HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-07-22, Page 15consisted of tender. and juicy
bull steaks. new potatoes.
salad and a tart. Most every-
one knows that bulls grovt,
faster. are meatier and have
better feed conversion. What
the Proctors are trying to
show is that bull meat is also
superior eating.
Buyers were there from
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and
New Brunswick. But most of
the sales -were made to
farmers who use not far from
the Bodmin farms. which
pleased ,Boss Procter. The
sale average was 5ES34 for b1
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BY HEY ostowrti
.. The Procter brOthers of
Brussels again demonstrated
at their artitual,,sale of Bod-
min shorthorns how to mar-
ket a good farm product. In
one corner of the drive shed
visitors could• watch a video
tape about shorthorns and
Bodtnirt farms. while outside
the der yOU •cettld get liter-
ature about shorthorns or
buy a farm hat advertising
shorthorns. Ross Procter and
his daughter Ann rode their
horses Buck and Rawhide in
a splendid display of cutting
a cow out of a herd. During
the afternoon Ann offered
everyone, an opportunity to
ride the,horses while she led
them up and down the lane-
way.
If the sunarai wind made
you thirsty. there was a
booth where you could buy
coffee, lemonade and home-
made tarts. Country music,
including step-dancing, was
ertivi4ed by Jim fv1Cdd from
fityth, A Dutch treatinnor
by
-,—tenws sr• aoorocoOod br Sob Trotter. MAI Rd Elmo. Oro N35 2C 7.
EY JOANNE SIMMER
Some kids can't tell a cow from a steer.
but for 150 Huron County 4-H members
participating in a judging competition.
they were required to determine which
cow was the best, and why.
The 11th annual judging competition,
co-sponsored by the Huron OMAF office
and 4-H, was held at Seaforth fair
grounds Thursday. 150 kids attended the
all-day event which has always been held
in Seaforth. "Seaforth has excellent
facilities for the competition," said Len
McGregor. assistant agricultural re-
presentative at OMAF. "Some .years it
has rained, but the barns protect the
judges from the rain, so it's never
cancelled."
The competitors itftlge the animals and
field crops in the morning and place the
entries. They are given marks for their
placement according to how closely they
matched the judges' placing order. In the
afternoon, reasons for placement are
given to the judges. The reasons
comprise half of the total points.
With this system. explained Mr.
McGregor. the cOmpetitor doesn't
necessarily do badly because his or her
placing is wrong. "They just have, to
convince the judges with their reasons
why they placed the way they did," he
said.
When the
The lid is going to blow in rural Canada.
When it blows, it will not only hit the roolbur go right
through the ceiling.
Potato • farmers in Prince Edward - Island are being
warned that last year's high prices for it record crop were a
Hulce.. They are being. told to cut back on production and
save what they made last year for a lean year ahead.
Quebec hog farmers and broiler chicken producers are
being told that the:fair prices (fair?). they got last year are
going to bottom out this year.
• • --0'atarin fartrierS. etrietialliheer and hog prnducers-: arc
Suffering record-high bankruptcies. They 'are crying for
relief to senior governments to stop high interest rates. A
gratip in south-western Ontario is calling for the
resignation of agriculture minister toine Henderson. "
Western farmers are watching their land blow away in
Spring dust storms reminiscent of the ,Dirty Thirties.
They have also been warned of impending drOughts that
could see their crops wither to nothing.
The concern is spreading to almost every aspect of
agriculture across Canada.
TO 'flake matters worse.' if F.E1. Concern is 'griming
that the giant K.C. Irving-owned conglomerate will be
. given perMission to acquire 9.000 acres of land at
Kensington-Cavendish to•grow mare potatoes tit feed its
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processing plant. lite fears, of course, are valid since
independent farmers feel Irving interests _wont& use the •
extra land as a leverage against the little man.
The Kensington-Cavendish operation. to be fair, has
been a losing. operation for .formei. owners. The Irving
people arc trying to make it profitable and much money
has been spent to improve the product. Improvements
mean more than 300 jobs on the Island and that cannot be
ignored.
But Ihe unMistikahle signs of .a rurattipriging are there-
for everyone to see.
Farmers are unhappy, Beef 'farmers have been in deep
trouble for more than half a decade. They have steadfastly
refused to orsanile a marketing hoard, preferring to
remain staunch free enterprisers. One, elnnot help but
admire their tenacity , but the o riling is on the %tall.
Farm bankruptei6 in Ontario alone increased by 91
percent last rear and this year doesn't seem to be much
better. In other businesses. bankruptcies increased by
only 18 percent. Foreclosdre's arc also increasing and the
federatiOn,of agricul !OE. esti ma tes Ahem at It) times higher
than bankruptcies.
