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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-08-22, Page 1010 — THE BRUSSELS POST, AUGUST 22, 1979 PLAY BALL — The Brussels Bantams tried their hardest but went down to defeat at the hands of Atwood in a play-off game Monday night. They lost by a score of 24-5. (Brussels Post Photo) RE-LINING THE DIAMOND — After a heavy ball game most of the lines around the diamond are gone so Hank Exel was busy one day last week restoring the Brussels ball diamond to its proper shape. (Brussels Post) H & N DAIRY SYSTEMS LTD. Sales, Service 8 installation of pipelines & milking parlours R.R.4 WALTON 887-6063 Mr. Livingston I Presume... We wouldn't be surprised if Stanley found the missing Living- ston through our Classified Ads. Just 887-6641 about everything is there! Jim Phelan places fifth at safety rodeo The Ontario pear season is just around the corner, the first pears coming to market around August 26. The crop is expected to be good. The first variety of Ontario pearslwe see on the market are the Clapps - excellent for eating out of hand. Around September 9, Bartletts will begin to arrive, and, around the first week of October, Anjou and Bosc pears come to market. Select pears that are green and firm, but yield slightly to gentle pressure at the stem end, suggest the food specialists at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.They are not ripe at this stage but can be ripened at cool room temperature. Re- member that pears ripen Local skaters win medals Two Brussels area figure„, skates, Carol and Kevin Wheeler of R.R.5, Brussels displayed their prowess once again when they won silver medals at the Toronto Figure Skating Competitions held on August 17, 18' and 19. Carol placed second in initial rounds and second in finals. Kevin and Christine Hough of Kitchener placed second in novice free skate pairs. The couple had only been skating together for six weeks. Kevin also placed fourth in pre-novice men's free skate. The Wheelers have been skating for the past eight weeks at a summer school in Kitchener where Carol was successful in passing her variation dance test and silver free skate test. Kevin and his partner passed their preliminary pairs test. from the in .side out, so don't wait until they're soft on the outside. A ripe pear will be greenish yellow, will give slightly to pressure from the palm of your hand, and have a fresh pear aroma. Store ripe pears uncovered in the refrigerator. Wash when ready to use. You're in for ;.„ treat when you bit into a fresh, juicy pear. The skins are quite thin and tender, so that peeling is not required. Pears are easy to serve in other ways, too. They add a delicate flavor and texture to fresh fruit salads. Jim Phelan of R.R.2, Blyth, placed fifth in the recent Provincial Tractor Safety Rodeo Final held in Guelph. The winner of this year's rodeo was Murray Lowry, an Almonte, Ontario Junior Farmer, who out- maneuvered 19 other chal- lengers to take first place. To the livestock operator, recycling means more than returnable bottles. It's re- turning manure to the soil and getting rid of a waste product at the same time. The key nutrient of manure, nitrogen, should be used more efficiently by farmers, says Dr. E. G. Beauchamp, Department of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph. Manure contains two nitrogen components that fertilize the soil — ammonium and organic nitrogen. Ammonium is more readily available to growing plants. Research at the Elora Re- search Station, 23 km (14 miles) north of Guelph, indicates that when manure is spread on soil, about 35 percent of the ammonium- nitrogen is lost to the air in five or six days. "To conserve nitrogen, disc solid manure into the field as soon as possible during spring manure re- moval," advises Dr. Beau- champ. "Energy savings are considerable if manure is recycled efficiently." A project, sponsored by the Ontari Ministry of Agri- culture and Food, involves trial tests of injecting liquid manure into the soil. A small liquid manure wagon is equipped with a simple de- vice so that the liquid manure runs down a tube and into a tine that deposits it in the soil. "This experiement is de- signed to form a part of a liquid manure handling system," says Dr. Beau- champ. "This method pre- vents pungent odors and loss of ammonium into the air." He says liquid manure has been applied successfully as a side-dressing to corn plants, 10 to 24 cm (4 to 8 inches) high. Excellent corn yields have been recorded. Manure is a free by-pro- duct that requires energy investment only in the field. However, large amounts of The 20 competitors who took part in the rodeo were the top place finishers from eight zone competitions held across Ontario during June and July. The rodeo final was held in conjunction with the Ontario Junior Farmers' Annual Summer Games on August 11 at the University of Guelph campus. Murray Lowry was able to score a remarkable 1,895 points out of a possible 2,000 points in his initial run through the course, which included intricate exercises with a tractor and wagon and front-end loader. Con- testants also had to complete a written examination. Jim Phelan's score in the competition was 1,815 points. Another area con- testant was Roger Morrison of R.R.1, Lucknow who placed 12th in the overall competition. The rodeos are designed to increase skill and safety in the operation of farm machinery and are jointly sponsored by the Farm Safety Association John Deer Limited and the Ontario Junior Farmers' Association. J.E. LONGSTAFF -OPTOMETRIST- SEA FORTH 527.1240 Monday to Friday 9-5:30 Saturday 9-12:00 Closed, Wednesdays By Appointment Pear season is coming soon Recycled manure Means energy saving for the farmer energy are required to produce commercial fertilizer which then requires more energy for field application. There is no soil test avail- able for nitrogen content, but Dr. Beauchamp recommends a manure test if farmers are unsure of the fertilizing capability of their manure pile. WANTED - LIARS - Brusselsfest Sept. 22, 1979