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city man tackles dairy farming at claremont maxan- g k hon farmers i 24 return above feed costs due to a lack of definite in- j formation on breeding and feed- as a business management leg v had to take chances and consultant robert g mcleish j t out our on ideas szvs roost of ms life snoring jmri mcleish however the by spent t other people ho to make their business profitable often he en vied the farmer who he feel has more opportunity than most tirban businessmen to make his on ideas and efforts pay for himeif ad his family in fact he became so envious he decided to take a crack at farm ing himself for three years he used most of his spare time studying au types of canadian farming he became convinced that dairy farming with jersay cows would bring him the greatest net returns he bought a rundown farm st claremont ont stocked it with four registered jerseys and set as his goal a jersey herd that would produce an average of 9000 pounds of milk in 303 days or 30 pounds a day per head he started by getting a fluid milk contract adding ten more cows and hiring hollander mar inus verhoog as farm man ager at first they got many head aches and little milk but as they licked each breeding and feeding problem milk yields went up a notch now after 7 years of operation their 195- lecords show a herd average production of s700 pounds of milk for 21 cows lets take a closer look at mr mclelshs reasons for choosing dairy farming and jerseys and how he and mar- inus verhoog made this farm pay olf my investigations showed that by and large over the years the mast successful farm ers in every area reasonably close to a large population cen tre were the dairy farmers says mr mcleish when i ex tended my studies to other countries i discovered that all countries except one specializ ing in dairy products had more or less standardized on the jer sey cow but most canadian dairymen kept holsteins several of my farmerturned citymen friends told me the canadian farmer like his cous in in the states kept holsteins because they gave more milk and implied that dairyspecialty countries like denmark and new zealand were all wet in tying their dairy economy to the jersey cow mr mclish wasnt satisfied with this answer so he began asking questions how much would 30 cows cost how much ibarn space would they need how many acres would 30 cows need how much hay grain concentrates would they eat 3 low much milk could he ex pect to get mast of the information was difficult to find but he did get some answers heres what he cays about it i found that a barn for 30 jerseys was too small for 30 holsteins that i could carry 45 jerseys on the same acreage as 30 holsteins that 30 hol steins eat as much hay grain and concentrates as 45 jerseys and that top price holsteins with a herd average of 12000 pounds of milk testing 38 per cent butterfat wouldnt make any more money than jerseys with a herd average of 9000 pounds of milk testing 5 per cent butterfat and the best jerseys could be bought for a lot less money mr mcleish believed these wore some of- the reasons why the danes and new zeaianders kept jerseys he decided to find out for himself and thats why he bought this 125acre farm at claremont and some registered jerseys from accred ited ontario and maritime herds keeping the average price below 300 many dairymen told him his goal of a 9000pound herd av erage was almost impossible to reach that except under test barn conditions and 3 times a day milking only one herd on the continent had better pro duction figures than that mr mcleish wasnt convinced lets visit mr mcleishs misty hollow farm at clare- mom and see how he made out from the outside misty hol low farm doesnt look particu larly prasperous and certainly rot fancy must a farmers farm he says however when you take a peek insiedthe barn and see n neat cleanliness and the rows of contented jerseys you get a different impression farm manager marinas ver hoog whose late father owned one of hollands better hol- stein herd- surprises you more when he says he likes jersevs better malrnus quickly explains by iwing you the latest produe figures for instance or october 22 1s3i 24 milking cows produced 700 pounds of milk on about 233 pounds of grain and concentrate toil cake and 32 percent dairy concen trate some freshcu kale and so pounds of hay a cow ge one pound of grain including concentrate foi each three lbs of milk produced oer lbs this works out to about a many breeders i