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mortalityr rate high the high mortality of dairy heifer calves un der average farm condi tions has forced many dairymen to keep more replacement heifers than is necessary thus creat ing a drain on dairy mens profits this fact is pointed out in a discussion of the dairy herd replacement program in an issue of nutrition news bulletin published by the ralston purina company for vet erinarians many dairymen have had to keep every heifer calf in order to provide sufficient replacements the paper states esti mates of dairy calf mor tality range from 10 to 20 and higher with 15 being a commonly accepted figure most of these losses occur during the first 30 days after birth the paper indicates guest speaker bloomington miss jennison of the child evangelism mission of on tario was the guest speak er at the missionary meet ing of the womens fel lowship held in the church in addition to her talk she also showed pic tures of her work the meeting that was well attended was in charge of mrs eugene lemon readings were presented by mrs elmer burnett and mrs dawson burnett refreshments over 60 dealers sell the tribune every week ems over 3000 subscriptions were served by mrs vince wagg and mrs lemon headquarters for hutchinson farm supply this is the headquarters for hutchinson farm supply on highway 48 three miles north of ringwood your john deere farm equipment dealer show room parts and service are incorporated at this one site that the average invest ment in a replacement heifer up to the time of first calving is about 325 to 350 carrying more heifers than neces sary results in a severe drain on profits and a tendency toward less care per animal accord ing to the bulletin re duction of heifer mortal ity through proper sani tation feeding and man agement can reduce the number of replacement calves required and in crease the dairymans profit because of the high cost of developing re placement heifers it be hooves every dairyman to select only heifers come see the great new bl gravely 424 love that power youll get real satisfaction when you take command of the finest compact tractor that ever mowed a lawn or plowed a furrow its gravely so you know its a real working machine uphill sidehill over the rough spots 10 hp engine in the rear gives you full power ground- hugging traction that lets you have the fun while the tractor does the work love that allgear drivel the gravely 424 drive is allgearandsteel shaft puts the power where the action is into the attachments doing the job there are no belts to slip or break its gear and steel all the way love those attachments easy on easy off attachments mount quickly down under up front or behind youre in command of any job mow ing snow clearing gardening and dozens more fun to use easy to buy come in and see the gravely 424 talk terms well talk your language stouffville sales service from the highest produc ing cows and sired by a production tested bull these calves must be gi ven every opportunity to grow rapidly further these heifers should be bred at an early age so as to calve early and enter the milking herd and re pay the investment hei fers can be grown to calve as twoyearolds rather than two and a half to three year olds come and 7t meet the challengers from masseyferguson see ad on page 14a rumble sales service r r 4 stoufryllul 6401814 comet hivolume compressors by smithroles ltd 49 cfm piston pump hp continuous hea loboy design hard to upset one year guarantee features c heavy duty motor comet fertilizer auger powered by 3 hp 4 cycle gas engine for continuous operation electric or hydraulic 3 section steel telescoping down spout gives extra long reach 4h to 14 11 foot auger of heavy gauge seamless steel pipe elimin ates denting or buckling available through your smith- lr holes comet representative murray jones rr 1 ashburn ont 6495201 page 16a the tribune thursday march 14 1968