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Corn
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THE BRUSSELS POST, AUGUST 15, 1979 15
Young swine
breeders have
top boar
Jeffrey and Bradley Cook,
teenage sons of Arnold Cook,
Belgrave, had the top in-
dexing boar among the 109
boars which recently
completed test at the Ontario
R.O.P. Swine Test Station,
New Hamburg.
This outstanding
Yorkshire Test Station
graduate, completed test
with a high station index of
147 which combined low
backfat thickness of 13.6 mm
(.53") rapid gain on test of
1.04 Kilograms (2.29
pounds) per day and excel-
lent feed conversion of 2.31.
Second highest indexing
boar at 135 index was a
Landrace from Bernard
Hood, Dunsford.
Also among the eight top
indexing boars were a pair of
Yorkshires from Thames
Bend Farm, Tavistock,
another Yorkshire from Cook
Brothers and Yorkshires
from Murray Bancroft, Newt-
ton and Albert DeWitt,
Spencerville and a Duroc
from the herd of Lloyd
Skinner, Bowmanville.
The performance traits
which are measured at the
test station include backfat
thickness, average daily gain
and feed conversion. The
station index compares the
overall performance to the
average of the group which is
100 index.
Boars which index 100 or
higher and which are
approved for physical and
structural soundness are sold
at monthly sales at the New
Hamburg R.O. P. Test
Station.
A total of 32 boars
including the ones
mentioned above have been
selected for the station sale
onAugust 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
which is sponsored by the
Ontario Swine Breeders
Association.
Modern agriculture is a
rapidly changing industry.
To remain successful,
farmers must continually
work to keep up to date with
the latest production in-
formation. On Wednesday,
August 22, growers of white
beans and soybeans will have
an opportunity to see some of
the newest developments in
bean production at the
Ontario Bean Day at the
Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology.
Tours throughout the day
will feature many of the
research plots at Centralia
College. Among the topics to
be discussed are new
'varieties, disease control,
weed control and crop
rotation. Representatives
from Centralia College,
Ridgetown College,
University of Guelph and
Agriculture Canada will be
present to discuss their
research and to help answer
OPP report
During the week of August
6 - 12, officers at the
VVingham detachment of the
O.P.P. conducted thirty-nine
investigations.
On Friday August 10,
George A. Morris of Wrox-
eter received minor injuries
as a result of a single car
accident on County Road #7,
east of sideroad 10-11, Turn-
berry township.
Four charges were laid
under the highway traffic act
and seven warnings were
issued.
Six charges were laid
under the liquor licence act.
Two charges were laid
under the criminal code.
During the week, there
were four motor vehicle
collisions which caused an
estimated $4,690.00 in pro-
perty damage and injuries to
one person.
any other questions about
bean production. The tours
will run continuously
throughout the day
beginning at 10 a.m. and
again at 1:30 p.m.
In addition to the tours,
there will be a large area of
commercial exhibits. Many
dealers and manufacturers of
bean equipment and supplies
will be present to display and
discuss their products. Of
special interest, will be de-
monstrations of new develop-
ments in equipment for con-
trolling problem weeds in
bean crops.
Once again, Bean Day will
be on August 22 at Centralia
College of Agricultural Tech-
nology beginning at 10 a.m.
TOP INDEXING BOAR — The top boar in
August group at Ontario R.O.P. Swine Test
Station was owned by Jeffrey & Bradley Cook,
Belgrave, Ontario.
Centralia College
Bean Day is August 22
Farmers...
• We will be receiving
WHEAT Et BARLEY
this year
•We buy and sell wet &
dry Corn
•We are taking your
'Corn Contracts now
•We receive White. Beans
Trucking is available for pick-up & delivery
RYAN
DRYING LTD.
Walton, Ont.
Brussels Seaforth
887-9261. 527-0527