mews-é .. «T - 3"..-,.h—__--.—..~. _. . t. .... . . .... .. Puke 8-A l m.<fflkr/' .u ya 9 OP! - w.- ‘41. -¢ Pasture rearing better Ayrshire test indicates (‘alves raised on pasture last year at the Experimental Farm Weighed mp p r o Ximately 100 pounds each more than those kept in the barn. when they were weighed recently at the Experimental Farm. it a learned front AT). (lorrill who i chach of livestock there. " e "pasture calves were put out at one neck. The others were kept in the barn until 15 wpeke of age. After that they receivd the same treatment. . Pasture. rearing ls much bet- ter for calves horn early in the upping, \‘Ir, (inrrill hclicves, though grass: must he clippch they clip it once a week in the early part of the grazing 593- stuffs than calves reared In the won at the farm._lt doesn't have barn. Pasture rearing. in gen- be be (flipped 119311." 50 on?" eral. produced healthier, thrift- Iater in the season. it was ex— ier looking animals. The fact plained. that the calves did so well on A total 0f 34 :\.\'I‘>‘IIII‘P male pasture during 1962. givesa gond calves were used in the test indication of their ability to which goes into its third year, adapt to adverse weather con- this season. Calves were fed on anions~ ' whole milk and on milk replacer. Some of the experiment's re- hoth indoors and on pastures. i guns to data include: Other ("HIW‘S WN‘P ff‘d Va'l‘ymE Calves on pasture gained prac- amounts of sifil‘t'cl‘. Fm" (‘X- tically one and one-half pounds ample in 1961 one group of per day with a whole milk diet calves was fed three pounds per. compared to 1.12 pounds indom‘s 'day and the other four. Idasttlast year. The figures for 1961 year the starter was reduced to} were 1.49 pounds daily on pas- tuo pounds for one group and tut-e, 1.14 pounds indoors. three for the other. I WEATHER p00“ EREATEST (mowru ' Mr. Gorrill reports: ‘ ing the 1962 experiments t h e "(“alf performance during the, weather was most unfavorable. preneantng period iweaning at with the young calves grazing 130 lbs.) was nearly identical while soaking wet. and under an lo" the two years of the feeding exceedingly heavy rain much of trial Some variations may, ‘the time. noted. however. in postweaningl Calves fed milk replacer also gains in body wcighi. A daily showed better gains on pasture. allowance of two potinds starteri The gain was 1.15 pounds daily did not support as rapid growth on pasture and .88 of a pound in- Is three pounds. particularly for (loops. calves reared indoors. Pasture The daily consumption of produced more; rapid gains than starter in 1961 was 2.91 pounds indoors. as did whole milk over for calves on pasture 3.45 for tepiacer prior to weaning or post- ‘ calves indoors. I vweaning gains. The greatest There wasn't a great deal of growth response occurred with' difference in estimated rearing calves weaned from whole milk? costs, although the. pasture and reared on pasture. The most! calves had the edge with a total economical gains-however, were cost of $15.06 for pasture and obtained with milk replacer on $15.79 indoors last year to r pasture. 9 fed on whole milk and From the results of two years. $11.56 for pasture calves and It is apparent that young dairy $12.53 for indoor calves on milk calves can achieye economical replacer the figures in all cases gains on pasture with lower are up to 15 wee s. amounts of concentrate feed- Gains prior to weaning were . .I. b: R. GORRILL , Icial milk replacer. But , ‘ate considerably Mr. Gorrill observed that dur- I _. | . The Guardian - The Evenlnz‘l’atrlol CALVES REAREJ) IN PASTURE (LEFT) BETTER DEV ELOPED THAN THOSE REARED IN BARN (RIGHT) i nearly identical for calves on; . either whole milk or a commer-i gains I after weaning were greater on. IBeiore work begins- ;best time to sanitize Canada's frozen vegetable pro-i ducers must observe strict sent-l tation praotices if they are to; market high quality productsl warns microbiologist WE. r-I guson of the Plant Research ln-f calves weaned from whole milk. ' Calves reared on pasture from 10 days of age consistently out: . performed calves reared in- tdoors, Mr. Gorrill states. In the‘ first year‘s testing calves fed three pounds starter per day gained as rapidly as those fed 7 -four pounds during the period after they were weaned. Calves reared on milk replncer more starter meal than those on whole, milk. particularly during early life. but gains were not increased by the extra starter consumption. The least starter was eaten by ‘ calves on the whole milk-pasture } =treatment that had the highest rate of gain. ._ Cost of rearing the calves was ‘ computed on the basis of whole Jmilk at three cents per pound. i milk replacer 15. 1, Calves have been starting to. ini'hble at hay at one week and; ‘w'tll definitely eat hay at three weeks, thouin the amount is; small. I There has been scarcely any nutrition study done with calves; in Canada and an effort in be-i ing made, Mr. Gorril said. .ol have the Charlottetown farm: concentrate on this work. Calf experiments this ycarxire planned along most practical lines. They will put calves onI pasture at. two weeks of agal Another group will he paslured' after weaning at 120 pounds-A-I they arc about 75 pounds birth and reach 120 at about seven weeks-and another group oes on pasture following 15‘ weeks of age. ‘ Feeding experiments will test growth a n d development of1 calves indoors fed three-pounds of starter daily. calves on pas- ture with no grain. and the other test will be with calves on pas- titre fed three pounds of wIMiP oats daily. This ye;\"-s tests will deter-: mine. for example. if gains canl be realized with oalves on pas—I lure without grain to compare with calves indoors fed with con- centrates. it was explained. a: .. 1 l ‘ products. continue to show high . the food handlers. stitute. Canada department of agriculture. He reports that some produc- ers are buying bulk frozen pro- ducts on the basis of bacteria counts to ensure quality when manufacturing or repackaging under their own labels. And. :he adds, while most pro- ducers are now providing a high quality product, plants whose bacteria counts will find it Ill'l creasingly difficult to compete. ‘ THE HOTTEST IDEA IN HOME HEATING! Now Esso pays for all the service —you pay for just the oilI Failure to develop or main! tain effective sanitary tech niques can lead to products with high bacteria content. This can be. accompanied by off-odor andI off-flavor in the stored productsu with consequent loss to consum-‘ ers and the trade. Mr. Ferguson says a slnglcj weakness in the p r o c e s sing, chain can nullify what otherwise might be excellent sanitation, practice. He considers that sani- tation in vegetable tr e e 7. ing plants falls into three categor- ies: (ll cleanliness of plant and' equipment: (2t processing prac- tices; and (3) hygenlc habits of HORACE C. HAYES Summerside West Phone 436-2769 PHILIP N'O'ONAN Albany Phone Borden 177-2 A. G. (Bud) ELLIS O'Leary Phone 22 E. J. 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