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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-05-16, Page 16SMOOTHING OUT THE GRAVEL Workmen were _busy last week dumping and levelling out gravel behind the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. In the future this is where the Leo's hope to have tennis courts. (Photo by Langlois) Concerned citizens right REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE WITH THE ED SELL REVUE FRIDAY, MAY 18 9:00 p.m. to 1 a.m. AT SEAFORTH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR TICKETS CALL: 348-8447 • 345-2787* 887-6796 $4.00 per person Presented by the. SLABTOWN SABRES BROOMBALL TEAM HELD UNDER THE AUTHORITY. OF SPECIAL OCCASIONS PERMIT QY' ARCE 16 — THE BRUSSELS POST MAY 16, 1979 arm Business anagement Topics Make more money (Continued from Page 4) Renaissance involvement with literature used in class- ' rooms stemmed from book selection policies used by the education system.. The movement wants book selection policies that guarantee parents the right o determine what their children are taught. Campbell's attack of education systems bucking Renaissance drew a revival type response from the crowd. His criticism of school administrators that are "unbelievably arrogant" and school policies that require parents to explain why they don't want a book used drew a chorus of "amens" from the audience. He told the parents there was no way any "self re- specting parents with any personal worth or dignity should have to write an essay telling why he or she doesn't want a book read". "All that has to be said is I don't want that book read . game over period," said Campbell." He said school administrators and boards BY: PAT trim SOILS & CROPS SPEC. MIKE MILLER, ASSOC. AG. REP. Have you been wondering if you can plant soybeans with a drill? The answer is a definite yes. You should make some equipment changes. To get a good stand, the seed must be planted at a 11/2 " to 2" depth to insure even germination. You can do this by working the seedbed to a 2" depth and increasing the tension on the disc openers. It can also be done by working the seed bed deeper than 2" and equipping the drill with depth bands. Fertilizer should never be applied to soybeans through a grain drill. The soybean seed is sensitive to fertilizer burn. Therefore, if you need fertilizer it should be broadcast. Granular inotuluni can be applied through the forage seed box of a drill. This is done by bringing a tube from the forage seed boat to the disc opener. The granular inoculum hunt be in the toil with the seed. So beams need mere did not "have the right to impose values on my home". He said parents should "reject the totalitarian concepts of those child seducers". Campbell said all Renaissance wanted was educators to observe the good neighbor policy. He said the good neighbor policy shows respect for people's differences. He said that policy permits parents that have objection sl.toiliterature used in schools appeased by providing their children with alternatives. He said literature parents choose to have in their hom- e's their own business but literature used in classrooms should show the good neighbor policy. He sai c any literature that "creates fiction and tension is unacceptable in a public school room serving a pluralistic society." Campbell told the crowd he did not know why educators and publishers held up works that have a theme with a "note of -despair and meaningless- moisture to germinate than does corn. Thus it is important to pack the field after planting. This packing also pushes stones into the ground. You will appreciate this at harvest. Finally, if you work the seedbed too fine, to get a good seedbed, the soil may crust before the beans emerge. This is especially true for heavier soils. A rotary hoe at emergence can solve this probletn.Just don't look back. You will probably lose some beans and bring up some stones. SAFE USE OF PESTICIDES If using pesticides as part of your cropping program this spring, there are a number of points that you should be aware of. The most important, and one which is often overlooked, is to read the label and folloW the directions outlined. When handling pesticides, be very careful to protect your eyes, avoid inhaling the fumes, dusts or droplets, and avoid direct exposure to the skin, For corn rootwortn insecticides, this involves yearning tubber gloves and (Continued on Page 17) ness" as shining examples of modern literature. He said the youth of today are suffering from the "deSpair of meaninglessness" adding that he found novels that fostered that feeling more objectionable than novels containing "an occasional blasphemy". BY JACK HAGARTY Farmers are skilled in the use of tools. In Africa the hoe and long knife are used by farmers. Not that long ago farmers in Ontario used the fork to harvest hay and grain. As a kid I helped Dad- stook grain. He could stook five sheaves to my two. He had the skill. I was learning. At a recent meeting, Peter Hannam, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture said "in the last ten years a farmer could make more money with a pencil than he could with a fork. In the next ten years, he will make more with a computer than he will with a pencil." rcently, I interviewed thirty 4-H mem- bers ages 16,17) for an exchange trip to other parts of Canada and U.S.A. One question was "what education 'do you plan past grade 12?" Most said they plan to farm immediately after high school. Only a couple mentioned Agricultural College. I was Surprised! Last year at least one-half said they planned to get further education before returning to the farm. I asked, "why not get a two year diploma in agriculture?" The answer seemed to be "what's the use, we are going to farm", or "if we don't soon get farming it will be too late", or "there are all kinds of people with diplomas and degrees looking for work." There seems to be an air of pessimism hanging around secondary schools-perhaps due to the shortage of jobs, Rural young people pick up this attitude—even though it may not be appropriate for their situation. The young person leaving school after grade 12 may become very skilled in 'the use of a fork; fair at the use of a pencil; afraid to use the computer. 'Anyone who hasn't driven a tractor for twenty years would be amazed at the dials, levers and flashing lights on the modern day units. Young people learn to drive these tractors at home. But, how are they going to learn hpw to drive the computer and interpret its performance? Some students work for a wage (or income share agreement) on weekends and during the five months college leave. This gives them a testing period before making a firm commitment to farming, School seems a lot more interesting when the academic subjects can be applied to the home situation. Those who choose not to farm after graduation have no trouble finding jobs in agribusiness. It's an exciting time; a time for optimism; a time to develop skills for the 80's. Huron farm. news