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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-05-18, Page 10Page 2—The Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, May 18, 1972 Calf scours are problem this spring Ontario's late spring has re- sulted in increased incidence and severity of calf scours in beef cows. Mortality rates as high as 25 to 40 per cent have been ex- perienced on affected herds, says Dr. Don Davis, cattle disease consultant, veterinary services branch, Ontario Ministry of Agri- culture and Food. Dr. Davis recommends that CQWS be taken outside im- mediately to calve, even if these conditions are somewhat less tharr ideal. It's been a long win- ter, and many beef cows have been in a confined environment for several months. This has re- v, suited in a build-up of"infectious agents to the point that on some farms the 'situation is explosive. Damp confinement pens, a lack of sunlight, and the accumulation, of dirt are ,all factors which con- tribute to this build-up. Since the cause is in the environment, it is logical that a change of environ- ment will help control the dis- ease, says Dr. Davis. Once the cows are outside, other routine precautions should be taken. The navels of 'the new- born calves should be disinfected. They should also be given vitamins A, D, and E, either as tablets or by injection, Care must be taken to see that calves re- ceive colostrum milk withirt three hours of birth. If these steps are taken, the chances of the calves quickly becoming vigorous young animals are greatly increased. Farmers who do encounter difficulty are advised to contact a veterinary immediately. The dis- ease acts quickly and a few hours can mean the difference between life `and death. The * .Ontario Safety League states that where firecrackers are available, the application of a generous amount of common sense in their use would eliminate injuries. NEIL VINCENT Neil Graham Vincent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vin- cent, Belgrave, received his diploma in Agricultural Busi- ness Management from Cen- tralia College of Agricultural Technology at the graduation exercises held in Huron Hall, on Friday, May 12th.. He is presently employed by United Co-operatives of On- tario. 'RAY GAUNT, M,P.P. (HURON-BRUM Report from Queen's Park The Task Force studying the operations of Ontario Hydro has received 142 briefs since being set up a year ago One hundred and ten briefs criticize Hydro's efficiency as well as Hydro's promotion .and advertising campaigns, its inter- nal efficiency and rates, its rela- tionship with its employees and its impact on the environment. The study is headed up J Dean Munca -ter, president of Canadian T re 'orporation Sever.il of • .ie briefs stat t Hydro rates can be related III ectly to the internal efficiency 01 the organization. Hydro's promotion and .adver- tising campaigns are sharply attacked by critics who .claim they have resulted in increased costs and higher rates. In short it is a misuse of the public funds entrusted to the public utility according to the critics. The hearings continued into the Workmen's Compensation Board this week with the hearing of wit- nesses now completed. It is now up to the Committee to orb* in its report which is expected in three weeks. J. W. Draper, the Workmen's Compensation Board's director of safety admitted that he erred in judgment when he bought a car direct from Ford of Canada Lim- ited at a special wholesale price at a time when he knew he would have to judge the company's safety record. Mr Draper bought the year old f(, 645, but it would have 1, . n $4,027 new on the open r i, , et The car had gone 4,700 lie was allowed .$1,100 in price for his 1967 Mus- 'Inv safety director said that at the twit. he bought the car. in March ' 470 he knew that Ford had been assessed more than $26,000 for its poor safety record at the Oakville- plant in 1968 and he knew the company had ap- pealed the levy. Mr. Draper in his capacity as safety director recommended that the appeal be turned down after he had read the safety in - Ontario introduces loans The Government of Ontario has introduced a program to encour- age long term expansion in the province's beef cow -calf herd. Known as the "Ontario Beef Heif- erLoan Program", it consists of a system of government guaran- tees on bank loans to farmers for the purchase of bred or open beef heifers. There has been increasing pressure on Ontario beef produc- ers in recent years, as they at- tempt to find a suitable source of feeder cattle and calves. Expan- sion of feedlot operations in West- ern Canada and the decision to market more feed grains through livestock has greatly reduced the availability of feeders from these traditional sources. • Not only have numbers of western feeders NOTICE ONTARIO FARMERS The Government of Ontario -announces .. 