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blara poor farm maitoymnt farm water pollution major problem that spirit water pollatton from tarns is major problem now coming un- dar oloaar scrutiny by the ont ario water resources commis sion according to william a stegglas supervisor of the owrcs water quality surveys branch tin farm animal population in ontario produces an amount of waste equivalent to that from 48 million people he told dele gates to the ontario pollution control conference held recent ly in toronto further illustrating this prob lem mr steggles said a farm producing 50000 laying hens or 5000 market bogs or 1000 beef cattle or 500 dairy cattle annual ly generates a waste disposal problem comparable to a city of 10000 persons in addition to animal wastes soil erosion unwise use of pest icides and wasteful fertilisation practices all contribute to water pollution he said mr steggles admitted much research is still needed to pin point the effects of this pollu tion but he added that a large part of the problem relates dir ectly to poor farm management and can be corrected now to minimise pollution from animal wastes in the fleldbe re commended wastes be spread thinly so as not to exceed the rates for optimum nitrogen use waterborne plant nutrients be balanced with chemical fertlut- ers for optimum plant growth solid wastes be incorporated with the soil during or soon af ter spreading taking account of the best time for fertilisation in crop production and wastes not to be spread on frozen or water- saturated satis in areas where surface runoff will transport- wastes into surface water in the feed lot which should be located where runetf into streams and sdllnflltrateborne nitrogen will have little effect on the future use of ground and surface waters he recommended runoff from areas of higher ele vation including roofs of build ings should be separated from precipitation falling directly into the ton solid waste storage ar eas should be built within or ad- jacent to feed lots to control leaching of stored wastes bypre- clpitatton and runofffand that necessary settling basins be con structed to intercept all lot run off and retain all settleable sol- ids for seasonal field spreading of both solids and liquids in the roofed livestock produc tion unit mr steggles said a proper waste handling system should be installed taking into account the location of the unit and facilities for crop utilita rian or waste disposal to avoid pollution of ground and surface waters the owrc official pointed out that ontarios conservation auth orities have worked with the de partment of agriculture in a number of projects aimed at er osion control which in addition to pollution presents the prob lems of loss of land and flooding much erosion is the result of livestock grating too close to stream banks and he said land managers are encouraged to fence these banks with watering or crossover points located at points least subject to erosion also additional bank protection if necessary and buffer strips of unplowed land should be main tained in the case ofpestlcldescare- ful selection handling storage application and equipment clean ing mean less pollution danger mr steggles said he added granular materials should be used in preference to sprays alake interim payment dairy subsidy quotas agriculture minister j j greene announced today that the rnfmmn dairy commission will mass an interim adjustment pay ment on dairy subsidy quotas ty manufacturing tnllk and cream shippers the adjustment payment will cover deliveries by quota hold ers reported by plants to the commission for the months of april to november inclusive the commission said that the payment will include amounts owing under regular quotas tor the first eight months of the cur rent dairy year starting april 1 1967 and back payments to those whose quotas have been ad- justed by supplementarles or re allocations for the period before the adjusted quotas were approv ed under the subsidy program an nual quotas are divided into monthly quotas in each month a shipper receives subsidy for his deliveries in the month up to his quota tor that month it during the year a shipper under the monthly quotas had not been paid for his full deliveries up to bis annual quota there would have been an adjustment payment for the balance after the end of the dairy year this pay ment could not have been made before next june at the earliest the interim payment will per mit the commission to adjust any amounts owing for the months of april to november which con stitute 82 percent ofjthe annual total wellington winners at royal wellington county competitors in the turnip classes at the royal winter fair weresrgrltflnand se griffin and son of acton the former took three sixth two se venth and one eighth place prises while the latter pair bad a fifth a seventh and three eighth places two men from georgetown did well in the vegetable competition jc cunningham had firsts in citron and pumpkin and a second in squash seconds in pumpkin and squash and a third in pump kin wellingtons only ranking com petitor in the swine classes was harold j meek of erin with his herd of lacombes he received a first second and ninth in boar a first third fourth and sixth in sow and a second in the group of four animals class carpet sale christmas clearance on celanese carpets priced from 8 to sq yd 95 sq yd for every room in the home ozite special 6 55 now sq yd intxxdroutdoqr carpet we stock everything for the handyman lakeview discoun t centre whenever possible as they pre sent less chance of accidental water contamination during equipment cleaning and fewer storage problems discussing fertilizers he said they should be applied in incre ments as needed rather than by applying a full seasons require ments in one application the application of the major nitrogen needs should be delayed until the crop is able to actively absorb it and he encouraged agricultur ists to take advantage of the ser vices of the university of guelph in determining optimum rates of fertllltatlon for particular soils farm page iter fair hon wm a stewart minister of agricul ture and food congratulates bill lasby r r 1 rockwood on showing the champion steer at the recent 4h queens guineas competi tion at the royal winter fair the steer was ludged to be tops among 209 animals entered by 4h club members looking on during the presentation is one of the shorthorn lassies obviously pleased that a shorthorn carried off the honors ont dept ag and food photo farm management is topic tor department short course own business it is hoped that these sessions will be an opportu nity for discussion and learning henry stanley farm management is to bo featured this year in the edu cational short course organized by the ontario department of agriculture and food this ten- yeek course will commence on monday january 15 with all farmers invited to enrol tho course will be conducted jointly by the personnel from the hal- ton and peel extension branch offices meetings are planned for tho junior farmer building in brampton from 115 to 315 and for the agricultural office in milton 800 to 1000 pm both on mondays other times and locations will be provided if suffi cient applications are received some of the topics which will be discussed will be wise use of records budgeting farm credit machinery and crop management and farm labor insurance and liability a similar course on soils and fertilizer was conducted last winter with some 80 men from halton and feel counties taktnt part with the great changes taking placo in agriculture and tho con- ttnually rising costs farmers must sit down and assess their pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 6 water st norjh gait telephone 6217580 jack ridley cartage limited concrete blocks concrete brick cinder blocks clay brick sand stone livestock and fertilizer farm service and supplies dump trucks for hire fully insured pcv clan fs b f acton phone b53o730 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reported to the canadian jersey cattle club by the re cord of performance in ottawa was that made by brampton lady almy carom a daughter of brampton carom beacon owned by dll mccalg son of nor- val at six years of age in 305 days she produced 13028 lbs milk 171 lbs fat 504 percent a gold medal and modal of merit record tho socond high in tho junior threoyoarold class was that of glenholmc 11 c lorratno a daughor of campburn h c val our owned by mrs s i eva harper georgetown this cow atjhroo years 1c3 days prod uced in 305 days 11100 lbs milk 009 lbs at 53 porcont a sllvor modal record henry j stanley halton countv farmers may now receive assistance from the woodlands improvement act this act permits the- ontario department of lands and forests to enter into agreements with tho woodlot owners for tree planting and woodlot improvement work this act camo into force in 19g6 with countlos gradually incorporated under it as person nel and time permitted halton farmers may now take part and 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