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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-08-20, Page 7nom-Advocate, August 20, 1970 Pao. 7 Thompsort's buy Mitchell plant CAMPING SWIMMING HIKING FISHING HUNTING RIDING SIGHTSEEING EVL 9'17 SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE, SOMEBODY was careless with FIRE! Ready Mix CONCRETE Plant 235:0833 Residence 2286961 C.A.McDOWELL Used Equipment Ferguson 3-furrow plow $ 75 John Deere 12 foot heavy spring cultivator • . 100 Case 6A pull-type combine 125 MF 2-furrow 12" plow 140 Freeman loader, fork and material bucket 195 I HC No. 10 10-plate 6-foot one-way disc 250 John Deere 3-furrow 12" plow 250 Case blower and 60 feet of pipe 275 I HC "A" tractor, 2-row cultivator and bean puller Ford 3-furrow 14" plow Overum 3-furrow 14" plow Ford 8N tractor or Ferguson 28.85 tractor Your choice 550 Ford 204 10-foot wheel disc 625 Ford 612 Forage Harvester, 2-row corn head and pickup Ford Super Major Ford Super Major and loader 64 Ford 6000 Diesel 65 Ford 6000 Diesel Massey Ferguson 180 "D" loaded with extras Ford 4500 tractor, loader, back hoe BLUE TAG SPECIALS! FORD 4000 FORD 5000 8-speed 8-speed TRACTOR TRACTOR Ready to go to work Ready to go to work for less than for less than '4575 '5400 Ask me about other BLUE TAG SPECIALS! Larry Snider Motors LIMITED FORD TRACTOR EXETER 235-1640 LUCAN 227-4191 325 340 490 875 1550 1950 2950 3300 4995 8850 Pre-Inventory We want to reduce stock by the end of the month . .. and offer these SPECIAL SAVINGS * 5 H.P. RIDING MOWERS .$R3e19 ON SALE $225°° * 8 H.P. RIDING MOWERS Reg. $650" $795 ON SAL E * 22" PUSH MOWERS LAWN MOWERS Reg. $79.95 ON SALE $62 95 A Prices Equally Slashed On All Other Models HYDRAULIC GRAIN AUGERS For Gravity Grain Boxes $11.00 $255" Exeter District BESIDE THE CAA, STATION Similar Savings on Many Other Items 10%10%0ff `111111116 TELEPHONE 235-2081 ON USED HARVESTING EQUIPMENT affects the central nervous system of animals and humans. The symptoms produced by the disease vary from incident to incident, but, by and large, all animals behave in a peculiar manner and attempt to attack other animals and thus propagate the disease, as live virus is frequently found in the saliva of infected animals. The disease is usually fatal if proper evasive action is not taken prior to the beginning of symptoms of the disease. it.MM11 GO TO YOUR NEIGHBOUR -AND ,HONESTLY ASK, 'WHO'S THE BEST AT A -HEATING — TASK" Jerry Arnold & Sons ESSO HOME HEAT SERVICE RR 2 DASHWOOD 238-2649 CORN STORAGE AVAILABLE WANTED Modern Unloading Facilities For FAST SERVICE Call Today W.G. Thompson New Crop . . . WHEAT, OATS and BARLEY Top Prices Paid and Sons Limited HENSALL 262-2527 members of his faMily, prior to the purchase by the. .Triornpson company. no rThh-ew epsitaonft Miist 'locateda mile Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Groin • Feed .0 Cement Building Supplies Goal 228-6638 Name your chopping job and Uni will do it, With big 6' wide windrow pickup, a direct cut attachment, 2 or 3-row crop head, or Uni stripper plate cornhead for making ear corn feed, You'll be amazed at the plug-free cutting ability of this high capacity machine. Three upper feed rolls and six spiral knives chop hour after hour with a more uniform cut . . , down to 3/16". There's a choice of six cutter head screens to make even more uniform feed and better packing in the silo. And that's only part of the story. You can switch to Uni-Combine, Picker, Sheller, Tool Carrier or Rotary Snow Plow in an hour's time . , thanks to the unique interchangeable Power Unit. Uni-Forage Harvester . — one of several good reasons for you to go Uni-System this year. It's the system that saves you money! HIGH CAPACITY, PLUG-FREE CHOPPING WITH UNI-FORAGE HARVESTER Plan new reporting system t, 5 The Huron Coun ty Beef Improvement Association in cooperation with the Ontario Beef Improvement Association is organizing a new mar k et information and price reporting system for area beef producers. The service, called Canfax, is operated using telecom- munication machines which are rented from C.N,-C.P. telex. The proposed system will be coordinated with present existing systems in Canada and the U.S. covering Calgary, Chicago, Omaha and Toronto markets. A membership fee will be charged to the producer. The system then will supply him with up-to-date market reports on feeder and finished Cattle from major Canadian and U.S. community sales and terminal markets, also live and dressed sales direct to packers on finished cattle, The producer member must also report all purchases, sales, conditions of each and monthly inventory, to the system. A weekly report and market analysis will be mailed to the members, Present plans are to set up one or two units in the Huron County area, A further information meeting will be held at the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food BOardroom, Aug. 25th at 8:30 P.M. Mr, Graeme secretary manager of the Ontario Beef Improvement Association, is expected to attend the meeting. Applications will be available - for interested producers. Farmers urged to make policy Farmers were urged to get involved in policy-making, last week at a meeting in Cannifton in Hastings County. Jack Hale, General Manager of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, told the OFA members present that the Task Force on Agriculture had shown that agriculture is at the crossroads, as to who is going to make agricultural policy. He emphasized that farmers must not let government have this policy-making power by default. "The farmers of this province need an organization which can act as an organized fire brigade to fight the barn fires, as and when they occur. And right now the barn is on fire and we had better mobilize ourselves," said Mr. Hale. He told the meeting that the present unfair tax system has to be fought here and now. "You can't call on a fire brigade just when you want it; you have to keep it in good shape all the time so when the emergency arises, you are ready and able to put out the fire. That's what we are trying to do now and the barn is burning and the fire must be put out," he continued. Keith Matthie, OFA Vice-President from Grenville, brought the members up to date on the tax campaign. He recognized that many people are concerned that if the province supplied all the funds for education, local control would be lost. "But we don't have