1. The Ontario Beef Cattle Loan Program, a program of • guaranteed loans to farmers to purchase bred or open beef'heifers, retroactive to April 1, 1972. These loans willabeavailable from chartered banks. On the basis of a maximum loan of $250 per heifer, the minimum loan shall be $2,500 and the maxi- mum $15,000. Term - seven year period. Repayment schedule - interest only first two years, equal pay ments of principal plus. interest for remaining five years. • To be eligible a farmer must have 'an afinual gross income from farm operations of at least $3,000. Applications will be available from the County and District Offices of the Ontario Ministry of Agricult- ure and Food. Z: Capital Grants For Fencing. Effective immediately the costs of materials used in the construction of new permanent fencing for the containment of .live- stock will be eligible for assistance under the , "Capital Grants for Ontario Farmers" program. These grants will be applicable to fencing constructed after April 1, 1972, subject to the maximum grant -limitations of the program. 3. Removal bf Dead and Diseased EIm Trees. Effective May 19, 1972 grants will only be paid for the re- moval of dead and diseased Elm trees from fence lines and open fields. Excluded are trees located in farm wood.lots or forested areas. For complete details on these and other programs of the Ontario Ministry of ,Agriculture and Food, contact your local Agricultural Office. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food, Box 159, 20 King St., Clinton Phone 482-3428 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food, Box 1330, Walkerton, Ontario. Phone 881-3301 Hon. Wm. G. Davis, Premier Hon. Wm. A. Stewart, Minister been curtailed, the increased competition from prairie feedlots has forced the price sharply up- ward. A further complication has been mounting losses during shipment, as a result of shipping fever or IBR after calves arrive in the east. In order that Ontario's vast po- tential for beef production may be realized, the Government of Ontario will assist farmers and livestockmen to expand their breeding herds. The assistance will take the form of government guarantees on bank loans. Farm- ers residing in Ontario with a gross annual farm income of $3,- 000 are eligible to participate in the program: The minimum loan is set at $2,500 and the maximum "amount available will be $15,000. The maximum loan per heifer is $250. The guaranteed loans will be for a term of seven years,. bear- ing interest at the current prime rate plus one per cent. During the first two. years of the program, in other words until the heifers rinay - be expected to come into produc- tion, interest only will be pay- able. Over the final •five years of the loan, equal payments,of prin- cipal plus. interest will be paid. The cattle purchased or their off- spring will be security for the loans, and the animals must be properly identified and protected by a comprehensive liability in- surance policy. The full"amount • of the loan may be repaid at any . time without notice or penalty. The program is retroactive to April 1, 1972. "For some time now, we have felt 'that something should be done to instill both confidence and enthusiasm in . the beef cow - calf industry in Ontario", said the 1-lon. William A. Stewart, Minis- ter of Agriculture and Food, in announcing the program. "We have discussed several proposals with the Ontario Beef Improve- ment Asociatiorl, and we now feel we have something meaningful to offer the industry. We have the feedlot capacity in Ontario, we have the silage, the grain, and the expertise to feed. these cattle to market weight. Given this stimu- lus, we are hopefig farmers .will respond to meet the needs of the feeding industry. The future for beef production in Ontario ap- pears to be strong." Information and application forms may be •obtained at the county and district offices of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The staff will advise and assist producers in all as- pects of the program, -' • An 18 -year-old male furnished his pants pocket with both fire-, crackers and matches. When entering a car, the friction against the door jamb caused the contents of his pocket to ignite. The youth suffered burns to the leg and groin necessitating hosp- ital treatment for several days. Humane society urges steps. to prevent rabies outbreak The recent incident concerning the dog which was adopted out by the Toronto Humane Society and subsequently foundto be rabid, confirms once again the serious situation which has developed in the last 12 months. The Ontario Humane Society recognized the situation was de- velopjng- some time o'go, and ad= vised the Federal Department of Agriculture, Health of Animals Branch, that in the opinion of the Society, the time had arrived for