The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-03-20, Page 47Straw chopper makes feed palatable ...
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), straw they bale through the combine • straw
chopper to help make it more palatable. They
also like to install an auger - blower set upon
the combine to save and bale the chaff to
further improve the palatability and feed
value of the wheat straw.
To feed the large bales and staff, the
Hogans Hove them to a wind break yard near
the barn and regulate the feeding with an
electric wire. They use those same yards as
calving areas in the spring. The stalls" or
straw wasted during the winter feeding, acts
as a good bedding base for the spring.
"We try to keep the cattle in these outside
yards as much as possible, as weather-
permits,
eather "
n
peits, during " calving, to avoid disease
problems in the bam, says Ray.
-They also have all of the cows calving in
March and April so as not interfere with field •
work in May. They spread most of the manure
in August on wheat, stubble to avoid the wet .
soil conditions and busy time ,periods`in. the •
Farm. paperdoesn't
reflect reality: OFA
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for concern, and that these cold, impersonal
government papers don't reflect the reality in
the country."
He said the OFA will be discussing the
white paper with government and elected
officials soon, and he will be reminding them
all of the statement made by Prime Minister
Mulroney at . the recent Fust Ministers'
Conference,. Mulroney said, "I don't. know
that there's an area of our national economic
life where there has been a greater
productivity increase in the last 15 years than
Canadian agriculture. I don't know of a sector
that has received less in return in terms of
'reward for that individual effort.'
spring and fall. The cows usually go to
pasture around mid-May and the two month
breeding season starts about May 24. They
use two Charolais bulls on the mature Cows
and two Angus bulls for first and second calf
heifers.
The Hogans and Howards have started to.
practice some rotational grazing and. hope to
continue and refine that concept, as it. has
improved the carrying capacity of the
pastures. When the pastures become.inade
quate, usually in mid to late September, they
put temporary electric fencing around wheat
stubble fields with under seeded red cover
growth, and let the cows grazethem until
oom stalks become availa) e, usually in early.
November, The cows graze on corn stalky ,
.until the snow comes.
- "J. hope T haven't painted 'such a rosy
picture about our farrns that you will think we
are making a fortune," says Ray. �Unfor-
tunately that is not true, as much as I wish it
.was. There ere still many areas. on our farm
e tthat can be improved, however I think I can
honestly say we have been able to make the
cow -calf and cash crop sectors on our faints
work to.mutual benefit."
Ray. believes' if they were not using_crop
residues for feed and marginal land for
pasture, and if they were not practicing
Conservational tillage, they may not have
been able to survive in the fanning business
this long. Beyond just mere .financial survival
the cattle and conservation tillage practices
are helping the farinly conserve the soil., on
their farms, Ray observes. .
"Cattle have been called the perfect 01 -till
maduines," says Ray. "They not only convert
solar energy to beef, but most of their forage
can be produced on marginal land. In addition
they also come equipped with a stalk dropper
on front and a manure spreader on back. Not
even John Deere could invent a machine like
that."
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