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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1968-06-06, Page 3The. Health of AniMals Branch of the Canada Department of Agriculture in co'peration with the Huron County Health Unit will hold. a . • FREE RABIES CLINIC it tose1°°41111111 00"1111111100'411111111 CAMPER TRAILER SALES d RENTALS 4 MODELS T TO CHOOSE FROM LO-BOY TOWN & COUNTRY HILANDER AMBASSADOR SAVE 10% DURING MAY RENTALS BY DAY OR WEEK - Canadian Made Ride-Lite Camper SOMERS “n4 RICHMOND BRUSSELS, ONT. PHONE 47J or 260W 71,e,9 -"'"..ALUZUA.stftlrahrstedillftmAagdasueggenifimali al The Bouquet Invitation Line Good tcrge needn't be expensive. 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MONEY READ THE ADS. IN THH'E' • BRUSSELS: POST Brussels Rabies Clinic From 9:00— 12:00 noon. Walton Rabies Clinic — From 1:30 to 4;30. NEED BIGGER BUCK FOR BETTER BULLS The high cost of everything caught tip to the artificial: insem- ination business this week. Central Ontario and Waterloo •Gattle Breeders announced that to Continue bull testing- 'they must increase - their breeding fee Car tested bulls.. Aa a, result only beef and young dairy bulls now qualify for the old $5.00 brediiig ilee, that has been standard for the neut twenty yearf& ;The elite group that they call their premium proven sires now arc in the $6,00 - $7..00 price range. Those older bulls whose daught- ers ore ,above average for test or body type. iTho :breeding units explain that these bulls carry a heavy load of. "plus" rating, Body type information origin- ates with official breed tiers who visit herds. Their records go to the. computer at the University of Guelph, which churns out figures to show .wheth- er a bull's daughters have good udders, straight legs etc. When he receives these facts, the inanwho farms with a pencil decides which bulls are best . where his herd is weakest, and . chooses accordingly. • tin beef most of the infor- mation centres around produc- tion . . how East calves gain, how young they finish.) This sort of calf crop insurance is now going to cost the breeder a dollar ur two more than he has been used to paying. In return the. A, co-ops are offering to Drava' ruble hulls for him. WALTON May Meeting of Walton W. I. Mrs Karl C-admore of Brussels was the guest speaker at the May meeting of the Walton 'Women's institute.. The president, Mrs. Jan van Wet, Valet presided and opened the meeting with the Institute Ode, Mary Stewart Collect and 0 Can, ad a. 4-11 girls, Dianne Fraser, Gail Travis, Mary Leeming, Sandra Watson. Sharon Marks, Mary Mc Callum and Linda johnsbton pinesented a skit demonstrating table manners and flower arrange- ment, Gail Traviss, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Herb. Traviss, sang and Mary Leeming eontrib uted a piano solo, The Agriculture and Canadian Industries theme was in charge of Mrs. David Watson and Mrs. Cor. don MeGavin. The motto "If you don't plant knowledge 'when we are young, you can't have foliage or shade when you are older" was was given by Mrs. Watson. Mrs Cudmore was introduced by MrS. McGavin. The speaker chose as her theme "Flowers" She told her audience that you have to start planning in the wint- er for your flowers in the coming year. Ton should pick a good location, If you have a perennial bed it should always be three feet. Wide, Pamphlets with ilr0 r- iriatiott On the plant ing, care Sprays, etc., of all kinds of flowers non be obtained from Department of Agriculture office in Clinton. The speaker was presented with a gift by Mrs. McGavin who also road an appropriate noem. Mit, Jan van Vliet conducted the bitSitteass session. She thanked the inetilbersi for the many kind, rieSSee extended her du ring the lag three months and presented the Institute with a lunch Cloth in- scribed and painted with the Itt4 Stitute crest. Roll call waS re. Stionded to with the name Of a Vegetable or fruit to be used for a Medicine, Mrs. Wm: Humphries read the minutes of the previous Meeting, also the illi4eaSliter's port. The colleetina was taken. Aar invitation was received from the Londeshoro branch to attend their June 5th meeting at 8 p.m. Mrs. Alvin McDonald presented a. report of the Area Convention held in GUelph. She said she found PR • E V till. ION 0 RABIES expense. They estimate that only one bull in five ever reaches the proven stage. The rest. don't meet the required quality restrictions. Thus the original cost of five young bulls, plus years of main- tenance, is wrapped up in one Proven one, I'm. his extra money the farmer gets the use of a sire of known ability rather than gambling his calf crop on a brill, that might leave unproductive offspring. "The "proof" information, par- ticularly on dairy bull's offspr- ing, is gathered by both breed and government agencies. Milk records are prOcessed at Ottawa, broken doWri by sires and herds, and then compared. .A, tl.1 whose daughters outthink daughters of other bulls used in the same herds: gets a it very interesting, and thanked the Institute for sending. her. Mrs. Ken :McDonald reported for the Public Relatioqs Committee re• gardint; a 1)113 trip. It was left for the committee to decide what to. do. Mrs, Roy Williamson reported on the meeting attended at Huron- view. These meetings are held the third Monday of each month and it is hoped that a carload will attend each meeting. The Walton Branch is in charge of the program a t Efuronview on June 1.9th at 2.30 p.m. Mrs. Graham Sholdice reported that there are 20 birthdays at Huron- view during the month of June and suggested that each member donate 'same homemade candy, or dainty cookies and boxes of sweets, to be given as gifts, with Mrs. Stewart Humphries in charge. There ait three members of the Walton institute on the Dist- rict Executive: Mrs, Wm, Hum- phries, SecretarylTreasurer; Mrs, Roy Williamson, Agriculture and Canadian Industries; Mrs, Ken McDonald; Federation Represent. ative, Mrs. Roy Williamson, Distriet Director, presented an account of the 661.11 annual meeting of the East Huron Women's institute held in FordWich. The meeting Closed with the singing of, the Queen and Oractr• hunch was served by Mrs, Roll Bennett, Mrs, J, Clark, Mrs. R.. Traviss, Mrs. P. McDonald, Mrs, N. Marks. O.P.P.• REPORT GET HOME SAFELY. If you're away from, home this weekend, remember that a. good many weekend traffic accidents occur on the way back home, To help you stay Out of accidents, your Provincial Department of Transport offers these SU ggeS- i011, When driving on a highway where traffic is heavy, stay in line. Many serious accidents occur when impatient drivers try to pass cat's ahead and run out of passing room. Also, those rear-end collisions caused by following too closely happen frequently in heavy traf- fic. To avoid this, allow at least a. car length between your car and the car ahead for every ten miles per hour of your speed. Don't keep on driving if you feel yourself getting drowsy. Take time out, pull off the road .ind rest a few minutes. Follow these instructions and increase your chance of getting home safely.