HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-09-07, Page 16Applied agriculture isn't
limited to farmers. People from
all walks of life can learn more
about agriculture through
evening courses offered by the
University fo Guelph,
Paul Hendriks,•of the Office of
Continuing Education, says 21
fall and winter evening courses
will be offered beginning•
September 28, as part of the
Ontario. Aricultural Colleges
(OAC) Novice Farmer. Program.
The courses, which will be
offered in Toronto, Hamilton and
Guelph, vary from three evening
sessions or two Saturdays to 10
evening classes, •
'Course fees range from $30 to
s65, with 'discounts for couples,
who enroll. Mr. Hendriks says
there are no entrance require-
Winter
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16 THE BRUSSELS POST, SEPTEMBER?, 1917
Novice farmers are
offeredsOACcours
Beef calf .club tries
judging heifers
The Brussels Beef Calf Club .met
at the home of Kevin Bishop
when each member judged a class
of beef heifers and a class of beef
cows.•Members pointed out good
and bad feature$ of each animal
and some gave reasons. Later at
the house, minutes were read by
secretary, Darlene Raynard, 1'4
demonstration was discussed 41
it was decided to have a practice
at the home of leader, N'f
Flemmi4way. Following a quiz, lunch was served,
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The 21 courses offered this year
include a 10-week basic intro-
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well as courses on soil manage-
ment, farm buildings, vegetable
produetin,. farm utilities, farm
income tax, • landscaping ,the
country estate, poultry produc-
tion, fish farming, woodlot
mnagement, tractors and .
machinery, climatic changes in
agriculture and on the meat we
prod Lice.
Each person should feel
qualified as a potential student,
says Mr,' Hendriks. "Business-
men, civil servants, social
workers, tradesmen, teachers,
policemen and housewives all.
participate in the program."
The four-year old Novice
Farmer Program is sponsored by
the OAC through the Office of.
.continuing Education, University
of Guelph.
For more information write:
Applied, Agriculture Program,
Office of Continuing Education,,
University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario, NIG 2 W1 or telephone
(519) t24-4 120, extension 3956. .
The 1977 Ontario winter wheat
harvest has been completed with
a near-record production volume
being established.
Mr. Irving Leiman, R.R. 1,
Simcoe, chairman of the Ontario
Wheat Producers' Marketing
Board, said yields per' acre over
most of the province's 35 counties
reached levels much higher than
earlier anticipated and in some
instances established record
levels.
He said it would appear from
early reports that the average
yie -1 per acre will be in excess of
50 '.ushels per acre, reaching as
as 100 bushels per acre in
some areas.
The estimated harvested
acreage for 1977 crops has been
placed at 590,000, some 70,000
acres more than last year.
The board chairman said the
total crop will.probably exceed 29
million bushels, or 789, 250
tonne, which will be the largest
volume reached since 1950 at 30
million bushels.
Mr. Leman said the increased
volume is reflected in producer
sales recorded to date by the
board, which are approximately
24 million bushels or 653, 000
tonne, up about 136 ; 000 tonne
over the same period last year.
The marketing board has felt
zhe pressures of the increased
volume in moving stocks into
export position and terminal
storage.
Mr. Leiman said storage space
is being utilized from Georgian
Bay facilities through 'the St.
Lawrence Seaway and east coast
elevators, with about 443, 000
tonne or 15,000,000 bushels in
store at the present time.
He said most of the country
elevator storage facilities are also
being taxed at the present time.
Export sales to date total over
272,000 tonne or 10,000,000
bushels with some contracts
calling for September, October
and November deliveries.
Mr. Leiman said export prices
are at depressed levels at the
present time, which in terms of
price at the farm would be slightly
over $2.00 per bushel, or about
$73.50 per tonne. He said,
however, that export interest is
fairly keen at the moment, and
the board is hopeful price levels
will strengthen 'in the neat future.