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fff 10 tut nitijh ivsiy ftr 1567 federation to seek assessment ruling on farm lands farming report by al wall in thee reports 1 al ways try to avoid writing about diseases insects and in general the sort of gory sid of farming i cant for example get enthused a- bout writing on a tpnic like calf scours as important as that might he in the cattle business mastitis is about in the same class i find that even farmers when they are tal king shop dont often use mastitis for a theme and yet we all know that mas titis is on everyones door step where there isnt a problem its only because careful precautions are ta ken almost every day of the year mastitis is a costly fel low we spend over a mil lion dollars every year on antibiotics for it alone we know that in an average herd of if cows loss of production due to mastitis will run around s1500 an nually add to this the fact that a great many dairy cohs end up at the stock yards as a result of this disease estimates of the total cost run around 15 million dollars for ontario so even if it isnt a real ly appetizing subject mas titis should get our best effort to win the battle i have two suggestions one is that a good know ledge of how it works puts a herdsmen in a lot strong er position a special day for this purpose has been arranged by our milk com mittee two veterinarians from oiielph specialists in this work will he on the job next tuesday febru ary 11 is the day at the victoria square hall and he session starts at 10 in the morning dairymen as well as hir ed men who do the milk ing are all invited a second suggestion is to use the mastitis control program this starts with a detailed test on all cows in the herd and specific rec ommendations for control and treatment follow it has cleared up the problem in many herds and a note to me will get your herd enrolled the farm windbreaks in southern ontario it is generally conceded that shelterbclls and wind breaks are essential to a complete conservation pro gram however it is felt that loo few are being planted and perhaps the jack of knowledge as to what benefits they provide is the reason for the farmer shelter- belts and windbreaks are helpful in many ways wind damage and lodging in small grains and corn are reduced or eliminated snow and resultant moist ure are more evenly dis tributed over the fields particularly on the higher areas where they are re quired most wind erosion of soil is minimized mois ture loss by evaporation is reduced field tempera tures are raised which may prevent frost damage accelerate growth and may even lengthen the gro wing season slightly also soil erosion by water may be more reduced by its more even distribution when released from snow how much effect shel terbclls and windbreaks have is dependent upon the height of the trees and the wind velocity general ly speaking an average windbreak will reduce the ground velocity of a 20 mph wind ten per cent or more for a distance about 30 limes the height of the trees one quarter of this effect will be felt on the windward side of the wind break and three quarters will be felt on the leeward side for example if the trees are 40 feet high the total effective range with a 20 mph wind will be 30 x 40 or 1200 feet 300 feet on the windward side and s00 feet on the leeward side wind velocity is redu ced by one half at a dis tance of 500 feet so with such a windbreak the wind velocity is reduced for almost the entire length of a 40 acre field windbreaks and shelter- belts are also useful a- round farm buildings a properly placed windbreak will eliminate that big snow drift which forms in your driveway every win- watch your little pigs grow sf when you use marmill piggy prestarter ration with auroo sp2v1 a formula ulnr the finest inrredlenl to help you produce the best pigs and lh best results reesors marmill ltd box 20 markham 2942323 ter and will also reduce your heating bills tests have shown that more than twice as much heat is lost from a house with a wind of 20 m ph as with one of 5 mph and a windbreak can easily reduce wind ve locities in this proportion aside from these facts proper windbreaks provide an effective background for farm buildings and in fact may increase the val ue of the properly windbreaks and shelter- belts serve the same pur pose the difference be tween the two being that a windbreak consists of one or two rows of trees while a sheltcrbelt gener ally has more than two in this area white or nor way spruce are considered to be the best trees for windbreaks and shelter- belts while they are slow- growing initially their la ter growth is fairly rapid and they retain their branches close to the ground making an effec tive screen do you feel that wind breaks are worthwhile if so order your trees now a wellplanned windhreak and shelterbelt program would be a fine project for centennial year egg prices dip consumers are missing a bet if they arent includ ing eggs on their grocery lists says frank payne of the cda poultydivision