HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-04-16, Page 19To the editor:
Belgium writes our Brussels
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May.
Two of us, Gerard Valet and myself,
intend to stay in Brussels, Ontario during
two days on the 2nd of May to realize that
program, with your assistance if possible.
We should like to have your interview and
also a few others, but strictly with
French-speaking people since Belgians are
very few to speak English. Perhaps, at the
same time, could we try to link Brussels
Belgium with Brussels, Ontario?
Your help would be very much 'ap-
preciated. Would it be possible for you to
find a few citizens of Brussels or Belgian
origin, and give us their addresses. If they
have relatives in Belgium, we would also
like to have their addresses: in that case,
we would be able to exchange messages on
the air and compare their way of life. If
there is a local radio station in your town,
they could perhaps ask their listeners to
join us in such an operation? It would be of
great help to us.
We shall be very glad to meet you, and
in the meantime, we remain.
Yours faithfully,
Pierre De Vos
News Editor
Belgian Radio RTBF
52 Boulevard Revers - Brussels REPRESENT HURON COUNTY — Junior Farmers from Huron County
attended the Junior Farmers' Association provincial conference at
Toronto recently. Kneeling, is Jim Phelan, newly elected association
president. Front row, from left are - Lucy Van Esbroech, R.R.1, Hensall;
Patti Down, R.R.1, Hensall; Ruth Alton, Lucknow; Debbie Armstrong,
R.R.4, Wingham; Dixie Cameron; Joan Pym, Exeter; and Sharon
Colclough, R.R.1, Clinton. Back row, from left, are - Alex Irvin, R.R.7,
Lucknow; Paul PavkeJe, R.R.2, Centralia; Rick Fines, R.R.1, Bluevale;
and Douglas Cameron.
Good demand at stockyards
for
•
planting
Dwarf
APPLE TREES
CRUNICAN BROS.
1 1/2 miles south of Elginfield
Your dollars cover more ground with High Quality
FARM SEEDS
Forage Seeds
Reasonably priced and processed to a high
standard of purity and germination.
Special Mixtures
As in the past, we prepare mixtures to meet
your own individual requirements based on
recommendations of the Ministry of
Agriculture at no extra cost.
We have on hand
Locally Grown
•Barley •Mixed Grain
•Red Clover
We are taking orders for
registered seed grain.
Custom cleaning by appointment.
Londesboro Seed Plant
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THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 18, 1979 19
boar tops 105 Landrace Bluevale
Donald S. Henry, RR 1',
Bluevale, had the top index-
ing Landrace in the group of
105 boars which recently
completed test at the Ontario
R.O.P. Swine Test Station.
The top Landrace test
station graduate with an
index of 131 combined back-
fat thickness of 14.5 mm
(.57") rapid gain on test of
This year the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food will once again be
sponsoring the Junior Agri-
culturalist Program during
the summer of 1979. The
program is designed to pro-
vide a practical learning
experience for young people
from non-farm homes who
have a serious interest in
agriculture, and who have
had no experience . working
on a farm.
As a Junior Agriculturist,
a person will be placed on a
selected commercial farm,
where he/she will perform
regular activities relative to
that farm operation. In
addition, an appreciation of
rural life through living with
a farm family, and through
participating in the local 4-H
and Junior Farmer programs
and in other rural activities.
The prospective Junior
Agriculturalists will be either
boys or girls 16 or 17 years
of age and trust be in good
physical and mental con-
dition in order to withstand
the vigorous physical effort.
Selection will be based in
part of their reasons for
being interested in agricul-
ture, and their plans for
further education
The interested host farth-
ers are to be commercial
farms, with the operator
engaged in farming hill tiine.
They most be interested hi
helping inekperieticeci young
people to develop the skills
required oh a, farm and are
expected tO have the ability
to work well with and Super,
vise young. people. Hog
.97 Kg (2.1 lbs.) per day and
low feed conversion of 2.3 Kg
per'Kg gain.
The performance traits
measured include average
backfat thickness, average
daily gain and feed conver-
sion.
Boars which, Index,100 or
higher and are approved for
physical and structural
farmers must also provide
suitable accommodation for
the Junior Agriculturalist
during his/her stay on the
farm.
soundness are sold at the
monthly sales at the New
Hamburg Test Station.
A total of 42 of the top
boars, including the ones
mentioned above, have been
selected for the station sale
on April 26th - 7:30 p.m.
which is sponsored by the
Ontario Swine Breeders'
Association.
Each Junior Agricul-
turalist will receive a training
allowance of $18 per day on, a
six day week. $6 of this will
be provided by the Ontario
The market at Brussels
Stockyards on Saturday met
a good demand on all classes
of livestock. There were 762
cattle and 1496 pigs on offer.
Choice Steers-84.00 to
86.00 with sales to 86.40.
Good Steers-81.00 to 84.00
17 steers consigned by
Henry Farms of Blyth avera-
ging 1186 lbs. sold for 86.40
with their 70 steers averag-
ing 1205 lbs. and •selling for
an overall price of 85.00.
5 steers consigned by Glen
McMichael of It R. #1,
Bluevale, averaging 1194 lbs
sold for 85.70.
12 steers consigned by
Ross Durnin of Lucknow
averaging 1150 lbs. sold for
85.15.
8 steers consigned by
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food; the host farm will
provide $6 per day in cash, as
well as supplying room and
board worth $6 per day.
Maple Emblem Farms of
Dungannon averaging 1129
lbs. sold for 85.50 with their
26 steers averaging 1060 lbs.
selling for 85.05.
12 steers consigned by
Harold Bolton of Dublin
averaging 1195 lbs. sold for
85.40 with his 54 steers
averaging 1215 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 84.90.
5 steers consigned by
Chas. Fischer, R. R. #5,
Wfildmay averaging 1086 lbs.
sold for 85.60.
12 steers consigned by
Earl Fitch of Wroxeter aver-
ging 1259 lbs. sold for 85.40
Junior Agriculturalists available again