HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-11-26, Page 22Jennifer Procter of Bodmin Farms Ltd., RR 5, Brussels, captured the two top trophies in her class at the
Ontario Junior Barrow Show, winning both the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion ribbons at
the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto last week. Above, from left, Jan Van Vliet, RR 2, Brussels,
chairman of the Barrow Show; John Woodhouse of Ralston Purina, presenting the Reserve trophy;
Jennifer Procter; and Curt Cooper of the Royal Bank, presenting the Grand Champion trophy. Bob
Robinson of Vista Villa Farms, RR 4, Walton is vice-chairman of the Barrow Show; his son, Brent, placed
13th in the same class as Jennifer, but went on to win the Senior Showmanship trophy with the same
animal. ________________ ______________
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Pyke says Free Trade
will be OFA issue
The 50th anniversary conven
tion of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture will be anything but
dull, according to one of the
contenders for the position of
president, Brigid Pyke of Wolf
Island, in the Thousand Islands.
Speaking to the annual meeting
of the McKillopTwp. Federation of
Agriculture, in St. Columban last
week, she said that there would be
some “hot topics” on the table this
year.
Besides open jockeying for the
presidency between MsPyke and
incumbent Harry Pelissero, an
unusual occurence in itself for the
organization, Mrs. Pyke said there
would likely be a heated debate
about a “complete re-structuring
of the OFA,” based on a need for
more funding and on a resolution
from Essex County limiting the
involvement of the farmers’ lobby
ing group to three major issues
each year.
As well, she said there would be
discussions on the impact of the
U.S. Farm Bill, debt review for
Canadian farmers, waste manage
ment and free trade.
Ms. Pyke said that the Federa
tion had tried to get Simon
Riesman, Pat Carney or Joe Clark
to address the issue of free trade
and its impact on agriculture, but
found that none of these were
availabletospeakon the matter
right now, because free trade is
“such a sensitive issue because of
thecornproducers’ countervail
action.”
Instead, Ottawa lawyer Peter
Clark, who has done the work on
countervail for Canadian beef and
corn producers, will be a keynote
speaker.
Local people score
big at Royal
Continued from page 1
showing at the American Interna
tional Livestock Exposition in
Louisville, Kentucky, the largest
Jersey show in North America,
where Golden Mitzi placed 1st in
the Junior division and fourth in
the Open; Gloria placed first in the
Junior, first in the Open, and won
the Best Udder, Open; while Lydia
placed fourth in the Junior and
ninthintheOpendivision. Fred
Armstrong showed all Huronia’s
cattle in the Open Division, and
16-year-old Marvin Ellaof Hornby,
Ont., showed them in the Junior
section.
Ruth Armstrong reports that
Huronia Farms also bred the
Grand Champion Jersey Bull
shown at the Royal Winter Fair, an
animal now owned by Rock Ella
Farms in Hornby; and that Ontario
won the prestigious State Herd
Award at Louisville, with the
Ontario entry made up of six
Ontario herds, including Hur
onia’s.
Still with Jerseys, The Citizen
last week failed to report that the
Hallrice 4-H Club’s Mary Anne
Franken of RR 2, Auburn, placed
eighth in a class of JO in her division
of the Hays Classic Junior Show at
the Royal, an impressive placing at
that level. Mary Anpe’s brother,
Paul Franken, showed the same
junior yearling heifer in the Opqn
Jersey show, but placed below tLje
ribbons with her.
The Rintoul girls, daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Rintoul of RR
2, Lucknow, masters of the Show
manship Classes at the Royal,
came through again with a family
sweep of the exhibitor classes at
the Junior Charolais Show. Carol
Rintoul, 20, took the Champion
ship in Senior Showman, while
sister Kim, 17, took Reserve, and
Debbie, 15, won the Champion
ribbon in Junior Showmanship. In
theGrand Championship class,
Carol was Champion Showman,
with Debbie taking Reserve.
None of the nine Huron County
4-H members competing in the
Queen’s Guineas class with their
beef calves placed in the top deck,
but Debbie Rintoul showed to a
blue ribbon in the second line in her
weight division. Margie Fenner of
RR4, Paisley won the competition,
later selling he/ champion calf for
more than $15,000.
Eldon and Lorraine Cook of
LoreldoFarms, RR 1, Belgrave,
captured the Grand Champion
Bull award with their Brown Swiss
bull, Ka-Wa Valu, a win which
qualifies Valu for the “All-Ameri
can” designation in the show
world. The Cooks also took a sixth
place ribbon with both a junior and
a senior Brown Swiss heifer.
In sheep, Hugh and Jo-anne
Todd of RR 2, Lucknow, cleaned up
in the Southdown Division, taking
Championships with a ram, a ewe,
and a flock, as well as one first with
an ewe lamb and a second with a
yearling ram. The Todds also took a
third with a Hampshire ram lamb.
In the 4-H Field Crop Competi
tion at the Royal, William Fother-
ingham of RR 4, Seaforth, exhibit-
thegrandchampionbarley, and
placed second with his white
beans, while Steve Webster of RR
2, Blyth, competedinthePublic
Speaking Competition.
And finally, Mervin Smith of
Maple Moo-er Farms, RR 1,
Walton, reports that although the
10-month-old Charolais heifer he
took to the Royal placed ninth, he
purchased the Fair’s Grand Cham
pion Charolais bull calf, which will
become Moo-er’s newest herd
sire.
Elston
to speak
to HFA
Murray Elston, Ontario Health
Minister and M.P.P. for Huron-
Bruce will be guest speaker when
the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture holdsits December
meeting at Hullett Central School
in Londesboro.
Topic for the meeting at 8:30
p.m. on Dec. 4, will be the GATT
meeting held in Uraguay.
Farm
meeting
dateline
Wednesday, November 26, “Milk
Makes Jt’ ’ 4-H Achievement Night
Hullett Central Public School,
Londesboro, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November27, “Milk
Makes It” 4-H Achievement Night
Howick Public School, Gorrie, 7:30
p.m.
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$300 Per Child
If you qualify, your cheque is in the mail.
Who Qualifies?
You’ll automatically receive an advance payment of $300 per
child if you meet the following conditions:
• Your net family income in 1985 was $15,000 or less,
• You have a dependent child or children who will be under 18 years
of age on December 31,1986,
• You received a child tax credit this year for that child or those
children.
Why is the government doing this?
The advance payment, a part of the child tax credit, is designed
to assist over 750,000 low-income families with children. Among
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