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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-04-29, Page 14Galvanized Guardian Mark,Il Panel Gates Extra strong design. Rust, struction with diagonal resistant. Riveted con-, bracing, Hardware inci, * Thursday, Friday,' Saturday * 10% of every sale -will-be &hated-- to the Nielson Field Classic , eq ,..... . ..:=,"-,".-,,— ' ", f-.As;_ .-,-.,, -- , ,,,,--,-- _ • .-- - r :20:: ..01J* --... . -- O A C ,:A ,, ° C,AAW.,..... . ,. —,-- ,.; 7 7 Family Poultry Flock FREE CHICK DAY Order 25 c mks by May 5 for Juni 6 delivery and GET 10 FREE The Ralston Purina representative will be on hand June 6th, pick-up day, to outline feeding program-S7 — Refreshments provided on June 6th, pick-up day. sponsored by RALSTON PURINA MILTON J. DIETZ LTD. PLIrkha Chows — Sanitation Products — Seed Corn — Provimi Feeds VeNlaticin (Wholesale Si Retail) — Pesticides — Spraying Equipment. Seaforth, Ont, Phone 519-527.0608 eamethlrigextra on the , Purina Program K? A14 THE HURON, gXPOSITOR'' APRIL 29, 1981 Sheep in the ice BY DAVID TOWNSEND What in the world? Sheep in the O.M.A.F. office. That'S right; The sheep club =zithers are moving in, so look out! On Saturday. April 25. at approximate') IQ o'clock. I spotted this mysterious hop- R.C41#0.4 that 0147 my nerve ikp and. went in ..0voSioto. the Office: bile "19.0.0411;8 c1.9wgi the t•loolt.it**e.P,PnO..a •tgOg..tlt•41.,4000: were fPriliCii.T414CPMOrl 14.4*a4r,.,A;45' titg last words. 'US 5 4-H members watched Florence needle it with var- ious,drugs. Staggering under the attack, the lamb was then nipped up on his derriere and his toe nails, were cut in this position. This fully be- The re-appointment of Jack Riddell as Agricultural Critic for the Ontario Liberal Caucus has been announced by Oppositien' Leader Stuart Smith. Mr. Riddell was re- cently elected to a fourth consecutive term as MPP for the riding of Huron- Middlesex . In making the appointment the Liberal leader called Mr. Riddell "one of the most effective members in our Caucus. and a stinging deba- ter in the LegWature. He's also one of the most knqw- ledgeable people in Ontario in the field of agriculture and food.'" • A farmer by trade. the wildered lamb then was emancipated into the truck. Deciding to stay I watched with undescribeable curious- ity. Mrs.. Pullen then began firing questions to her attent- ive followers. The questions abont raising. and creep feed- 1.0g4,fittob. were .sOccef014 anONIfeted. • - • What is this'NVO1Q.4#011s. for a 194execttt a When • • .irt.44.wprg•41.10141014..! then revealed :t.t141. ,POrr,n saber was el+eet d Pr,esgebt•- lkith,Pavid.Pallew being his 118:114,0-13.11-fau„Vice oeo1.'0VCrefary; Julie T9W1)- send felt that the, hew r, reporter David Tewnsend shMild not have an excuse for being late for the meetings with her Maw on the execu- tive. This bumbling news report ,er also volunteered to Huron-Middlesex member has served as the Liberal's Agriculture spokesman since 1977. Partly through his hard work and pressure. the Gov- ernment agreed to set up. a Royal Commission Inquiry . into Food Prices in 1978. "That Commission be- came a -whitewash, unfor- • tunately." says- Mr; Riddell. "There are still some very bad practices of discounting going on in the food industry. and our farmers are the real victims. We'll just have to put more pressure on the Government to realize that when you hurt the farmers, you hurt con- sumers too. •" be on the Youth Council and a Junior Leader. As. Junior Leader of the next meeting Dasid stated that it will take.Glace at his father's farm. Alex Town- , The r.e,(41.4,4 ,144:6111-! sterof,Ag.ricillf404n1 P904- .to porticipateln- an AM vs deb' to pt,,r the .tmabeial crisis faelag. Ontario's farm- ing conititunity. clearly shows that the Ontario Caw - ernment has a total lack of Concern reeardine this most The Huron County Fed- eration of Agriculture's monthly meeting will be held,, Thursday May ". 8:30 p.m. at St. Boniface School, Zurich. Speaker for the eve- ning is Don Pullen. Huron send's on May 23 with a grooming and show manship workshop This workshop w tit be open for visitors. Those willing to participate in the ,workshoo olvase con- .4V.N.'1116.8; toiltitroo...141‘1410S0 •-N(1.1T dock Riqgeilf, that Aiglx rFktes a. federal ret.aionsintlify 410%ites the tact that Ontario is t.'me of the taw pros inces the countrt'not to hate instituted an extensive and well used County Agricultural Repre sentatite for OMAF. In the faituf. 