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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-08-03, Page 13PRESS DAY AT STEWART'S — News media representatives from all parts of Ontario attended a Press Day Wednesday at Alex M. Stewart and Son Limited in Ailsa Craig. The extensive seed breeding program of the Ailsa Craig firm was shown to all visitors. In the above picture are officials of the company, From the left, they are, director of sales and extension Byron Peeler, Crozier, Strathroy area farmer John R. Stewart, A. Stewart, Prof. George Jones, director of manager John M. Stewart, plant breeder Tom firm president John research and farm T-A photo Outline history, seed research Area seed firm hosts media Ten cool ways to cut it. See the complete Ford line of lawn and garden tractors and riding mowers. FOUR new lawn and garden tractors: 10 to 14-hp. New foot-controlled hydrostatic transmission on larger mod- els. Quick-attach equipment mounting. Deep-padded, ad- justable seat. 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MONTEITH EXETER LTD. 235-2121 "The best in service when you need it mast!" couple at convention of Gideons By MRS, IRVIN RADER DASHWOOD Mr. 84 Mrs. Harry Hoffman recently attended the Gideon's International Convention in Halifax, N,S. Over 000 delegates attended from Australia, British Isles, India, United States and all over Canada. They had the honor of being booked in the Royal suite of the Nova Scotian hotel, An offering for scriptures for Indonesia resulted in $15,000 in one evening. Shower Mrs. Albert Miller,aunt of the groom, and Helen Nadiger were hostesses at the former's home # for a miscellaneous shower for Teri Steele, bride-elect of August. Contests were enjoyed and many beautiful gifts presented to Teri for which she graciously thanked everyone. Personals Mrs, Oluf Pedersen had the misfortune to fall at her home and fracture her hip, She is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Mr. & Mrs. Gary Hambrick, Kitchener, spent last week with Mrs. Rosaleen Schenk, on coast Pauline Scott spent some holidays with Mr. & Mrs. David Rader. Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Howe and girls, London, were Thursday visitors with Mr, & Mrs. Irvin Rader, Mrs. Nora Koessel, Detroit, visited with Mr. & Mrs. Albert Miller. Mr. & Mrs. Gary Butler and boys attended the Lewis reunion at Paris Sunday. Mr. 8; Mrs, Mervyn Tiernan spent several days at Port Elgin, Mr, & Mrs, Jack Schenk and family, Huron Park, were supper guests with Mr. & Mrs, David Rader, Sunday, Mr, & Mrs, Elgin Rader and Brian have returned home from a three week vacation with Pastor and Mrs. Arthur Rader and Mary in Alberta. They also visited in Windthorst, Kipling and Oxbow, Oidsberry, Alberta; Banff, Lake Louise and many other places. One weekend was spent camping at Lake Crimson with a youth group. They saw many Dashwood people during their trip. There will be no church or Sunday School in Zion Lutheran Church Sunday. Mrs, George Tiernan has returned home following surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Louis Restemayer celebrated her 87th birthday, Friday July 28 with all her family and her sister, Mrs. Lovina Miller, Zurich, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hayes and family, Tecumseh, were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs, Louis Restemayer. Mr. & Mrs. Don Love, Danny and David have returned to their home in Sudbury after vacationing with his parents Mr. & Mrs. Ross Love. Mr. & Mrs. Emil Becker have returned from an enjoyable month's vacation spent in Mexico, California, and Western Canada. On their trip they visited relatives and friends , saw Disneyland and the trees of mystery, attended the Threshermen's Reunion at Austin, Manitoba, and went to the Stampede. Michael Borisko, 13, of Toronto is spending a week at the farm of Mr. & Mrs, Howard Datars on the urban-rural exchange program. Mrs. Albert Miller is a patient in South Huron Hospital. Mrs, Hilda Rader who un- derwent eye surgery in Victoria Hospital is recuperating at the home of her daughter, Mr. & Mrs. Colin McGregor, London. Mary Lou Howard spent the July 21st weekend in Ottawa visiting Mr. & Mrs, J. L. Wilson, More than 40 news media personnel from all ppints in •Ontario attended a Press Day at Stewart's Research Acres, near Ailsa Craig sponsored by Alex M. Stewart and Son Limited. The president of the firm John A, Stewart listed the history of the company over the past 61 years while Byron Beeler in charge of sales and extension, research director George Jones and farm manager John R. Stewart outlined other operations of the firm, Alex M. Stewart started far- ming on a 200 