talked to were most helpful and from their information we designed a breeding program which we thought would gve the kind of results we wanted the basis of their plan was to mate animals from families with a production record of not less than 8000 pounds of milk i and five per cent butterfat test j expecting the progeny to give production figures close to the average of their ancestors better to breed to a bad cow in a good family than to an outstanding cow in a bad family mr mcleish says he planned to raise his own herd sires and prove them quickly by breeding them back to their mothers and daughters as soon as possible one day at a sale a young jersey cow caught his eye this animal had been shipped to on tario from new brunswick and shortly after arriving she drop ped a bull calf he bought her for 295 with the calf thrown in he checked the records and found the calf had a family background of 8500 pounds of milk and six percent test so he raised him as a herd sire legistered as bokar favorite warrior one of the first cows he used this bull on was broadview janet purchased as a junior yearling for s75 on her one record she died soon after dropping her second calf she made 5h60 pounds of milk and 372 pounds of fat in 305 days the resulting daughter mis ty hollow warriors jan as a twoyearold gave 75gs pounds of milk and 367 pounds of fat in 305 days as a threeyearold 6209 pounds of milk and 312 pounds of fat in 218 days she was bred as soon as possible to get her freshening in the fall and as a fouryearold she gave 9428 pounds of milk and 173 pounds of fat in 296 days he was bred back to her sire bokar favorite warrior her daughter misty hollow warriors janet just completed her first record which shows 7320 pounds of milk and 3s0 pounds of fat farm figures in 296 days she is now bred to misty hollow baseleuspenn a bull raised on the farm with a family record of 9000 pounds of milk heres an idea of how this breeding program has helped step up production if we work out the produc tion figures on 3c6day basis we find that in 1950 the herd aver age was about 4500 pounds of milk for 14 cows in 1952 6400 pounds for 17 cows and in 1951 8700 pounds for 21 cows what about their feeding program at first marinus had plenty of trouble finding the proper level and balance of feeds the vet bills were pretty high he says we noticed other dairymen also had much udder trouble so we figured overfeeding w the cause al so the cows would eat good one day but not the next and of course milk yields dropped so we cut down until udder trou- bels stopped and milk flow kept steady marinus keeps a constant check on feed cost he knows the cost per pound of feed and how much each cow gives so she doesnt get more feed ex cept hay than will leave a pro fit this is the kind of winter feeding program they found best the following amounts arc worked out for 9000 pound cows morning- grain per cow hi jbs of oil cake per cow s bushel of man gels and 5 bales of hay for the herd 34 head altoegther eve ning 2 i lbs grain per cow pound of 32 dairy concen trate bushel mangels and 5 bales of hay as before all an imals gel mineral supplement marinus likes to interchange dairy concentrate and oil cake for variety to keep the cows appetite sharp he feeds dry cows only hay and minerals so far the cows have finished their lacta tion in good condition so he figures they dont need grain or concentrate when dry also he never steams up dry cows be cause he figures it burns them out too soon and shortens their productive life another big factor in boost ing milk yields is good care says marinus if cows are han dled like ladies they really pour out the milk the stoaffvihe tribune thursday march 31 1955 pic goodwood potatoes were tops at seed fair quaint old dialects are disappearing continued from page 3 ful for they shall obtain mercy oon day i went awver di car- scombe di see tommy mason tommy had a bwoy workin varn tom wadn there zoo 1 asked the bwoy where a wax he zed quote i dunno where hes runned awaye tot hes noowheer di be zid jlst then a hen jumped up on the forge zo the bwoy zed this vowels pounds of jgwine jay in the vire oon day last wick no twos these wick 1 took arthur wi i awver di taunton market we zid a zow and pigs zold vir farty poun jist as much as they got vur a cow h calf we zid zum girt gyets anyteen voot long and vour voot tewntyzebm and twentyayte shillins apiece can ce imagine they varmers awver di markham or stovey- ille bein able di buy a girt ayteen voot gyet vur