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By Rod Stork, Associate Agricutural Representative Skimpinig on Protein is False Ecoïiny Despite skyrocketing prices for soybean meal, dairy cattie stili require proper levels of protein in their ration in order to produce milk efficientiy. Matiy dairymen respond te high supplement prices by feeding less pretein, but this can resuit in lower production and more health and breeding, problems in many herds. Althougb a general reduction in protein level in the ration is uneconomical and in some cases unsafe there i s several ways dairymen can econom- ize without reducing the production of tbeir herds. Ensure that the ration is balanceci to avoid wastefui overfeeding of. protein. In many cases we see rations that dairymen are using that are well over the recommenci- eci levels of protern, and if the ration was balanced properly for the various production levels in the berd, many dollars ecouïlcb saved on the farm. The level of protein requireci in the grain mix wil depend on the type and quaiity of the roughage that is being fed. Feeci analysis and ration balancing services are avail- able tbrough the local offices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. At this time of year when hay and haylage are being taken off we urge farmers to plan on taking feed analysis on these crops and sending them to the Feeci Test Lab at the University of Guelph. If you are on a hayiage system and putting baylage into silo, we recom- menci that you take randoma samples of various ioads as tbey are being biown into the silo and freeze tbese samples and then after the bayiage is ail taken off, take them out of the freezer and combine tbem ail into one sample and then take a representative sample from this to senci to the Lb at Accountancy WILLIAM C. HALL B. Comm. Chartered Accountant 361/2 King St. E., Oshawa Telephone 725-6539 D. V. SNOlDDjN 212 Librty St. North Bookkeeping an.dTa Service Business: 623-7950 Residence: 623-7308 JOHN MANUEL, C.G.A. 67 King St. East, Suite 2 623-6555 JOHN P. WINTERS Chartered Accountant 20 Coborne St. W. Oshawa, Ontario Phone 579-5659 or 623-5828 f 'K I I i N M I p 4 Guelph. For dry hay systems we do have a hay core sampler at the Agricultural office whicb can be obtained by farmers to take samples out of the center of bales. The sampler fits on to a heavy duty electric drill or te a hand drill, and by using it can take representative samples right out of the center of as many bales as you wish. If you wish to analyse hay from various fields, you should throw out a number of bales as you are putting them into the bay mow or know wbere the bales from various fields are located so tbat you can 'take, some samples off the face of the bales that are stacked in tbe mow. Information sbeets and mailing materials for the Feed Analysis service are available at the Agricultural office in Bowmanville. Substituting cheaper protein supplements for soybean meai may resuit in a cost saving. These supplements should replace soybean meal on the basis of their protein and total digestible nutrient content. For example: 1 pounci of dried corn distillers grain at 27 per cent protein and 78 per cent total digestible nutrients re- places 1/2 pound of soybean meal, and 12 pound of corn. Urea or non-protein nitrogen suppiements are cheaper than natural protein sources, but because they are iess palat- able they should be introduced gradually and fed at or belew recommended levels. More empbasis on forage management, especiaily maturity at barvest can in- crease protein content of home grown forages and can reduce the amount of supple- ment needed to balance the dairy cow ration. The protein content of bay stands de- creases by-as mucb as 2 per cent per week after June lst. At present prices, thîs trans- lates into an increase in the cost of a balance grain mix of $1600 per ton for eacb week Accountancy WM. J. H. COGGINS Chartered Accountant 115 Liberty Street South Bowmanvîlle Phone 623-3612 Chiropracic LAURENCE A. GREY Doctor of Chiropractic 270 King St. E ast Bowmanville Phone 623-4004 G. EDWIN MANN, D.C. Chiropractor Office: 15 Elgin Street Corner of Horsey Street Phone 623-5509 Office Hours: By appointment Im.,,n DX DX AND Prompt, Courteous Service. Out-of-town calils, please call collect. REASONABLE PRUCES DXOI 