acre farm in 1911, with beef cattle, cereal crops, hay and silage corn. 125 beef cattle were fed continuously on this farm until 1966, and pedigreed seeds of all cereals have been grown since 1932. Sixty years later, in 1971 the Stewart Farms advanced into the private plant breeding field and the company was rewarded by a National Research Council Grant. The farm's name was then changed to Stewarts Research Acres, to become the base for the Company Research program, and the farm's operation now covers 800 acres. In 1927, Alex M. commenced growing sugar beets, Burley tobacco, open pollinated Golden Glow seed corn, seed wheat, seed oats and barley, white beans, and started retailing seed grain by mail order as well as to local neighbors. In 1930, he joined the Registered Seed Growers and started growing pedigreed seed, while expanding the Retail seed business by exhibiting at Fall Fairs all over Western Ontario. In 1933, he was nominated as a Director of the Canadian Seed Growers Association and became C.S,G.A. President in 1944. In 1937, after the Chicago World Championship award in Oats, an export market developed for seed oats to the U.S.A. From that time onward, and after John A, returned from the Air Force in 1945, both the domestic and ex- port seed markets continued to expand, and a Seed Company was established in Ailsa Craig in 1950. The Stewart Farms are a separate enterprise from the Seed Company and have been growing Hybrid Seed Corn in a small way, for other seed com- panies in Ontario since 1939, but not until 1966 was the move made to develop our own Stewart Seed Corn Hybrids. The farms are now growing select crops and Alberta lady attends reunion The sixth annual reunion of the Daniel Weber family was held July 23, 1972 at Dashwood Community Centre, with 47 present. A special guest was Ruth Weber, Red Deer, Alberta, who was here on vacation. It was her first time to attend the reunion. After the picnic lunch, the presidents Rev and Mrs. G. B. Carr, took charge and gave a short Devotional. Diane Eagleson read the Snoopy Reporter. The sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weber presented a good group of games and races, in which all participated. Stress need for safety This week's release from the Ontario Provincial Police detachment at Grand Bend emphasizes the need for con- tinued use of water safety and defensive driving by visitors to the summer resort. Sgt. C. M. Hawke, in charge of the detachment said last week's crowd at Grand Bend was larger with a great percentage of the people consisting of vacationing Of the 56 occurrences in- vestigated by the summer police force, most were for traffic of- fences with 28 persons being charged under the Highway Traffic Act, Another 19 Were charged for various liquor -offences. publicly produced variety, The major innovations have almost always arrived via the research of Federal Government agencies or Universities either in Canada or the U.S.A. Occasionally, new. varieties "happen" like McIntosh apples, or are produced by gifted amateur observers. Frequently , new corn hybrids or sorghum hybrids are produced through commercial seed research — but even here, the innovative genetic material has a background in- publicly supported research. Indeed, it has been said that in , the "hybrid" developments of corn and sorghum some 90 percent of the background parents were produced by public research. The private research efforts of companies like Stewarts are, therefore, an attempt to use and improve the known parents and to sell them in new and unique combinations. Their role is often to intercept and use techniques that are as yet only a glint in an academic's eye. Breeder's Rights legislation in many European countries over the years, and the recent legislation in U.S., has increased the importance of private plant breeding research. The type of legislation effectively creates a patent on varieties even where the first seed turned out is true breeder, such as in oats, barley, wheat and soybeans. Indeed, such research will allow private research to proceed in these crops. Stewarts' aim is to begin our research efforts in an- ticipation of Breeders Rights. In • particular, we have a beginning in soybeans, barley and winter wheat. • Finally at Stewarts, we are attempting to do things the Canadian way. On a continent where we represent less than 10 percent of the productivity and therefore, of the market place, it is easy to be overwhelmed by American technology. Our op- timism is based on the fact that we are here and and are more familiar with the territory and its little differences. Stewarts' major research efforts will be concentrated on developing new corn