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The Rural Voice, 1987-10, Page 58Custom Fabricating, Rolling & Welding Tandem Livestock Trailers Standard Sizes or Built to Your Specifications. Steel and Welding Supplies ...Tanks Our Specialty SMITH STEEL & FABRICATING INC. Hwy. 23 North, Atwood, Ont. 519-356-2802 or 2824 C OO P OCTOBER 1 SAVINGS SERVICE i and QUALITY PRODUCTS from your local CO-OP STORE Early Bookings for Seed Corn — Fall plowdown fertilizer applications — Last chance for early forage seed discounts Watch for Customer Appreciation Sale Days at your local Co-op. LUCKNOW TEESWATER 519-529-7953 519-392-6862 NORTH WELLINGTON HARRISTON MOUNT FOREST 519-338-2331 519-323-1271 56 THE RURAL VOICE ADVICE ANALYZING FEED IS IMPORTANT By testing feeds and balancing ra- tions, farmers can make sure that they feed out a nutrient -packed diet. Why analyze feed? Each year there is a wide variation in the quality of hay. This could be a result of poor weather, various hay mixtures, and varieties in the mix. The only true way producers can determine the nutrient content of their hay accurately is to have it ana- lyzed. Variations in quality can also ex- ist for grains, haylage, and corn silage. Consider hay from York County this summer. Protein varied from 6.15 to 18.2, total digestible nutrients from 48.19 to 66.6, calcium from .38 to 1.98, and phosphorus from .18 to .29. If you are feeding 25 pounds of hay per cow in your dairy herd, the actual protein from the hay could be as low as 1.32 pounds or as high as 4 pounds, a difference of 2.68 pounds. Producers who feed 44 per cent soy meal at $382 a tonne would have an extra cost of $1.04 a cow per day to reach the same protein level as in the hay of higher quality.0 Cathy Wilson Farm Management Specialist York OMAF MEASURING THE RESIDUE COVER Have you ever wondered how much crop residue is left on your fields after harvest? If you haven't, the new Land Stewardship Program may make it worth your while. The program offers a grant of $20 an acre on 30 per cent of your tilled land if a minimum of 20 per cent crop residue remains on the surface after planting. The amount of crop residue left on the soil surface depends on the type of crop grown, crop yield, and tillage type. For instance, this summer we found that grain corn left 60 to 90 per cent residue prior to tillage. Solid -seeded soybeans left 40 to 75 per cent residue before tillage. Grain stubble underseeded with red clover has 100 per cent cover. The poorer residue -producing crops such as silage corn, white beans, and (cont'd)