The Rural Voice, 1978-04, Page 25spring for planting in the fall of 1978 or
spring of 1979.
For smaller areas or larger planting
stock, check with your local nurseries.
Trees will not be truly effective until they
are three meters (approximately 10 ft.)
high. In the interval between planting and
attainment of 10 feet of growth. you could
place a snow fence on the windward side a
minimum distance of 10 meters (approxi-
mately 33 feet) from the edge of the lane
and parallel to it.
Interested persons who would like more
specific information on tree planting and
windbreaks may obtain the following free
publications at the local Ministry office:
"The Farm Windbreak" and "Planning for
Tree Planting". For a free property
inspection and guidance in laying out a
windbreak. consult your local Forest
Management Branch, Ministry of Natural
Resources.
Bruce farmers
take advanta9e of feed
formulation service
Higher milk production. savings in feed
costs and better herd health --a11 of these
have been attributed to the Canfarm Dairy
Feed Formulation Service. now in use in
many parts of Canada.
The service enables producers to plan
and control their feeding programs. says
Bill Grexton, an agricultural representative
in Bruce County, Ont.
"Feeding cattle is like filling a wooden
barrel that is made up of staves of different
heights," Mr. Grexton says. "You can only
fill the barrel to the level of the lowest
stave."
Similarly, cattle will only produce until
they run out of the first nutrient. This could
be protein or energy, or a mineral like
magnesium. In order to keep the cow
producing up to her top level, you have to
feed the proper balance of nutrients.
"The dairy feed formulation service
provides balanced rations and daily
feeding schedules for cows at eight levels
of production, as well as for dry cows. It
determines what nutrients are needed to
keep the cow producing at the optimum
level. It then prepares formulas for rations
that combine the feed ingredients the
farmer has on hand with the most
economical feeds he can buy in order to
reach that level."
The service starts with the dairyman and
extension worker, who gather the
information for the rations they want. In
Ontario. ag reps mail this information to
the office of dairy specialist Don Taylor in
Guelph. From there it is fed by remote
computer terminal into Agriculture Can-
ada's Canfarm computer, also in Guelph.
The computer then prepares the formula
for the required rations. These are checked
by Mr. Taylor, then returned to the
extension worker and farmer.
Bruce County has 485 commercial dairy
farmers and is the sixth largest in the
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Developers - Lots 10 miles from Goderich in village. Building
Tots in one parcel in registered subdivision with septic tank
approval.
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Don McCauley
RR 2, Goderich
524-4226
Cathy McDougall
RR 3, Auburn
523-4594
province in milk production. So far about
125 Bruce County dairymen have used the
Canfarm service.
"Many dairymen have had very good
results from the service. I expect another
75 farmers will be using it within the next
few months," Mr. Grexton says.
The dairy feed formulation service has
provided different benefits to different
farmers. In the case of John Vandebor of
Paisley, the service was responsible for a
44 per cent increase in production. His
30 -cow milking herd climbed from an
average production of 10,000 pounds per
cow per year in April, 1976, when he
started using the service, to 14,423 pounds
last October.
"We're pleased about the improve-
ment," Mr. Vandebor says. "We're happy
to see the increased production. It's also a
source of great satisfaction to know your
cows are getting the feed they need."
In the case of Percy Watke, Hanover,
production also increased, although it
started from a higher base. It rose 23 per
cent, from 13,593 pounds per cow in 1975
to 16,663 pounds per cow in 1976.
"The service showed us that in 1975 our
protection wasn't high enough and we
were missing some important trace
elements," Mr. Watke says.
In the case of Paul Russwurm of
Mildmay, the service enabled him to
control the ketosis that had previously been
a major problem in his dairy herd. Ketosis
is a disorder affecting high producing cows
that can be corrected by a proper feed
balance. Before he started using the
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