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10--ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24,1976 Local News Cattle may survive on fortified sawdust On numerous occasions we have had requests for a local news column in the Orono Times. To assist Us in this feature we would appreciate you phoning your news items to us at 983-5301, Miss Merridy Williams is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs, Doug Gamsby and family of Quelph visiting in' South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Staples Staples and family, Mr, and Mrs. Roy Sawyer and grand-daughter grand-daughter Heather Sawyer and Mr. John Cornish are spending spending the week skiing in Colorado. Guy Martin of Oshawa is holidaying with his grandparents, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Willis, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Partner Partner and Mr. and Mrs. Rod Carveth are holidaying in Hawaii for a two week period, Mr. and Mrs. William Hooey have returned home following a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hooey and family at 'Fort St. '- James, British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Kay Lycett are holidaying in Hawaii. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lyall intend to leave the latter part of this week for a holiday in the southern states and hoping hoping to view New Orleans. Cattle producers in Dur Ilham Ilham Region number among the best in Canada and may find themselves feeding their stock sawdust as an alternative alternative to feed grains and forages. Don Waldern, an animal nutritionist and director of an Agriculture Canada research station, teamed up with Dave Roves, a private researcher, in a co-operative study sponsored sponsored by the British Columbia Department of Agriculture tb test acid-treated wood waste as a winter feed for beef cattle. ; The wood waste, in the form of sawdust, is readily available available from the numerous lumber mills here in the interior of the province and at the coast. , "It is first treated with sulphuric acid and then steam cooked under pressure," Dr. Waldern says. "The cooking breaks down indigestible components, mainly mainly lignin, that binds the digestible carbohydrates in the wood," A . 77 day trial was started here last spring with 48 Hereford and Hereford-Jersey Hereford-Jersey yearling calves. "Wood waste is low in protein, about half a per cent, so we mixed it with various amounts of corn silage during the test. This provided the roughage needs, and we added soybean meal to meet the animals' protein needs." One diet was without sawdust, sawdust, one contained 22 per cent sawdust, another 39 per cent, and a fourth 54 per cent on a moisture free basis. "We were pleased with the palatability," the researcher says. "The treated sawdust has a molasses-like smell." The test showed the ration containing 39 per cent Sawdust Sawdust gave comparable gains - half a pound per day - to native meadow,hays. This compares with 1,7 pounds per day on a corn silage ratio. "There is great potential in using this waste wood as a cattle feed in British Columbia Columbia as a replacement for high priced feeds." Work is now centered, on perfecting the cooking proc- dure to improve the digestibility digestibility and increase cattle gains. The cooking time is critical to obtain the true energy value of the sawdust. Fruit Cocktail Uncover one of oldest settllements in muffins R. B. Johnston, chairman of the Anthropology department of Trent University has announced announced one of the oldest settlements in this part of the province being discovered. The site is near Rice Lake and has yielded artifacts almost IfAifKmaAN^s \FROM THE BASEMENT TO THE HIGHEST y TOWER?WE'RE \ i ALWAYS READY 'TO HOOK UP THE O. Chatterton Electrical Contracting Phone 983-5546 or 983-5940 Orono, Ontario Orono Electric Herb and Gerry Duvall 983-5108 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING ELECTRIC HEATING Electrical Appliances TV-COLOUR T.V. RADIO-HI-FI WESTINGHOUSE RCA ELECTROHOME Guaranteed Service 5000 years old and has provided important new evidence evidence on the history of early man in Ontario. "It's an important step forward in understanding the early history of the prov- , A bear tooth with'a hole drilled through it -- to be worn as a necklace - was dated at 2760 BC, he said: Other items, such as a mill stone, were dated at 1700 BE. ÿ'he discovêry of the jawbone of a dog, indicating the domestication domestication of animals, is a rare and important find, he said. Knowledge of this period is almost blank, said Dr. Johnston. Johnston. "This is one of the very few Archaic sites ever excavated." excavated." * In 4he 40 firepits near Rice Lake, some of which are three to four feet across, the archeological team found bones bones of catfish, bass and deer,' some axes, and woodworking tools. The people who once inhabited inhabited the area, he said, ]iad fully-developed physical characteristics. characteristics. Evidence has been found of" purposeful burial with the bodies sometimes sometimes adorned with ornaments ornaments and sprinkled with a red ochre dust. "The red ochre gives the coloration of life, much as we use cosmetics," he said. "The placing of tliesimplernents in the grave clearly expresses a religious outlook and a belief in the afterlife." Ideas for variety, in school lunches or even in breakfasts tend to dwindle about this time of year. Food specialists at the Ontario Food Council, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, have developed an easy recipe for muffins that look pretty, are moist and tender and are just as enjoyable for breakfast as théy are for a school lunch dessert: They freeze well so you can make more than one batch at a time. The pieces of fruit cocktail scattered through the muffins help to keep them moist and add to the flavor. Jeweled Muffins 1 m cups flour one third cup sugar 2 'tsp baking powder % ts-p salt '-2 tsp cardamom (optional) 1 can (14 oz) Canada Choice .fruit cocktail, well drained; reserve juice 2 eggs, beaten '■4 cup melted butter 1 tbsp grated lemon rind Sift together dry ingredients. ingredients. Stir reserved juice into flour mixture with remaining ingredients except fruit cocktail. cocktail. Mix only until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in drained fruit. Fill well-greased .Inuffin tins to two-thirds full. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 12 muffins. Consult With Us • for Expert Help • envelopes, • • bills, letterheads, • ; Orono ; ^Weekly Times; gift. The Senior Citizens from The evening ended with the nursing homes each won a cake and ice cream being gift for playing bingo. served. Kin - Kinette Soundings A happy evening was spent Monday, when the Great Pine Ridge Kinette Club hosted the Senior Citizens at a euchre and bingo party, held at the Odd Fellows Hall, The Kinsmen acting as "Chauffeaurs" brought a group group of twenty from the two Nursing homes in Newcastle. During the course of the evening, gifts were given to the following, Mrs. E. Ard, oldest lady present. Mr.. G. Martin oldest man, at 93. Mr. and Mrs, K. R. Fletcher from Newtonville, for the longest married, couple, 55 years. Mrs. H. Coatham a birthday Social Evening of Euchre & Crdchinol Saturday March 27 at 8.00 p.m. LESKARD CHURCH HALL Prizes and Lunch Served Admission $1.00 W" KINSMEN CLUB OF THE GREAT PINE RIDGE Drive March 17, to April 3rd Keep your lawn healthy arid green and support your community Lend us a serving hand in selling our 40 lb. bags of 10-6-4 fertilizer and Wéèd and Feed 1 ' Price per bag $4.50&$7.*50 We will be delivering to your homes on Saturday, Apr. 3 Fertilizer available from all Kinsmen or , Dave King, Fertilizer Chairman 983-9249 Bill Stapleton, Co-chairman, 983-5093