dree dol lars and zeventyvive zents 1 was down di wimborne and i ast a veller there if theyd gtot any zewers in mimborne he zed no but they got these here modern zesspools now there used di be a wold gen- nulman down at darchester who fliden do en a lot au good because there be ony sech a winnie bonner native of india at stouffville united missionary church april 3rd your last opportunity lo hear ritchie evangelistic party united missionary church dicksons hill sth concession great musical treat iso bells musical classes and s0l0v0x played by mrs ritchie tiili 8 p in iilni hi tcliiiirolor thk haskfrr ok mkssim fill 8 p hi ity popular request lhi film moti1fh nil 1iomk running for 30 minutes tniiminl message not inu ii sat 8 pm tlic film entitled thk missing cuius tians tr iimmi people bare been brought to christ tlirniicli the dimving or tlik unusual film on christs secondcoming sun 10 am wokshi1 skkvifk 730 pm gltkal kvaxgkmstlc skhvice iv- isiai musical phoguam wlin iliey ring tlir 2ll n bell- kins hie bell hrmen von iiii have the joyliehv anil otlirr well klinuii wpl lillin- nill ik- plajcil aim a beautiful picture scene look closing mkfting mondav aimtil lib at 8 pm thk iiff of christ in music thl unumial presentation f the ijtv of 1iri ba- t- trni- rhtmtni- of people throughout the unlim state tinaili in gttst ltriliii waitning comk fmtlv vew voke can rade it anyhow but he was a good wold bloke he got di be a minister when he was about farty and when he did he was purdn near 90 year wold they got a monu ment to en on high street and heres what en di zay zoo now we hope his kindly feace is gone di vind a better pleace but still wi voke aleft behind hell always be akept in mind poor wold chap he lived and wrote dubbervills and two on a tower we zid dthic tower yesterday we druv right pass en well they two poooor wold fellers be bwoth gone whum di hcben i suppose there are just as many people in these counties who use da little dialect just a word here and there i visited a lady recently whose husband had a very bad acci dent she said thai hem veil and net his haid him was un conscious ver a long time then him was took di hosspidle and so on the poor chap has since died i the good lady came out with this wonderful philosophy j i aim gwina think too much about whats happenin now i d think about they good 35 years we had together that poor woman is a lady in the highest and best sense i miisi try and adopt a lit el of her philosophy since 1 have been steps called jacobs ladder and you pay two pence lie for the doubtful privilege of climb ing 200 steps i climbed a mountain two days ago climbed a tail tower on top of it got there out of breath breathed in a lot of cold air and have had a sore eye ever since i also visited a hen battery i never saw one in canada they may be there each hen is kept in a cage about 18 x 21 the floor is wire and the hen cannot walk alxmt roost fly or do any thing except eat and lay and eat and lay and eat and lay once or twice a month they lay 2 eggs in one day the eggs roll out as soon as hey are laid and the food and water are on a conveyor belt the hens endless cackling the lights never develop bones or mus cles just flesh and eggs and an go on from 0 am until fi pm after one season the hens have exhausted their laying capacity and are then sold for human food and another bunch go into the machinelike cages im told that the council j houses have pretty well caught up with the demand for hous- ing rural england certainly ihere are a tremendous lot of them rut unlike canada the population here either stands still or goes down i saw an ad- i vertisemeni in the paper yes- the ont county seed fair land competitive bacon show i was held in the township hall brooklm recently this was a i popular event and over two j hundred farmers were in at- tendance the seed fair brought out a large exhibit of high quality fortyeight exhibitors showed 76 entries a number of these j entries were selected after the ontario spring show at peter borough march ltitn to isth the highlight of the seed i fair meeting was an interest- i ing talk on the kconomics of i farming by prof p a wright of the economics dept oac i guelph mr wright emphasiz- i ed the importance of farmers keeping accurate records as a check on their general farming operations the results of the seed fair are as follows registered oats early ralph veiich uxbridge rr i 1st and 2nd russell morrison ilea- verton rr 2 3rd registered oats late murray dunkeld claremont rr 