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nsier buffers
Acid balance can be
artificially maintained
Research has shown that the acid balance
pf the rumen can be artificially maintained
Using certain minerals. However, in nearly
all situations, costs and feeding problems
make long-term use of buffers less practical
than ensuring that the ration provides
'enough "roughage effect" to support nor-
mal fat test.
Consider buffers only under the fpllowing
circumstances:
1. Herd butterfat test is continually
depressed "relative to" the herd's genetic
potential even when all recommended
feeding practices are followed.
2. Poor appetites a problem with many
'ugh producing cows in the first two to three
months of the lactation.
3. Silage based rations where ( large
amounts of grain are fed (i.e. - greater than
28-30 pounds grain per day). More of a con-
cern if grain fed only two times per day.
4. Silage based rations fed in combination
with medium to high levels of ensiled grains
(e.g. high -moisture corn, high -moisture
barley) .
5. When the grain mix being fed is fine -
textured and is being offered in amounts ex -
Winner of the Grade 8 biological class at the regional Science Fair held at Seaforth
Public School last week was Lori Bromley, of Hullett Public School. From 10 different
kinds of flour, she found out which flour contained the most gluten, the basic structure of
bread. (Hundertmark photo)
Farm acreage will rise by 2010
Family farms will still make up a major of Canada, Dr. Switzer said Section 31 of the
portion of Ontario's agriculture in the year Income Tax Act should be changed to make
2010 but there will be an increase in the it possible for more part time farmers to
acreage on farms, incorporation, and with make a decent living. Right now, the section
the ever-growing price of energy, farms will limits deductions to $5,000 of off -farm in -
be more labor-intensive, Dr. Clayton come.
Switzer, deputy minister of agriculture said "The act should be changed but not
at the annual . meeting of Stanley, , '...thrown out because that would be doing a
Tuckersmith and Goderich Township • disservice to the full time farmer. We'll be
Federations of Agriculture last week. providing a formula of how it could be done.
"The ministry of agriculture and food will But, that opinion is not the policy of the
still be in business then, working at the three ministry," he said.
goals of financial protection for farmers, Because Huron County produces one-
siabTrizatiorrantl---support'--programs Dn--fifteenth--of ll-the-food-produced---in--the-54-
Switzer said that his vision also includes a counties of Ontario, Dr. Switzer said
lot of viable smeller farms and part time farmers should recognize where they 'stand
farmers who have another job along with a in the 'province. "That really says
legitimate farm. something about what you do."
"A large number of my students who Deputy minister of agriculture and food
wanted to become full time farmers but since Jan. 1, 1984, Dr. Switzer said the
couldn't because of economic reasons, have ministry is contemplating a crop insurance
managed to take a job at whatever and farm program for corn and soybeans.
part time," said Dr. Switzer who was dean ."Crop insurance tends to make it a little
of the Ontario College of Agriculture for 10 surer that people aren't going to be done in
years. He said a lot of farmers are forced to
be part time farmers because of the poor
.. econorruc clirriate
As president ofthe-A. eiiltur5Tlnstitute
Homeowners
GUELPH - If the Three Stooges exist in
the insect world, it's the. cluster fly that
wraps up al the antics of those thee morons
in one body:
The cluster .fly is one of the first harb-
ingers of spring. Much fatter than the house
fly, it seeks out south -facing windows where
it celebrates the vernal equinox : through
ungainly aerobatics with pervasive buzzing,
flip-flops, spins and occasional slain -dunk
into a light fixture.
"We recommend that people just vacuum.
them up," says G.A. Surgeoner, an environ-
ment biologist at the Ontario Agricultural
College, "but many people simply . can't
tolerate them. We do have situations where
people are looking at 1,500 flies on a win-
dow."
The cluster fly, unlike the house fly, is not
a health problem and does not propagate in
the house - it's simply a nuisance. Despite
that, researchers and agricultural bodies
are under pressure for a solution.
The cluster fly survives by becoming a
parasite of, earth worms and the prevalence
of worms means it can't be controlled by
controlling the food source. The fly enters
homes in autumn, generally around eaves
and soffits and spends the winter in the at-
tic. A few misguided fools wake up in spring
and try to escape — not back through cracks
and crannies near the roof — but through
the living portion of homes.
The wide distribution of the fly means
greater numbers will be found in farm
homes which are fewer and farther
farmers. "Every farmer needs to keep up;
all of us should be trying to do it whenever
we get the chance."
The improvements made on farms in the
past 25 years can be attributed to education
and research.
"I've driven a lot of country roads in On-;..
tarioand the - changes_. I've seen are fan-
tastic. We can't stop just because we have
something that looks reasonably good," he
said. "New problems will come along and.
continuing research must meet these pro-
blems."
Directors elected
Township directors for the comingyear
were elected. Tuckersmith representatifres
include Lyle Haney, president; Stan Johns,
Bob Lawson, .Bob Coleman and Jerry Tra-
quair.
Representatives for Stanley Township are
Greg Armstrong, president; James Arm-
strong, Don Brodie, Dale Ratcliffe and
Steve Durand. Goderich Township
by the bank," he said. representatives are' Larry Sturdy, presi-
Attending meetings, reading and wet- dent; Garnet Wright, Stan Mcllwain, Laurie
chingagriculture programs on television Cox, Jack Tebbutt, Case &and, Bill
can jell fie -Tp to continue he et7iication Qf •Steensti�a aiid Wayne E1Tiott _ �_.._..
ceeding 13 pounds per cow per feed?Rg. Tbie
is a greater problem in silage and
silage/chopped hay based rations than in ra-
tions where long hay is the primary forage
being fed.
6. When the total dietary fiber level falls
below the minimum levels of 17 percent
crude fiber (CF) or 21 percent acid
detergent fiber (ADF) . -
7. Just as important as fiber level is the
"effective fiber" content. Wet, immature,
finely -chopped forages are much less effec-
tive fiber sources in promoting proper
rumen function and supporting fat test than
long-stemmed dry hay. Forages falling
between these two extremes support in-
termediate responses.
8. When'tbedaily forage firY matter intake
decreases to near 1.6 percent of the cow's
average body weight.
9. When the proportion of the total daily
dry matter intake composed of concentrates
approaches the 50 to 60 percent level.
10. In situations where rumen acidosis has
been a frequently diagnosed problem.
Dennis Martin,
Farm Management Specialist.
study ungainly cluster flies
between, which explains in part why farm a common. synthetic barn fly spray, on
wives and city slickers moving to the conn- various areas around the exterior to see
try sense the nuisance more than others. which method worked best.
Another reason is that 'many farm homes Surgeoner believes pesticides should be
are older and less tight, making access used in a discriminating way and he admits
easier. to' some reservations about their use in'
There are also other considerations, such situations where the problem is simply one
as presence of the fly in hospitals, dental of nuisance.
buildings, or other health facilities. Again, it The cluster fly is one of those situations,
isn't a health problem, it is an image .pro— pe said,' bo s are enis rmous in complicated by
omethe fact
homes
blem. p homes
Surgeoner isstudying several ways to causing a significant loss of enjoyment of
keep cluster flies out of the house. The study the home. Farm wives revealed in one .col -
began by having five home owners in the Ac- lege survey that the fly is one of their chief
ton, Cambridge and Guelph areas count the complaints abut rural life.
cluster flies in their homes on a particular ' An analysis of the various ' control
day last April. methods won't be available until next year
Investigators then tried to make the when numbers of flies in the five homes'will
homes more airtight, applying permethrin, be compared with this year's figure, he said.
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