The Rural Voice, 2001-10, Page 20"Comfy Cushion"
Cow Mattress
• Unique design adjusts easily to fit your stall size
and creates an interlocking tube design
preventing the ma1tresses from shifting.
• Keeps cows cleaner and dryer than any other
mattress
• Helps combat swollen hocks and knees,
eliminating festering sores due to lying on hard,
uncomfortable surfaces.
• The 'Comfy Cushion" Cow Mattress has a tough,
woven poly overlay which is liquid permeable.
• Hold down strip designed so that liquids will run
out underneath instead of collecting in front.
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The Best Choice to Provide Comfort and
Good Health for Your Cows.
For more information contact your local BSM Dealer:
ATWOOD
LENCO
SUPPLY LTD.
(519) 356-2282
TARA
H. NICHOLSON
& SON
(519) 934-2343
GRANTON
AVONBANK
FARM EQUIPMENT
(519) 225-2507
LUCKNOW
MAITLAND VALLEY
AGRI SYSTEMS LTD.
(519) 529-3820
MILDMAY
MIDWAY FARM
SYSTEMS
(519) 367-5358
WELLESLEY
PROGRESSIVE
FARMING
(519) 656-2709
BSM Agri Ltd. R.R. 44 Arthur, ON, Canada NOG 1A0
Tel.: (519) 848-3910 Fax (519) 848-3948
DRAYTON
CONESTOGO
AGRI SYSTEMS INC.
(519) 638-3022
WALTON
KEITH SIEMON
FARM SYSTEMS LTD.
(519) 345-2734
MARQUARDT
FARM DRAINAGE LTD.
(ESTABLISHED 1968)
SPECIALIZING IN:
• Farm Drainage
• Municipal Drainage
■ Backhoe Work
■ Excavator Work
• Dozer Work
• Erosion Control
WE OFFER:
■ FREE ESTIMATES
• Personal evaluation of your project
■ Detailed plans and design work
■ State-of-the-art equipment
IN Qualified and experienced personnel
• Guaranteed workmanship & customer service
For that personal touch, pride in workmanship,
experience and FREE ESTIMATES call
MARQUARDT
FARM DRAINAGE LTD.
(ESTABLISHED 1968)
R.R. #3, Palmerston, Ontario
1-888-534-0393
OFFICE 343-3233 HOME 338-2373
STEVE CRONSBERRY (Owner)
16 THE RURAL VOICE
based on production bonuses for
exceeding the goals for productions
of market pigs from each of its four
2500 -sow units. Employees were
consulted on how the system should.
be set up. The bonuses are set to kick
in on production that exceeds the
average with all employees in a unit
sharing in the value of the extra pigs
that are being produced by the unit.
This helps build a team spirit, Frank
said.
The company also has a system of
"perks" designed to make all
employees feel they're an important
part of the bigger team, he says.
There's a company clothing
allowance that pays for clothing that
bears the company logo.
There's also a company vehicle
program under which the
company uses its volume
buying power to purchase red pick
up trucks, put a company logo on
them and lease them back to their
employees. The company also buys
insurance at the fleet rate. Employees
with poor driving records have to pay
extra above the flat rate. ,
Each employee of the company
also gets the equivalent value in pork
pr9ducts of two animals per year.
The hog is shipped and its value is
given to the employees in vouchers
that can be exchanged for pork
products at a local retailer.
The company also offers reduced
rate housing, mainly for senior herd
managers. This year it is erecting five
new Royal homes on various farms
for this purpose.
Acre T also has two staff parties a
year, one at Christmas and a summer
barbecue, for which the company
picks up all expenses. There's also a
quarterly staff newsletter containing
information on staff appointments,
engagements, weddings and births, as
well as production comparison
figures among the four units.
Frank said remuneration, vacation
time and work hours are the most
important in attracting people.
Incentives, perks and housing are
valuable in retaining employees.
These have the added value of
helping get new staff. "If people are
happy they'll help you recruit new
workers," he said, noting they'll
project a good impression of your
farm to friends and neighbours.