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i "A Family Tradition for 130 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 2, 1996 -21 Lm Long-term cropping systems cannot be recommended By Neil Moore, Soil & Crop Advisor One long-term cropping system cannot generally be recommended. A specif- 1c cropping system may be- come obsolete because of changes in prices and/or Dairy farmers market 2.3 billion Dairy Farmers of Onta- rio (DFO) reported mar- ketings of 2.361 billion li- tres of milk for the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 1995. The figure released with the presentation of DFO's Annual Report at its 30th Annual Meeting in Toron- toondJan.10and 11, repre- sents an increase. of 46 million litres, or 2.0 per cent, from previous year. For this milk, DFO billed processors $1.3 bil- lion. The organization re- tained $51.5 million for milk transportation, $8.8 " million for administration of the marketing system, $29.8 million for market expansion and about $118,000 to support the Dairy Science Research Chair. In addition, DFO col- lected from producers on behalf of the federal gov- ernment $40.6 million in levies to cover the costs of exporting surplus skim milk powder and $18.6 million to cover the export of surplus product. The or- anization also collected 1.4 million for the Onta- rio Dairy Herd Improve- ment Corporation in sup- port of milk recording programs. The $1.15 billion bal- ance was paid to about 8,000 licenced dairy farms in Ontario which support more than 13,000 fami- lies. Dairy Farmers of Onta- rio is a non-profit dairy Bridge report Scugog Duplicate Bridge March 27 - afternoon 4 1/ 2 table Howell avg. 36. First - Doris Phinney and Judy Atkinson 45 1/2. Second - Delaine and Gerry Dyer 44. Third - Ed Clark and Harold Brown 42. Fourth - Ruth Man- ning and Harry Carnegie 40. Fifth - Pat Love and Grace Love 37. Evening 3 1/2 table Howell avg. 24. First - Doris Phinney and Ed Clark 33. Second - Judy and Don Atkinson 30 1/2. Third - Joan Cran- field and Al Stevens 25 1/ 2 farmer organization that represents all milk pro- ducers in Ontario and is totally financed by them. costs of producing the dif- ferent crops. The introduc- tion of new varieties, or new tillage methods, or the buildup of insect, dis- ease, or weed pests may be influencing your crop rota- tion. When choosing crops for a rotation for any given field or farm, the crop, and variety, must be adapted to the climate of the area. Limitations of the \field and soils must be consid- ered. These limitations in- @ Puta STOP @ to runaway livestock! LSE ATE ET A108 Tee 1g) Erne 24 Hour Service Authorized Dealer GORDON L. CORNER R.R. #1 Oshawa, Ont. - Phone 655-3177 AGRIMETAL ¢« BADGER ¢ SMALE ¢ RISSLER * Systems planning Land clearing *Root raking ® Land levelling e Grassed waterways © Excavating e Laser controlled installation DRAINAGE INC. a £0 aman Ne ng ale " SAUCLICHILECU AMT IVUILULC L.].C.O. Member ROY (705) 324-9500 - LINDSAY, ONT. 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Higher yield per acre of crops are frequently ob- tained in a rotation, and soil erosion and nutrient losses by leaching general- ly are reduced. This pro- vides both short term and long term benefits. The best rotation for a given farm makes the most effective use of equip- ment, livestock, manage- ment, labor and land to give the greatest profit from the farm over a peri- » od of years. SPRING CALENDAR OF SALES LINDSAY COMMUNITY SALE BARN RR#2 Lindsay Regular Sales every Friday at 10 a.m. .Operating 3 Rings EASTER LAMB SALES: March 22, 29 & April 5 at approximately 12:30 p.m. MINI STOCKER SALE: Friday, March 29 at approx. 12:30 p.m. MINI COW SALE: Friday, April 12 at approx. 12:30 p.m. BREEDER COW SALE: Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m. MACHINERY SALE: Wednesday, April 10 at 11 a.m. STOCKER SALE: Wednesday, April 24 at 10 a.m. FOURTH ANNUAL BULL SALE: Saturday, May 4 Wedesday, May 1 at 10 a.m., Peterborough Victoria County Cattlemen's Assoc. 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