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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 9,1988 Barn open for business Neighbouring farmers dropped in Metcaife, sons of Mr. and Mrs. ment staff attending the opening recently to see the new 50-stall all- Alvin Metcalfe (rear right). Ontario are (rear from left) Kim Osmer, electric barn at Almet Farms. Hydro agricultural energy manage- Bob Scanlon and John Coffey. Crouched (front) are Bill and Ron cow stalls to deliver about five or six pounds of custom-mixed feed to each cow six times a day, recharging iTs'battery each time it returns to the barn's hopper to be refilled automatically. Each cow gets individually individually .programmed rations six times a day, determined by its milk production and lactation, resulting in maximum use of the feed. Farmer Metcalfe expects higher milk and butterfat production from his investment. Modern Agro Systems of Peterborough Peterborough installed a hydraulic manure pump built by J. Houle & Fils Inc. of Drummondville, Quebec. A stable cleaning chain delivers manure from stalls to the pump where it's pushed under pressure (45 gallons per minute) through an underground 60-inch diameter pipe to an outdoor concrete concrete manure storage tank, even- ' tually to be spread over Almet farm fields. Mr. Metcalfe's barn boasts energy • efficient equipment and design. Four two-speed exhaust fans trip on in stages as temperature rises to keep barn air at a comfortable comfortable temperature all year. Heat from the compressor used to cool milk is recovered by a Della Therm bulk milk heat reclaim unit. Heat saved warms water for washing out the stainless steel milk handling system after each milking at 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The unit Recyling wave sweeping across Ontario A recycling . wave is sweeping across Ontario as more and more municipalities implement curbside recycling programs. On the eve of Ontario's fourth annual Recycling Week, scheduled for November 14 to 20, 1988, more than one million households in nearly 100 communities are practicing practicing good waste management through recycling. The Town of Newcastle has appointed appointed Suzanne Elston and Helen MacDonald as its Volunteer Co- Ordinators for Recycling Week '88. Recycling is widely recognized as eluding: extending the life of landfill landfill sites; reducing solid waste; conserving conserving energy in the original manufacture of paper, glass, metal and plastic products; and, creating jobs in Ontario-based conservation and recycling industries. saves the farmer energy costs associated with heating 65 galltins of hot water required for each wash. Dairy Barn Open House draws farmer attention A Bowmanville area dairy farmer recently held an open house at his farm to let neighbours take a close look at the new all-electric barn he built this year for his herd of fully registered purebred Holsteins. Alvin Metcalfe and his family hosted the one-day open house, meeting other dairy farmers from around the area who came to take a close look at the barn built by Hubble Hubble & Son Ltd. of Peterborough. Approximately 100 people turned out for the occasion. Several, suppliers suppliers were on hand to answer questions questions about the energy-efficient equipment featured in the new 50 cow tie-stall barn. Located at Almet Farms on Holt Rd. south of Hwy. 2, the two-storey steel and wood barn (40 x 144 ft.) boasts a new wiring system that éliminâtes any possibility of cows receiving stray voltage from electric milking machinery. Modern dairy barns such as Metcalfe's contain many electrically-powered' machines, including systems for feeding, milking, watering, ventilation, ventilation, lighting, hay bale, stable cleaning and manure transfer. , Helping to show farmers the barn's energy efficient features was Ron Wright, Ontario Hydro agricultural energy advisor, George Moore "Electric Ltd., of # Bowmanville, connected all metal surfaces inside the barn back to the main ground wire of the barn's electric electric system. Any accidental short- circuit that might occur in future will be rendered harmless by what is called ah "equi-potentialP system of wire mesh grids embedded in the barn's 4-inch thick concrete floor. Connected to all steel surfaces in the barn, grids safely conduct possible possible stray voltage (sometimes called tingle voltage) away from the livestock. The equi-potential system is now mandatory for new barns with milking parlors. Oshawa's Gordon L. Corner Ltd. supplied the, feed and milking systems, both built by Alfa-Laval l td., Peterborough. Alfa's Feed Car system travels along a rail over Questions asked me while canvasing Will you work as hard for Clarke and Bowmanville as you have for Darlington? Absolutely! Every constituent in every corner of the municipality will be of EQUAL importance to me. Will you fight against Metro garbage? Yes! with every weapon and as many allies I can muster. Will you close Orono Library? Only a council decision could close Orono Library. The time is here to expand and open libraries not close them. Vote COWMAN for Mayor f.