CANADA'S

This was the top producer in Canada last year for Dual Purpose Shorthorns, Limewood Daisy K. Gwynne is owned by Sterling Wood,

Mt. Herbert, at halter, and his son, |

Robert Howe in the white shirt be- hind the cow. The. other man. is Clarence A. Peacock, Milton, On-

TOP PRODUCER

‘tario who champion

named Daisy K. grand last year at the Atlantic

Winter Fair; Halifax. Her produc- tion for 305 days was 13,290 pounds

milk, 541 butterfat. The complete lactation produced 14,265 pounds milk, 576 fat. ee

ROP beef program

vitally important

By DAVID. PEACOCK

Director of Livestock. P.E.1. Dept. of Agriculture Record of Performance (ROP) , for Beef Cattle is a program)

sbreeders and organizations in “co-operation with the Provincial {Department of Agriculture. These three phrases are: : 1. Herd Test: In this plan the

which should be of vital interest | basic requirements are:

to all beef cattle breeders. It is)

(a) Group of five calves of jf

a method based on weight oF ‘the same sex from the same age and rate of gain which are'sire and born within a 90-day

two very important economic period. factors in beef production. It} gives breeders the chance to compare the performance of | cattle in reasonably uniform; conditions with others in test group.

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(b) Calves must feceive iden- jj tical treatment.up to weaning and be weaned and managed as la group after weaning. Weaning jage is to average 205 days with he ee OF 260 to 250 days al-

There are now three phases lowed: After weaning the group

of ROP for beef cattle err imust be fed similarly as a group ed and directed by the Canada for 168 days. Calves may or) ‘

Department of. Agriculture and | may not be weighed at birth, Ser Maine Sein Pyeldioe put into practice by loc all but must be weighed at weaning | must Hedone tinder the muper-

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| vision of a person from the Bro- |vincial Department of Agricul- | ture,

Information from the herd. test

jis sent to Ottawa where it is pro- |

lcessed by the Canada Depart- ;ment of Agriculture, and the. re- iport comes back to the breeder.

Information from— this test should be of great value in cull- ing a beef cow herd. It should give_you_a fair test-of your-cows ithat can raise calves that do good in your herd both in the pre-and post-weaning period.

2. Testing individual and Sire | Progency Groups of Bulls and

3. Testing of Groups of Steers | Sired by same Bull: | These two phases can only be carried out through the facilities of a recognized ROP Cattle Test- |ing Station. At the present time, breeders

lin the Maritimes have no, facill- |

Proper te for good

By R.W. DICKIESON Good milking practices are

save time, money and tows.

The milking, operation on some farms is the most inefficient op- eration on the place— it's a job that is often delegated to the least efficient member of the farm labor staff. What's worse, he frequently uses milking Jequipment in poor mechanical condition. 1

HOW MILK 18 MADE

dular or secretary i udder contains

: small cell-lined muscula cs

known as alveali. The milk is

* |produced by the cells .inside the

alveali. Tiny muscles around the

' lalveali squeeze the milk from

the udder. When the pressure in the udder reaches a_ certain point milk secretion is ready to

, |start. . » |MILK LETDOWN

Milk letdown is brought about by glandular production of the hormone ‘‘oxytocin’’ which cau- ses acontraction of the tiny muscles around the alveali. The milk. then flows by gravity into the udder and teat cistems. Without this action little of the milk stored in the udder could be obtained. ,

The stimulation of letdown ts brought about by reflex action that is associated with - certain regular routine . occurences — such as massage of the udder, removat-of—a few streams of milk by hand or by turning on the Vacuum Pump. 3

Some easy milking cows start to let their milk down as soon as the vacuum pump starts so it is important that those cows be milked first.