1980 he toured for one week each in France. Hol- land. and Scotland visiting many different farmine Com- Where tt heat is grim n immediately after 50", legunie (alfalfa. red %Imo- or trefoil-) sod.- no nitrogen is required. If wheat ground is manured, nitrogen re- quirements should he adjusted using figures supplied in publication 296 (1981 - Field Crop Re• commendaitons). page Stan Paquette. Asstociate Agricultural Rep tact David Townsend 482-3237. "I pledge my head..com- munity and countrs was the old familiar, pledge that the club adjourned to IH .. . ', fir t '%t31 lg. ^ 10,11' tiliti•CM . pi.:0" gtautt,tt.I$ fnt its•lo:rotets. he ;•aIf1-,.' - — 4 . . , The facts opfarninig life are , catreroely chilling, in 1940. farm bankmptcti in-': creased. 9It0 over. the pre- vious year and, for the first munities. including grape harvesting areas • in France. He will show slides of his trip and talk about,, tarnting in those areas. He was also one of two Canadian ,delegate. to the Organization for 1:continue Co-operation and Des elop- metit Conference iOECE) w hich is held ever\ three years. In 1980 when he attended while it) Europe it was held in Brussels. The theme for the “Nir was • ' Agricultural advisor' serv- ices for the '80's and the Years to Come in the light of Changing Economic Condi- •tions". The OECE is a well known organization through- , out Europe but isn't ver+ widely heard of in Canada. All interested persons- are invited to attend: Don't you think this ex- cursion was amazing and exciting? I do- and I heard they're still looking for members too. If interested contact Len MacGregor, O.M.A,F. office 402-3420. , said'. Mr- Riddell :4041:11e firnit) oetivpo the " EfaVis government must. lntrottlict an immediate emergency interest programme to' pre, vent further farm bankrupt- cies. —The farming industr in Ontario needs assistance now and 'if the Minister of Agriculture is not prepared to accept the responsibility of initiatin‘such a programme. I will have no other choice than to call for his resigna- tion." Mr. Riddell said. Riddell named Liberal ag critic Mennen BABY MAGIC POWDER Winter wheat , responds w ell to nitrogen. Most farmers w ill apply a small amount of nitrogen plus phosphate and potash at seeding time. It is' • recommended that no more than 15 kg. of nitrogen or 30 kg. of nitrogen plus potash per, hectare be applied with the seed. The - balance of the nitrogen•' requirement for winter wheat should he applied broadcast in the early Spring. preferably April. In trial results, a 34 kg. per hectare application of nitrogen, gave the ,folloing results; Jan. March April Time of Application 29 9 7 YieldT/ha 123 4_11 '44/ May No Application Time-of Application I t • Yield Vita 4.01 3.29 Trial results on • nitrogen rates show the following: Nitrogen rate Krg. / ha -22 45 6 7 Grain Yield T/ha. 3.49 3.85 4.17 Nitrogen rate" kg. ha 90 112 Grain Yield T, ha , 4.2" 4.23 With nitrogen costs at near 30 cents per pound. the point of no return is between 6' and 90 kg. per hectare. If you have a good plant stand, there shoOld be r application of about 80 kg. per hectare. Converted to imperial measure. it is about 72 lbs, per acre: A 'co Id riThrtiittg when- the ground is frozen to carry the equipment is ideal. Tap dressing wheat European farming Huron topic heal Delorme (second left). Over $900. was raised. THE SHIRT OFF HIS,: BACK — Incoming Ontario Junior Farmers' President, Doug Peart (centre), gives the shirt off his back to raise money for the Ontario March ofiDimes. Helping out with the auction of the shirt at the recent -annual conference are Joe Daunt (right) and Mennen BABY MAGIC LOTION BIC PENS MEDIUM POINT t9 000 "ccsti*utooftn4 oibm. 2'x 2'x Stock P Bauman Stock CI88 .Watering Tank . 888e F srm Tank .Float Farm Price 22-gauge galvanized steel construction- with Converts tanks, barrels, etc. to auto- 20-gauge bottom Angled. corrugated side matic fresh waterer. Approximate ca- walls designed for strength. 1/4" .drain plug pacity,-375 gallons per hour. 535-108 andcross brace included ' • 535-103 .88- Permanent -prdss Full-Cut Coveralls 2 13a. 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