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CLEARING
Bulldozing &
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WESLAYNE
Company Ltd.
294-6933
Parkhill, Ont.
Page 14 September 15, 1977
Peel youth
captures
silver dollars
Senior 4H dairy calf club
members representing counties
from Lambton through to
Peterborough competed in this
year's 4H Dairy Silver Dollar
Competition held at Erin and
sponsored by United Breeders
Inc. There were a record 69 en-
tries from 15 counties. The
champion, winner of 75 silver
dollars on a silver tray was Tom
Dotson of Brampton, one of five
representatives from Peel
county.
His winning score was 833 of a
possible 1000 points.Points were
awarded for answering a senior
level quiz, for an essay, for his 4H
calf and for showmanship. Tom
also had the top score for h is calf.
and scored high in every division,
winning the top prize through all-
round ability.
Two Wellington county 4Hers
trailing him by only one point.
tied for the Reserve Cham-
pionship. Kevin Lang of
Hillsbnrgh and Harold Moore of
Orton each won fifty silver
dollars on a silver tray,
Honorable Mention, and twenty
five silver dollars on a silver tray
went to Holly Hurren of Camp-
bellville, representing Halton
county. She also won 25 silver
dollars with her high scoring
essay on the topic "Public
Relations Sells Milk".
The other division winners
receiving 25 silver dollars were
Joe Wilkinson, Inglewood for best
quiz and Brent Walker, Guelph,
best showman.
High scorers for area counties
were; Huron — Oscar Meier,
Brussels; Lambton — Alma
Sharp, Florence; Perth — Jim
Johnston, Listowel,
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Record corn crop creates
pressure on cattle prices
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St. Marys Opening Day Ceremonies
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III Plant Tours
• Exhibits,
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Plant in St. Marys.
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Frontenac county will host
Canada's spectacular
agricultural event, the Inter-
national Plowing Match and
Farm Machinery Show, Sep-
tember 27 to October 1.
The match, held in a different
county or region of the province
each year, will be set up on the
farm of the Greenlees Brothers
and on neighboring farm, nine
miles northeast of Kingston.
More than 800 acres are
required for plowing com-
petitions and the Tented City,
according to E.A. Starr,
secretary-manager of the
Ontario Plowmen's Association.
Mr. Starr says it is expected
that more than 200,000 people will
visit the International Plowing
Match and Farm Machinery
Show.
There are corn surpluses both
in Canada and the U.S.
U.S. analysts are predicting in-
creased downward pressure on
American cattle prices in
December, January and
February but he doesn't think the
pressure will affect the Canadian
price.
In Ontario, where consumer
beef prices continue to run lower
than in other provinces, he
doesn't foresee much change in
prices,
Because of an ongoing super-
market price war, beef in On-
tario is being sold at a markup
only half that of some other
provinces, a survey by the
cattlemen's association shows.
"The reason the markups (by
the chain stores) are so low in
the Ontario market is that we
have so much competition,"
Hedley said.
In Saskatchewan, the Safeway
chain controls 70 per cent of the
retail .food market while in On-
tario, four major chains and
several smaller chains are
fighting it out, he said.
Retail markups on beef in On-
tario run between 25 to 35 per
cent, he said, and this includes
overhead, butchering and
packaging costs.
"At the 25 per cent level, those
fellas are making no profit," he
told the 130 producers attending
the meeting.
"Two hundred contestants,
including participants from other
countries, will compete in
plowing competitions for $35,000
prize money."
In addition to the plowing
competitions, the 1977 show will
feature the Tented City which
this year is larger than ever.
About 500 exhibits, ranging from
outdoor displays of new farm
machinery to 1976 automobiles
and home appliances, will be
housed in Tented City.
To satisfy the appetites of the
thousands of visitors, more than
50 caterers will provide
everything from hot dogs to full-
course meals. For the children
there will be rides, cotton candy
and candy apples, and for the
adventurous there will be
helicopter rides.
Parades featuring bands,
steam-driven farm machinery,
floats and teams of oxen are
scheduled daily at noon.
The daily ladies program in-
cludes cooking demonstrations,
fashion shows, entertainment,
cake decorating, craft and flower
arranging demonstrations.
