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Studying crop damage caused by mechanicallydamaged seeds are (left to right) Milton Dietz,
R. R. 3, Seaforth, Don McKercher and .Larry Wheatley, both of McKillop, and Bob Daltoh of
Hullett Township. (Staff Photo)
The sun broke through the clouds in time to shine on a
bean and frankfurter lunch to end the program at the Bean
Producers meeting Thursday: Preparing to dole out the
goodies are (left to right)- Lois Jones, R. R, 2, Hensall,
Ethel McMurtrie, Kippen, Frances Kinsman, Kippen, and
Pat Love,. R. R. 1, Zurich. .(Staff Photo)
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Area Bean Growers Learn Good News
ALKippen Sunrise Meeting
Also on .the program for the
day were discussions regarding
nitrogen fertilizer > on 'beans,
planting dates, research on ozone
bronzing which seems to be
.caused by air pollution, bean
diseases, herbicides and the
quality of beans required for
efficient processing..
A demonstration on' har-
vesting for quality had to- be
'cancelled due to the inclement
weather.
The meeting wound up with
' a bean and frankfurter luncheon
served by area women.
for the British market.
In another important announ-
cement to growers, Don Little-
john of the Ridgetown College
of Agricultural Technology said
that the popular Seaway variety
would be removed from the De-
partment of Agriculture's pre-
ferred•list and replaced with a
new variety known as Seafarer.
The new variety is similar to
Seaway in most respects but has
the added advantage of being more
resistant to Anthracnose, a com-
mon disease which has affected
the quality of beans for years. Mike. Miller (ef+) Assistant-Agriatatural-Representative with-the-Depa'r-tment-of--AWeultur-e)--
Clinton, and Howard Lang (right) Soils and Crops specialist with the Ontario Department of
Agricultdre and Food, Stratford, chat with Ed Anderson, Saginaw, Mich., a bean trader for
the Michigan Bean Co., at the' annual Sunrise Meeting Thursday. . (Staff photo)
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About 200 bean growers from
across Ontario, and a few from
as far away as Saginaw, Michigan,
braved chilling temperatures and
falling rain to attend the annual
Sunrise Meeting of Ontario bean
producers ThurSday sponsored
by the Huron Soil and Crop Im-
provement Association. The
meeting was held at the farm of
Jack Peck, 1 1/4 miles west of
Kippen.
Good . news awaited the
growers as Charles Broadwell,
manager of the Ontarig Bean:
Proclue.e-rs--Markett nu Board,
painted a rosy picture for this
year's market. '
Mr. Broadwell said that pro-
ducers should receive a record
$9.50 per hundredweight for last
year's crop when the final pay-
ment is made in November. He
was optimistic that the price for
this year's crop would be even
higher.
Crop estimates for this year
place the yield at about 1.25
million hundredweight off the
94,000 acres under cultivation in
Ontario.
Mr, Broadwell went on to say
that a record advance sale,
amounting to 690,000 bags had
already been made on this year's
crop. He said that he expected
export sales fratri the new crop
would exceed the 1970 record.
When queried regarding the
effect of Britain's entry into the
European Common Market, Mr.
Broadwell said that the 4% pre-
' ferential tariff with Britain now
in effect would probably be re-:
duced gradually and exports
shouldn't be effected for three
or four years. After that the
Canadians would, be in direct
competition with U.S. producers
The Host Farmer for the annual Sunrise Meeting, Jack
Peck, (left) of Nippon, discusses his 1971 crop with Don
Pullen, Clinton, the Agricultural Representative for Huron
County, (Staff Photo)
Lloyd Lamport (left), Crediton, and Irvin Ratz of Dashwood, inspect" a variety of beans known
as Garbaza at the Bean'Producers' Meeting. The odd variety has fern-like leaves and produces
only one seed per pod. It was on display as a curiosity only. (Staff Photo)
Charlie Baldwin from the Ridgetown College of Agricultural
Technology lectures to some of about 200 bean producers
who braved rain and cool temperatures Thursday to attend
the Annual Bean Producers' Sunrise Meeting. (Staff Photo)