The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-11, Page 21f.
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GodErich Twp
(continued from page 12A)
handled by the family twice
-daily. The cows aren't aware of
any civic or statutory holidays
and don't 'even care if it's
Christmas. They have to be
milked.
The same theory hods true
for calving.
.igkTo keep the milk rich in fat,
John must keep his animals in
calf. He breeds them every
dairy farmer.....
year and during thejr nine
month gestation period he can
mill -C' them daily for good rich
milk.
About six Weeks before the
cow is due to give birth he will
begin to.dry her up to prepare
her for, birth and when'the big
day comes, he has to be on hand
in case of an emergency,
By keeping a careful wateh
on breeding times John can
usually predict the dry, one of
his cows will give birth. E1e has
had as many as ten calves horn
in one week which tends to'kcep
him hopping.
One day naturo threwvicur`ve
at him and gave him -six cuIves
in a very short time period,
The day in -particular wu5
.John's hired ,hand's first day
and the inexperienced
dairyman had no idea what to
do. Su he- lust ran hack and
forth hem een the house and the k
Karn to tall John that another
all was being horn
1)esp1te the lung hours zinc'
the headaches that accompany
(Limy cattle, John love's his
work, 1•ie has been milling
cows since hcv i' seven yea'.`"
o1( incl in his 26 year's of milk,
production has seen the price of
a quart of, milk rise from 1
(AIM, ,1 livart in the store to. rt5
preso•nt l rlc e of about 60 cents a
cit: li l Hi the homogenized
it ! '. 1 he present reV and
11., rs for his vs ol•k
c,11 0 , to about 2S cents a
guar!
111. dependance un his
,1nd th'e careful cart he'
cn,ccntain' for their ��•ell
1)11n, 'slimetimes de%e'lops into
i`t1,1�1� affection.
Photosby Jeff Seddon
wF a •
(GUM.1i.1CH SIGNAL -Si AR, THULtSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.•1. 1975 PAGE 13A
He had one of his oniest horse
bred animals pass av ay
recently and after 17 years of
faithful service to hint. the
though'. of her brings a small.
lump to his throdt. ' All the
automation Auld records and
tests that John fAces'tn his dail'v
f•.1
operation of his farm has not
reduced one of the main
reasons for ,being in dairy
farming. He likes cQW .
Once all the ariirhals are milked the children run from cow to cow untying -them to put them out
to pasture. The job nearly done, If on.De Ruyter relaxes while his sisters Brenda and Carolyn
:le.t....thv lasLcnw,lonsc�...(st�ii't'
a
•
To keep the content of the milk rich in fat the cow has to be '
bred.every year.- About six weeks before giving birth she is
taken out of production and,allowed to have her calf and feed
it. Once weaned the calf will be kept for production if female.
or soldfor beef if male. (staff -photo)
Compete in Toronto
for Queen's Guineas
Nearly • 350 members of •4-H
Clubs from 29 counties, across
Ontario have nominated entries
.for this year's Queen Guineas
Steer Competition at the JZoyal,
scheduled for Friday,
November 21, 1975 at 9 a.m.
This will be" the 29th con-
secutive year.., that this corn -
petition has been held.
To be eligible for entry, the
steer must have made an
average daily gain of at feast
Here's a good
neighbor
for life
Bill• Barwick
30 Kingston St.
Goderich
524-7551
2.1 lbs. during the period May
15 to October 15, '1975 and weigh
at.least 800 lbs. by the October
15 deadline. Each' animal must
be cared for and housed ori the
same farm until time of
delivery to the, Royal. Then to
he eligible, for showing, each
steer must meet .the
qualifications for one of"1'five
classes,, • namely, Aberdeen
Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn,
Charol4ais-Cross, and
Crossbreds and Other Breeds.,
In each class, there are three °•
sections, .narnely single 'steer,
champion and reserve, and
group of three from a countrk .'
or district, •
Following the competition,
all Queen's Guineas steers will
be sold by auction at the Royal
commencing at 2 p.m. Last
year's 1,085 lb., Grand Cham-
pion, shown ,by Susan Doughty,
Guelph sold to Dominion Stores
for $4 a pound.
The judge for this year's
show is Mr. Warren Smith, -
„Olds, Alberta.,,
Those ,representing Huron
County include Chris Procter of
RR 5, Brussels; Dennis
Thompson of RR 5, Wingham;
Fred Hearn of RR 1, Woodham;
Les Falconer of RR 5, Clinton;
John and Dwight Kinsmen of
RR 2, Kippen; Dave Kinsmen
of RR 2, Staffa; Mary, Cathy
and Doug Easton of RR 3,
Exeter; Linda and Allan Bell of
RR.'2, Kippen: Les. Coleman of
Kippen; B rry and Barb Miller
of . RK' 3,, ,Exeter; Joan and •
Brian Pym•of RR 1, Centralia
Elaine and Mary Stewart of RR-
1, Iirkton; Allan Peel of RR 1,
Auburn; and Sandy Marhsall of
RR 3, Blyth.
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• The milking completed the milking machine has to be cleaned and disinfected for the next time.
Here John washes the milkers while his automatic washer and disinfector cleans out the apes
and bowls that carry the milk to the refrigerated bulk storage tank. (staff -photo)
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