Plan to attend the 1977 Inter-
national Plowing Match and
Farm Machinery Show, one mile
north of Highway 401 at the
corner of Woodburn Road and
Joyceville Side Road.
PARKHILL
By MRS. HARRY SHEPPARD
Murray Fuller, Ravenswood, is
attending Bible College in
California.
Mr. & Mrs. Doug McNair,
Charlene and Laurie and Mrs.
Martha McNair visited Monday
evening with Mr. & Mrs. Gerald
Charlton, Wayne and Jim.
Mr. & Mrs. Art Thompson and
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Fraser have
returned recently from a trip to
the West Coast.
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Kellestine and
Darrel, Leamington spent the
weekend with their parents Mr. &
Mrs, Dick Kellestine, Mr. & Mrs.
Gerald Charlton, Wayne and Jim.
Wayne Charlton was one of the
many young people from Grace
Bible Chapel that attended
services at Wallenstein and all
report a good time.
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Shaddock,
Dorchester,visited recently with
Mr. & Mrs. Les Shaddock,
By JACK RIDDELL
MPP Huron-Middlesex
This grant is to start on Sep-
tember 1st, 1977, in those
Provinces that have agreed to
adopt specific energy con-
servation measures as laid down
by the Federal Government.
The energy conservation
measures laid down by the
Federal Government are as
follows:
Building Codes: Adopt and
implement building codes for all
new housing before the end of
1977, which contain thermal
efficiency standards, at least as
high as the energy conservation
standards for new buildings
prepared by the National
Research Council.
Speed-Limits; Establish and
enforce 90 kilometres per hour
I have had numerous inquiries
about the Federal Government's
proposed insulation grant to
homeowners that will cover two-
thirds of their costs up to an
amount of $350.00.
speed on all two-lane highways;
100 kilometres per hour on
greater than two-lane highways.
Bulk-Metering: Adopt a policy
to prohibit bulk-metering of gas
and electricity in new multi-
family dwellings and consider
measure that would encourage
the conversion of existing
buildings to individual metering,
Sales Tax; Remove sales tax
on insulation materials, In ad-
dition, provinces have been asked
to make other considerations.
These considerations refer to -
Property Assessment Ensure
that municipal assessment
practices do not penalize,
through increased assessments,
homeowners who re-insulate or
adopt solar heating.
Insulation Loans - Establish
loan programs supplementary to
the federal grant program, at
preferred interest rates, for
householders who wish to re-
insulate their homes,
Rate Structures - Revise utility
energy pricing schedules to
reflect more accurately the
actual cost' of supply and to
discourage waste (E.G. marginal
cost pricing);
Landlord - Tenant Acts -
Ensure that landlord and tenant
acts do not discourage the in-
sulation of buildings.
Training and Certification -
Establish training and cer-
tification programs for all in-
sulation installers and home
furnace servicemen.
The Ontario Government has
said that it is practically im-
possible to meet some of these
requirements by September 1,
1977 or even January 1, 1978. It
appears that invoices to be
covered by the grant will have to
be dated September 1, 1977. If the
Ontario Government has not
adopted the Federal Govern-
talent's required energy con-
servation measures by that time,
it is not known whether grants
will be paid on September 1, 1977,
or whether all requirements will
have to be met first.
Wheat crop
payment set
The Ontario Wheat .Board has
announced a final payment of
$25.72 per tonne, the equivalent
of .70c per bushed will be made
to Ontario wheat producers by
the end of September.
Board chairman Irving
Kleiman, R. R. 1, Simcoe, said
the payment applies to wheat
sold by Ontario producers
between July 1, 1976 and June
30th, 1977.
Kleiman said the final pay-
ment was established at a board
meeting held September 7th, at
which time the board's 1976
audited financial statement was
received.
He said the final payment of
$25.72 per tonne will bring the
total price received by producers
for last year's crop to $114,27 per
tonne, the equivalent of $3.11 per
bushel.
Under a pooling system,
producers received a basic 1976
initial payment of $2,00 per
bushel, plus a 41¢ per bushel in-
terim payment, and the final
payment Just announced will
complete payments for last
year's crop.
