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The Huron Expositor, 1982-11-17, Page 15Farm Two -headed calf one in 1 OS/,SOO by Kis Stela A two -headed calf delivered at the farm of Frank Murray of RR 4, Walton, over the weekend, is a rarity according to Dr. Ken Fisher. a professor at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. The young Hereford which is expected to live from a week to 10 days falls into the category of 1 in every 100,000 births of tins kind. "The two -headed animal is the most common kind of twinning in cattle," Dr. Fisher explains, citing that there is very little known about con -joined twins in scientific circles. The reason for the insufficient data on the cause of such defects is the fact that they are rare and that extensive scientific studies have not been conducted. When asked why such THE HURON EXP SITOR NOVEMBER 17, 1982 — A15 Farmstead grant deadline is Dec. 31 December 31, the last day of 1982, is the last day to submit completed applica- tions for grants under the Farmstead Improvement Pro- gram. Huron farmers submit- ted 969 intent forms for eligible projects. Farmers who filed intent forms by July 30 can qualify for 50 ner cent of eligible project costs up to a maximum grant of 52,000. Costs for materials are limit- ed by the amount spent on labour. To qualify for the maximum grant at least 52,000 of the project costs must be for labour. Invoices must show a breakdown for eligible mater- ial. Labour receipts must show number off hours, rate per hour and marked paid with the signature off the person hired. About half of the farmers filing intent forms have com- pleted their projects and submitted applications. No extension off the December 31 deadline is anticipated. twinning takes place, Dr. Fisher can only speculate. "We haven't got a clue, not the faintest, foggiest clue," he explains.' Much off what is known is based on specualatiori from previous reports of such event. Dr. Fisher speculates that the animal has two brains with only the outer functions of each brain operating. while the middle brain, which controls body func- 6ons is dormant. In scientific terms the two-faced calf is called disprosophus, however Dr. Fisher can only speculate at the cause of the deformity. He has two possible theories. The first is that two eggs were fused very early in their development, leaving only the two heads surviving with one body. Please turn to page 20. We pay immediate top prices for your poor -doing, unthrifty, crippled or recently injur --CATTLE— (Free of drugs) CALL EARLY AS'BRU(SES ARE ONE ; sF Y SIaGEST LOSES PH NE: UR ©t1@ b©Him nh@ gQQQOW Farmers by Dib 11.6'01M#1 A judge in Bruce County orderk a farmer to remove an addition to his beef feedlot because neighbours complained. A cash crop farmer near Chatham is ordered to cease the application of manure on. some of his land because the odors upset city dwellers. A cow -calf farmer in Prince Edward County is convicted of polluting a neighbor's well yet that farmer never stood trial in a court of law and never faced his accusers. All this through the Environmental Protection Act. The act should be applied uniformly throughout this province yet it seems to me the fanners continue to get•it, in the ear while literally hundreds of industries continue to pollute and only get their knuckles rapped now and then, Franklin Rabbie is the cow -calf farmer. His barn has been used for 100 years. It is across the road --a paved road --from the two wells alleged to have been polluted. Un4jer the Environmental Protection Act, the farmer must install purifiers to eliminate contamination of the wells. He has no appeal against the order. It could cost the farmer as much as S4,000 to comply with the order from the ministry. S4,000 that few farmers have these days. Mr. Rabble has refused and the federation of agriculture is backing his fight. It is not. as mentioned earlier, the first time a farmer has been accused of polluting either the air or the water. Most have complied as soon as possible with clean-up orders and footed the bills. It won't be the last time. What bothers me is that literally dozens of