HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1974-09-11, Page 4business. 'He has worked
part-time at the plant for 11 years
under Norman Alexander. He has
also worked for T.B.Allen Ltd.
and was born and raised on the
farm. He still owns a farm a mile
and a half east of Londesboro
where he raises beef and cash
crops.
He's had experience outside
agri-business too working for the
engineering firm of Burn,
Mr. Alexander praiser
ability of the young ma n
taking over his business, R
he says, has all the net
skills for the job; a me
aptitude to keep the
machines in the plant run
good business head and
important, an ability to de'
people.
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Huge volume
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wheat
already sold
Ontario wheat producers have
sold the largest volume of wheat
ever recorded for the first two
months period of any crop year.
Sales of new crop wheat by
producers since .July to the end of
August totalled 14.6 million
bushels which has all been
purchased by the Ontario Wheat
Producers' Marketing Board.
The board released the first
new crop figures on Wednesday,
September 4, following a board
meeting held in London on
September 3rd.
Board chairman Fergus Young
or R.R.1, Ennismore said the
closest volume sold by producers
during the 17 year history of the
board was 14.5 million, bushels at
the end of April 1973. The total
was only 14.7 million bushels at
the end of the crop year June
30th, 1973.
The increase in volume is
occasioned by an acreage
increase from 375,000 the year
before to about 387,500 estimated
by the board for 1974, In addition
to the acreage increase, yields arc
reported at record levels in many
areas of the province, running in
excess of 75 bushels per acre
according to some reports.
Last year the average yield was
39.5 bushels per acre for a total
crop of 14.8 million bushels.
This year,yields will no doubt
break all records and if an
average of 50 bushels per acre is
realized, a total crop its excess of
18 million bushels could be,
expected.
The highest average yield on
record occurred in 1966 at 44
bushels per acre.
Mr. Young also advised that
resale of new crop purchases by
the marketing board includes the
following; 2,700,000 bushels to
domestic flour Millers, 17,800
bushels to domestic seed dealers,
and 3.8 Million bushels for
export.
Present board invent( ry totals
approximately 9.3 million bushels
which includes old crop stocks of
about 2.5 thillitiOn bushels located
in terminal elevators ready for
export shipment this month.
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SEAFCRIti
Londesboro business changes ownershi
Slowly, quietly, a change in For 20 years the Alexanders
business has been taking place in also grew registered seed at -their
the village of Londesboro, farm which was just east of the
After more than a quarter village, In 1970 Mr. Alexander
century of .operation, received the Robertson Associate
R. N. Alexander is in the process Award in honour of his
of selling his seed plant. Already contributions to the seed
the new owner Robert Shaddick of industry, one of the only three
Londesboro. has taken over ever to have been awarded to
operation of the business. residents of Huron where the
Mr, Alexander founded the growing of registered seed has
seed plant in 1946 helped out by a never been popular.
Seed plants have never been
numerous in Huron, especially
those dealing in small seeds. And
Mr,Alexander has seen many
changes in the seed business in
his nearly 30 years in the
industry. The early days, he
recalls, saw the seed or grain
come in in small lots, mostly in
bags. Now the lots arc large and
bags arc seldom seen. Recently,
for instance, a farmer drove in.
with three hopper wagons full of
sccd.
Traditionally Me plant has
closed in the month of July, the
dull season for the seed cleaning
business. But it is open again on
August 1 to meet the rush of
farmers harvesting their crops.
The plant is in operation from
then until after the spring rush for
seeds. And rush it is in the spring
when the plant runs day and night
with four or five men on duty.
There is part-time help at the
plant during the rush periods but
the st aff is small at most times.
Over the long years Mr.
Alexander has operated his ptant
there have been only three main,
full-time men at work in the plant:
Will Govier who worked there for
11 years; Nelson Lear who worked
for 10 years and Jim McCall, who
has worked there for the past
several years, Laura Lyon, a
well-known Londesboro resident,
handled the office duties for 17
years. In the past few years Mrs.
Alexander, who was formerly a
school teacher, has handled the
paperwork for the plant. Mrs.
Alexander taught Math at SDHS
for some years.
The seed business is nothing
new to Robert Shaddick.
He is currently running the
Londesboro Seed Plant with
plenty of background in the
government grant. He chuckles
now when he remembers that one
stipulation was met with plenty to
spare.
Not everyone thought it would
be though. Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander recall one local
resident who predicted the
Londesboro area couldn't support
such a facility. But it did, and it
still is.lt supported. the plant so
well that it has been expanded
four times since it was built.
The original building was only
24 by 48 feet and by 1951 was too
small. The building was raised
and another storey was added.
Later another addition was made
.,nd the final addition was made
in 1966.
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