The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-01-24, Page 8Papp --Led w Saetisel, Wednesday, 'January 24, 1979
1978 marks
Asa.1978 began,. there
seemed reason to expect
cattle ' and beef market
prices would improve and
that pork output would
increase at prices quite
favourable to producers,
says the Meat Packers
ro Council of Canada.
Now that the year has
closed, it can confidently
be said that 1978 marked
the 'turnaround' in the
beef cycle. While
Canadian= cattle
slaughter .dropped nearly
ainimmillairamme
nine percent, and the U.S.
fell about four percent,
cattle and beef prices
recorded a tremendous
surge. At Toronto A1-2
steers opened the year in
the $48-50 per cwt. range,
rapidly rising to over $70
in early May and .closing
out the year at $67-69.
Wholesale carcass beef
prices climbed from the
84-86 cents per lb. range
early in the year to close
out at about $1.08 - 1.12
per pound, reports the
turnaround in beef cycle
council.
'Canada's hog slaughter
rose about 11 percent in
1978 over a year earlier.
Quebec repeated as the
leading s slaughtering
province - about 2.7
million hogs graded,
followed by gradings of
just over 2,6 million in
Ontario.
Response
changed hog
was rapid,
carcasses
pounds'
to the
index grid
with hog
over -180
dressed
representing. about 28
percent of the slaughter
compared to 9.2 percent
in 1977, -The index
changes implemented
January r 1979 provide
some added incentive to
market hogs weighing
160-179 pounds: Hog
prices through 1978
retained strength much
of it somewhat unex-
pected, -due in part to the
lack of any significant
expansion in the U.S.,
says the council.
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A most significant
development Of 1978 was
the relative weak position
of the Canadian dollar.,
For Canada, the
discounted dollar tended
to encourage livestock
and meat exports and
discouraged imports:
Substantial numbers of
our hogs. moved south,
many of them during the
strike -lockout of two
major packers, and cattle
marketsremained
buoyant or face the
prospect of U.S. buyers
stepping in, explains the
council.
Pork imports ' declined
considerably in 1978 with
Canada returning to its
traditional position of net
exporter•" Preliminary.
data shows pork imports
at about 116-118 million
pounds compared to
-exports of 123-125 million.
Total pork exports rose
about 20 percent on the
strength . of increased
U.S, trade even though
. shipments to Japan
dropped, around 10
million pounds, 'says 'the
council.
Other developments
that might "be cited for
1978 include the advent of
a 'Dutch Clock' systerii of
selling hogs in Manitoba;
domestic hog .contracting
in Alberta and Manitoba,
some renewed interest in
non -meat protein sub-
stitutes, ,continuing
debate over nitrites in
pork curing, , increased
government interest in
consumer education
'rather than regulation
(so common in the early
to mid '70s),'a flurry over
generic labelling, and the
food strategy con-
ference, reports the
council.
Solution to frozen
water pipes
is prevention
Many • farms are
plagued withthe
repeated freezing of
underground pipes," says
Ross Irwin,of the School,
of Engineering; Ontario
Agricultural'College.
Most proti'lems occur in
unheated buildings,
crawl ,spaces under
:buildings, and exterior
walls subject to•' drafts,,
but pipes under
driveways and sidewalks,
where snow is .scraped
off, may also freeze.
The best solution is
prevention. Pipes should
be 'laid below the frost
line. The depth of, the
frost linevaries deperi-
ding, on your area. The
pipes .should be laid in a
straight , line, on a
uniform _ slope, between
, buildings.
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Insulation .will also help
prevent freezing. Pipes in
unheated areas should be
insulated to slow down
heat loss ,
"In very cold weather,
allow *bit of water to run
through the pipe," ad -,p
vised Mr.` Irwin. "Even
with insulation, the water
will. freeze if it is left
standing long` enough. If
you plan to heave the heat
off ina building, drain the -
piping systemfor
protection..
Oncel the soil or the pipe
is frozen, it won't:, thaw
naturally until spring.
However, there are
methods of thawing the
pipe without causing
damage.
"Metal water pipe can
be thawed using a: welder
or pipe thawer.," says
Irwin. . "However, most
farm welders are limited
to 180 amps, and are too -
small for thawing` meta
pipes."
Pumps can be thawed
successfully using hard
glass heat bulbs, 'or
radiant heaters,
suspended about 45 cm
above the frozen pump.
Pump ho ices should be
insulated and the heat
bulb should be operated
by a thermostat.
"A shining heat lampis
also good for thawing
short distances of metal
pipe," says Irwin, "but it
is ineffective for plastic
pipe because plastic pipe
doesn't conduct °heat.
Some farmers have found
that -heating cables will
thaw plastic pipes; but
don't let the temperature
of the heating cable
become too hot; or it will
affect the pipe."
Itlastic pipe with
electric heating cables
installed in the centre of
the pipe is now available
commercially. A similar
homemade system can be
constructed using fine
copper wire :and a fusing
six -volt transformer. '