HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-10-01, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1986.
Revolutionary new pjow
sold by Walton dealer
John Menzi of RR Monkton drives his new, radical-design rollover
plow, one of only a few in Ontario.
People around Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Craig
received word of the death of the
latter’s brother Authur Stewart of
Windsor, N.S.
The Walton Women’s Institute
held a very successful luncheon at
the hall last Wednesday. The next
lunch is scheduled for October 15,
the same day as the next Institute
meeting.
Sunday afternoon the Walton
Brewers played a double-header
with the Shakespeare Intermed
iate men with Walton winning the
South-Perth League B Final in the
second game 4 - 0.
All teams have completed their
games except the Walton Pee Wee
boys who are now in the final
Hullett Happenings
THE COMPUTER LAB
This week Hullett Central School
is enjoying a computer lab. There
are 15 computers and all classes in
the school attend for thirty-five
minutes each day. Mrs. Hallem is
in charge of this. All schools across
Huron County are trying the
program for a week this year.
JUNIOR SOCCER TEAMS
The junior soccer teams are
training for their tournament on
October first. Mrs. Cooke and Mr.
Griffin are the coaches and have
been training them well. The
tri-county playoffs, winning over
Belmore 3 - 2 Sunday evening. The
next game was scheduled for
Monday night in Belmore, weather
permitting.
Don and Pat Nolan, coaches for
the Walton Squirts, entertained
the boys team when they took them
toVanastraforaswimandlater toa
restaurantforatreatending a most
enjoyable evening. Thanks to the
coaches.
Plans are being made for the
Huron County Fall-Rally to be held
at the Walton Community Hall
with registration at 9:30 a.m.
Walton W.I. to serve the noon
meal.
teams are now picked and the
junior girls have twenty and the
boys have nineteen players.
TALENT CONTEST
Mrs. Bosman has got together a
group of seven girls to perform in
Clinton’s Talent Contest on Octo
ber 10, at 7:30 p.m. Lori Brandon of
grade 12 is going to play the piano
to “The One Tin Soldier” and Julia
de Jong, Cherry Gerrits, Denise
Hulley, Sara Lyons, Cathy Nesbitt
and Kim Salverda are going to be
singing.
A radically different type of plow
has just been sold by McGavin’s
Farm Equipment in Walton, one of
only a handful such implements
ever seen locally, and one of only
fifty in the entire province, accord
ing to a company representative,
who noted that they are “very
common” across Europe and in the
U.K.
John Menzi of RR 3, Monkton,
took delivery of the Overum
rollover plow from Neil McGavin
last week, the first, as far as can be
determined, that has been sold by a
Huron dealer. Centralia College
obtained such an implement last
spring, but it was purchased in
Lambton County, according to Mr.
McGavin.
Mr. Menzi plowed an acre or so
of alfalfa field to demonstrate the
monstrous new machine to his
family and a small group of
interested onlookers, while And
ers Freij (pronounced “Fray”), the
sale representative from the Swe
dish manufacturer, Overums-
Bruk, made adjustments for opti
mum performance during the trial
run.
The innovative design of the
rollover plow enables the operator
to literally “roll over” the plow
shares using hydraulics; at the end
of each length of the field, the
tractor makes a relatively tight turn
while the plow revolves through
180 degrees, so that at any given
moment, five of the shares on the
ten-share machine are in the
ground, and five are in the air.
As well as making possible tight
CM L & WINTER;
Washable Commander Parka
Beat the cold with style Water repellent finish
on a polyester and cotton outer shell just lets the
snow, rain or sleet slide right off 100% polyester
buffalo check lining and storm cuffs keep you
feeling warm from the inside out Also features a
large stand up collar, zip-on detachable hood,
heavy duty two-way nylon zipper and adjusta
ble drawstring waist Sizes 35-50 546-762
Priced from /-4488
Co-op Rust Paint
A corrosion resistant paint loi protection against
rust on metal surfaces indoors or out Wide range of
colours White listed
4 L 583-506
1 L 583-522 ................
350 G Spray 583-538
Remember... Everyone welcome to shop CO-OP!
BELGRAVE CO-OP
Hwy. #4, Belgrave
357-2711 523-4454
Mon.-Frl. 8a.m.-5 p.m.
Sat. 9-12 noon
AUBURN CO-OP
County Rd. #25, Auburn
526-7262
Mon.-Frl. 6:30-5:30
Sat.9-12noon
headland turns, the operator can
continue up and down the field in
sequence, rather than wasting
time and fuel in more conventional
rounds; the method of operation
also eliminates crowns and finish
es left in conventional plowing, as
well as much reducing headland
impaction.
And although the implement is
massive, and weighs twice as much
as a similar conventional plow, the
extra weight makes little differ
ence to the drag of the plow,
according to Mr. McGavin, since
only five of the shares are in the
ground at any time, and since the
depth wheel on the demonstration
semi-mounted model is much
larger than on a conventional
machine.
Mr. McGavin says it is the cost of
the implement which makes them
rare so far in Canada: nearly twice
the price of a conventional model.
The semi-mounted five-furrow
rollover demonstrated would retail
at nearly $20,000, a definite minus
in the economic climate of farming
today, although Mr. Friej points
out that a four-furrow rollover
could likely accomplish as much
work as a five-furrow conventional
plow in the same hours of
operation.
The elimination of crowns and
dead furrows, which cause serious
field problems with conventional
equipment, is the reason Mr.
Menzi gives for purchasing the
rollover, after seeing a similar
implement in use on his brother’s
large dairy farm in Switzerland. It
ea S24.95
ea. S7.95
ea. S4.79
Co-op Wild Bird Seed
Populai mixture of high quality selected seed that
will attract a wide mnge of birds during the winter
months. Three convenient sizes to choose from
5 kg bag 505-202 S3.25
10 kg bag 505-203 S6.25
20 kg bag 505-204 S11.95
is also the main selling point Mr.
Freij quotes; secondary advant
ages include less compaction,
saving of time and fuel, advant
ages in planning field drainage,
more erosion control on sidehills,
and savings on wear of parts; since
each share is only in the ground
half the time if wouTtTbe on a
regular machine, heat damage is
substantially reduced.
The implements are in common
use in the smaller fields of Europe
and the U.K. because economy of
land use must overcome the higher
initial cost of the implement,
according to Mr. Freij. A more
common model there is the
less-costly three-furrow mounted
plow. Overums-Bruk is one of
several European manufacturers
making rollover plows, which come
in several sizes, and in a choice of
mounted or semi-mounted.
“And one of the best things
aboutthemisnomore ‘farmers’
neck”’jokes Mr. McGavin. “With
these, the ‘crink’ in the neck comes
right in the middle, not always over
the right shoulder!”
Mr. McGavin hopes to demon
strate the new plow at the Huron
County Plowing Match this week
end, if Mr. Menzi can spare the
time from his own fieldwork, and if
the Match is not rained out for the
second time.
toOit’s All in the
CLA5SIFIEHS
Bird Seed
No urrrturb^iiMux