1L a >1 I I I I M M DX M.,E cutting is delayed. A good many farmers aiready have hay put in the barn, and if you have not started your haying operations as yet, and want high quaiity feed,, we would urge you to plan on doing so as quickly as possible'. Protein levels are dropping quickly in the field and ail you are gaining now is extra quantity wbich you wil bave to have because you wiil have to feed more of the lower quality hay in, order to balance your ration. Where bay or baylage is an important part of the ration, earlier cutting can resuit in a saving of severai thousand, dollars worth of protein over a year's feeding. This is one area where many dairymen can take major steps to reduce feed costs. Last year wben many pro- ducers were faced with a cut-back in milk production because of quota restrictions, we observed many cases of milk production dropping off rapidly and lower butterfat test in many berds. Many times this was caused because protein levels bad been drop- ped more than they should bave been in the mîlking herd and consequently many prob- lems developeci. We urge you to look carefuiiy at your protein situation, remember- ing that simply cutting back in the amount of protein fed may lead to more problems than what you are trying te solve at present. Grain Storage llandling and Feed Preparation In one of our recent news- columns we announced the Incentive Program for farm- ers wbo are putting in grain storage handling and feed preparation systems. We want to take this opportunity to mention the program again and point out some of the concerns of questions that farmers bave bad about the program. The purpose of the program is te improve pro- duction andi utilization of feed Dental1 DR. ANGUS M. BLAIR D.D.S. 26 Frank St., Bowmanville <near Dominion Store) Office Heurs: 9:30 a.m. to 9p.m. incîuding Saturday Telephone 623-3181 DR. WILLIAM KEANE Dental Surgeon 222 King Street East Professional 5Idg. Office Hours: Weekdays 9 - 5 Telephone 623-7412 If busy - 623-4731 DR. W. M. RUDELL D. D. S. 75 King St. E., Bowmanville Office Hours: Mon., Tues., and Thurs., 9 ItiIS5 Wednesday - 9 'tii 2 Friday - 9 'til 4 Not open Saturday or Sunday Office Phone 623-5790 PATRICK G. DEEGAN DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 36 King St. W. Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fni. 8:30'til15: 00 Insurance Agency Limitted 24 King St. E. Bowmanville For ail your insurance needs Nesto Akey or Doug James at 623-4406 WHITE OR YELLOW Facelle Royale Print TowelsPKG. WHITE OR PINK Swing Lernonade m Crystals 4x3O.9 CHOIGE IGA Tomate s ASSORTEO VARIETIES Miss Mew Cat Food ASSORTED VARIETIES Robertson Marmalades Ridgway Orange Pekoe jea Bags WHITE OR PINK Lux Facial Soap LIloUt Palmolive Detergent PL FR0ZE N Holiday Farms Cabbage Rolis FROZEN. PINEAPPLE CRUNK. SHRIMP OR PEPPER STEAK Chun King Dinners FROZEN. DEEP E& DELICIOUS. VANILLA, CHOCOLATE OR MARBIE McCain Cakes MILO, CHEDDAR Kraft Cracker Barrel Cheese Black Diàmond Grated Parmesan Cheese 1-FL>' oz. Ti, 3 4 R NS TFSOR L 120 * 3 BR 32-FL DZ. 1.09 PASTIC BTL . il-z 89Z BLOCKS 17 SHKRER 1.9j Agricultural News grain in. Ontario by offerîng incentatives for capital ex- penditures. If a farmer bas a gross agricultural income from grain or livestock on his farm of at least $3,000.00 during the twelve months proceeding the application, he can apply for the grant. The grant is 30 per cent of the capital expenditure up to a maximum of $1,500.00 per farmer. Capital expenditures for permanently installed structures and equipment for the on-farm storage, drying and-or processing of grain and iivestock feed inclucing grain storages such as grain bins, and corn cribs, high moisture grain storages, corn silage storages, baylage storages, hay drying systems, grain drying systems, grain handling systems, such as: cross elevators and leg eleva- tors, augers, conveyors, feed processinig systems, feed dils- tribution systems sucb as: augers and feeci distributor chains in feed bunks, feed scaies, electrical and gas installation for any of the above systems, and portable feed grinder-mixers al 'h A A qualify under the program. Some farmers have inquired as to whether or not such equipment as hay conditioners and balers qualify and the answer to the question is no, and the answer we give is that from the time the