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FARM & INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
Designed with the farming industry in mind.
Ideally suited for poultry, hogs, and shop buildings.
Available with Natural Gas or propane
Mid West Infra -Red Mfg. Ltd.
R.R. Wroxeter, Ont. NOG 2X0
519-335-3583 FAX 335-3580
MONOWAY FARMS
Wayne Fear & Sons
YORKSHIRE
LANDRACE
DUROC
HAMPSHIRE
Ontario Pork Congress '91 Results
Champion Landrace Boar, 0.P.C. '91
Shown by Wayne Fear
3rd Hampshire Boar, 0.P.C. '91
Shown by Ken Millan (Herdsman)
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5th in
Carcass
Competition
O.P.C. '91
ROP Performance tested;
gilts and boars from a
herd with very good
mothering ability.
QS F1 York x Landrace
Gilts, open or bred
available on a
regular basis.
Also
YORK, LANDRACE
HAMPSHIRE, DUROC,
AND DUROC X HAMP BOARS
Herd Classified Good" by the
Animal Industry Branch
Quality Swine Approved
MONOWAY FARMS
6 MILES WEST OF BRUSSELS ON HURON RD 116
Call Wayne or Paul anytime at
519-887-6477
Don Ruttan - Q.S. Rep.
519-887-9884
26 THE RURAL VOICE
His pigs, which are 1/4 Landrace,
1/4 Large White, and 1/2 York. He
sold 20.5 pigs per sow per year,
weaning at 21 to 27 days. In the
coming year, he will be expanding to
700 sows when his son has completed
college. The pig operation employs
one full time man. They also grow
900 ac.*.es of corn and 75 acres of
tobacco.
Again we were well received. Roy
and his son were very friendly and
willing to tell us all about their farm-
ing operation.
The farm's lagoon was 1 1/2 acres
in size, and irrigation took place
throughout the year onto 27 acres of
Bermuda grass. The state extension
people are working very closely with
the Woods. They are monitoring
ground water in the pasture area with
three test wells.
At this time, the testing that has
been done on the Bermuda grass indi-
cates that seven acres will support 25
cows or eight to ten stocker calves per
acre.
There appears to be a real concern
amongst all farmers visited that the
lagoon and irrigating methods will be
questioned by the environment people
in the future. They are monitoring and
gathering as much data as possible in
preparation for the challenge.
Roy contracts in the form of a
hedge of 40,000 lbs. of pork with his
packer every month. Roy also has an
interesting hobby. He raises white
quail for hunting purposes, and
releases some of them in his bush and
waste land, inviting hunters to come in
for $5 per bird.
He also plants a few acres of millet
and sorghum, and on a certain day,
provides a day of fun for some 75 or
so hunters by releasing quail in this
millet and sorghum field (all for a
nominal fee of $60 a day — this
includes a barbecue).
Roy told us that there is absolutely
no permit required if he decides to
build. He is allowed to build
anywhere on his farm and whatever
shape or size he wishes. The lagoon is
the only area that he needs to meet
some minimal requirements.
In my observation, this was a
typical independently owned, well-run
North Carolina pig farm.