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THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 4, 1979 — 7
CFF hears minister
100 at first annual meet
IT'S OFFICIAL, I'LL SOON BE A STUDENT—Wendy Bachert of R. R.
#4, Walton tries her hand at colouring while mother Charlotte fills in the
official registration forms to enrol Wendy as a kindergarten pupil next
year. The registration took place at Walton Public School on Thursday
Manure gas can kill
Now is, the time of the year
when farmers are getting
ready to pump out those
liquid manure tanks that
have filled up over the
winter. Many farmers are
planning new building pro-
jects for the coining season.
In both these cases, it is wise
to have some understanding
of the hazards of manure gas
and of the ways these
hazards can be minimized.
Decomposing animal
manure gives off a variety of
gases including hydrogen
sulfide, carbon dioxide and
methane. The most danger-
ous of these is hydrogen
sulfide (most commonly
called "manure gas") and
this gas has been responsible
for many animal deaths as
well as occasional human
deaths. Hydrogen sulfide is
produced continuously in all
un-aerated manure storages
but the gas is released at a
slow rate in undisturbed
storage. This gas is heavier
than air, so it can accumulate
on the surface of the manure.
If the level of manure under a
slatted floor barn rises close
to the slats, the gas may be
forced above floor level,
Achievement
Days set
The 4-H Homemaking
Achievement Days for "Ac-
cessories - The Final Touch"
represent the end of another
homemaking unit in Huron
County.
Club members studied
how accessories can best
accent their wardrobes.
Members become more
aware of jewellery, shoes,
belts, scarves, hats and other
accessories and how to select
and care for them. Members
sewed a simple accessory to
wear in the summer months.
County home economists,
Grace Bird and Bea
McClenaghan, will be con-
ducting Achievement Days
throughout the county" as
follows:
HURON NORTH
Dungannon - Brookside
Public School, Wednesday,
April 25th, 1979 at 7:30 p.m.;
Ethel - Grey Central Public
School, Tuesday, May 1st,
1979 at 7:30 p.m.; Blyth
Hullett Central Public
School, Londesboro,
Monday, May 7th, 1979 at
7:30 p.m.; Gorrie - Howick
Central Public School;
Saturday, May 12th, 1979 at
9:00 a.m.
Special awards and
certificates will be presented
to members who have satis
factorily completed 6, 12 or
18, 4-H homemaking units.
endangering the animals.
Hydrogen sulfide gas is
usually associated with a
rotten egg odour. However,
in higher concentrations, the
gas paralyzes the olefactory
nerves in the nose. Relying
on smell of the gas for a
warning, therefore, can be
dangerous. High concent-
rations result in a complete
arrest of respiration. Lesser
amounts can result in nausea
belching and coughing, or
eye irritation.
The danger period for
hydrogen sulfide gas is
usually during agitation of
liquid manure. This agitation
releases the gas in a manner
similar to the way gas is
given off by shaking a bottle
of pop.
Several precautions should
be taken for the safe hand-'
ling of liquid manure:
1. Never enter a pit without a
self-contained breathing
apparatus and a life-line.
2. Don't let the pit fill
completely-1 or 2 feet of air
space allows for some ac-
cumulation of gas.
3.Provide strong ventilation
during pumping and agit-
ation. Keep people, and if
possible, animals, out of the
building at this time.
4. Pumping and agitation
operations should involve
two people.
Things to consider when
building new facilities:
1. Locate manure pit pump
out openings outside the
building.
2. Connecting -drains from
barns to outside storage
tanks should be equipped
with gas traps to prevent
gases from backing up into
the building. -
3. Slatted floor swine barns
should have under-slate
ventilation to remove gases
as they are released from the
manure.
The Central Huron Branch
of the Christian Farmers
Federation held its first
annual meeting in Clinton
last week. About 100 guests
attended the banquet and
meeting in the Christian
Reformed Church. Among
the guests was John
Jansens, an egg producer
from the Watford area, who
is president of the Christian
Farmers Federation of
Ontario. The guest speaker
at the meeting was Rev. John
Hellinga, pastor of the
Guelph Christian Reformed
Church, who spoke on the
topic "Justice for agri-
culture."
Bill Jongejan, a hog and
cash crop farmer from R.R.
2, Goderich , and the pre-
sident of the local CFF, said
the group has been meeting
on and off in the Clinton area
since 1975. The former
Clinton' branch now has 40
members, from as far away
as the Exeter area, and Mr.
Jongejan interprets the first
annual meeting as a sign that
the local branch is becoming
more organized.
"Hopefully the effect we
can have on this country,
through our organization, is
that farmers will see it's
important we recognize our
Christian responsibilities,"
Mr. Jongejan said.
The provincial CCF
organization makred its 25th
anniversary in Ontario on
Tuesday with a day long
program held at the Univer-
sity of Guelph. The theme for
the event was "Hope for the
family farm in the 1980's."
Among the speakers were
Jim McHale, former
secretary of agriculture in
Pennsylvania and Professor
S.H. Lang of the School of
A large turnout enjoyed a
cardparty held at Brodhagen
last Thursday sponsored by
the Association of
Agricultural Societies for
Huron and Perth Counties.
The prize winners were:
High Man - Bill Westman,
Milverton; Low Man - Keith
McLagan, Mitchell; Most
Agricultural Economic and
Extension Education, OAC.
In the past, the CCF has
been vocal in airing its
concerns about a number of
issues from quotas, to the
need to protect prime agri-
cutlural land. Elbert van
Donkersgoed, the editor of
the CCF magazine, recently
acted as spokesman for a
number of farm groups at the
Porter commission h,earings
on electric power planning.
Lone Hands (Men) - Dalton
Malcolm Mitchell; High
Lady - Mrs. Emerson Dill,
Stratford; Low Lady - Joy
Kane, Mitchell; Most Lone
Hands (Lady) - Mrs. Roy
Pepper, Exeter; Luck y Cup -
Ruby Dunseith, St. Marys;
Lucky Card - Emetion Dill,.
Stratford.
Agricultural Societies
host big card party