Page 2 Friday, June 3, 1977 "You Make RUSSELL REVIEW, Box 359, Russell, Ont. Circulation: 800, including 100 out-of-town. Editor: Mark Van Dusen (445-2080). Reporters: Karen Bowley, (445-2051); Joyce O'Reilley, (445-2008); Suzanne Schroeter, (445-5709). Photographer: (445-5244). Out-of-town mailing: Kate Pel- --_ Mary Rowsell, the News" ot, (445-2889). The Review, a non-profit news- paper sponsored by the Russell Recreation Association, is pub- lished the first Friday of the month. Submissions, preferably typed, are welcomed publishable at the discretion of the editor. Deadline is the Sunday before publication. Printed at Eastern Ontario Graphics Ltd., Chesterville, Ont. Next Issu July 2 Editor's Comment... Russell Review Voting for the Party may be the only Choice Russell residents who vote for the man may find themselvesina dilemma when they go to the polls to help elect a provincial government June 9. They must ask themselves which candidate will best represent their interests at Queen's Park during the next four years. Taken at face value, the three candidates do little to resolve the dilemma. Mr. Belanger, the Tory incumbent, told The Review he could not discuss issues until he found out what his opponents were saying about him and his government. He would find out, he said, when he started campaigning in earnest -- 10 days before the election. It was his government, Mr. Belanger should be reminded, which called the election in the first place. If there were no reasons to do so, why waste our valuable time? Mr. Belanger would not comment on whether -- the township should join the Ottawa- Carleton Regional Municipality because he did not yet know the wishes of the people. Surely, on an issue that could drastically alter the township's future and the lives of its residents, some sort of leader- ship should be forthcoming from the sitting member. Mr. Belanger had to ask whether Russell was_ still a police village. What does Mr. Proulx, the Liberal contender, have to offer on the other hand? While politics is his passion and there is little 'doubt his voice would be frequently heard in the legislature his past performance cannot be ignored. Mr. Proulx was soundly defeated as mayor of Hawkes- bury amid controversy surround- ing a provincial inquiry into town council's expense accounts and his association with a certain consulting engineer seeking a contract with the town. He says he's a better man as a result of the scandal. Mr. Cheff, the NDP hopeful, is in the unfortunate position of being a political unknown. The worst that can be said of him is he's the least politically exper- ienced of the three Voting for the party, not the man, may be the only answer. (continued from pg. 1) during a full day. Unless a lot of land unsuitable for mechanical harvesting is available, pasturing is not the way to ensure a high productive potential of forage acres. Moreover, pasture which is adequate or excessive in spring is usually very inadequate during late summer. Furthermore, the lush pasture growth in the spring and early summer, is low in fiber, thus likely to result in a drop in butterfat test. It is therefore, very long hay, rolled coarse grinded grain ration or coarsely chopped silage The feeding of finely chopped silage, finely ground grain or pelleted grain is discouraged while the cows are on lush pasture due to the cumulative effects of these factors on butterfat depression. Reduced particle size of the material decreases rumination and ad- versely affects rumen ferment- ation, thus the capacity of such high fiber roughages to support normal fat test is lost. In most cases, a good supply of stored forage is thus necessary to supplement either grazing or green chopped feeding during parts of the summer season The evolution of summer feeding methods has occurred generally in the order listed below: 1) Pasturing: a) contin- uous grazing, b) Rotation grazing, c) Strip grazing; 2) Green cropping; 3) Stored feeding. The trend in recent years has shown a large increase in green chopping, followed in a majority of cases with a fairly rapid change, within a few years, to stored feeding. All methods must first be preceded by the establishment of properly select- ed highly productive stands of forages, followed by good management and _ harvesting methods. Stored feeding remains as the most efficient system since all forage can be harvested at more nearly the optimum -- stage. Weather permitting, all acreage can be harvested in a_ short period of time. There is a more uniform milk production through- out the year with no or a reduced summer slump associated with pasturing. Where land is a limiting factor and when capital and labor. are plentiful, this system is preferred. The cows are also usually near a source of water and they do not have to walk long distances to pasture. Besides requiring the least acreage per cow, stored feeding also yields the most milk per acre aS shows below in results obtained from a study done at the University of Guelph. Milk production (4% fat corrected milk) under various systems of summer feeding (3 year average) System Lb. milk per acre* Rotation grazing 2,411 Strip grazing 4,292 Green feeding 5,190 Stored feeding 6,056 *Apart from that calculated to result from grain feeding. As a conclusion, it can be stated that a complete summer feeding program is just as important as a winter program, although many farmers do not follow such a rule. 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