The Huron Expositor, 1983-06-15, Page 13yam
SAY CHEESE—Allan Carter, of RR4, Clinton, produces 800 litres of milk a day with a herd
of 40 milking cows. Experimenting with mixtures of feed, he is attempting to improve the
production of his herd.
Herd improvement is
dairy farmer's goal
Fresh out of high school, Allan Carter, of
RR4 Clinton went right into dairy farming
with his father instead of spending a few
years at an agricultural college.
"I might have missed out on some of the
expertise and b,know I missed a lot of fun,
but I think I gained financially by staying on
'the farm. t think it would be almost
impossible to start out today," he says.
The 33 -year-old farmer bought his 150
acre farm from his father in 1970 with a herd
of 35 milking cows and has been working on
improvingthat herd ever since. He now has
40 milking cows and a breed class average
of 130, the same as the Huron County
average, although he is working towards an
average of 140.
"At one time I milked 47 cows but 1 didn't
get as much milk as 1 do now," he says.
In 1978, he began breeding his own
Holstein replacements to improve his herd.
1 -Ie found he wasn't gaining by buying cows.
Although it costs more to breed, it pays off
in the long run with production, he says.
Experimenting with the feed, changing
the mixture of grain andsoybean meal with
vitamins, he is working at determining the
best mixture for the best production.
And. for five years now, he has been
participating in a Herd Health Program,
which involves a veterinarian visiting the
faro( once a month to check the cows for
pregnancy or infection.
One way he makes up for not going to
college is by attending seminars sponsored
b the Ministry of Agriculture, and Food in
the winter months and consulting regularly
with OMAF's dairy specialist.
He is also gradually selling all of his
National Identification Program (NIP) cows
and replacing them with Registered Ontario
Purebreds (ROPs) which make up 75 per
cent of the herd now.
"1 still have some good old NIP cows that
give nie good milk and put it in the bucket. If
1 was in show business, I would have gotten
rid of them all," says Mr. Carter.
Although he doesn't show his cows now,
he is planning to once his daughters, Pam,
9, Cindy, b and Vicki, 3 are old enough to
join 4-H.
His breeding program started to pay off
this year when farmers from Wisconsin and
Ohio bought seven heifers he would have
kept if not for the quota. He plans to sell
more cows in the future rather than
slaughtering them as he previously did.
And, as his improvements start to take
effect, he is increasing his profits.
"The more milk you can get out of fewer
cows, the more money you make," he says.
Most dairy farmers are well-established
and enjoying good profits because of the
high costs of starting out on a dairy farm.
"There is little competition in dairy
because of the quotas," says Mr. Carter.
"It kind 'of worries me since someone is
going to have to produce milk in the
future."
Although quotas were given away when
Mr. Carter first started, it would now cost
close to $200,000 to buy a quota for an
average herd, he says.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 15, 1983 — A13
Sale prices higher
Thii market at Bruksels
Stockyards traded actively at
high prices on both steers
arid h ors. Cows sold high-
er. Pis were steady. There
were 865 cattle and 1125 pigs
on offer.
Choice Steers -81.00 to
84.00 rivith sales to 85.75.
Good Steers -78.00 to 81.00,
A steer consigned by
Maple I,I Emblem Farms of
Dungapnon weighing 1260
lbs. tripped the market at
85.75 with their offering of 42
Steers averaging 1192 lbs.
selling for an overall price of
83.37.
Six heavy steers consigned
by Wilhelm Bros. of R.R.4,
Walkerton averaging 1387
lbs. sold for an overall price of
84.25.
fancy steer consigned by
Bill Devereaux of R.R. 5,
Seaforth weighing 1070 lbs.
sold for 84.00.
A steer consigned by Rae
Zettler of R.R. 2, Walkerton
weighing 1280 lbs. sold for
85.00 with his lot of 10 steers
averaging 1179 lbs. selling
for 83.70.
Two steers consigned by
Ralph Dickson of R.R. 5.
Stratford averaging 1225 lbs.
sold for 84.90 with his lot of 12
steers averaging 1330 lbs.
selling for 83.25.
Fourteen steers consigned
by Morrison Bros. of R.R. 1,
Lucknow averaging 1222 lbs.
sold for an overall price of
83.50.