By comparison, the 1976 crop
total price is about .54 per
bushel less than the previous
year's total, reflecting substan-
tial decreases in world wheat
prices during the past two years.
Last year, Ontario producers
sold 617 657 tonne, or 22,695,000
bushels, the largest volume since
1958. Approximately one-third of
the 1976 Ontario crop was con-
sumed domestically with the
remainder being exported.
Kleiman said present price
levels are' about .93c per bushel
lower than last year at the same
time.
As an example, he cited the
present Chicago September
futures wheat price at $2,26 per
bushel, compared to $3,19 one
year ago, and while a slight in-
crease has been experienced in
recent days, Kleiman said the
outlook Is not encouraging,
If the Ontario government
meets the Federal Government's
requirements for energy con-
servation and subsequently
receives the Federal grant, then
it proposes to make available a
loan up to $2,500 at 8 per cent, in
addition to the Federal grant.
This grant is not available for
homes built after September 1,
1977. Starting this year grant will
only apply to homes built prior to
1921.
This program is still far from
being final in Ontario. Announ-
cements will appear in daily
newspapers across Canada
giving details as to who would be
eligible and where and how to
apply.
Anyone requesting information
on the Home Insulation Program
can call collect MOntreal, 514-341-
depended primarily on relative
humidity and the combined ef-
fects of air flow or humidity with
temperature," says Mr. Wogar.
"Feed efficiency was found to
fluctuate with temperature."
Pigs raised on clean concrete-
floored pens recorded con-
sistently higher average daily
gain, better feed efficiency and
higher average daily intakes
compared with those pigs con-
fined in steel cages, Tests in-
dicate air flow around the pigs
may be the crucial factor in
swine performance.
"Normal air flow, free of
draft, up to .5 metres per
second, resulted in improved
performance. Heat should be
taken off pigs immediately. It's
important to keep air moving in
order to provide complete ven-
tilation,"
1511, However, on September 10,
all newspapers will have a
coupon which can be sent to the
Ministry of the environment who
in turn will send a kit with an
application and all pertinent
information.
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Speculation that this year's
corn crop could reach a record
140 million bushels is putting a
continued downward pressure on
beef cattle prices, Graeme
Hedley, secretary-manager of
the Ontario Cattlemen's Associa-
tion said in Hensall Wednesday.
With corn prices depressed at
the $1.70-a-bushel level and con-
siderable North American stocks
left over from 1976, many
farmers are feeding their corn to
cattle rather than selling it, he
told a joint meeting of the Huron
and Middlesex cattlemen's
associations,
One positive influence is the
recently-devalued Canadian
dollar which is making it more
economical for large-volume
purchasers to buy cattle here
rather than in the U.S., he said.
"At this time last year our
dollar was at par, or slightly
above par," Hedley said in an in-
terview.
"That seven per cent decline in
the dollar means about $3.50 a
hundredweight higher price on
our cattle, which are now run-
ning about $47 a hundredweight."
If the U,S, and Canadian
dollars were at par now, the
Canadian price paid farmers
would be about $43,50 a hun-
dredweight, he said,
At present, U.S. producers are
getting only $40, he said. But
with transportation costs, duty
charges and the dollar exchange
rate, it is generally un-
economical at this time to im-
port U.S. beef,
"A big concern now is the im-
pact this cheap corn will have on
bringing a lot of cattle onto feed
faster than normal, therefore
keeping the down-pressure on
price probably until late next
spring," he said.
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Insulation grants
Expect over 200
to contest match
A pig's environment may
determine up to 80 percent of its
performance, according to
studies conducted by G.S.I.
Wogar and R,R. Hacker, swine
researchers at the Ontario
Agricultural College in Guelph.
"Studies showed most changes
in pig performance resulted from
the combined effects of relative
humidity, temperature and air
velocity," says Mr. Wogar.
During the experiments, 400
weaned pigs were placed in steel
or concrete-floored pens. The
temperature was maintained at 0
to 38 degrees C., with relative
humidity ranging from 40 to 94
percent and air velocity at zero to
three metres per second, says
Mr, Wogar.
"Changes in pigs' average
daily gain and feed intake
Pigs are influenced
by their environment