Times-Advocate, 1987-06-24, Page 19BEST IN SHOW - Linda Callaghan, RR3 Oil Springs and Hugh Todd, Lucknow showed the best ewe
and ram, respectively in the Hensall Fair. Also in the picture are directors Don Dearing and Keith Shanks:
ne foot in the
mow' *ow
News item: "Terrance Sullivan of
Charlo, N.B., must' pay his neighbors
$30,000 for loss of enjoyment of their
property caused by odors from his pig
farm.
"The Supreme Court of Canada
refused to give -Mr. Sullivan permis-
sion to appeal a New Brunswick Court
of Queen's Bench ruling made when
neighbors - whose children would not
play outside because of the stink and
whose friends stopped visiting -
sought damages. Mr. Sullivan's farm
is in a former agricultural area that
is becoming a residential one."
Now, do you question why the pro-
vincial federations of - agriculture
across this nation are working hard
tb perfect legislation which would -
give them the right to farrn? •
I'm willing to het that the $30.000
Sullivan has been ordered to -pay will
• be enough to bankrupt him. 1f he is in
no better shape than most pork pro-
ducers across Canada, that much
money will break him. It will not on-
ly break his pocketbook: it will break
his heart.
We live in the country and we love
it. We have lied in the same house
for -20 years. When we moved (here.
our closest neighbors were :3,000 lay-
ing hens in a chicken staple 300yards
away. In .the last five years, the
chicken stable has disappeared and 12-
. new homes have been built along our
"country" road.
Every so often,we get some
beef odors. A feedlot is not
far away. Up the highway is a huge
hog farm and That's the one that pro-
duces some hefty smells.
But that hog farm was there when
we moved to the -country. So was the
feedlot. We knew about farm odors
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1 would be the first to agree that the
. odors are unpleasant. We have. once
01` twice in 20 years. been forced to
move inside because the smelt was so.
overpowering- We had a family
barbecue inside not too long ago.
But we have never complained
because that farmer was in business
when we moved to the country. Ile
' has every right to remain in business
even though the smells are
sometimes enough to bring tears to
the eyes. i am of the opinion that they
are getting worse. In other words, I
do not believe that farmer is as
careful now as he. was a few years
ago. Perhaps it is because he has ex-
panded his production facilities in five
years.
I do know that newcomers along
our road have complained. Those
complaints have multiplied since the
population grew from one family to 1:3
families. Al least two more building
lots have been sold and another four
or five will be available in the next
few years-
twirimmork
Our area has become residential
and those residents do not like the
smell of pig manure. Except for a hog
farmer. Who does?
But who is in the wrong`!
I honestly believe it is the
newcomers who are in the wrong.
They knew when they moved that
farm animals produced manure and
manure is not the stuff of which
Elizabeth Arden is made. They knew
the feedlot and the hog farm plus a
couple of dairy farms and a chicken
farm were in the neighborhood. If
they didn't' know. then they should
have been told or asked a -few
questions.
To suggest that the hog farmer pay
a fine seems absurd and, unless there
were some extenuating cir-
cumstances involved, Terrance, -
Sullivan was not treated well by our
courts.
All the more reason why right -to -
farm legislation is needed. Such a law -
will give our farmers a legal leg to
stand on when fussy neighbors bring
them to court.
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and Food
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and
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For five Huron County 4-11
- members and 100 hundred others
from across Ontario. June 20 to June
26 will be six of the best days of their
life. They will be attending Provincial
4-11 Leadership Canip near
Huntsville. -
Leadership Camp is undoubtedly
one of the greatest opportunities of-
fered in the 4-H program.
While- the program is aimed at
developing the leadership skills of the
delegates, the 4-11 members learn a
lot about themselves. it is an ex-
perience -that lasts a lifetime. -
Jennifer Sanders, 11114 Brussels;
('raig McNeil RR 5 Goderich:
(leather McIntosh RR 5 Brussels;
Laurie Pentland. RR 6. Goderich;
and Cindy Stute, RR 4 Brussels were
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Time Advocate, June' 24, 1987
u • n ParltExpert
=among pork winners
Dr. Ernie Sanford, employed as a
veterinary pathologist in the Huron
Park Veterinary Laboratory Services
since 1976, wil' be -one of three pork
industry leaders to get special
recognition tonight (June 24) at the
Ontario Pork Congress.
Ile and the other two will receive
pork industry leadership awards at
the banquet at the Stratford
fairgrounds.
He graduated from the Ontario
Veterinary College in 1971 and
received a diploma in diagnostic
pathology in 1975, following that in
1981 when he become a diplomat of
the American College of Veterinary
Pathologists, the highest recognition
pdssible in veterinary diagnostic
'pathology.
Some of the highlights contained in
the information on Dr. Sanford for the
leadership award were as follows:
Dr. Sanford has contributed great-
ly to the swine industry, at the local,
national, and international levels. He
has authored or co-authored at total
of 39 papers in veterinary journals.
Twenty-one of these papers have been
related to swine. diseases.
These include such topics as:
Hygromycin induced cataracts in
sows: Actinobacillus (Haemophilus►
pleuropneumoniae; Porcine Neonatal
Coccidiosis; Fall abortions in Sows;
Streptococcus suis infections; Cryp-
tosporidioses in Piglets;
Gastrosplenic Torsions in sows;
Zygomycosis (Mucormycosis) infec-
tion in pigs. -
In 1986 he co-authored a chapter en -
tided Streptococcal Diseases, in the
Hot tips on
hay dangers
How's the haying going? As this is
heingwritten we are in the middle of
some rather dry weather. It looks like
a pretty good year for putting in dry
hay. However, if you happen to put
'hay into the barn that is tough and you
find it heating up take note of the
following temperatures; -
65 c 1150 F check daily - danger
zone.
70 c (158 F) check every four hours.
80 c (176 F). fire pockets may now
be expected -call the fire department,
wet down hay - hay has already lost
its basic -nutrient value.
85 c (185 F I remove hay immediate-
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99 C ( 210 F ) Critical. Hay is almost
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You can measure the temperature
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Don't take chances with heating
hay. It is one of the leading causes of
barn fires.
Ron Fleming
Agricultural Engineer
for Huron County, 482-3428
book "Diseases of Swine" 6th Ed..
edited by A.D. Leman. et al. Ile has
as well, written several factsheels
concerning disease conditions in
swine, and written numerous articles
for producer journals.
Dr. Sanford is a well known
speaker, speaking on diseases of
swine atthe international, national.
and local levels.
Although well known and recogniz-
ed as an expert in swine and swine
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diseases. he is equally knowledgeable
in other species. Al Huron Park -the
swine .opportunities existed and his
tremendous. zeal and enthusiasm has
led him to where he is today. -He• !eels
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