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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-03-09, Page 10c l c i Page 2—The Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, March 9, 1972 Co-op grain conference pick soys as cash crop bright spot Continued good prospets for soya beans was the news thread running through the best -ever attended 12th annual Co-opera- tive grain conference in Chatham , last Friday by United Co-opera- tives of Ontario. The news was first spread by UCO Chatham grain department manager, Howard Pitz, wh%said, ".We look for prices to remain firm at around current levels, or better, for the balance of both the old and new crop year." Arthur Walker, chairman of the Ontario Soyabean Growers' Marketing Board reported that despite record crops and the best prices since 1966, Canada still had a $50. million trade deficit in soyabeans last year. He used the conference, attended by 133 grain producers and grain marketing nen, as a platform to challenge Ontario cash crop farmers. "Why don't you grow more soya - beans?" he said. The soyabean news was echoed by the feature speaker of the day - lo session, Dr. T. K. Warley, hea4 of Guelph University's eco- nwnics department, who said: "The soyabean outlook is a source of cautious contentment, with U.S. export and domestic demands greater than their pro- duction, and prices will stay at close to $3 a bushel throughout '72." The white bean situation was described by Philip Durand, chairman of the Ontario Bean Producers' Marketing Board. He attributed record bean prices ($9.S2 a hundredweight) last year to poor crops in Michigan. Mr. Durand added that good crops there, plus the eventual loss of the traditional U.K. mar- ket,for beans produced in the Grat Lakes area when that country enters, the European Common Market (and Canada loses its preferential tariff) could cloud the white bean picture. Record U.S. corn crop carry- overs, plus record barley produc- I tion on the Prairies, were cited by speakers as the primary reason for the continuation of current corn price levels—at a little over a $1 a bushel. While price re- mains the same, however, every- thing else about the Ontario corn industry has changed drastically in,recent years, according to con- ference speakers, fast year, Canada became more self-suffi- cient in corn, -with imports dropping 10 million bushels to 8.5 million; reported Mr. Pitz. . And UCO .farm services divi- sion manager, Russell Duck- worth, pointed out that south- western Ontario's traditional role of providing feed corn for the rest of the province was no longer true; feed mills and plants in'al- most every area of the province now use local corn produced nearby. Mr. Pitz added to this theme when he reported that 99 per cent of' the record grain volume handled by his department -15.5 million bushels last, year—was sold to industrial users. There was , practically o corn sold as feed to local co ► • •rative mills. Mr. Pitz al -N di I ated that the rapid production i crease of On- tario corn has urpassed the physical requirements available to handle it. "If we are to appreciably in- crease co-op marketing of grain ase, one important avenue for better prices through producer control of volume, it is necessary that we continue to improve serv- ices in the way of marketing in- formation, quality control, physi- cal facilities, forward pricing, and in supplying industry re- quirements," he said. Progress of the newly -formed Ontario Grain Corn Council was outlined by the secretary, Morris Huff. He said that progress in the three main areas of the council's objectives -improved com- munications within the industry, analyzing grain marketing trends and their implications for corn, and to utilize the province's corn supply had so far had varying degrees of success. A brief has been submitted to the Canada Grains Council and studies. were underway into the use of corn in feeds; daily price information is being made avail- able, and the council will soon be. publishing a monthly printed re- port. _Apart from indicating that the newk two -priced system for wheat—$3 a bushel for domesti- cally consumed wheat—would probably apply to the 1971 crop, Ontario Wheat Producers' Mar- keting Board Chairman, M. R. "Mac" McDougall did not ela- borate on this one bright spot on the wheat marketing horizon. He indicated that' the policy—as it applies to the Ontario producer— is not yet firm. He indicated the rather gloomy outlook for 4On- tario wheat was mostly due to in- creased wheat production in countries that have traditionally been importers of wheat. ATTENDING THE Milker clinic last Wednesday at the Bel - grave branch of UCQ, Arnold ,Lewis of RR 1,-Wingham., dis- cusses water bowls with Norman McMurchie of Universal Milkers Ltd. —Staff photo: Vat THE CONLEY SOF-SPRA. CAR WAS KEEP YOUR EAR. "SALT FREE" Wash It Regularly ESTABLISHED IN 1936 We specialize in a complete Line of FARM EQUIPMENT McGAVN'S FARM EQUIPMENT Sales and Service - WALTON, ONT. Ph. 