Eight steers consigned by
Andy McMichael of Wroxeter
averaging 1185 lbs. sold for
83.65.
Twenty-seven steers it
by Fr ser Must of-
R.R.
fR.R. 2, Blu•vale averaging
1214 lbs. sold for 83.45.
Eight steers consigned by
John Perrie of Brussels aver-
aging 1185 Ibs. sold for 84.00
with his load of 40 steers
averaging 1200 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 83.00.
Six steers consigned by
Stam Farms of R.R.4, Kin-
cardine averaging 1246 lbs.
sold for 83.20.
A steer consigned by
George Underwood Farms of
Wingham weighing 1390 lbs.
sold for 84.25 with their load
of 42 heavy steers averaging
1325 lbs. selling for an overall
price of 82.23.
Four steers consigned by
Grant Sterling of R.R. 2,
Bayfield averaging 1106 lbs.
sold for an overall price of
82.50.
Five steers consignedyby
Dan Brickman of Sebringville
averaging 1178 lbs. sold for
an overall price of 83.05.
Choice Exotic Heifers -
80.00 to 84.00 with sales to
84.25.
Choice Hereford Heifers -
78.00 to 80.00
Good Heifers -75.00 to
78.00
A heifer consigned by J.P.
Connell and Sons of Palmer-
ston weighing 1130 lbs. sold
for 84.25 with their offering of
26 heifers mostly herefords,
averaging 940 lbs. sold for an
overall price of 79.42.
A heifer consigned by Jack
Flanagan of Dublin weighing
1130 lbs. sold for 84.00 with
his, offering of 21 heifers
averaging 1084 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 82.56.
Two heifers consigned by
Joe Smith of Brussels aver-
aging 1115 lbs. sold for 82.25
with his lot of 8 heifers
averaging 1028 lbs. selling
for 80.70.
Three heifers consigned by
Gordon Roulston ,f R.R. 1,
Ripley averaging 1133 lbs.
sold for 81.15.
A heifer consigned by Ross
Goll of Wingham weighing
1020 lbs. sold for 80.25.
A hereford heifer consign-
ed by Jim Cronin of R.R. 4,
Seaforth weighing 1030 lbs.
sold for 80.25.
Three heifers consigned by
Peter Martin of R.R. 2,
OMAF phone
bill is higher
at stockyards
Dungannon averaging 970
lbs. sold for 81.20.
Choice Cows -57.00 to 61.00
with sales to 65.75.
Good Cows -54.00 to 57.00
Canners & Cutters -50.00 to
54.00
Heavy bulls traded to a
high of 67.75.
Light fancy bulls to a high
of 77.25.
30 to 40 Ib. pigs traded to a
high of 34.75.
40 to 50 Ib. pigs to a high of
44.50.
50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high of
48.50.
60 to 70 lb. pigs to a high of
52.75.
70 to 80 lb. pigs to a high of
56.50.
We record the sudden
passing of the late Howard
Culbert of Maple Emblem
Farms who made a notable
contribution to the beef in-
dustry in Huron County. We
extend to his wife and fan.ity
our deepest sympathy.
For the past year OMAF
has had a Zenith phone
number that you can call your
OMAF office without a
charge to you. The charges
are billed to the OMAF office.
This system has been effec-
tive but expensive. For in-
stance, our phone bill at
Stratford amounts to about
$40,000 per year. Much of
this is from Zenith numbers.
You can help reduce this
cost by keeping your calls
brief. During the springtime
it would also help if you could
tell the secretary who an-
swers the phone what your
call is about; e.g. twitch
control in rapeseed, soybean
seed treatments, corn dryer
design, etc. This way, if the
person you are trying to call is
on another line he can get
any information needed be-
fore he returns your call. As
,well. there may be someone
'else in the office who can
answer your question.
It's been a pleasure assisting such a
dedicated group!
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GRAND CHAMPION—K
heifer at the Hensall Sprint
$1.20 pelr pound, Ross Not
n Varley, Seaforth received the Best Finish award for his
Fair calf show. The heifer was top seller at the sale, selling for a
gh, Exeter Is shown presenting the winning trophy. (Wassink
photo)
Hensall fair results next week
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