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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-03-17, Page 14WEEKLY SALE BRUSSELS STOCKYARDS LTD. EVERY FRIDAY At 12 Noon Phone 887,6461 • Brussels, Ont.' CHEMICAL HEADQUARTERS Your Co-operative has the complete range of chemicals necessary to control just about any condition during your crop cycle. Free booklets and instructions are available. SEED VARIETIES COMPLETE , FERTILIZER SERVICES Prescription Blending Get the exact nitrogen, phosphate, potash formula that you need for your yield goal. CO-OP custom .blending returns the most 'for your crop investment. Bulk Spreading. Save the cost of labour and equipment investment by letting CO-OP deliver and " """ spread your exact . , Is „ fertilizer formula. ' \ • CO-OP has the seed to give you a wide choice of varieties suitable for Ontario soils, climate and required yields. Every year, your Co-operative' publishes the latest information and recommended growing techniques in a 'series of crop production guides. Ask for your free ' copies. CO-ORDINATED PROGRAMS 1 Supplemental Nitrogen • 28% anhydrous or dry, your CO-OP nas nitrogen and all the equipment necessary to apply it to' your crop. GRAIN MARKETING Bag and Bulk Pickup You can save by picking up your CO-OP fertilizer in bulk or bag, Your CO-OP has every fertilizer option to fit your plant food needs, co-or has more grain 'handling and marketing facilities than anyone else in Ontario. Talk to your CO-OP Grain Marketing people about Marketing your grain. We like to know our customers by name! United Co-operatives of Ontario Belgrave Brandh 887.640 357.2711 • 17, 1976 Durand, Ont. Bean Board Lists bean The longest brief presented to members of Parliament at Saturday's meeting sponsored by the Huron Federation of Agriculture came from Phil Durand of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board. The first point asked the provincial members regarding a study on cost of production asked for a year ago from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Durand prepared a budget projection listing all costs for an acre of bean production and . the breakeven point was $13.28 a hundredweight at an expect ed yield of 12 hundredweight. On World Food Aid and Red Cross the bean• brief was• as follows: "Last fall because of an extremely difficult harvest we found ourselves in a position of generating a considerable volume of No. 4 grade beans. We approached the World Food Aid Organization in Ottawa, forwarded samples of the No. 4 grade beans which were accepted by these people and subsequent to this 1,428 Metric ton quantity of No. 4 grade beans have n ow been shipped for.,,,World Food Aid purposes. There is still' a large volume in that we estimated a total amount of No. 4 grade beans of approxi- mately 125,000 hundred pound bags,. We would ask that the Federal member Bob McKinley support our plea particularly in lieu of the recent earthquake disaster in Guatemala and additional interest be directed to Food Aid and that white beans be considered in this program. Maiestic WI donates-$40 to heart fund Brussels Majestic W.I. held their meeting on March 10 with 'qrs. Earl Cudmore presiding. 1fter the usual exercises Miss :aura Lucas gave the minutes of he last meeting, treasurer's eports were given. $40.00 was .lonated to the Heart fund. Thank ou notes were read. It was ,lecided not to take a craft course. The Annual meeting will take Mace on April 14th, starting with a dinner at 12:30p.m. in the United Church. Tickets can be obtained from Laura Lucas before April 1. Mrs. Jennie Strachan, Mrs. Amy Speir and Doris McCall were appointed as nominating commit- tee, The group is to cater for the official opening of the Senior Citizen home on March 24. No card games are to be held this season because of lack in interest. Mrs. Leona Armstrong Con- vener of Education and Cultural affairs took the chair.' Roll Call, my most useful electric appliance, was answered by 20 ladies, Motto, Dream a little, work a lot, but make the most of what you've got was capably given by Mrs. Donna Knight, So often we want for something we really can do without. Better be thankful for what we've got. Leona Armstrong and a paniel Of 5 ladies, gave interesting information on how to conserve energy. Very often We forget to tarn off a light or have a dripping faucet repaired, they said. A conserve Energy, Quiz was ans- wered by all. A &Inc-WS your Move treated much latighter. After the sunshine collection was taken, the meeting dosed with the Often. Lunch WaS served by the com mittee. 14-,-THE BRUSSELS POST To our Provincial members Jack Riddell and Murray Gaunt: We also approached the Ontario Provincial Government and asked that 60,000 bags of No. 4 grade beans be considered to be purchased by the Provincial Government and donated to the Red Cross. This applied equally to the World Food Aid Program as was mentioned re the aforementioned disaster. We would also like to thank both the Federal and Provincial people for the assistance given us in past years, in both of these programs." Jack Riddell said in communication with Ontario Minister William Newman and Federal M mister Eugene Whelan he learned several food commodities were being considered for world aid. Murray Gaunt said he hoped both levels of governmer4 would participate and felt sending food to Guatemala and other countries would be an excellent way to show good will and also remove MARat No. 4 beans from, the local markets. Bob McKinley indicated the type of food to be' received was left up to each individual country and he said price did have a bearing. Sales are made through the Canadian. and International Development Associations. Phil Durand Said he has been told by Eugene Whelan that a replacement for Dr. Jerry Haas at the Harrow research station wo uld be a pathilogist to work on soybeans and white pea beans. On the subject of research money, the' brief read: "We have established a record which'we are proud of in terms of bean production in Canada and as a result of this; not only the excellent research work that has been done but the fact that our producers have been able to take this and put it to good use: We have been able to compete in world markets to the extent that When agency started in 1968 we were selli ng basically into one export country,'Great Britain, and now we are selling into 19. Our total crop has doubled since 1968 and we experienced our largest crop in history with the 1974 crop of which 73% of the total amount was exported. We consistently out yield our major competition in. Michigan but feel that we have to make absolutely sure that we are able to hold this position of competition because it is becoining increasingly more difficult with our countries in the world becoming interested in producing beans that we maintain a very strong research base fo the production of white an yellow eye beans. We would hope that both the Federal and Provincial member will see that the research budget, are not cut and that we receive the proper support that absolutely necessary for us t maintain our competition in thi world. We feel, that we are doin our part by exporting the large quantities that we have in helping Canada with its balance o payments." roduction at