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Clinton News-Record, 1980-04-10, Page 13• nt doctors informed The Ontar'ltqederatipn of Agricultureis going to be asked to petition the Ministry-- -of--And- other appropriate bodies to ensure the province's doctors know the proper antidotes for farm chemicals. A resolution, approved by Huron Federation of Agriculture. members at their monthly meeting' last Thursday at Grey Central School, Ethel, stated, "There seems to information available to local doctors regarding treatments and antidotes for many farm chemicals." The resolution, sub- mitted by the East Wawanosh federation, resulted from a problem a farmer in that township a Federation members also approved a motion asking that the Farm Safety Association be made aware of the an- tidote situation. Tony McQuail, a Lucknow area farmer, presented a resolution to members' raising con- cerns over the 'issue. of plant breeders' rights. Mr. McQuail told federation members that legislation regarding these rights may be' in- troduced in the next session of parliament. He f Ship your livestock, with FRANK VOOGEL DASHWOOD •Ship.per- Fo-United ' Co-operatives Of Ontario Livestock Department, Toronto Monday is shipping .__ . day from Vara Stockyards CALL DASHWOOD 238=2707 OR BAYFIELD 165-2536 by 7:30 A.M. For Prompt Service Also Western Stockers & Feeders Available said, tMs legislation could increase the cost of seed. and affect the type of new $ ds g developed. Mr.. MoQuail said in Europe and the U.S., the vertical integration of seed and .. agricultural chemical companies is already proving a problem for farmers. Federation members approved Mr. McQuaii's resolution asking that the OFA carefully examine any Legislation on plant pas if it is detrimental to the long-time interests of Canadian agriculture." • OFA president Ralph Barrie, guest speaker at the meeting, said the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) also passed a resolution to protect the rights of plant s • breeders -at -its Co!if Chtion in Winnipeg. Mr. Barrie said among the issues raised in the OFA resolution were that farm organizations have' fennel input into de'termirtingthe- r ii � governing breeders'rightsand that safeguards, be built into the legislation to prevent monopolies controlling the seed industry. Federation ><nembers approved a third resolution, presented. by HFA president Merle Gunby of 'Ashfield Township. The resolution asked federal government to allow a farmer, en the sale of, .his property, to add . into income his previously claimed capital costs allowance on his farm home, so that the owner can claim ~capital gains exemptions on the same home. by ---said . he forwarded the- resolution due to the rapid increase in the . value of farm homes in the last decade. Genealogists meet The first regular meeting of the Huron County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society was held April 2 at the Ronald Feagan ' Memorial Grandstand Board Room, McDonald Street at 7:,30 p.m. There were 13 persons in attendance with five new members joining. The president welcomed all and advised that a form letter an- nouncing the formation of the branch had been sent out to other branches, local libraries, museums; archives, historical societies, etc. The treasurer informed the meeting that 13 - persons had joined the branch at the formation meeting, held March 12 and the president stated that she had received a number of phone calls since then from persons interested in genealogy and in joining the branch. The president advised that Margaret Rutledge, vice-president, had volunteered to be the delegate to attend Ontario Genealogical Society (O.G.S,) council meetings in Toronto and also to handle queries received. Anyone in- terested in assisting Mrs. Rutledge in answering queries should contact her. Mrs. Batkin of the Huron Historical Society was guest speaker for the education portion of the meeting. She has been the secretary -treasurer of the Society for quite some time and spoke on their many and varied func- tions and how the Society relates to genealogy. As there has never been a Genealogical Society in the area, the Historical Society had been responsible fpr resear- ching and answering approximately 100 genealogicalenquiries_ per year. Many of these will now be passed on to the Huron County Branch, O.G.S. Mrs. Batkin's speech was most informative and very interesting and. was enjoyed 'by all present. The next meeting will_ be held May 7 at 7:.30 p.m. All interested persons are. invited to attend. For information phone 524- 2870 or 524-9972. Ralph Barrie, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, says the OFA is facing some of the most serious problems it has ever looked at. In addition to high interest rates, he listed problems like energy prices, rural severances, -foreign ownership and the question of disposing of industrial and nuclear wastes when speaking to Huron Federation of Agriculture membersat tli'elr monthly meeting in Ethel recently. (Photo by Alice