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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-03-27, Page 10 (2)Page 10 Times -Advocate, March /7, 1975 Continuefarm assignments. for junior agriculturists 1 It you are seriously interested in agriculture and want to gain some practical experience in the field, the Junior Agriculturalist program operated by the Ontario Custom Clean of S lhnistry of Agriculture and F will give you an insig to Ontario agriculture a rural life. This is the -1 year of See reating ns 2 to Beans r Milling Ltd. D Phone 237-3651 PIONEER DC ited Su rly V Ava _J SUP�2 Y`,E - •ER STALK Case an Ra‘,/,$.5° a 237-34 Keep This Date Open for OPEN To Be He) T Dashw d stf- .,A n & Ev rainy Further EFE EXETER tails in'next week's paper 7a: b1Ai�; ST NORTH EXETER ONTARIO 45191.235 1380 You'II Find It Here! 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Many participants have gained valuable experience to help them in their choice of future careers or to find gainful emplm mento on farms. S.lectton for the program is ttase+e9 on the applicant's reason tor being- interested in Agriculture. and his or her plans :or further education and career. 1n orientation session, to be held about mid-June will help applicants prepare for their farm stay -1s a iun►or agriculturalist. +oung it'ople 16 and 17 years of age are placed on .selected commercial farms for a 9 -week 'Mr the simmer. They li+e with and participate in the regular activities of the farm families on their farms and in their communities - This year, the on-farm assignment lasts from June 23 to August 23: Each junior agriculturalist will receive a training allowance of $16 per day. based -on a- 6 -day. week. Half of this is provided by the Ontario - Ministry of Agriculture and Food: the host farmer provides S3 in .cash per day. as well as room and board worth $5 per day., The junior agriculturalist will be under the direct supervision of the farm operator, taking part in the day -today activities dri the farm. Hours on a farm can 'be. irregular and sometimes long,. depending on the current activity and. weather. Those persons interested in the junior agriculturalist program for '4975 should complete the • application form available at Ontario \linistry of Agriculture and Food offices and secondary school guidance offices. Farm credit on increase . The use of credit in the farm' . operation is growing at a fan • - tastic rate and a nmjor concern of farmers is how to use credit in this time 'of inflation. Dr. Dick Trimble. an agricultural economist from Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, will discuss the topic of "Inflation and Financing the Family 'Farm" at a meeting on farm credit to be held Thursday. March '37 in London. - At the same meeting Linsey Barfoot. Agricultural Representative with the Bank of Montreal will speak on the hanks' role in farrp financing. Several banks are offering various forms of assistance in money management including CAN - ('HER and Mr. Barfoot will cover this area as well. The third speaker at the meeting is Marty Albers. area supervisor for Farm Credit Corporation. At. present second reading has been given by the federal government to a hill that will change amounts and some conditions of a Farm Credit Corporation Loan. If the bill is passed shortly. Mr. Albers will include these changes in his talk on "Farm Credit Corporation and the Young Farmer." The meeting 'takes place on Thursday March 27 at 8:00 p.m. in the W. K. Riddell Room. Middlesex County Building._ IDENTIFYING COYOTES — Township livesrpck valuators from three counties attended a seminar on iden- tification of coyotes at the Hullett wildlife monogenient area, Monday. From the left are Fred Parkinson, 8lonshord; Ross Forrest, Kippen; Roy Bellinger of the Ministry of Natural Resources dnd Ston Paquette of the Ministry -of Agriculture and Food -office in Clinton. T -A photo Tell by mtsthod of kill Was itCoyotes or dogs Township livestock evaluators from three counties were told Monday hour --to- -tell whether sheep have'been killed by coyotes or dogs. The more than 40 evalutor5 from Huron. Bruce and Perth were told by Riry Bellinger, game and fish enforcement officer for the 11'ingham district of Natural Resources that coyotes attack sheep around the neck while dogs assault Irian behind. - Bt.