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Achievement Days are
quickly approaching for 'the
4-H Homemaking Clubs
sponsored by the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food and local county volun-
teer leaders. This summer
the members have been
involved in a "Garden Club"
with an emphasis •on
"Preservation".
During this project all
members have been , quite
busy growing a' garden con-
taining at least ten veget-
ables and four annual
flowers. They also have
learned how to preserve their
pn:Kluce for enjoyment in the
winter months by pickling,
freezing, canning 'and cold
storage methods..
Bea McClenaghan and
Gmce Bird, County Home
Economists will be conduct,.
mg Achievement Days in
-Iuron County. They are
sdieduled as follows: a.
CLINTON - Ontario Street
United Church. Wednesday,
August 16th, 1978. ,
WINGHAM - St. Andrew's
-Ptesbyterian Church. Thurs.
day, August 17th, 1978.
CREDITON - Huron Hall,
Centralia College of Agri-
cultural Technology, Huron
Park. Wednesday, August
23rd, 1978.
EXETER - Usborne Central
Public School. Thursday,
August 24th, 1978.
All afternoon programs be-
Rabbit club
meets
Central Huron 4-H Rabbit
Club met July 25th at the
home of Leslie Lawson-, with
18 members present.
ileembers reported on
whether the 4-H represent
ative had come to see their
project. Denton Byers from
Toronto, the Junior Agrieul-
twist, was introduced to
everyone.
-Leader Toni Jorgensen
spoke on stocks and selecting
followed by a quiz conducted
by George Townsend.- The
date set for Fun Day' was
August 30th. -
Later; 'all of the members
went to the barn to see Les's
rabbits.
As an
agent
of the
Ontario
Wheat Producers
Marketing Board
we will be &file to handleyour
wheat this harvest
KEN R. CAMPBELL
FARMS Ltd.
527-0249 R.R 1 Dublin.
xpositor
ROUNDUPS WLL CONTROL
QUACKGRASS THIS FALL, FOR A
CLEAN START COME SPRING.
Next spring, nothing will 'be
more important than getting in and
planting as early as possible. Un-
fortunately, that doesn't
leave much time for
dealing with
quackgrass.
Unless you
apply Roundup®
herbicide by
Mo sant° this fall
of r harvest
imply allow the n
quackgrass to re- 'I
grow undisturbed in t4
the crop stubble until
the majority of plants
are actively growing
and at least 8 inches
high 0-4 leaf stage).
But treat before the
first killing frost
Provrly
tillage operations.
, Since Roundup has no re-
sidual soil activity, you can plant ,
wheat, oats or barley next spring —
withoyt risk of crop in-
jury.
applied, oundup will
be absorbed and
"translocated" down into
the network of rhizomes — de-
stroyingg, the entire plant, above
and below ground. Five days after
treatment you can resume fall
What's more,
many farmers using
Roundup as the
key element in a
quackgrass con-
trol program,
have been able to
achieve manage-
,: able quackgrass
control for as long
as three years.
Don't think of
treating quack-
grass as one more
chore in the fall.
Think of it as one less
schore in the spring.
See your dealer
about Roundup. The
herbicide that gets to
the root of the problem.
There's never been a
herbicide like this before.
ALWAYS READ AND CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE LABEL
DIRECTIONSFOR ROUNDUP HERBICIDE.
Roundup* is a registered trademark of Monsanto Company.
°Monsanto Company.1978. RC78.113
FOUR +. TWO
CARPET ,CLEANERS
Mobile Steam Cleaning Plant
We clean -with an in Truck''Steam Cleaner
Call in London 452-3412
or in Seaforth, Res. 527-142
for free estimate
Effective Aug 1,1978 .
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A FULL HOUSE—La'st Wednesday night's beef barbecue held
at the Seafarth:Arena by the Huron Cattlemens4 Association
attracted a full house as crowds lined up to sample the meal.
(Expositor photo)
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Wievels during storage
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ne narrow bY
Wheat Growers
you must
have
a
Producer Licence
Number
We have
applications
at our retail store
receiving wheat
as an agent of the
Ontario Wheat Producers
' Marketing Board.
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MIKE.
TORONTO
Ship your livestock Hydra- and me have a running-battle
with Regular readers of this deathless prose -know that I have • - Sothe of those land owners are still dissatisfied with
been castigated by Ontario Hydro on a couple of occasions.
