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although relatively new to the cattle business franz henke shown here with part of his herd is already using innovative approaches to breeding and raising cattle erkki pohjolainen newcomer making his mark in cattle breeding by erkki pohjolainen though franz henke and fami ly are relatively new in the beef business starting in 1985 they have definite plans for the indus trys future these ideas include selective breeding for multiple births and utilizing feeds other than corn members of the ontario county cattlemens association are im pressed with his work this is franz second year as director of the local organization franz and wife eva with help from their children operate high oak ranch ltd on the 4th cone of uxbridge north of goodwood i dont believe you can afford only one calf per cow per year the 53yearold inovator said in a recent interview his goal is to produce a strain of cattle in which twinning is a com mon occurance since 1957 high oak ranch has produced small animals for pets and research selling 300000 hamsters guinea pigs rats mice and gerbals per year they draw on this experience to meet their goal franz has 84 cowsincalf out of a herd of 1 15 simmental cattle he anticipates 10 per cent of these will produce twins the provincial average of calves produced per cow annually is approximately 07 if franz meets his target his production for this year will be at a rate of 11 tol in 10 years he hopes to be able to produce calves at a two to one ratio franz explains before we went into the beef business we re searched various farming opera tions they selected cattle production because their experience with genetics would allow them to prosper beef producers were far behind hog and chicken far mers in fastgrowth research franz criticizes cattlemen as being too dependent on corn for feed corn is too risky and expen- sive bad weather can ruin a crop and the yield isnt that high he explained for 10 years franz has been experimenting with jerusalem artichoke or sunchokes as he calls them this plant is rich in protein produces potatolike tu bers underground and the tops can be used for silage as well this plant can survive tempera tures of minus 30 degrees and cat tle like it though still studying sun- chokes franz is determined that it will be the sole feed for his cattle in the future with twinning and the new feed franz is determined to meet his goal of producing 1000 pounds of beef per cow per year the aver age in ontario is between 300 and 350 pounds franz and eva henke operate 400 acres of which most is used for forage the family farm in cludes 100 acres the remainder is rented the experimental inchoke crop is grown on part of i rented 240acre farm at the pickering airport site twentytwoyearold franz jr will live there after gra duating from guelph university this month the cattle and small animals are kept at the uxbridge location where franz and eva reside one of their daughters franzis 24 drives to the farm daily to work with the small animals their oldest daughter joy 27 is assistant credit manager at the royal york hotel toronto and the youngest silke 19 attends york university franz started the small animal business shortly after immigrat ing here from germany son carl painter vicepresident farm supply limited ran bob armstrong president now under new management brian jordan ag sales pete berry cp sales confidence in our equipment y elaine hope bookkeeper betty hastings bookkeeper confidence in you john deere finance plans give you several financing and lease options to help acquire equipment you need i we have confidence in john deere equipment and so for qualified buyers we extend this confidence to you by providing financial help through jdfh you get the equipment you need to farm successfully i take a look at our financing plans they offer a variety of payment schedules to meet your needs and consider leasing its an excellent way to conserve cash while acquiring the use of the equipment you need i were here to help work out arrangements that best fit your needs we deliver good service bjdfp ibhe2e332eei prompt professional equipment care when yon need it our service goal is simple to bring you professional service for your equipment at the time you need it we can make repairs at our place or yours depending on the situation john couples parts man mark simpson service coordinator leadership you can count on baasbbbbsm ron hope service manager dan myette mechanic ron dike parts manager hutchinson farm supply limited highway 48 stouffville 4166402699 doug hill cp mechanic 4 orfeda