he points out that egg prices have fallen 20 to 25 per cent in the last month making eggs a better buy than ever for the price conscious shopper the drop in egg prices reflects the recent sudden upsurge in production from canadian poultry farms mr payne says that eggs provide protein in just about its most economical form 40 cents a pound for protein when eggs are selling at 60 cents a dozen don deacon is speaker victoria square the markham township federation of agriculture at its annua nicetinj feb 1 at victoria square suppoited a recommendation put forward by dalton rumney and harold lapp calling for a deputation to ar range a meeting with the department of munici pal affairs representatives will endeavor to obtain a definite ruling on the revised assessment plan as applicable to farm land frank brumwell jormlcy rr 2 an active participant in federation affairs both at the town ship and county level said that he had attended several meetings on farm assessment issues but found it difficult to obtain straightforward facts related to the present problem he suggested that by going to the top a firm statement on the situa tion could possibly be received the importance of the problem was also stressed by the markham federation president earl empringham many changes donald deacon the guest speaker for the evening noted that many of the farms in mark ham township had been handed down through two and three generations he pointed to the many changes in farming methods that had occurred dur ing this period of time at one time he said it was felt that just any person could operate a farm and make it pay but not so today he stressed the im portance of a good education and the ability to perform several trades he said that he had recent ly returned from an extended overseas trip and his observations of countries abroad had led him to appreciate more fully the benefits offered in canada nominate di r ecto rs names of directors for 1967 were nominated as follows donald miller kenneth deacon bruce empringham lloyd grove dalton rumney elson miles harold lapp earl empringham frank brumwell donald hunter stuart watson- fred avicks denton brown bruce eoote jim walker mrs robert britnell and mrs floyd beatty changes if any in the executive were not announc ed the vice president in 1966 was elson miles holstein club names directors assoc elects directors if apple trees are not exposed to cold the leaf buds do not open in the spring uxbr1dge ross beat- tie of stayner was the guest speaker at the ann ual meeting of the ontario county beef improvement association held in ux- bridge feb 1 jlr bcattie encouraged the proposed checkoff of 10 cents per head on calves marketed in the province of ontario to provide funds for the sup port of the ontario beef improvement association the directors for 1967 are pickering edgar ward claremont whitby bert guthrie whitby east whitby walter bealh oshawa reach norm mc- leod blackwater scugog peter hart port perry uxbridge hugh shilling- law mount albert scott harvey blackburn ux bridge brock clare bag- sbaw sunderland thorah clarence hewitt beaver- ton mara john speedie brechin rama hector mckinnon orillia direc tors at large bill newman balsam gus lask sunder land carman boadway mount albert auditors for 1967 gordon ewen ux bridge dont get caught like this on cold winter days our service department and car thoroughly checked stop at your we have the latest in timeup test equipment the allentronic analyser have drop in and see for yourself neil patrick motors ltd stouffville now at our new headquarters just west of the new stouftville shopping centre pontiac main st west stouftville fi403l50 blick acadian gmc manchester the annual meeting of the ontario county holstein club was held at man chester january 28 with 70 holstein breeders in at tendance president john leask was in charge it was decided to sponor the following projects in 1e67 bus trip to expo barn meeting annual banquet twilight meeting or picnic black and white show championship black and white show and im provements to black and white show ring mr gerry nelson kield- man for the llolstcin- kriesian association con gratulated the exhibitors from ontario county on their splendid success in the show ring at the cham pionship show peterbor ough and at the royal winter fair the directors for 1967 are neil raines black water leslie smith pori perry jim gordon can mngton robert klett osh awa ralph honey sea grave r j smith black water grant carson claremont frank barkey claremont maurice jeb- son beavertnn wayne diceman greenbank canadas ciop of apples this year is slightly lowei than last year as is that of the united states a sign of spring kmmanuel vcrlolli rr2 markham holds one of he first of this seasons crop of lambs this little fellow didnt check the weather before he arrived staff photo anniversary services will be held at the unionville alliance church february 1219 with rcy e mcvety as speaker sundays 1 00 am x- 7 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