1. have related two or throe horror stories here recently
about farmer's being unable to get enough money to put in
their crops this yew'. SOMe younger farmers are paying.
huge interest debts..Fven the usually Aon•farrn orient ed
Globe and Mail carried a story recently about Brian Ireland
from Teesivater, a hard-working. respected farmer. a ho is
paying $1.000 a week in interest chargeS: of Don Morrison
of Lucknow who paid 530.000 last year in debt charges: of
Glen Smith, a 24-year-old farmer front Ton who can't sell
out because the bank heat him to it
SL70.000 in 24 hours.
When he-couldn't pay, trucks were cut to take away his
hogs and leave his land froien so that h can't e% en put in •
a crop.
, Is it any wonder so many arc selling out to foreign
buyeys who are willing pay top doll.tr the Canadian farm
land? Is it any wonder that conglomerates %deli as K..C.
Irving with all kinds -Whacking can contemplate buying
9.000 acres of land?.. • . .
There arc plenty of reasons o by farmers art,' cry the
blues. When you ace forced to pay "'F.4) for replacement.
cattle. -fad itieiwair winter" and then sell them for
-you' are going to get very 'angry indeed.
That's why it is easy to predict that the lid is going t o
blow in rural Canada. Farmers arc angry hod beoildereil
and who can blame them?
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The training for ,such competitions is
obtained at 4-H meetings., through the
leaders. In the past two years. more
emphasis has beenput on reasons. and
"the results are starting to show now,"
said Mr. McGregor.
The winners from this competition will
participate in the judging competition a
Western Fair in which approximately 1.0
counties from this area will be re-
presented.
An interesting result of the
competitoin, was the four overall winners
were girls, but the winners of each
division were all boys. Mr. McGregor did
not know the reason for this, and
remarked in the past. winners have
usually been "50-50".
The top Novice was Allison Edgar.
R.R. 2, Wroxeter; top Junior was Mary
Gibson, R.R. 5, Walton; top Intermediate
,was Cathy McGavin, R.R. 4, Walton and
the top Senior was Sherri Marshall. R.R.
3. Blyth.
The high competitor in the Swine
division was Jeff Mee, R.R. 1. Dublin;
high dairy was Larry Baer, R.R. S.
Goderich; high sheep was Terry Smith,
R.R. 1, Walton; high beef. Harold
Wiederman, R.R. 4, Walton; and high
horse, Gary Godkin, R.R. 1, Walton.
rural lid blows
Plan Huron plow match
READY FOR THE SALE — Bodmin employees chatting while waiting for
the annual stock sale to start last Tuesday are Gord Crawford, Bob
Higgins and Herdsman Jerry Campschroer.
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(Photo by Brown)
AT THE BOOMIN SALE — Ross Procter on his horse, Buck, ready to
give a demonstration of how two• quarter horses (his daughter Ann was
riding Rawhide) can separate one cow out of a herd of cattle, • (Photo by
Brown)
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This year's Huron County Brussels,( according to Sec-
, Plowing Match will be held retary-treasurer of the--Plow-
September 18 and, 19 near James Assoeiation.. Graeme_
Craig. -,
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.The farm of Viola Adams.
One road mirth and. a half
'mile west of Brussels. will be
home for the'two day event.
The main attraction Friday
is the Jurdoi-NUdich which
acts as an achievement . day
for 4-H Sod Busters Club. In
the morning, the younger
plowmen will be coached by
Ontario Plowmen's ASsociat-
' 'ion officials as to what they
will he judged on.
The competition will take
place in the afternoon. The
top two Junior plowmen will '
represent Huron at the Inter-
national Plowing Match in
Orillia later in the fall and
will , compete in the inter-
branch special for a two-year
scholarship at any of the five
agricultural-colleges in Ont-
ario: `
On Saturday, there will be
plabes for two: three arid'
four or more furrows, plus a
horse class. Mr. Craig said
this class is a fun class and
the horses are provided.
"because who. owns their
own horses now?" he said.
About slit or seven 'Competit-
ors enter each of the main
tractor matches, and 25 to 30
enter the horSe class. Ent-
rants can go to Orillia regard-
less of their standing in this
match. Mr. Craig said com-
petitors arc from all over
Huron,-and also come from
Bruce. Perth. and Middlesex
depending on which part of
the county the match is held.
Other events Saturddy in-
clude the Queen of the
Furrow competition. Con-
testants plow in the morning,
are interviewed And give a
speech. The queen is chosen
as the one who has , the
highest mark in the three
events. and will represent
the Huron County Plowmen
in the 1982 competition at thp
International Plowing•Match.
The special eventclined up
for Saturday include ladies
and men's nail-driving. h ,g
sawing and horseshoe thsow-
ing competitions. Mr. Craig
expects there will be a few
equip= nt dealers on hand-
to show their equipment. and
said the Junior Farmers have
previously provided a food
booth and would again this
year.
An awards banquet is
planned for October in Brus•
sell. -
There will be no admission
cost for the two days at, the
Huron plowing match. That
means plenty of exciting
events, at a pt'etty fair price.
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