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The Rural Voice, 1991-08, Page 42THE EARLY BALING SOLUTION • `l i -Z%'V 1 44;'..;. For cooler, fresher, more nutritious hay, bale early. But q that means baling at moisture levels once considered too ,`-'34!1 ' _ high. And that can cause problems, such as excessive '•• �' heat build-up that can destroy the colour and burn up nutrients. THE SOLUTION! Sila-Prime, after many years as the leading microbial inoculant, is now available in Canada. Sila-Prime is safe, non -corrosive, inexpensive and easy to use. Call collect today!(519) 393-5770 RIO - TECH Corporallon or Can -Con Systems (519) 595-8737 �UTLER AgrlMetal 'Performance Leaders in Farm Automation" - FARM SYSTEMS AUTOMATION SALES & SERVICE - • Concrete silo restoration • new concrete silos & manure tanks • silo unloaders • animal & platform scales • belt feeders & conveyors • teed mixers with scales • roller mills • power feed carts • straw choppers • stable cleaners & replacement chain • manure pumps Call for price quotations Agri -Division and FREE estimates. HANOVER: GEORGE BAUMAN 519-364-5226 (after 5 p.m.) Head Office: Elmira 519-669-1655 FOR CONVENIENCE AND SERVICE Deliver Your 1991 Canola, Winter Wheat, Corn and Soybeans to LOWRY GRAIN FARMS LTD. Hwy. 21, 3 miles south of Kincardine Come on in to the newest grain marketing facility in midwestern Ontario licensed under the Financial Protection Plan Elliott Lowry: President 519-395-4404 or 519-395-4405 38 THE RURAL VOICE ADVICE WATER MATTERS: MANURE HANDLING MUST BE IMPROVED This month's focus is on the man- agement of runoff from solid manure storages, feedlots, and barnyards. On farms across Ontario, about 17 million gallons of animal manure is pro- duced per day. Considering this amount, it is not surprising that serious pollution problems can result if manure is not managed properly. Every live- stock operation has the potential to pol- lute water resources. The likelihood of polluting is dependent on factors such as farm site conditions and present man- agement practices. Sources of pollution can include runoff as well as manure spreading practices, cattle access to streams, and milkhouse waste waterdis- posal. Animal manures contain nutrients (such as nitrogen, phosporus, and potas- sium) as well as micronutrients, organic material, and microbiological organ- isms. Farm animals typically use 25 per cent of the nutrients contained in their feed while the remaining 75 per cent is excreted. Generally, half of the nitrogen and two-thirds of the potassium are excreted in the liquid portion of the manure and are susceptible to runoff. As well, leaching of nutrients from open manure storages account for significant amounts of nutrient loss (about 20 to 40 per cent for phosphorus). Runoff to watercourses usually oc- curs after direct precipitation on the storage or feedlot, or from "clean" sur- face runoff from adjacent roofs, yards, or fields flowing across the storage or confinement area. Runoff can be carried to a stream or river in a number of ways, by over land flow, through a channel, or through an improperly located drainage tile. Containing runoff will reduce the amount of nutrients delivered to streams. Excessive growth of algae and other nuisance aquatic plants is pro- moted by the phosphorus and nitrogen found in manure. This creates a greater demand for oxygen and introduces po- tentially disease -causing bacteria to the