The Huron Expositor, 1979-01-25, Page 15•
Lorttets ins opeoec,aton by Sob Towner Wale Old .Elenna, Ono N31.10
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In order to obtain maxi.
• mum production airing the
following iactatien. dairy
cows require *dry Period of
roughly 40-64 da”. This
period is necessary te enable
the udder to rest. allow
Inane ads, bother viewer regeneration of udder secret%
Advertising is difficult to gauge.
Yee can spend many millions telhng the world atteetyenr
nrodttCt and never know how much those doilara bring in ac.
tual new huaineas. About the only definite statement that
can be made is that advertising in today's business world is
a necessity -
Which brings to the $5 Millinn being spent in Canada
topromote butter.. •
Butter is better in iny view. love the stuff. 1.spread it so
thick on teast that the bread gets soggy, I love to see it ooze
right through to the piate under the slice.
A sandwich of anY kind without butter _just isn't a sand-
wich. I am without a doubt, a butter -lover and believe that
campaign a few years back with slogan that everything is
better with butter.
Now, after 30 years of taking a heatingfrom margarine,'
butter producers have decided to fight back in earnest The
nation's 67,000 dairy farmers will finance the campaign, of
course, and the promotion of Cheese, • sour cream. yogurt
and skim, milk powder will be incladed.
Maybe it is too late.
Dairymen should have been promoting buttert least 20
by' most 'Peal* has little 'Or rItt effect on the ehOleaterol
Count, Hard margarines, in faCt, are just as.saturateti With..
fat as butter.
For me, it is matter of taste.
That is -why everything is better with butter.
Dairymen are going to have an uphill battle. !me PO,
major objections to their advertising. The television and'
newspaper advertisements are as good AS—even, better
than, most of the tnsolts to. my intelligence that pass fer
commercials an the b0Ob-tube.
I honestly think meat advertisers are deliberately trying
to insult me, even drive rne away from buying their pro-
ducts. with so many of those inane, asinine television cam-
mereials. I almost get sick to my stomaeh watching them.
In fact, I watch little television these days simply because 1
can't stand the pap Pumped out by the cameras.
Little doubt remains, howeVer4 that, the dairy industry in
Canada is in grave trouble. Dairy cow population declined 12
per cent from 1971 tO 1976. Canada spent about $300 million
last year in subsidies and support for the dairy business. In
Europe, the economic community spends more than $6 bil-
• l i p t S s nds more than $7 rri -
ion.
years ago, even 30, when use of margarinebecame legal. Whether .you, buy many dairy products or not, your tax
Butter is being Priced right off the market and the rnar- dollar is being spent to support the industry. Winch, in the
garine-makers are chuckling with glee,
eyes of many dairy farmers, week, indicate you might. as
Even neW Margarine has 60 per cent 9( the spread mar- well buy and eat them because you're paying for them any.
ory tissue and also- allow Abe
cow to repleniatt body sup-
plies. Dry periods less than
44 days, generally result in
decreased' prOdit hon. Dry
periods longer 014 days.
are not profitable striee it
either extends the calving
interval or decreases, the
length Of the current milking
period.
In .the process of "drying
off". the presaure within the
udder must build up to the
point of stopping the milk
secretion, process. Thi is
best accomplished by atop.
ping milking ompletely. The
accumulated Milk m the ud-
der increases udder pressure
and stops the secretion pro.'
cess. •
•, Intermittent milking of the
ket. And that spread will get larger because the price of but-
ter went up this month to around $1.40 pound. If the federal
'dairy subsidies were removed, the price would have to go up
another 25 to 30 cents a pound.
With disparities that great, butter wouldn't stand a chart-
ce, Only a few old-faShioned die-hardS Would continue tobuy
it • • •
If dairy organizations think they can get a lbigger share pf
.the market with their $5 -million advertising campaign,
more power to them. They are also fighting the cholesterol
craze. Many people,,rightly or wrongly, equate chotessterol
in the blood witheXcess consumption of dairy prOdflets:
•There are proponents on both sides of the fence and I'm not
- about to get caught in the middle.
I'm of the private opinion that the amount of butter eaten
wa •
Y
And there are others who suggest that any industry Which
needs so much money for the public purse to keep it viable
should be allowed to clie..a natural death.. Those Samepeeple
will tell you the goVernment should get out of supporting
• farmers and let. natural attrition separate the efficient pro-
dticers from the inefficient. •
• I believe it is a vital industry in Canada and should be Sip -
ported logically and sensibly, If this country ever gets to the
point where it does 'pritliave enough to fill its'own needs,
• then,We are at the mercy of other nations to fill that hole,
Whenthat happens, they will dictate- theprice of these pro-
ducts. ,
Then we'll really be in trouble.,
111 think twice then about smothering my toast in butter.