hybrids for a Canadian market, We do not Tr-7' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • By MRS. HEBER DAVIS Mrs. Ken Eaton held a bar- becue on Sunday. Ken was ob-serving a birthday, Mr, & Mrs, Earl Greenlee, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Greenlee and Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Greenlee were guests. Jean Harker spent the past week visiting her cousins Mr, & Mrs. Don Kelly and family, Toronto, Mr. & Mrs. Heber Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Stanley visited Mr. & Mrs. Earl Atkinson, Grand Bend, Wednesday evening, Armitage Reunion Mrs, Ron Carroll, Ian and Brenda, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Carroll and Mr. & Mrs. Heber Davis attended the 50th Armitage reunion at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Armitage, Arva, Sunday. Dinner was served at noon, and a large anniversary cake was made and donated by Mrs. Wilson Armitage. About 140 members of the family gathered. The record of the first reunion held in 1922 was read by Barbara Armitage, the reports for the past 49 years in book form was passed around and enjoyed by the senior members, A good program of sports followed. intend to be blind to opportunities in other parts of the world, in- cluding the U,S. market. At present, our research produces and tests about 800 new corn hybrids per year, Only two or three of these become com- mercial, but these are probably normal odds in the game, The range of hybrid develop- ment includes very early to very late maturity, LISTINGS IN YOUR AREA. URGENTLY NEEpw We give excellent service in sales of Farm and Town properties, CASH CLIENTS WAITING Our records show that our listings in your area sell quickly. For more informatiOn regarding the listing of your Property (no (*ligation). Please call HAROLD R. SCHENK sales manager 672-5400 W. J. Hyman Realtor 544 Dundas St. London • • • 0 0 • • • • • 0 I • • I I 4)0(011: Foundation Seed of winter wheat, oats, barley, soybeans, rapeseed, buckwheat and also Seed Corn Inbreds, With the addition of Professor George Jones and Byron Beeler to the Company staff in 1971, the Company embarked on a greatly expanded program, not only in plant breeding but also in ex- tension and new services now being offered to the farmers in Canada, Sales programs were expanded right across Canada, and also in the U.S,A. and in several European markets. The objective of the Stewart organization is to be one of the best private plant breeding firms in Canada, with markets in many countries. Our aim will never be, to be one of the largest. Traditionally, we will strive to be one of the best, and Stewarts' Hybrids are the first releases of our private varieties. Following is a part of Byron Beeler's presentation to the visitors. "Green plants trapping energy from the sun is the base of the food chain and the start of our agricultural economy. Agricultural production based onfield crops represent what I choose to call indirect food commodities, as these must be converted in some way before being utilized by humans. The Vow converts field crops to meat or milk; industrial markets convert the crops to starch, alcohol, etc. When one thinks of crops as energy trappers, it should be pointed out that the corn plant is the most efficient energy trapper in Agriculture. Corn, like other field crops, has to be converted by the cow to make meat or milk — we must recognize that Ontario's Is An Animal Agriculture. At Stewart's agricultural production is arranged in logical systems, At this research centre we are basically working on plant breeding — which, by definition, is part of the crop sub-system. We are also working on other parts of the crop sub-system, e.g. soil conditioners, trace nutrients, chemical and biological insect control. These latter areas of research are pieces of the "production puzzle" which fit into the end use of the major ' products we are producing. When we consider corn for the industrial market, we know a product with high weight per bushel is required, We are developing hybrids for this market — Stewart 2913 is an example. In Western Canada there is a need for a corn that produces a large volume of dry matter per acre — Stewart Multi T is a multi-tillering corn for that market. On research, director Prof. George Jones said, "The lifeblood of the seed industry has always been the new improved variety. Like soap, there must be something new on the shelf. Unlike soap, however, the `something new' must be for real, The history of research in the seed industry is one of the 10 • • Ran Ds PI D • • • • • • • • 712 DATE SHOW PRICE Thurs. through Sun. 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