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, The., county , also had 9,500'
sheep listed at a value per head of
$30 for a total' value of $285,000.
The statistics show Huron with
a total land area of 840,000 acres.
Of that, 611,308 acres is under
crops, improved pMure or
summer fallow.
Average net farm income was
shown as $3,984 with an average
net income from all sources at
$7,045.
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'THE BRUSSELS POST' SEPTEMBER' 1916 13.
n 1975 agricultural statistics
Huron has
Agricultural statistics released
ently by the ministry of
griculture and food show that
uron county farmers are again
the top in several divisions.
The statics are the final figures
r 1975.
The report shows that last
ear's bean crop produced
venue of $12,293,000 for Huron
rmers. They had a total acreage
55,000 and a yield of 13.8 cwt.
er acre. Value of the bean crop
er acre is listed at $224.
Middlesex was next in line with
total bean production valued at
6,485,000.
Huron's 55,000 acres of fodder
n was also tops in Ontario and
as valued • at $12,144,000. It
fielded an average of 16 tons pee'
cre for a per acre value of $221.
Middlesex was again second
ith 44,000 acres valued at
9,636,000 and a per acre value of
219.
the/
Mrs Bray
honoured
on 80th
Mrs. Cliff Bray
Correspondent
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
eorge Lynn of Ethel on the
eekend were Mr. and Mrs. Don
byd of Brampton, Tracy Pitcher
f Bramalee, Mr. and Mrs.
ervin O'Brien and daughter
rginia of Sharon and Betty
nne Lynn of Toronto.
A Bray reunion was held on
unday at the home of Mr. and
rs. Cliff Bray to honor Mrs.
ert Bray ,on her 80th birthday.
hh people from Goderich,
arriston, Ethel, Listowel,
ndesboro, Seaforth, Kitchener
nd Ethel area.
Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Wardldw of
oronto visited with Mr. and Mrs.
ouglas Wardlaw on the
eekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hampson,
rs. Doug Jess and Mr. and Mrs.
red Cole of Stratford visited with
rs. Percy Stephenson.. ,
luevale
Juvenile
girls win
rophy
Correspondent
Mrs. Joe Walker
Congratulations to the BlueVale
mienile Girls on winning the
0-County Softball League
hampionship with a score fo 23 -
S win over Belgrave Menday
fight, They won the best out of
even final 4 - 2 with many fati
resent that enjoyed 'the exciting acne, This is the second year the luevale Girls have won the
ophy, being the winners in 1575 ..
Church service at the Presby-oiaa Church will be..-Cancelled
his Sunday for BeitriOte AnniVbt', atY with Rev, Glenn ;Noble of iicknoW as guest speaker. . omces will be at 11 . a.m. arid 30 p;
m On Sept, 15 services
'liaise' be cancelled so Worthtp
ay be tarried on with the United' harch, Sunday School Wilt start
t 10 o'clock on the 19th to allOW,
AYOne to attend the United larch at 11
Hay production in the county
was listed at 98,000 acres with a
value of $11,646,000 or $119 per
acre.,
In grain corn, Huron had
95,000 acres and the corp was
valued at $22,344,000. This
worked out to $235 per acre. Kent
county • was the leader in this
department. with a total crop
value of $54,600,000 and a per
acre value of $260.
-In' mixed grains, Huron had
82,000 acres with a value of
$10;824,000. This was $132 per
acre with a yield of 66 bushel per
Oats were valued at only $95
per acre for a total of $1,116,000
'in the county, while barley was
'acre.
top corn,beancrops
460 gclii
,equired,
Nhich has;
I will otsO
mm44-
sharp,
rook
valued at $129 per acre with total
crop value on 47,00 acres being
$6,063,000.
Winter wheat brought Huron
farmers an average of $200 per
acre for a , county total of
$4,600,000 on 23,000 acres in
1975.
In the livestock categories,
Huron listed 176,000 cattle with a
per head value of $297. This
brought the total value to
$52,486,000.
There were 165,500 pigs with a -per head value of $72 for a total of
$11,991,000.
In both categories, Huron
placed second. Bruce county led
in cattle figures and Perth was
tops in, pigs.