Clinton News-Record, 1980-09-25, Page 13Farmers will
complete census.
The Honourable Jean-
Jacques Blais, Minister
responsible for Statistics
Canada, announced today
that final approval has
been given. to the 1981
Census of Agriculture
questionnaire. The
Canada Gazette has
published a list of the
questions which will be
asked of all farm
operators with annual
sales of $250 or more.
The questions were
chosen after consultation
with Agriculture Canada,
provincial governments,
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Buy what you
want by the $
Ib. no
mini mum
package sizes
to purchase.
Take the guesswork
out of your grain
harvesting. drying and
marketing decisions
with the John Deere
Moisture Tester. This -
unit is portable,
dependable, simple
to use
r,
farmers' associations
and other major public
and,, private sector users.
"We have trimmed the
number of questions=to 20
per cent less than in
1971," Mr. Blais said.
"Operators of some
340,000 farms will fill out
only those sections of the
questionnaire related to
their operations - on
average, about a third of
the questions."
Estimated to cost $7
million over five years,
the Census of Agriculture
will be conducted on
Wednesday, June 3, 1981
together with the Census
of Population and
Housing.- Taking both
censuses at the same
time limits the number of
enumerators required, as
about 10,000 of the 34,000
enumerators on the
Census of Population and
Housing will also work on
the Census of
Agriculture.'
The Census will provide
vital knowledge about the
country's, ,agricultural
activities by covering
such areas as land
tenure, machinery and
equipment, pesticide use,
crop and livestock in-
ventories, how land is
used, energy needs and
farm business practices.
The information will help
the farming community,
farm organizations,
private burin ss and
governments to identify
changes since he last
Census and spot
problems or issues
requiring action.
"All those responding
to the 1981 Census of
Canada can be certain
that their answers will
remain confidential,"
Mr. Blais said. "All
regular and part-time
staff must take an oath of
secrecy under the
Statistics Act and face a
fine or jail term, or both,
for any - 'violation. No
individual or farm will be
identifiable from the
statistical tables."
The Minister, stressed
the importance' of the
Census to the nation,
adding "I am sure we can
count on everyone's co-
operation on Census
Day."
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CLINTONNEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 25„ 9& PA(
Fanning and marriage mix wen
By
BARBARA ALVES,
ASSOC. AG, REP,
"Go West, Young
Man!"
This is some advice
from days gone by given
to the young man who
was ambitious and
wanted to be a "Success"
in life.
For the young man who
wants to be a successful
farmer , in the 1980s, a
good piece of advice
might be "Get married,
young man".
This came from a
speaker at the Pork
Congress -this year. He
listed marriage as one of
the most important
prerequisites for a
tie -cep -NI farm. But it s
not very hard to figure
that out. Look around
you. How many farms
can you count where the
farmer has remained
single? - Not very many.
And those you can count
are probably not very
good farmers.
There are some very
good reasons for this. The
most important is that a
family provides an in-
centive , to farm well-
being. The better a
farmer does his job, the
better his family can live.
They also provide a
future. Every farmer
hopes that his children
. will one day take over his
farm.
A family provides a
very accessible source of
dependable and cheap
labour. Accessible
because they are there
when you need them.
Dependable because they
have a stake in_ the
success of the farm too.
And .cheap? Yes, wives
and children are usually
underpaid compared to
what hired labour is paid.
One farmer who was
tired of hearing urban
consumers complain of
farm subsidies said, "My
kids work hard around
the farm for low pay.
They are subsidizing the
cost of food that city kids
eat."
The farm wife is an
important person. She
runs the household -- a job
in itself. She may work
off the farm to provide
money for the family to
live on, or for luxuries or
capital for the farm itself.
Many a farm has- sur-
vived tough times this
way.
Wives do a lot of work
around the farm with
regular chores and filling
in when things are busy.
They work especially -
hard in the early years
when children are too
young to work.
Many wives do the
bookkeeping for the farm
and this is an increasing
trend. Doing the books
can mean anything from
Harvesting corn in some fields in Huron County is
going to be a nightmare and very slow going,' afttir
high, winds Monday night delivered a knockout
punch to many fields heavily infested with corn root
_worm and corn borer. This picture of one field in
Stanley township near the second line has over 75
per cent broken stalks. (James Fitzgerald photo)
news farm news
New dairy operators face problems
BY DENNIS MARTIN,
ASSOC. AG. REP.
Milk prices look good!
Dairymen are basically
guaranteed a set price for
their product, which in
turn provides a steady
income from one month
to the next. Under good
management the "risk"
seems to be limited, when
compared to many other
livestock enterprises.