local control now," he said, "so we can't lose anything, but if the government really believes in local control, they can give it to local elected people and, at the same time, pay all costs of education out of provincial funds. I say local control of education is very important and the 100% unconditional grants can help achieve it if the government wants it as much as the people want it," he concluded. Rabies continue to pose a potential hazard to dogs and cats in Huron County. In order to alleviate, at least in part, this hazard, it has been decided by the Health and Animals branch of the Study control of erosion Soil erosion is costly for farmers in terms of time and labor, but current research at the University of Guelph is concerned with finding ways of controlling erosion. In experiments being carried out by Professor J.W. Ketcheson, Soil Science Department, University of Guelph, it has been shown that on slopes of 7 to 10%, the root system of corn, along with stover left on the soil surface, will effectively hold the soil in place. Forage crops have also been studied and are even more effective in holding the soil. When a crop is harvested the soil should be left unplowed, and the stover or stalks left on the ground surface. If the soil is plowed or the stover removed, the amount of soil runoff increases substantially. The land area, the degree of slope, and the intensity of rainfall are three variables which regulate the amount of runoff, says Professor Ketcheson. A heavy shower will produce heavier runoff than a slow, penetrating rain, and the greater the slope, the greater the potential erosion. It is believed that fertilizers contribute to water contamination because when a runoff occurs the fertilizer moves with the soil into the streams. Long-range studies in this area include the use of manure and fertilizers to be applied at various times to check what effect the timing of the application will have on the soil. It is known that fertilizer nutrients will hold soil particles together once they come into contact with them. Preventing soil erosion thus also prevents fertilizers from contaminating streams and waterways. Engineers at the University of Guelph, says Professor Ketcheson, are attempting to predict runoff under different types of rain, which will in turn allow soil scientists to predict the amount of soil runoff under specified management conditions. The Hydrology Station at the University of Guelph, where the experiments are carried out, consists of a number of sloping plots each 145 feet long. At the bottom of the slopes are devices to capture and measure the amount of soil runoff. Once a rainfall has occurred, water samples are taken and analyzed for soil particle and fertilizer content. SMILE A WHILE Some girls don't have the legs for miniskirts —just the nerve. Canada Department of Agriculture in co-operation with the Huron County Health Unit to again conduct free anti-rabies vaccination clinics for dogs and cats in the county. The clinics will commence on August 24 in the northern areas and end September 16 in the south. A clinic will be established at the Exeter arena, Friday, September 11 from two o'clock in the afternoon until eight o'clock in the evening. September 14 clinics will be held at the Zurich Community Centre from nine until twelve o'clock noon in the morning and at the Hensall arena in the afternoon from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. The next day, Tuesday, September 15 the scene shifts to the Dashwood fire hall for a morning session from nine until twelve and at the Crediton fire hall in the afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30. Wednesday, September 16 the Department veterinarians will be at the Usborne township building at Elimville from nine to twelve and at the Grand Bend fire hall from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Confirmed cases of rabies in animals continued at a relatively high level in Huron County in the 12-month period ending March 31, 1970. Rabies cases involving both domestic and wild animals totalled 69 for the 12-month period. This is 20 less than in the previous year. Huron County continues to be among the counties of Ontario with a higher incidence of rabies. The wild life population, with an increased number of skunks in the area, indicates that the occurrence of rabies will increase during the next 12-month period. Skunks and foxes are the two main groups of animals which spread rabies from wild life to our domestic animals, and for this reason any unusual actions in these animals should be treated with extreme caution. Contact between these animals and domestic animals or humans should immediately be reported to the area Health of Animals Branch in order that proper action may be taken to eliminate further spread of the disease. Rabies is a virus disease which Two units for Huron 1—Int, 403 Combine, 13' header,lnnes Pick Up, Cab, Straw Spreader and 100 bushel Grain Tank, Hydraulic Reel Lift, completely equipped for grain and beans. Excellent Condition. 1—Int. 403 Combine, 13' header, Int. Pick Up, Straw Spreader, Scour Kleen, Excellent Condition, has combined grain only. 2—Int. 175 Swath ers with Hay Conditioners, completely reconditioned and ready to go. T. MONTEITH EXETER LTD. 235.2121 "The best in service when you need it most!" CUCUMBER PICKERS — Picking cucumbers is a daily chore for the Fred Bowers family in Crediton. Some of the "pickle pickers" are shown above in part of the two acre field. From the left they are, Ronnie Bowers, Patty Pfaff, Rick Bowers,Marilyn Pfaff and Mrs. Fred Bowers. T-A photo Rabies continues hazard, clinics planned for Huron W, G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. have purchased the Mitchell Fertilizer & Supply Co. Ltd. The announcement of the purchase was made this week by W. G, Thompson, company president. This brings to five the number of communities in which the firm operates. Other locations are at Hensel!, Blenheim, Rodney and . 'kik Kent Bridge. "We're quite pleased to be expanding in this area," Mr. Thompson stated, noting that the Mitchell plant will fit in well with the firm's large operation at Hensall. The Mitchell firm will continue to operate under its present name for the immediate future and plant manager will be Neil Schoonderwoerd. He was a partner in the firm with other SEE YOUR DEALER TODAY Luca Farm Equipment Russeldale Farm Equipmnt