feed is ia to some type of storage,' the grant program would apply either on tbe actual storage facility or tbe bandling metbods that are used for the feed. Used equipment is not eligible under tbe program and equipment, tbat is pur- cbased as part of an on-going farm operation is not eligible. We hope to bave application forms for the program very soon as the Agricultural office. However, if farmers are doing work now tbey are reminded to keep bills and receipts reiating to any goods or services provided for the capital expenditure. that is being carried out, and these bills or invoices must be marked "paici in full" and signed with a f ull signature of tbe contractor or supplier. An inspector from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food will be out to verify the installation e i Section Two The Canadian Statesmfan, Bowmanvile, June 15, 1977 3 Dedine for, Aggoregolte Stud'y followîng receipt of the appi- cation form at the Agricul- tural office. Cheques will be forwarded to farmers directly from Agriculture Canada in Ottawa, Further questions on this programn should be direct- ed to Agricultural office in Bowmanville and we will try to answer tbemn for you. Station tested Ram and Ewe Sale We have recently received notice from, Mr. Ron Dennis, Livestock Specialist in charge of the Sbeep Performance Program, that the Ontario Station Tested Ram and Ewe Show and Sale will be held on Saturday, July 23rd at the Fairgrounds in Erin, Ontario. Approximately 50 ram lambs and 20 ewe lambs selected for rapid gain and physical sound- ness from over 275 lambs Station Tested during the year will be offered at the sale. In addition, up to 10 yearling rams wbicb were Station Tested in '1976, with above average performance will also be solci. Althougb the majority of rams and ewes will be Suffolk and Dorsets, there will also be a few Hampshire and Values Effective at Bowmanville Store Deadline for pulilc comn- ment on the recommendations of the Ontario Minerai Aggre- gate Working Party bas been extended to June 15_, Naturai Oxford lambs. As only tbe top lambs selecteci from a record number of centrally Station Tested lambs will be sold in this sale, it is a real opportun- ity for sheep producers to purcbase genetically superior breeding stock wbich will result in growthier, more efficient lambs. Average daily gains on individual ram lambs will range up to 1.45 pounds per day with feed conversions well below 4 pouncis of feed per pounci of gain. As we have mentioned, this is an excellent opportunity for sbeep pro- ducers to upgrade their berd' s0 we remind you to circle the date, Saturday, Juiy 23rd and to plan on attending the Ontario Station Testeci Ram and Ewe Show and Sale. Resources Minister Frank S. Miller said today. "I am informed that some submissions could not be completed by the original May 15 deadline," Mr. Miller said. "I am pleaseci and impresseci by tbe care that is going into many of these submissions, and in ail fairness I decideci that people who are this concerned shoulci be given a littie more time to complete tbeir work." The Working Party Report, "A Policy for Mineral Aggre- gate Resource Management in Ontario"', was completed last January, and releaseci by the Ministry of Natural Resources for comment from the public, industry and various levels of government. 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One ofthe major recom- mendations was that maxi- mum discretionary authority over the extraction of sand, gravel and limestone be given to regional or county govern- ment, leaving responsibilityý for overaîl resource manage- ment witb tbe province. The report also called for a new Aggregate Resource Management Act to cever relevant provisions in the existing Pits and Quarries Control Act.. Mr. Miller had issued a reminder earlier this montb that May 15 was the deadline, but decided upon the extension last week when the volume of submissions showed no sign of decreasing. BUSINSS DIRECTORY WaII-toc-WaIl Carpets and Loose Rugs SAVE 30 0%0- Off WaI-t-WIIBroadloom Bob's Carpet Cleaning PREMIUM QUALITY ,e668-3381 ~PRDUCE 0F U.S.A.à %ê CANADA NO. 1 GRADE ý H.ead Lettuce3o PRODUCE OF U.S.A. CANADA NO. 1 GRADE Celery Stalks AC PRODUCE 0F US.A. CANADA NO. 1GRADE à Toinatoes 3 Cc PRODUICEOF USA. 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