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Times-Advocate, 1979-03-21, Page 17COOK'S OPEN HOUSE — Cook's Division of Gerbro Corporation held an information meeting for their customers at the Kirkton-Woodham Community.Centre, Wednesday. Above, Centralia mill manager Earl Reichert chats with area farmers Bill ,. ' ' ~ ~ . ........... . T-A photo Ca// meeting in support of area pheasant program — Gabian Stone Mqrch21, 1979 Pag. 17 ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Corn & Soybean Drying Seminar Essery, Adrian De Brouwer and Cliff Hicks. INFORMATION FROM COOK'S — More than 200 area farmers attended an Information D’ay at the Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre, Wednesday sponsored by Cook's Division of Gerbro Corporation. Above, Kirkton plant manager Bill Bur­ ton talks with area farmers Ross Ballantyne, Fred Maddock, Glenn Prout and Alex Scott. T-A photo By BILL McNUTT Next Tuesday night March 27 there will be a very interesting meeting held at South Huron District High School. It is being sponsored by a South Huron Sportsmen’s Association and is mostly being held to rally support for the pheasant program in Usborne and Stephen townships. The meeting is being bill­ ed as a non-business meeting with four guest speakers. These speakers include: Bob Pegg; Conservation of­ ficer from the Wingham of­ fice who will speak on the problems of patrolling and the reducing of game law violations in our area. Ian Watt; Wildlife biologist from the Wildlife Research Station near Maple Ontario. He often works in our area on fox and coyote management. His presentation will be a dis­ cussion accompanied by slides on the control of rabies in foxes in Huron County. Charles Browning Jr.; Ex­ ecutive Member of the new- ly formed South Huron Sportsmen’s Association who will explain its struc­ ture, aims and plans for the future. Fred Walters had planned to attend earlier but due to his health will not be speak­ ing. He was to speak on the South Huron Pheasant Association and explain its operation and future plans. In place of Fred, I will be answering any questions on Set domestic price for wheat The price for Ontario wheat to processors for domestic human con­ sumption use for the months of April and May 1979 has been set at $159.00 per tonne or $4.33 per bushel f.o.b. country shipping point. The price was established by the Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board March 15. The price for February and March was $160.00 per tonne. The price for June, the last month of the current crop year, will be established by the board at mid-May. the Pheasant program and speaking on the Reeves Pheasant which we would like to have released on an experimental basis for hun­ ting this fall. Hopefully this meeting will be well attended as it gives people in the area a chance to ask questions and participate whether or not they are members of any club. It also looks like the future of the Pheasant stocking program rests on this meeting. On the fishing scene this week; it seems there are now a few rainbows making their way up the Maitland River but the fishing is reported as slow. Calcium Chloride in 100 pound bags Sand & Stone Gravel Stone for Weeping Beds EARL LIPPERT TRUCKING LTD. Creditor) 234-6382 SOUTH HURON REC CENTRE Thurs. Apr. 5 10 a,m. All interested farmers welcome to attend. 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