drastic action to prevent rabies 'from becoming firmly en- trenched in the pet population in the province of Ontario. - ., lo 1971,425 animals were quar- antined by the Ontario Humane Society Shelters in Ontario. These animals included 275 dogs, 111 cats, 7 skunks, 6 raccoons and 29 miscellaneous animals. Of these animals 57 were proven rabid. This is a startling increase • over previous years, where the number of animals quarantined Thinking about higher corn yields ? Control broadleaf weeds from robbing your corn of vital soil moi§ture and plant food Gulf Agricol 40 will help your Atrazine application in this control TRY US Ask your local GULF CANADA DISTRIBUTOR for details_ Ernie Markley s Son Wingham, 357-3570 were considerably less and where proven cases in domestic animals were almost hon -existent. The Ontario Humane Society has advised the government of Canada and those municipalities for whom the Society provides animal welfare services,that the society's shelters are not de- signed or equipped to properly quarantine rabies suspects, and neither are the staff properly trained, or for that matter com- pensated for the risks involved in' caring for rabies suspects. '- The Society hag therefore rec- ommended that: the government of Canada introduce legislation making rabies inoculations for all pet. animals mandatory. A number of quarantine sta- tions be constructed where rabies suspects can be properly quaran-. tined and kept under supervision of competent personnel, ideally including ° veterinarians of the Health of Axrmals Branch. The personnel required to care for rabies suspects be specially trained to recognize the symp- toms of a disease which is so rare in Ontario that even people who are used to caring, for large num- hers of domestic animals will not recognise the 'symptoms. If the quarantine stations can- not be provided that the govern- ment of Canada make grants available to allow for proper quarantine facilities to be built as an extension of the existing ani- mal shelters throughout the Province of Ontario and to allow ar> specially trained staff to be hired to take care of the suspects. Representations by the Ontario Humane Society have so far pro- duced no reaction other than an assurance that the Health of Ani- mals Department will "look into the matter." in the meantime, it seems quite clear that unless drastic steps are taken now, the danger of rabies will grow and that sooner or later the province will be faced with a serious outbreak of this dread di- sease, the society states. spection report of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, and this was done. In June 197Q, Ford appealed again and as a result of a further report, which committee members called worse than the first, Mr. Draper recommended dropping the levy and it was, dropped. Meanwhile at the •Publi Ac- counts Committee, members were told that the Department of Municipal Affairs in March 1968 improperly charged the $38,000 costs of refurbishing,.&Darcy McKeough's ministerial offices to three other unrelated ac- counts. Norman Ellison, an accountant in the Provincial Auditor's Of- fice,.said the $38,000 costs should have been charged to funds set aside for maintenance of the office of Mr. McKeough—now provincial treasurer. Instead these costs were taken out of funds allocated by the Legislature for the municipal affairs department of Commun- ity Planning Branch, its Munici- pal Finance Branch and its Administration and Assessment Branch. The Committee is continuing its study of these and other ac- counts of government depart- ments. DOUGLAS HARDING Douglas E. Harding, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harding of RR 1, Gorrie, graduated Friday from the Centralia College of Agricultural Tech- nology with a diploma in agri- cultural business "'Manage- ment. Doug was active in coI- lege sports whle,at Centralia. He intends, to'return,home. to-. `farm. Pass course,. at Rr getown Five students -attending Ridge - town College of Agricultural Technology from this area are In- cluded in the list of students who successfully completed their junior year Agricultural Produc- tion and Management Course. They are Simon de Boer of Teeswater, David Bean of Wal- ton, Dave Lee, Brussels, Francis Hogan, Lucknow, and Joseph Phelan of Blyth. Millions of dollars have been spent on developing and improv- ing artificial limbs—prostethic appliances—but no amcltint of money has yet been able to find �d totally adequate replacement for the real leg or arm lost in war or in accident. War Amps Key Tags not only provide a useful service to the Canadian public, but an in- valuable source of income to han- dicapped war veterans. 1.onnybrook Mr. and Mrs. Frank -Carapbel of London visited last Sunday with Mr. and ' Mrs.. Charles Jet. 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