COW is often used to reduce
milk yield. It ac-coniplishes
the same purpose but takes
much longer to, dry off the
,cow, Since not enough pros -
sure is built up to 'stop the
secretion process. The love]
cif milk yield during the end
of lactation can 'be greatly
lowered by taking the grain'
and some of the forage away
from the cowl,This shdhlti'be
done for several:clays before
abrupt cessatian of milking
takes place. .
An exception to the abrupt
cessation process is in the
case of a cow allergic to her,
own milk. These cows break
• •
out in hiVe$ When the ill* is
resorbed by the blood anti
-must be watched closely for
the tell-tale sigps, .
Mastitis infeetion rale
highest in Ahe early dry
, period. Many vows enter the
dry period with an infected
,quarter or quarters. There-
fore "dry cow treatment" is
recommended after the last
milking. It is a good idea to
test the milk from eovea going
dry. If positive, dry treat the
shw..s. In any event, rows
having had mastitis during
the previous lactation, older
cows and cows milking out
very quickly should be treat-
ed at the drying off period •
with the appropriate medie.
ation to be obtained from
your veterinarian.
TAIL BITING IN.SWINE.
Tail biting° is a problem
that shows up oh many
- Ontario , swine farms and
results in considerable econ-
°Pie loSs o 'producers due to
poor pig perforinance, car-
cass condemnation and,even
pig mortality. Tail biting can
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be attributed to many laetors,
Usually reflecting SOrtV as
pet of the pies surround.
ings that are causing diacoM-
fort. Over.crowded pens.
particularly in the feedet,
barn, are a prime cause- Pigs
from 40-100 lhsshould be
allowed 4-5 sq. ft. per pig,
from 100-J50 lbs. 5-6.5 sq. ft.
par pig and from ISO -Sibs.
$9 'sq. ft.pig.• One feeder
• Space should be provided for
every 4 to 5 pigs and there
should be one nipple waterer
for every 20 pip. There are
• also indications that the
greater the number of pigs/
• pen, the greater .the incid-
• enee of tail biting. The
Maximum number of pigs
per pen shpuld be restricted
to 20,
Pigs should. also, be grout)"
od according tti size and
weight as much as possible.
• • Temperature, humidity
and ventilation may also
contribute to tail biting.
Temperature, htnnidity
and ventilation may also,
contribute to tail biting,
4t4
Ilett hears about subdivIsic
fora subdivision
were unveiled at the January
meeting of Hullett council.
Council approved the, pro-
• posed plans submitted by
Carl Nesbitt. Mr. Nesbitt is
planning the subdivision in
the north east corner. of
I.ondesboro on land he owns. '
The plans, will have to be
approved by other gover-
ment agencies before being
implemented.
In other business council
issued building permits td B,
Haeerkarnii and Idsingsa
and refused an application to
A. Dykstra on Lot 26 cences-.
sion 2 for a refuse ' site.
Buildingpermits are still
subject to township bylaws
ad Huron County Health
Unit
regutations . Where
Council approved sever-
ences for lot 34, concession.
tSponjer Manure Handling •
LIQUID MANURE PUMPS -
•Built of heavy guage steel.
• *Low horsepower requirement.
• •AII hydraulie operated.
For fast, clean handling
of liquid manure.
Special Price $2,395.°° or less
12.ft. or less . $60.°°
Just for ordering in January DISCOUNT
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Owners
of smaller
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we provide:
• Fi,,ancial assistance
o Management counselling (CASE)
• Management training
• Information on government
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• • 'RANDY B.RoWN••
at The Queen's Hetet, SeetOrtti
The Thistedly of each month
on: ,._NEXT VISIT: PEORUARY
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12, lot 16, concession 11 and
lot 44, concession 14 and
recommended written agree-
ments on line fences where
necessary. Council also
.approv ed a tile drain appli-
• cation for L, Jameson, on lot
13, concession 7, OHRP
loans #20 and 21 were ap-
proved. .
-Council agreed to have a
drainage inspection held for
the .Veenstra drainage works
• and if possible make the
necessary repairs. Council
believed the problem Was
with old tile 'blocking the
drain. Ken Duni of B.M.
Ross is to be contacted as to a
• new bridge structure to re- •
(Brench Office Addreeil
• Foil' prior Inforroatlen Coq 477-5550 or write
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• place the Maitland Block
Bridge. Council has filed the
• bridge with the Ministry of
Transport as being a limited
load bridge. Engineer- Mr.
• Dunn will be asked to inspect
the bridge for soundness.
• Couiity engineers R. Flem-
ing and S. Bradshaw have
been invited to the- next
townShip, meeting to speak
• about new manure stora&e
• facilities. The engine -els
wrote to the council offering
to speak.