industries in this province are causing far more damage to the environment than farmers but many of those industries literally ignore the complaints. Or else they mouth platitudes and empty assurances that they are doing Good demand for pigs, cattle at Brussels yards The market at Brussels Stockyards traded actively on a good demand on all classes of cattle and pigs. There were 719 cattle and 1501 pigs on offer. Choice Steers -74.00 to 78.00 with salesjp 82.00. Good Steen -7000 to 74.00. A steer consigned by Glen Sellers of Bluevale weighing 1290 lbs. topped the market at 82.00. Six steers consigned by Glen Johnston of RR2, Blue - vale averaging 1181 lbs, sold for 77.80 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1152 lbs. selling for 77.15. Twn steers consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of Dungannon averaging 1120 lbs, sold for 78,00 with their load of 28 steers averaging 1 141 lbs. selling for an overall price of 77.05. Two steers consigned by Ross Durnin of Lucknow averaging 1085 lbs. sold for 77.80 with his lot of 11 steers averaging 1222 lbs. selling for 76,75. Three steers consigned by Douglas Wagg of RR5. Mit- chell averaging 1173 lbs. sold for 17.50 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1172 lbs. selling for 76.85. Six steers consigned by Ken Johnston of Bluevale averaging 1231 lbs, sold for 76.90. Nine steers consigned by Raymond Snell of Londesboro averaging 1263 lbs. sold for an overall price of 75.18. Five steers consigned by Robert Strong of Gorrie aver- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 nee t SEL\JL S PIO®CLLECT RR SUB 887-6460 ON EMERGENCIES: ALSO PICKED UP SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS everything possible to alleviate the problems. In my home county, a re -refining company has been polluting the air for so long that some neighbours cannot go outdoors. They are forced to cancel summer barbecues because the overwhelming odor of oil forces them inside. In a neighbouring county, an animal rendering plant is so obnoxious in the odors emitted that some villagers have reasonably concrete proof that the pollution is a definite health hazard. o Yet, these companies continue to pollute. The ministry gives them a slap on the wrist, perhaps, and company officials give all kinds of excuses while they laugh all the way to the bank. The companies say they are spending zillions of dollars on scrubbers, dryers or purifiers but the pollution continues. But the farmers. because they are usually individuals fighting against bureaucracy. are forced to comply immediately, many times without even a hearing. In the Rabbie case, it was a report tabled by an environmental official that ordered compliance. Mr. Rabbie is questioning that report. Farmers do not have the political clout nor the funds to fight such orders. Queen's Park is well aware that farmers constitute less than five per cent of the population, an element of the electorate that can be prosecuted with apparent immunity. Big business--industry--carries a lot of clout. They can contribute to election campaigns. They keep people working, keep workers off unemployment. Farmers are individuals. Agriculture is not as labor intensive as it once was. But agriculture keeps people eating and that seems to me to be even more important than keeping people working. aging 1178 Ihs. sold for 76.40 with his lot of 10 steers aseraging 11'2 lbs. selling for 75.15. Choice Heifers -72.00 to 76.00 with sales to 78.25. Gond Heifers -68.00 to 72,00, a A heifer consigned by Jack Cardiff of Brussels weighing 9801hs. sold for 78.25 with his load of 17 heifers averaging 1035 lbs. selling for an overall price of 76.20. Five heifers consigned by Gary Mc('utcheon of Brussels averaging 1088 lbs. sold for an overall price of 75.80. Fisc heifers consigned by Glen Sellers of Bluevale aver- aging 1058 Ihs. sold for 76.60 with his offering of I 1 heifers averaging 992 Ihs, selling for an overall price of 75.10. Seventeen heifers consign- ed h} Jim Delaney of Dublin averaging 1057 lbs. sold for an oscrall price of '5.05. Fourteen hereford heifers consigned hs Alex Graham of RR1, Walkerton, averaging 929 Ihs. sold for 72.10. Choice ('ow x•45.00 to 48.00 with sales to 56.50. Good Cow s-41.00 to 45.00. Canners C Cutters -37.00 to 41.00. 