This stimulation ie of only a short duration five-seven minut- es. If a cow isn’t milked durin this period varying quantities o milk will be left in the udder. . AVOID OVERMILKING / Far more cows are overmilk- ‘ed than: undermilked. Most cows can be milked out in 344. four minutes. Yet many operators leave the milkers on two to three. times this long. This is one of the ‘many factors related to the occurrence of mastitis in the udder. This is one point where the dependability of the opera- tor means a great deal. PREPARING THE COW The following steps have prov- ed to bring about optimum let- down of milk.

(a) Clean and massage the ud- der for % minute. Disposable pa-

this: purpose they should be dip- ped into “an antiseptic solution (110-120 degrees F.) The udder should then be dried. f

(b) the first ‘few streams of

ities’ for.testing of Sire Progency groups and individual bulls.

There has in the past few months been some discussion in the hopes of having a station at some central place in the Mari- times for the use’ of Maritime Beef Breeders.

ROP work is in your own herd on the Herd test. |

Last year, there were 278 breeders testing 8,906 calves from eight provinces ef Canada. | P.E.I. Breeders. should be | making use of this service. }

ROP Beef Cattie is a method: that could help you to make! more profits from your beef cattle herd by helping you to| make herd replacement selec-| tions based on rate of gain both | in the pre-weaning and post-|

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nilki { milk are high in bacteria so {t {s a@ good practice to remove three

|This primes the teat and starts flow of milkv.This is the point |where the mitk can be checked | for mastitis. Symptoms are | flaky, stringy, bloody or abnor- | |maal milk: The cow should’ be milked last and the milk . dis. ' carded.

ATTACH MACHINE . |_ The teat cups should be at-' \tached within one minute fol- lowing stimulation or as soon as the teats are full of ‘milk.

MACHINE STRIPPING.

When milk flow is reduced to a minimum or ceased (which occurs in most cows in two to 3% minutes) Machine strip quickly and remove the teat cups. Prolonged machine or hand stripping induces bad milk- ing habits and it may result in | injury tothe teat and udder. The machine should not be left on any longer than is absolutely mecessary. . :

DISINFECT TEAT CU s

Teat cups should be flipped in an: antiseptic -solution then rins- ed in water between the milking | of each cow.-The cow teats should be dipped in an antisep- tie solution after each milking. ©

One man should use no more than two pail-type units.

It is very important that~ you | stick to schedule in milking and feeding, quality of feed, and treatment of animals,

Mink sales

hit record —

Canadian mink breeders had

ever in December. ;

Some 950,000 Canadian ran- ched mink pelts - - worth close to $20 million - - were offered in a series of very successful auc- tions held across Canada, re- ports CDA’s Livestock Division The number set a record for De- cember auctions, Sales accoun- ted for well over one-half of the country's 1965 ranched mink crop estimated ‘at 1.5 million pelts.

There was a strong demand | for mink of all colors. Euro- pean: buyers. leaned heavily to- ward white, blue, pearl and oth-.; er pale shades.

Prices obtained at the sales

from a year ago, the one excep- | tion being that for mink in the pastel (brown) shades. Price |inereases amounted to fully 25 |per cent for sapphire, violet and | pearl mink; 15 to 25 per cent for dark mink, and 10 to 20 per

eent for white mink and those of gunmeal color. Prices for the pastels were largely unchang- ed, though some sales brought | returns that were up by 19 yer

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A SALUTE TO THE FARMERS S OF PRINCE

Down through the ages our farmers have become an_important segment of our society, and together, form one element in the democracy of the iS western world. We congratulate our farmers in their noble effort and ability to make democracy work to produce a new and better kind of security and freedom for all men, by so doing our farmers through their organizations have accepted a great responsibility in citizenship, and are showing themselves to be a major force in shaping our Island economy. Rapid strides are being made by our farmers towards ‘progress in the agricultural industry by keeping abreast with latest scientific develop- ments with the use of modern machinery and the adaptation of newest farming methods. ~ c

. The town of Summerside situated in a rich agricultural belt of Prince : : Edward Island is proud to salute our farmers, and express its appreciation _ for the tremendous contribution made by our Island Farmers, not only to the welfare of this province but also for the Be tions of the world.

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