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), 8 farmer from Saskatchewan, spent ( a morning last week with Scugog veterinarian Jerry Blackburn (centre). One of their stops was at the Scott Wilson farm in Epsom. See story at right. a I i, Pasture Season is Coming ... This year use GaLLAGHER Power FENCING M120 for 5-10 acres, up to the M1500 for 300 acres plus. B250 Car Battery powered for the ranch. Other models in between to suit your needs. ELECTRIC FENCING MATERIAL, WIRE, INSULATORS, etc. Fast, reliable repairs to Hydro and Battery Fencers. WALTER WRIGHT. Blackstock (905) 986-4818 |} | 1} |] [ Ll [} |} 1 [ I I} [} I [l ' NIP THE DRIP? Faucets, toilets, or pipes ... a dripisa attention. can pry cosy let Mr. area pl ve 1 of irritation. toda Rooter nip the drip. (Senior Citizen Discount 10%) - Fast 24-Hour, 7 Day Service at No Additiopal Charge 1 Enda ud alu am----------------------------] ' 1:800:461- 76 casa" 2002 available at RR*1, Bethany: KILI Visiting western farmer gets look at Scugog farms by Hegther McCrae When Maurice Bossaer, a Saskatchewan farmer and his wife, Theresa, visited Port Perry last weekend to attend a dedication service for their new grandson, the one thing he wanted to do in some spare time was tour our countryside. Arrangements were soon made, through the Citizen, for Mr. tn his Saturday morning calls. Bossaer, a mixed farmer, owns a small herd of 80 beef cows with two sons, raising them for meat on their 1460 acres of land. In Ontario, our farmers raise feed on 200 acres to feed the same number of animals as Bossaer feeds from over one oats, canola, and lentils to supplement his income, he sells them to the local elevator companies. "There's very little dairy industry left in the province" he told the Citizen, "due to the closure of the dairies." But, on his morning calls with Dr. Blackburn, the prairie farmer saw a good cross-section of beef and dairy cattle. Dr. Blackburn could certainly relate to the area Bossaer was from -as, in the mid to late seventies, he (Blackburn) had many from the North Battleford area, orth of toon. Saskatoon. Bossaer's 'cattle are outside all year round, even in the bru entirely different ball game. Because the travelling diat. batw, hes and they just tear the old homes down" he said, "they don't farms is so great, it would take all day for the vet just to do three or four calls so it's up to the farmer to truck the sick or injured animal to the clinics. Luckily, Bossaer lives on the of North Battleford and r te or restore, just bulldoze". While on calls with Dr. BlacKbBurn, ong of their stops was at Emlane Farm, sprawled . over 450,acres, owned by Scott Wilson,6f Epsom. the veterinary clinic is just a few minutes away. However, it can be very traumatizing for the animal and its owner to be transported for two or three hours, while in labour or distress from another ailment or injury. "It can be very frustrating to catch the animal in the first place, as they're not ly all that tame, and then to drive for two or three hours is even more harrowing". One thing Bossaer noted is our area is built up with so many homes and buildings. Just for omparison sake, the entire foegince of Saskatchewan has less than one million inhabitants and Toronto has well over twé " million people. Bossaer also noted-the old homes in town are so beautiful and seemingly have so much character to them. "Out west, raises his cattle for meat only and never shows them whereas Mr. Wilson has just. recently returned home from the National Show in the Dominican Republic and a Holstein he had previously sold was the Supreme Champion Female over all A couple of things Bossaer found new at the Wilson's farm were yed and white Holsteins, which he thought were Also calf hutches which are small isolation units the calves live in sade, where mother nature does the ventilating and Bossaer told the Cit Citizen they've had record breaking low temperatures out west this winter, making it tough on the people and the livestock, but this is something we can relate to as we've also experienced one of the coldest winters in years too. DuPont gets approval for new corn herbicide DuPont Canad announced that it has received approval for registration for. 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