30 to 4016. pigs to a high of 53.25. 40 to 50 lb. pigs to a high of 61.00. 50 to 60 Ib. pigs to a high of 65.'5 60 to '0 lb. pigs to a high of 72.'S. 'O to 80th. pigs to a high of 75.50, Ass, ,eaar .0 Aar Aar Aar SHIP YOUR CATTLE THE CO-OP WAY 1 1 1 1 1 1 345-2913 1 1 UNITED CO-OPERATIVES OF ONTARIO ONTARIO STOCK YARDS (4161 767-1143 YOUR U.C.O. SHIPPER IS O'ROURKE TRANSPORT DAVID OR BRYAN RESIDENCE - 348-9009 Brent Robinson Vista Villa Miss mark 307P, a Yorkshire gilt entered and shown by Brent Robinson of Walton. Ont., is the first winner of the Dr. R.J. Pink- ney Junior Gilt Show at the 1982 Royal Agricultural Win- ter Fair. Brent wins the silver tray and the SI00 first prize. Bonny Boyne Supreme Lass. another Yorkshire shown by Ken Braden of Alliston. took has winner second place and Meadow - brook Sally. shown by Joy- anne Van Vliet of Brussels. was third. Dr. Pinkney of Milton, sponsor of the new class. judged the animals himself. He noted that it was 60 years ago that he first showed swine at the Royal and three generations of his family have carried on the tradition. CATTLE SPRAYING FOR LICE AND WARBLE CONTROL Re • Jster f wearer p rs The deadline tor registra- tion for Period 6 of the Ontario Sow-Weaner Plan is Wednesday, December 1, 1982. Producers who were enrolled in the plan in Period 5 will be mailed application forms direct from Toronto. Previously enrolled pro- ducers who fail to register are deemed to have withdrawn from the plan and may only re-enter at a significant pen- alty. en- al New producers may enroll before the deadline date and be eligible for the entire Government portion in the event of a future payout. Established producers not previously enrolled in the prpp`gram may enroll mow, but they'will be subject to a 30 per cent penalty to be applied to future benefits. Further de- tails and enrollment forms for new entrants are available at your local Agricultural Office. SOYBEAN ADVANCE PAYMENTS Application forms for soy- bean advance payments are available from Ministry of Agriculture and Food Office in Clinton. The program is sponsored o by the f dg4af government. It helps soybean growers mark- et"their crop throughout the marketing year by removing the financial pressure to market at harvest. Applications must be re- ceived by the Soybean Grow- ers' Marketing Board by December 15, 1982. Pay- ments are $140 per tonne to a maximum of S15,000 for soybeans and any other crop. w n by pec• The 36th annual Queen's Guineas Steer Competition will take place at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 19th, 1982 at the Royal Agricultural This WinterFair,Toronto. popular event is the conclu- sion off months of preparation for the following 4-H beef calf club members frogs Huron County: George Alton, 47, Lucknow; Pat Chambers, 41, Clifford; B111 Gibson, #5, Clinton; Mary Gibson, 45, Clinton; Kevin Johnston, 42, Bluevale; Bill Kinsman, I#2. Kippen; Brenda Merkley. 111, Wroxeter; Rick Poels. t#1, Clifford; Anne Procter, i#5, Brussels; Allen Pym, #1, Centralia; Carol Rintoul, b2, Lucknow; David Townsend, 44, Seaforth; Julie Town- send, 44, Seaforth. Previous Huron County winners of the Queen's Guineas include Bob Hern, RR#1, Woodham (1951) and Murray Gaunt, Winghain (1955). The sale and auction of Queen's Guineas champ- ions is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on November 19th, following the judging. The excitement generated by this auction is clearly indicated by the capacity crowds and wil- ling buyers that it draws YOUR GARBAGE IN ALF!!! A KITCHENAID FOOD WASTE DISPOSER GETS RID OF MESSY KITCHEN SCRAPS FAST. v. wet handle whenyou have a more � ct kitchen scrapsto There are no KitchenAid stainless steel food waste disposer in your kitchen sink. Everything— vegetables, bones, fruit rinds, pits, nutshells and all other food waste — is gone without fuss or mess. And the KitchenAid disposer is guaranteed for five years. See it today. 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