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J TF VU GONE 2 - THE PORT PERRY STAR Ce FARM & RURAL LIFE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1995 Xi ld id] Life CALENDAR OF Nov.22 FARMING EVENTS . Durham Region Sh ~ Annual Mtg., Ted & Bowmanville Perry OMAFRA Durham Region F Agriculture Mtg, Port Per eep Producers' Rebecca Skinner's, \ Farm & Rural Resources Board : oyment Centre, 'Durham East Cow Calf Perry OMAFRA o Oct. 25 8pm. Cattlemen's Mtg., Port Perry OMAFRA Oct. 26 7:30 pm. Durham Region Beef Farm Business : 'Mgmt. Club Mtg., Port Penry OMAFRA Oct. 27-29 Provincial Junior Farmers' Autumn - Profile, Markham Fairgrounds Oct. 28 Women's Institute Workshop, Port Perry ome OMAFRA 2 : Oct. 28 7:30 p.m. Durham East 4-H Awards' Night, i ~~ Baseline Community Centre, by Bowmanville : 'Nov. 1 7:30 p.m. New 4-H Leaders' Orientation z= i Workshop, Port Perry OMAFRA Nov. 6-12 National 4-H Week Nov. 11& 12 ~~ National Beef Heifer Show, Royal ; Agricultural Winter Fair Nov. 12 6pm. 'Scotiabank Hays Classic, Royal oy ae Agricultural Winter Fair Nov. 13 9am. Scotiabank Hays Classic, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Society Annual ited Church mers' Sing Swing, Local farmers attend 'Field Day' By Marlene Werry, Beef Advisor, Port Perry OMAFRA Area beef farmers, Law- rence Avery and Ken and Dolly Lee, all of Black- stock, recently attended the Rotational Grazing Field Day in Courtland, New York. The tour was an introduction to the Pas- ture Management Pro- gram being held in Dur- ham Region this fall and winter. With their grow- ing cow herd size, pas- tures play a major role in their overall production system. With the prediction of lower beef prices and high- er grain prices maximiz- ing forages may help pro- ducers to "ride out the BUMPER CROP: Dick Tapscott of Seagrave is off to market with a couple of his whopping cauliflower. He spent the summer carefully nurturing and coaxing the big vegetables along, and has begun to harvest a bumper crop. Passersby will know his Seagrave-area home well for its well-kept gardens; his annual crop of towering gladiolus are a spectacular sight along Durham's Regional Rd. 2. STEEL ROOFING 5 2142 Rundle Road, Courtice, Ontario ING SALE IIIT, 4) DURHAM METAL SALES Agricultural / Residential * Re-roofing * New Construction * Sales / Installations Pre Engineered Roof Trusses * Garage Doors QWe 12' X 18' = $2,849 Pre-fab Garage Packages Business Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Inquiries After Hours: Please leave message, call will be returned at your convenience. Specialists in Metal Building Products 1-800-637-9379 local calls (905) 697-2428 SIDING & ROOFING BY METAL SALES MFG. CORP. a | *Wed., Oct. 18 at 10am *Wed., Oct. 25 at 10am *Wed., Nov. 1 at 10am *Wed., Nov. 8at 10am FALL STOCKER SALES at LINDSAY COMMUNITY SALE BARN RR#2 Lindsay * Consign to Wayne Telford 705-292-9531 Peterborough - Victoria - Mini Cow Sale Fri., Oct. 13 Commercial Cow Sale Sat., Oct. 21, 7pm yearlings and calves yearlings vaccinated calves calves and yearlings Cattlemens Association Carl Hickson 705-324-9959 Sale Barn 705-324-2774 Arnot R. Wotten 905-263-2512 9650 (155hp) Powershift Demo unit now in stock 2.9% Interest for 42 months 40hp & up starting at $17,500.00 Call Bill Worden or Lloyd Trewin for a demo. TREWIN FARM EQUIPMENT BLACKSTOCK 986-4283 AGC ALLI storm." Scott Banks, Pasture Advisor, OMAFRA, states "that the productivity of a pasture field is to renovate a pasture consisting of mainly grasses by intro- ducing an adapted legume into the existing sod. There are several bene- fits to increasing the le- gume content of a pasture stand such as: *elimination of the need for nitrogen fertilizer; *better seasonal forage production because le- gumes will continue to produce more forage dur- ing the dry, summer months than grasses; *higher forage protein content; *improved digest- ibility and palatability; and *higher calcium and magnesium concentra- tions. Ultimately, these benefits will save you more money in lower feed costs. Frost seeding or direct seeding with a reduced tillage drill are two meth- ods to introduce legumes in an established pasture, but planning needs to be- gin now! A selected pas- ture field to be renovated should be grazed heavily in the fall. This will reduce the grass competition in the spring and allow for better establishment of the legumes. Your choice of legume species will de- pend upon the soil type, drainage, fertility and grazing system. The Onta- rio Ministry of Agricul- ture, Food & Rural Affairs has an excellent publica- tion called "Pasture Pro- duction," which is availa- ble at the OMAFRA office in Port Perry. Also availa- ble is a new publication entitled "Pasture- Recognizing The Poten- tial." Anyone interested in learning more about pas- ture management or join- ing the Durham Region Grazier Network may con- tact Marlene Werry, OMAFRA, Port Perry, at 905-985-2003 or toll free at 1-800-263-8023. A A NS EG