887-6365 Brussels or Ph. 527-0245 Seaf orth S 19rrbb p a FOR THOSE WHO DEMAND the FINEST ... . LOW COST STORAGE FOR CORN — ENSILAGE -- AND HIGH MOISTURE CORN. Very pleasing appearance on any farm Also available, EvenFlo Top Fill Distributors „ • We install Roofs and Accessories DE JONG BROS. SILOS •-- ELEVATORS R. R. 2, Monkton -- Phone 347-2424 and 347-2454 BUSY CHECKING and cleaning pulsators for milking machines are Murray Cloes, dips-' trict sales representative for United Co-operatives of Ontario, Roger Bieman, farmer of Belgrave', and Jim Hodgins, UCO fieldman of Belgrave. This was part of the action at the. Milker clinic held last Wednesday at Belgrave. *—Staff photo. Rabies: Friendly_ dog will first become shy, hide in dark corners A friendly dog suddenly be- comes _,shy and hides in dark corners, or may even snarl when approached. His bark becomes hoarse and his appetite is per- verted. He eats sticks, stones or rubber. The dog soon becomes nervous and excitable. The eyes express fear and ferocity. The dog may travel many miles, at a trot, his head and tail down and saliva drooling from his' mouth, attack- ing anything and everything. If the dog is'tied, he will chew on the chain, or if caged, on ,the bars. This period lasts several days. Finally the dog staggers, is un- able to get up and eventually be- comes completely. paralysed, fol- lowed by death, four to seven days after the first symptoms ap- pear.' That is the course of one of the most frequent killing diseases of animals, rabies. Sometimes rabies is mistaken for another, ,disease., distemper.; However, as Dr. J. H. Reed, Clini- cal studies, University of 'Guelph said, "if. in doubt the -animal should be reported." Rabies in an animal is some- times not shown and will only be known when 'the -animal is put through a series of tests. Howick decides against 1972 warble fly program At the regular meeting of the Howick Township Council . held last Friday it was decided not to .continue- the warble fly spraying program . in 1972. The decision was the result of changes in regu- lations made by the Department' of Agriculture and Food. The council also concurred with a resolution from the Bel - more Community Centre Board appointing Mac Inglis and Earl ,Fitch ,in place. of Clarjk Renwick and Tom Inglis. A grant of $200 was approved for the Gorrie Arena Board to be applied to the cost of fire insur- ance coverage. Reeve Harold Robinson and Councillor Morley Johnson were appointed as council's delegates to attend a fire area meeting in Listowel on March 14. Payment was authorized for the levy of the . Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority in . the amount of $237.45. The gravel tender of Joe ,Kerr Construction wasaccepted for the crushing and delivery of gravel for the township roads this year. It was also agreed that a telephone be installed in the township shed. Road and general accounts were apprgved for payment. BEDTIME BUDDIES BLUEVALE—The second 'meeting was held at the home of Mrs. William Thornton. Julie Fairies read the minutes and nine girls answered the roll call. Mrs. Fairles led in the discus- sion -on pattern markings. and al- tering a pattern. She demonstra- ted laying a pattern on material. TWO TECHNICIANS helping at the milker clinic at Bel - grave UCO last Wednesday were Norman McMurchie, Uni- versal Milkers Ltd., and Leroy Gilmore of Diversey (Can- ada) Ltd. —Staff .. hoto. Anyone who suspects an ani- mal of having rabies should con- tact the local branch of the Can- ada department of health of ani- mals or should notify his own veterinarian or police depart- ment. Under no circumstances should an affected animal or a dead animal be handled. Rabies can be controlled but at the present time elimination of the disease appears to be a long way off. Most of the experts who deal directly with the disease say research is being carried out, but all think the control'is the answer to the problem. As one expert said, "the only way to eliminate the disease would •be to eliminate the com- plete population of wild animals. And this would not be too popu- lar." Wildlife appears to be the res- ervoir for rabies. Dr. D. Barnum said the problem in South' Amer- ica rests with blood sucking bats: There rabies is on a larger scale to that of Canada. In Canada, especially in On- tario, foxes and skunks appear to be the main reservoirs. "The practical answer- would be to protect the dogs and cats thus preventing, the spread to humans," Said Dr. Reed "I be= lieve people do'not want to elimi- nate' the red fox population." Dr. Reed said that studies' showed vaccine to be effective on dogs and cats but ineffective on cattle and sheep. Therefore, one easy means of control of rabies is • pet, vaccinations. "Rabies is a reportable dis- ease, it comes under ,the' federal health of animals jurisdiction," said Dr. Reed. "It is spread through bites and people are scared of the effects on humans. The government has realized the value of vaccinating dogs and cats and has set up free vaccina- tion clinics." "I believe it is a wise thing, for people to have their pets 'vac - Federal gov't. 