2 1st ralph veitch uxbridge rr 4 2nd milton parkin brooklm i rr 1 3rd ralph veitch lx- bridge rr t 4th registered bailey russell morrison beaverton rr 2 1st fall wheat heber down brooklin 1st clifford ross beaverton 2nd edward ball locust hill rr- 1 3rd howard malcolm and son locust hill rr 1 1th oats late any variety heber down brooklin 1st ralph veitch cwbridge rr 4 2nd d crozier blackwater 3rd how ard malcolm son loctiii hill rr 1 4th oats early any variety rus sell morrison beaverton rr 2 1st ralph veitch uxbridge rr 4 2nd don crozier black- water 3rd fred drake bea verton rr 2 4th oats clinton bill batty brooklin 1st barley heber down brook lin 1st clifford ross beaver ton 2nd russell morrison bea verton rr 2 3rd christie bros port perry rr 4 4th ea corn any variety how ard malcolm and son locust hill rr 1 2nd soybeans ken holliday brooklin 1st red clover ralph veitch uxbridge rr- 4 1st howard malcolm and son locust hill 2nd russell ilorrison beaver ton 3rd timothy ralph veitch ux bridge rr 4 1st howard mal colm son locust hill 2nd russel imorrison beaverton 3rd potatoes early ivan xorton goodwood 1st harold norton claremont rr 1 2nd potatoes late ivan norton goodwood 1st harold norton claremont 2nd junior section oats early any variety keith ashtoii port perrv rrl 1st gary taylor pefterlaw r rl 2nd robert taylor port perry rr 1 3rd paul bryan sunderland rr 2 4th roger snodden pefterlaw rri 5th clinton oats lames h thom son brooklin rr 1 1st bob holliday columbus rrl 2ndi oats medium or late any variety george malcoan loc ust hill 1st barley any variety georg malcolm locust hill 1st potatoes late or early mar lan hockley claremont rr 1 1st murray hockley claremont rr 1 2nd joe johnson ux bridge r r 4 3rd rae johnson uxbridge rr 4 4h far corn anv variety geo malcolm locust hill 2nd whan yon mad fwady try sailing yonr attioleajfgg an d la thisnewspasflg- ton wfwoiu ni wngbd tttralta hendricks hardware aunties ywo see 5 lite control ruiaranrlthas exclusive with the new fully m automatic washer dryer plus sudsmiser aiti control aglflow action and rirtiat for brighter oovlor washing delicate fabric control thermo- flow action forceflo venting for sofe gentle drying see an inglis guide liti demonstration today at o gormley and befrhesda united missionary church sunday april 3rd all services will be taken by students from emman- ucl bible collcre a special welcome is cxlcnded o all rev c e hunking minister grumbling about the cold all i jt v- the time 1 have been here f i0 f v 1 zealand govt offices london it has suddenly dawned up australia pays all their fares on me that we joiamm my private ly any rain at all everybody opinion is t rumbles about the everlasting w has to ly s amount of rain here but this trip it has been fine all the time we took a trip to a place call ed cheddar in somerset they have a lot of cave there some what ike the ones in kentucky we went in about a quarter mile you go in on the level and the hill rises over the caves about 70 feet whereas in kentucky you go down down down and the top remains level the cheddar caves are rooth ami and the kc i k jore re h eh ragged and rsrl row at ccediir they have 200 j isn to j pay and that any country bribe immigrants murh of a place for them j i theyd do far better to her own fare to canada then get a decent wage for a decent job when they get there i know a little about wages in australia and they are very poor these conditions may account for australia and xew zealand always being in the knglish news and canada is never mentioned at ail per haps thats why most of our immigrants re li in and or- vbt fred j vacier we are moving our landlord has requested us to vacate our present premises to permit him to expand the grocery store at present no suitable quarters arc available to carry on business within the town therefore we are moving the business both sales and service to our home on the markham whitchurch townline on the north side of the road between the sixth and seventh concessions we still intend offering the same pro ducts and service you have come to know over the years the reduced operating costs from our home will reflect in the lower prices well be able to offer you as soon as premises are found suitable for our needs well return lo town temporarily please call 6is02 for fairs radio electric after april 1st we solicit your cooperation in our efforts lo serve you please accept our thanks in advance norm farr fairs 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