• Frank Szusz has been
•'named by council to replace
Greg Brandon on the flullett
Recreation and Community
Centre board. •
Council approved a new
• bylaw which enables them to
restrict the weight of vehicles
passing over • township
bridges. •
• liullett's smoking bylaw
was read and passed at the
• meeting. Smoking is now
prohibited in certain desig-
• nated areas.
Covered in the correspon-
dence was a request for a
new street light
°11the new
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• Council also received a
pamphlet from AMO giving
gilidn Collective
bargainin embership
CAHRO was left to the
building inspector to decide
ad council read a letter ftom
the Ontario Municipality
Board concerning the deben-
ture on the new street lights
for Auburn.
The
r regular (picet• ng
c
s
Kinburn street, i'lle request February 13. • '•
was filed. No action was
taken eonccrning a resolution Hensali
from the town of Oakville
y heads
h
concerning the prohibition of
pornographic literature and
topless waitresses,
Cut and save
Even in the dead of *inter many people
cannot avoid a trip whether for business or
family matters. If the weather looks
questionable often there -is no where you
can phone for a road report to help you
• decide to set out or not.
The Ministry of Trinsportation and
CoMmunications has announced a. Winter •
,Road..4Ieporting service which many will
• find handy, •.
The road information Centre at Toronto
and the Ministry's 18 district offices
• throughout the province have up-to-date
• tefortnation on the condition of all
• provincial and secondary highways 24
hours a day, seven day a week during the
winter month • ' •
•
• • •
• Information on winter road conditions
may be obtaintecl around the clock by
telephoning the following MTC officeslin
Ontario. • • .
. ROAD INFORMATION C4NTRE
TORONTO -- 248-3561 •
• . Chatham 354-7504; London 681-2047;
Stra.ford 271-3550; Hamilton 639." 2427;
Owen Sonnd 376-7350; Barrie - Orillia
800-265-3120; Port Hope • 885-6381;
Kingston 544-2220; Ottawa -745-7049;
Bancroft 132-3220; Huntsville 789-2391;
North Bar 474-0044; New Liskeard
647-6761; Cochrane- -272-4333; Sudbury
522-9380; Stink Ste Marie 25.6.;5682;
• Thunder Bay 577-6451;_ Kenora 4686494.
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FARM SUPPLY
1
ONUS
IT'S COMI
He fund
Mrs. Minnie Noakes has
been appointed Chairman Of
• the Ontario Heart Founda-
tion's Canvas for donation in
• Hensall and Kippen.- A group
of volunteers will be calling
o24nth.the residents of Hensall
and Kippen during the two
weeks of February 10th to
•
'tickets will be sold for a
• draw' on one large and one
small red velvet heart shaped
•cushion. The cushions made
and donated by Mrs. Noakes
will be on display in Bondi-
ron's Furniture Store. Draw
for lst and 2nd prizes will .be
made on February 24th.
It is the hope of the
' Foutidation that the resi-
dents will respond generous-
• ly when a canvasserealls: All
proceeds of canvas and tickets
areto be donated for re-
search of heart disease
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FROM Monsanto
Temperature variations,
levels, of gas and dusty
toriditiona, should be re-
rftteed as, much as possible.
Light intensity has also
-4. been suspected as a ecintri.,
butine ,factOr. 1+lntrierit levels
also result in stress faetera
leading to tail biting.
WINTER DIVNG
• With the wipter -weather
conditionM have been
experiencing, drivers sheulcl
be using eXtrerne caution,
particularly when stopping
and turning. 1rivers are
advised to pump the brakes
when stopping and if you
should start to slide, steer in
the direction of the skid.
You should make sure that
%your rear windshield, side
mirrors, tail lights and lic-
ense are clear. This will allow
.you to see if there is any
'traffic approaching from the
rear and if there is, make
teem aware that your are
stopping pr turning well; in.
advance.
When driving down drift
covered roads, the snow can
blow back pp and cover these
areas again, so be sure to
check them each time you
start out, If you Should
forget, the local pnlice
'1
defoartMent willofer you it,
Va. reminder CO e0hYleted/t
As well, you are Wag the
possibility of causing an ,tte.
;Went
Opcpming
in Perth
jaettarY 25 -Rear Sale.
R.O.P. Test station, • New
Hamburg 1:30 p,M.; January
'25 -Fertilizer and Herbicide .
Update, Kin Station,
Lisi-
owel 1030 a.m.; January
26 -Farm Income Tax Update,
Mitchell Town flail, 10;30,
a.m..; January 36 -Standby
Generators for the Farm;
Centralia tollege 10' aml-
Febroary I -Transferring
Farm Assets, Centralia Col.
)ege 10 a -m.; February 3-4-H
Organizational meeting, Lis -
met Clubs at Wallace town.
ship Public. School at 10 a,m,
and 4-H Organizational "
meeting. Atwood Clubs it
Elma Township Public
,Sehocil at 1 p.m.
Remembeil It takes but a
moment -to place ' an
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