You are aware that we - Hydro and me - have a sort of
Tuesday is Shipping. Day running battle going with 'district supervisors and regional
representatives and all that sort of rot. You will knowlhat From Dublin • , they sent letters to me and some of the papers to which you
CALL DUBLIN 345.2656 subscribe. One man even went so far as to suggest that he
ZURICH 236.4088 . would meet me anywhere, anytime, and buy my lunch to
strai hteri out some of my warped ideas-on Ontario Hydro.
and mind you, fairness differs from person to person - the
line would have been built a year ago, and taXpayefs would-
have been saved some money. •
No orie questions_ the need for additional Hydro lines in
this province: It seems to me to be the best source of energy
for us. It is certainly going to be the most economical in
time to come so we'need it. We need to preserve it, nurture
it and help it to expand. We 'are fortunate to have such a
groat ptiblig_ utility in this province but it has become too
Hydro settlements. The last time I suggested this, I got a
letter from a Hydro land acquisition officer suggesting that
I 'had-better check my facts before writing about diSsatis-
factions with Ontario Hydro. ,
That line was built two years ago and some land owners
are still unhappy.
Lougheed says he will give whatever advice he can to
those facing expropriation,
' Of course, I declined because I did not figiire I stionlil take • "I'll sure help them. They are farmers like I am. You've
• •-anything free from the big brother utility. got to keep them (expropriation bodies) off your land from
I have a running, battle in my own town about why they the start. If I liad let them on my land when they wanted. to,
give a discount date on a Monday - Monday, yet?. Who the I'd have lost, my bargaining power. It was a unique situa-
hell gets paid on a Monday? - instead of a Friday. tion. When Hydro got no access to my land, they took me to
Any utility, whether it is local or provincial, which gives a - court twice and they lost both times. I think I've made my
discount on a 'Monday Must be completely out of touch with ' point clear to them.'
regular workers. • Right on, Durango Hydro, according to Lougheed, entered
It doesn't matter to them. Just play it by the book, Sam, some farms by saying-00Y had a court order. But they did
and let the rest of the world go suck eggs. • not. A bluff, said Loughied.
Which is another reason why I chuckled to hear that When the lines are up, a property owner cannot do much
Harold Lougheed of Grand Mallni÷-7, Dufferin4ounty? - about it. He has lost his bargaining:.power. And Lougheed
finally won lig .roamrfoth battle with Ontario Hydro. He maintains to this day that if Hydro had been fair with him -
would not let the giant utility on, his property before he got a
concrete settlement. He even went to court twice to keep
them off his propOrty because his case had not been settled.
Finally, Hydro gave him an offer which he felt was accep-
table for his farm.
Until he got that offe'r, he refused to let Hydro construc-
tion crews on his land.-
' Hooray for Harold Lougheed!!
He had to go to court twice to win. Now, dozens of people
ON in Ontario are phoning him for advice. Even people who own .high-handed, too bureaucratic, in dealing with people.
property on -the Bruce Peninsula through. to Goderich, a line A feW 'more people like Harold Lougheed will put this
cHomdple
ro
hteridtlwid) the
heara adgao, are istitilA,dhisgreusntled over the way ngioatnt tuytrilintyt back where it tielongs: A servant of the peopl
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• THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Atniin3t 10,197.0
Ontario betin day ALigust
Growers of white beans Cc;tqalia eollege will bequestions about bean pro-
will have an opportunity tO featured during tours . uction,
seethe newestdevelopments Oro u about the day, The Our will feature work
in white bean production at Km,earchers from Centralia being dcine on new varieties,
Ontario Bean Day on August Cdlege, 4idsetown College, disease-enntrol, weed control
22 at the Centralia College of and the Uhiyersity of Guelph ozone damage and crop
Afficnitural Technology. will be present to discus's rotations. Since Mom.; white
The research ,plots at their research and to answer , -bean growers are now grow-
Achievement Days
Start next week
gin at 1:15 p.m.
A special invitation goes to
all friends and relatives to
attend the afternoon
program. Special displays by
the club members include
record hooks, •canned or
pickled vegetables and'
beautiful vegetable displays.
Highlighting the program
will be skits, exhibitS and
demonstrations
Wheat, oats, barley or quackgrass.
What are you
harvesting next year?
Monsanto
" MONSANTO CANADA LTD.
TORONTO, MONTREAL VANCOUVER, WINNIPEG
his soybeans as well, Inform-
ation will also.be„ presented
on soybean production in
short-season areas. The
tours will run continuously
thrOughout the day be-gin,
ning'at 10 a.m. and again at
1:30 p.m.
During the noon-hrlr the
-Ontario Bean Producers' •
Marketing Board update
itivireii on market outlook
for the 1978 bean crop. Also,
during the Math hour, the
capabilities of aircraft for
applying chemicals to bean
crops will be demonstrated. ,
Throughout the day, pro-
ducers will be able to visit a
large area 'of commercial
exhibits. Many dealers and
manufacturers-of equipment
and supplies for bean
producers will be present to
display their products and to
discuss them with bean
growers.