The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

t t page 8a the tribune thursday march 18 1971 for farmers for householders threshing scenes like this one were common on farms during the 1940s threshing out the grain required so much labor that it was a cooperative jobfarmers hired custom crews or joined with neighbors to form threshing gangs that moved from farm to farm today just one man and a single machine the modern combine complete the grain harvesting operation from cutting to separation cards dominion hardware bargains for you while stock lasts i from the paint dept interior exterior oil paint from gallon 595 from the garden dept 1 24 riding lawn mower 8 hp sugg list 53900 sale price 44900 moo 35 i toro mtd lawn boy from the hardware dept mccullough chain saws aaacten 18900 black decker radial arm saw reg 15995 sale price 12995 from the appliance dept woods freezers 7 cu ft 16995 11 cu ft 18995 16 cu ft 20995 19 cu ft 21995 22 cu ft 22995 29 cu ft 26995 deduct 1000 if picked up at store black decker ge moffat inglis hoover- cards bp cards m dominion h1ardwabej open thurs fri till 9 pm 29 main west stouffville phone 6403622 mastitis control mastitis costs the average eastern ontario farmer 2000 annually this startling figure was revealed by dr george fisher of the regional veterinary laboratory kempt- ville college of agricultural tech- nology who recently conducted a mastitis survey of 11 counties in eastern ontario for the survey ill herds were visited and 3667 of 14560 udder quarters tested while survey results are not yet fully analyzed 48 percent of the cows tested showed positive evidence of mastitis udder quarters had an in cidence of 257 percent of mastitiscausing bacteria the mastitis survey also studied milking equipment an im portant factor in mastitis control faulty or below- capacity equipment can produce stress on the udder resulting in injury which speeds up mastitis infection of the total equipment tested 533 percent was found to be faulty or below capacity results can be dramatic following analysis and treat ment says dr fisher in one instance the mastitis frequency was reduced from 68 percent to 9 percent in a short time however vigilance must be maintained to keep the problem in check after the control program has ended electric fencers accessories stn4anl master fencer heavy weatherproof bteel case with ground and battery clamps in structions i 1493 deluxe master fencer as above with ground rod 11798 super deluxe master hydroop erated fencer ho115 volt completely safe 5 fencer wire 100 coil j galvanized steel tost 45 20 for onjy fence knob porcel insulators k 100 fence knobs only 410 corner post insulator each 08 plus many other items top quality plastic pipe flexible polyethylene rotproof crack proof ultra lightweight from 3c per foot 100 rolls from 269 approved bestquality copper tube easy to install hundreds of uses just attach to fittirik heat joint and solder three types available sewer i n gs 100 polyvinyl chloride for greater impact and tensile strength belled lengths mean fewer joints time and material saved for septic- tank disposal fields subsurface drainage footing drains storm drains etc 10 lengths a hp delivers up to 635 us gph for up to 70ft depth only 9998 budget terms a52 motor and pump only 7495 vtrnndirirl e tire i w m a r k h am 2941 830 cnnndmn tire cash and carry bonus coupons uxbr i dge 8523 1 42 when the farmer finds mastitis in his herd dr fisher ad vises him to contact his ontario depart ment of agriculture and food county agricultural rep resentative or a veterinarian for more information about the mastitis control program the united states is the worlds largest exporter of agricultural products add to it build it c omplete it we have all types of pole construction for farm buildings we will supply you with everything you need to build an economical and practical pole barn as shown here or any other pole building you desire for plans prices and the the complete story see ratcliff lumber ltd unionville 2971661 hwy 7 at kennedy rd lumber and ers supplies gormley 8881991 don mills rd at gormley en friday to 9 pm