Gibb) news farm news.. St. John 's plan inspection On April 2nd the° regular; meeting 'of Seaforth St. John Ambulance Division 773 was held in the. Town Hall Seaforth. A minute'; silence was held in memory of Peter Lazet of Clinton, who had pas.sed on since .the last meeting,, Peter was a divisional sergeant in the local division. Divisional superin- tendent James Palin announced several new appointments; these in - eluded private Lloyd Broadhagen to divisional officer, private George Reeves to divisional transport officer, and --- private Kenneth Holmes to divisional secretary. A discussion took place Top Ontario soybean growers are staying on top of weed problems with SENCOR. on the annual Perth Huron Inspection to be held *at the Seaforth District High School on Thursday May 22nd at 8:30 p.m., to which the public is invited. The Seaforth -Division will demonstrate the spinal - in j ury. Kenneth Holrnes, branch chairman, reported that four uniforms have been ordered at, the present time. The presentactive strength of the Division is 22 and it is hoped to add several new members in the next few months. It was reported that there is- a good at- tendance at the safety ° oriented first aid coarse now being giver) in the Seaforth Town Hall. The next meeting of the Division will be held in the Seaforth Town Hall on April 16th. pr -7p y��4 jam' +yp �'��� R ORgyp( SDitYr Tips to save more calve By Stan Paquette Assoc, Ag*°Rep. Many beef cows, have calved or soon, will be. Problems can' arise whether they calve in the barn-,- in a dry lot or on grass. A few tips. may help save some of your calves. Provide a :proper level of nutrition to the pregnant cow. overfat or undernourished cows will tend to have more problems. " Vitamin A.D.E. in= j@ction six to eight weeks prior to calving. Include selenium in selenium deficient areas. Record breeding and due dates. Calving facilit hau1c ._. ,be ready and clean. Be sure the new born half receives colostrum within two hours. It is preferable within 30 minutes. A good practice is to milk out some colostrum and freeze it as a colostrum bank. It can be frozen in small plastic bags or ice cube trays. Thaw slowly prior t� use for the orphaned calf or the premature calf whose =other hasno milk. The newborn calf should receive a voitlrno of coiostruarn equal to 5 percent of its body weight before 12 hours of age. Disinfect the'navel with - a recommended teat dip. Too much milk •can cause " a. nutritional. scbur.E. . Coli and; s ,lnonella bacteria and viruses such as BVD reo. and Corona; virus ` and other unkhowns also cause .scours. A scouring calf dehydrates rapidly. Don't feed milk or milk replacer for 24 hours. Feed an electrolyte solution insteidr-at—two-- quarts, each eight hours for 24 hours. Kaopectate administered orally at two ounces every two hours will also help. Severely dehydrated calves should be given electroylte solution in- travenously until recovered. Don't delay treatment once scours are detected. Work with your veterinarian on a medication, program Your vet canculture the bacteria and recommend treatment. Identify the calf .and record treatment given. rf you have alreadyvaccinated the. cow against scours, don't retry down on your managern ent. 'Remember, nothing is foolpr.00f:•., A' sound, calf care program,, will help you save morelcalves» ., For details on plans covering Co-rn,Spring Grain, Beans & New Forage Seeding call: Peter Roy 17 Gibbings St., Clinton 482-9357 CAN—AG SPRAY LIMITED P.O. BOX,1019, KINCARDINE, ONTARIO NOG 2G0 — (519) 396.3133 • APPLICATION of FERTILIZER INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES° Aerial Seeding Phone Kincardine 396-3133 Rich traditional styling at the finest1to stand the -fest of time Carl Russell Charing Cross, Ontario "Until we started using SENCOR, we had a bad problem with velvet - leaf. It had reached ¥he"peint where I know our yields were suffering. SENCOR has really taken care of our velvetleaf problem. And it's done a great job on other weeds, as welt" Joe Hickson Wheatley, Ontario "SENCOR is the only herbicide I've used on my soybeans for the. past four years. It really does a good job of getting all my problem weeds, even on the sandier soil." More and more Ontario soybean growers are proving it: SENCOR is the only herbicide you need for broadleaf and grassy weed control. Smooth -pouring liquid SENCOR 5 won't settle -out in -the jug. Original 50% wettable powder mixes fast. See your chemical supplier today. SENCOR. In most cases, it's the only one you'll need. I 'ESPONSEabifity to you and nature Chemagro Limited 1355 Aerowood Drive Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1C2 1 SNC©R Is a Oleg i M of Bayer AG - -I 1 t, .'" Charles Langstaff Wallaceburg, Ontario "We feel that SENCOR is the only herbicide we need on our soy- beans. It has really given us consistent weed control, year after year. There's no doubt about it, SENCOIR is tough to beat when it comes to good weed control in soybeans." 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