'prepared to aid small farms Agricultural Minister H. A. (�B d)' Olson announced that the federal government is prepared to proceed to implement a Small Farms Development Program on a national basis. This announcement followed an all -day federal -provincial confer- ence of Ministers of Agriculture. The National program will in- clude a farm listing service, a land transfer program, assist- ance to farmers who choose to leave agriculture and . special credit facilities to promote the development of profitable family farms. "We were hopeful that the provinces would see fit to join us in a federal -provincial program; but agreement has not been pos- sible to attain despite a year of negotiations and meetings," Mr. Qlson said. "Rather than waiting five years to reach agreement on an expanded program, we plan to take the first. step now because we believe the problem is an ur- gent one requiring prompt ac- tion," Mr. Olson said. "We have offered to meet with the provinces on an individual basis to negotiate implementa- tion of expanded programs which will take into account the con- cerns of each province," Mr. 01 - son said. "We are willing to modify and expand .our program . in the light of practical experience, but we firmly believe that we must make a start and. proceed from there," Mr. Olson added. cinated annually. If they should miss the clinics'5their local veter- inarian has the vaccine. And the 'best time for vaccinations is when moving from one area to another, like summer vacations ,then the pets are moved to a cot- tage area," said Dr. Reed. He believes people should be careful where they obtain 'their pets. Unknown sources are one danger. If you don't know the person, you shouldn't obtain a dog or cat: Another danger in rabies rests with people having their dog destroyed after biting someone. "If biting is the reason the animal is being destroyed it should be kept for a few days to see if any symptoms develop," he said. If the animal had rabies in its saliva at the time of the biting it will only live for about 10 days. If the animal were quarantined for 10 to 14 days it' would save the person who was bitten from being subject, unnecessarily, to, painful anti -rabies injections. He believes dog control bylaws have helped limit the number of dogs running at larger. But vac- cinations are still essential. "A rabid animal's nature is to run at ,large biting everything. The vaccinations at least prevent a spread of the disease. I' • "The main point is for anyone who sees an animal acting strangely to report his suspicions to the department," he ,said. DREAMY DOLLS Fifteen girls were present for the meeting.of the Dreamy Dolls at the town hall.' Minutes of the last meeting were read by Christie Lewis. . Each • girl answered the roll call, "How I plan to trim my sleepwear". Mrs. Lapp de: monstrated assembling the ,gar- ment, gathering and machine basting', darts and seams. Mrs. Currie then demonstrated how to staystitch, sew seams and darts by sewing samples on the machine. Mrs. Tiffin was also, present and' offered her help which was gratefully appreciated. JIM TAYLOR of Belgrave makes a purchase of filters and other products at the Belgrave branch, UCO, from manager .Murray Lougheed during the milker clinic held 'last Wed- nesday at Bel,,rave. —Staff photo. To hold forage short course A two-day short course has been scheduled for March 14 and March 15 at Centralia College of Agricultural. Technology. The theme of this course will be For- age Crops in Ontario. All types of forage crops which may be used as livestock feed. will be dis- cussed. The major emphasis will be placed on feeding values, stor- age and handling, as well as pro- duction techniques. Some of the personnel who will be speaking and leading the dis- cussion periods include Professor Bob Fulkerson and Dr. Jack Winch from the University of Guelph; M. Kellam, a beef feed- lot operator; Jack Underwood, Doug Jamieson and Jim O'Toole from Centraliaa College; Mike Miller, Associate Agricultural 'Representative in ron County, 'and Howard Lang of t e Soils and Crops .Branch. Hig ghts from Silage Conference held in Toronto last -fall, have been recorded on video-tape and will be ' used for discussion' periods. Registration in the ,iioUrse limited to the first ' 50 applicants: Interested farmers are advised to file their applications im- mediately with their county agri- cultural representative in the. counties of Bruce,,, Huron, Perth,. Oxford, Middlesex, Lambton and Elgin.: Meals and overnight accom- modation are available at the col- lege. A course fee of $6 per person will be charged. Telegram received by a hotel: "Do you have suitable accom- modations "where I can put up. with my wife?" .y. Give to ster us... ACCURATE INCOME TAX RETURN SERVICE •T1 shorts, also • T1 Generals for Farms, 'Small. 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