So why aren't more
young people attracted to
the dairy industry?
One of the most ibvious
reasons is the "initial
cost or outlay". Most
people have learned to
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Watch -for
grass tetany
symptons
Cold, wet weather and -
lush grasses may create
a higher than normal
incidence of grass tetany
this year, says Dr. Don
Davis of the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food veterinary
services branch.
"We've had a lot of wet
weather and lush growth
this year, and more than .
adequate rainfall," says
Dr. Davis. "These con-
ditions contribute to
grass tetany."
Grass tetany is a
disease of beef cattle,
especially nursing cows.
The disease occurs when
the magnesium level in
the bloodstream dro • s
below normal.
Grass tetany is en-
couraged by ' a low%
magnesium uptake by the
grass which results in
insufficient magnesium
being, passed along to the
ani al. Plants fail to
t. e up necessary
amounts of magnesium
during wet,'cold weather,
making cattle on pasture
during the fall par-
ticularly susceptible to
grass tetany.
"Initially, animals may
be stiff and weak, and
they may stagger when
they get up," says Dr.
Davis. "They then go into
a jerky, convulsive -like
seizure."
Animals affected by
grass tetany can become
violently convulsive and
die within 6 to 12 hours.
Sometimes, the disease is
so acute that people
mistake it for poisoning.
If an animal exhibits
signs of grass tetany, call
a veterinarian im-
mediately. Magnesium
injections into the
bloodstream can save the
animal. As a
precautionary measure,
farmers can feed their
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NEAREST YOU.
live with high land prices
and input costs. However,
there are many other
costs that have to be
considered before
starting into the dairy.
business. " Listed below
are some average figures
reflecting the cost to start
milking cows : land and
buildings (100 acre farm
at $1,500 .per acre) - 5,000
(per cow basis); 150,000
(30 cow herd) ; .cows and
quota - 3;000; 90,000;
machinery (majorwork
custom .done) - 1,000;
30,000; miscellaneous
(renovations, supplies,
etc.) - 1,000; 30,000; Total
-$10,000; $300,000.
These figures may vary
depending on your
situation., howeverit
becomes quite evident
that the "initial outlay"
associated with dairy
farming makes it ex-
tremely difficult for
young -people to start.
BY S. BRA DSHA W,
ENGINEERING
ASSISTANT
USED TRACTORS -
A WISE INVESTMENT
OR NOT?
The last article on this
topic covered the age of a
used tractor, tire wear,
hitch point wear, clutch,
engine and hydraulic oil
condition. Below, are a
few other checks that can
be made before pur-
chsing:
Fuel system - Check the
aggromolater bowl
(diesel) or sediment bowl
(gas). If these bowls have
a thick accummulation of
sludge on the bottom or
are one half to two-thirds
full of water, chances are
the fuel pump on a diesel
tractor has already been
damaged. I have already
mentioned one method of
checking for cracked
blocks or cylinder walls,
also check for any ob-
vious welding on. tractor
blocks. A welded block
may be Q.K., but why buy
potential trouble?
Look for welds on other
parts also. Minor welding
is inevitable,! but, major
welding of axles, three
point hitch arms etc.,
probably means the
tractor was abused.
Check, power steering
for play - loose steering
would mean an inex-
pensive adjustment or
sizeable repair bill.
Operate the brakes. If
there is a large .amount of
travel in the brake pedal,
check to see if brakes can
be adjusted or if the
adjustment has been used
up. - 1
A qualified mechanic
would advise about many
more checks that can be
made, however. If you
know the year of the
tractor, the hours on the
meter-, the average resale
price, the horsepower, -
and 'fuel consumption,
you can be in a better
position than most.
For the above in-
formEation, contact Sam
Bradshaw at 482-3428.
Smile
Just because you're not
mentioned in Who's Who
doesn't mean you don't
know what's what.
keeping the bills
organized right up. to
keeping detailed ac-
counts and being able to
pull out"financialdata to
help in making
- management decisions.
Studies have shown
that whether the farm
wife does the books or
not, she is almost always
consulted when a major
financial decision has to
be made. And she should
be. It's her future at stake
too.
Each week the Western
Ontario Farmer has an
article about a farm wife.
3
There is an endlesI
parade of amazing
women across that Page.
Each one, eould probably
write a book about the
things she has ac
com lisbed in life. it
makes you realize what .a
contribution the wife
makes . not only to her
own faun but to her
community.
The success of the farm
is dependent on the
family. And the family
farm is the backbone df
the rural community.
"Get married, young
man," is good advice;
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