corn silage harvested at
less than 60 percent moisture Mr.
Rodenburg recommends rapid
filling. To help reduce exposure
to air and thereby reduce
spoilage, cover the islo with
plastic when filling is interrupted.
"Getting an' acceptable length
of cut and proper distribution of
material in the silo are Also
important. The drier the silage
the more difficult this becomes."
Silage below 60 percent
moisture should be cut with the
harvester or re-cutter so most of
the material is less than one-half
inch in length. •
'Brussels 667..9024,
in connection with the children's
aid which is just in the advisory
stage at the moment, and work on
a request for a community
program. in nutrition which would
advise people how.to get the most
for their food dollar,
The RDOP has also been
approached by a theatre group
that wants help in the dramatic
arts and a young mother's, group
that would like counselling about
such things as parent training and
financing.
The University of Guelph is not
trying to impose itself or its ideas
on the rural community, Mrs.
Marritt says. If a group in the
community wants to get
something going, they contact.
Mrs. Marritt at her office in
Wingham, who in turn pats. them_
in contact with the right at
the University of Guelph. .
When professors are brought to
Huron County from the
University they stay at an apart-
ment which is connected with
Mrs. Marritt's office.
The cost of bringing professors
from 'the University to Huron
minutes, a flow rate of one gallon
of water per minute increases the
moisture content of the silage by
only one-quarter percent.
Water addition should
be done at the flower to ensure a
proper mix with the silage.
Because of the 'problems
encountered, non-protein
Iiitrogetra:dditiv&-A.Citild not be
used in silages ensiled at less
than 60 percent moisture. Corn
containing less than 50 percent
moisture should not be ensiled
since it will be impossible to
prevent serious spoilage."
Producers can expect, poorer
palatability and feed intake when
dty corn silage is fed tolivestock,
says Mr. Rodenburg, and should
compensate with other feeds such
as grain.
"To get the maximum intake,
of rurallife. Through the survey,
information was obtained about
what kind of programs needed to
be developed to help the
community.
The project will go on for
another four or five years,
according to Mrs. Marritt. It's
funded for at least four years and
will go on for possibly three more
after that.
It is hoped that the ultimate
result of the RDOP will be to
bring the resources of the
University into the community
where they can be tapped by each
individual.
The program was started
strictly in response to community
needs, Mrs. Marritt said.
"We're doing our best to give
them all kinds of resources," she
said.
A survey will be taken to see
how the RDOP in Huron County is
working and the results of that
survey should be published about
the end of November.
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throw out the unconsumed silage
at least daily and replace it with
fresh feed. Top dressing with
molasses at feeding time may
also improve intake."
Because silage containing less
than the recommended level of
moisture will spoil more rapidly
after removal from the silo,
remove small amounts several
times each day for immediate
feeding.
If the silage is moldy, caution is
advised. Mr. Rodenburg says that
although cattle have sa
considerable ability to consume
moldy silage without serious
effects, diarrhea and other health
problems have occurred in some
situations.
He recommends test feeding
moldy silage with a small group of
animals under close observation.
65 to 70 percent is best
Corn silage needs moisture
HOEGY
FARM SUPPLY LIMITED
Brodhagen, Ontario
Tel 345-2941
After hours, 345-2243
* Barn washing and
disinfecting
Spraying with carbolo whitens
and disinfects as it dries.
* cattie. :spraying. for
lice and warble
control.
(By Debbie Ranney)
"Helping people help
themselves", would be a good
slogan for the Rural Development.
Outreach Project (RDOP), which
has been operating in Huron
Comity since the spring.
One of 70 such projects funded
by the Kellogg Foundation of
Battle Creek, Michigan, RDOP is
a project of the University of
Guelph aimed at helping rural
people in Huron County use the
university's facilities to help
themselves.
This particular project was set
up to determine how the facilities
of the University could be used in
a 1111(.11 setting.
Mrs. Louise M.artitt, rural
co-ordinator and director of the
project says it works on two
levels, the county level in
general, and foctising on the
township of Turnberry and the
town of Wingham.
Some RDOP projects so far,
include a county planning project
with University of Guelph
professors helping with
secondary plans for Turnberry
Township; a child abuse program