*llinger addRI. "dogs usually' chase animals.for fun by -biting at their mels and are not looking for .a meal' ++ e a coyote is looking for fresh meat and usually strikes inihe throat area of sheep. Bellinger showed slides of sheep which had been- attacked by dogs and coyotes. Under ti -new provincial legislatton-whichtook effect March 1. farmers with a loss of livestock or poultry by animals of any kind will be .reimbursed by the township. It a dog is responsible for killing. compensation is made to the tanner from township funds rteceived•through dog taxes. If a coyote is responsible. the farmer still receives his money from the ,township. but the municipality in return is compensated by the Ontario'''Ministry of Agriculture. In the past if valuators decided a coyote was respopsible for 'damages. the farmer contacted the .Ministry of Natural Resources.. Bellinger saidJp the towna valuator srtll iecides on the value of the livestock or poultry destroyed with • the maximum being 8100.in the (-ase of sheep. The Resources Irfficial said it was reasonably ea'y to' tell if animals were killed by dogs or coyotes by lookingu at the herds or flocks. If a coyote was responsible likely only one animal would be 'killed and the balance not disturbed. If dogs were the culprits the balance of the flock ould he worrietd_and probably well spread around. While wolves are not known to he in the Wingham district Bellinger said the coyote population was reasonably high. When asked about any programs to cut down on the coyote population he said "No. the markets usually take tare of this. The price for a c.sote pelt is S20 and They are hunted pretty hard in the Resources Wingham 8. 10. 12. 14 16 hp models Built like t BIG O S } r • Be a big -tractor man' same precision engineer brlity and service as big struction tractors. There' power to mow 34 to 48 in gardens — blow snow f sive Case Cushion -Con �!PRIN with p L cts'offer the rformance, e farm and o enty of .guts and \ s wide — rotot, big Ion • ves. E lu- hyd ; . otic •rive! OWER E TRACTOR J TEST DRIVE C.G ODAY — Just for the FUN of it' M SUPPLIES LTD. 236-4934 ZURICH J 1 Cas A Tennec ompany 236-4321 N:112 district in 1974, only seven at- tacks on sheep were recorded. This figure has been fairly constant in recent years and does not;fefleet the great increases -in coyote attacks recorded in the owen Sound district. I t e never seen any poultry ail acked by coyotes although that's probably because they can be carried 'away" added Bellinger. - He'said coyotes usually weigh from -35 to 50 pounds while wolves weigh as much as 90 pounds. Coyotes may be identified by a hourglass black rnarkon the tail. Bellinger told the group that rabies are not as prevalent in, coyotes as in foxes. Swine testing program to include commercial The Ontario swine per- formance testing program under the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food is being .expanded to include commercial hercjs. When the program was initiated in 1967 .only purebred breeders were eligible to par- ticipate.' In making the .an- nouncement. the Honourable William A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food said: "The expanded program will provide 1)ntario com rcial • • hog producers enrol kd in the program with the necessary accurate performance in- formation to make the selection of superior animals." Gilts in herds enrolled in the program will be Tghed and ultrasonically backfat probed on 'he farm , free of charge by technicians of the Ministry of :Agriculture and Food. ;Ir-P•erformance information provided will include backfat thickness and age adjusted to.200 pounds .Commercial producers will be in a position to make marked improvements in' the carcass index and growthiness of the market hogs by selecting replacement gilts on the basis of test results and by using superior performance tested boars. Herd owners making use of the expanded program will be required to provide an accurate scale, identify gilts. individually before weaning and record their birth dates as well as the iden- tification of both sire and dam. "'Phis expanded Swine Testing 'Program is another step towards further. in,proving the quality of Ontario hogs which• presently enjoy a growing international reputation," Mr. Stewart con- cluded. Farmers interested in having gilts wweiglled and probed under: the swine perfor.mance testing program should write for further details to the Live St6ek Branch, -Ontario Ministry of Agriculture. and Food. Parliament Buildings Toronto M7A 1A5, or contact their local agricultural represen-- tative's office. atch For The ING FESTIVAL OF VALUES Starts April 3 A Exeter District. Co -Op Phone 235-2081 trex®meiins less weeds, AAtrex Liquid me�ns less work. When you put AAtrex Liquid to 7—yolk—on your weeds, you get more than just AAtrex-clean cornfields. You also get a new ease of handling, convenience and even greater efficiency. That's because AAtrex Liquid is a liquid suspension with no dust. AAtrex Liquid gives you the un- equalled AAtrex flexibility of applica- tion: pre -plant, pre -emergent, post -emergent. And AAtrex Liquid . requires only 10 gal/acre for pre - emergent control and 15 gal/acre for post -emergent control. 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