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THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 19, 1978 17
Summer jobs on farms copular
There's old refrain about the
problem of keeping young people
down on the farm after they've
seen the city lights.
But sometimes the problem is
how to send people back to the
city after they've spent a summer
down on the farm.
Len MacGregor, supervisor of
the junior agriculturalist program
in Huron County, said sonic of the
The market at Brussels Stock-
yards Friday was steady with a
heavy supply of cattle and pigs on
offer. There were 1154 cattle and
1604 pigs on offer.
Choice Steers--56.50 to 58.50
with sales to 59.00.
Good Steers--54.50 to 56.50.
A steer consigned by Ken
Hathmond of Monkton weighing
1,380 lbs. topped the market at
59.00.
Ten steers consigned by Gerald
Kuntz of Formosa averaging
1,266 lbs. sold for 58.80.
Four steers consigned by L & B
Farms of Wallenstein averaging
1,202 lbs. sold for 58.80 with their
42 steers averaging 1,083 lbs.
selling for the overall price of
58.10.
Fourteen steers consigned by
Hugh osborhe of Monkton
averaging 1,196 lbs. sold for
58.35.
A -steer consigned by Graeme
Craig of Walton weighing 1,050
lbs. sold for 58.00.
A steer consigned by Murray
Bray of Wroxeter weighing 1,420
lbs.' sold for 58.00 with his 35
steers averaging 1,083 lbs. selling
city students enjoy farm life so
much, they out to stay and work
on their weekends off.
The Junior Agriculturalist Pro-
gram. which has been operating
for about six years, allows 300
students, aged 16 and 17. with
no farm experience, ,to spend the
summer working on a farm.
The program, sponsored by the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
for an overall price of .57.40.
Four steers consigned by Alvin
Grainger of Wroxeter averaging
1,330 lbs. sold for 57.90.
A steer consigned by Glen
Johnston of Bluevale weighing
1,220 lbs. sold for 58.25.
A steer consigned by Murray
Wagg of Mitchell weighing 1,250
lbs. sold for 58.00.
Twenty-seven steers consigned
by Maple Emblem Farms of
Dungannon averaging 1.130 lbs.
sold for the overall price of 57.30.
Twenty-three steers. consigned
by George Adams of Wroxeter
averaging 1,075 lbs. sold for the
overall price of 57.60.
Six steers consigned by Ian
Wilbee of Walton averaging 1,105
lbs. sold for 57.60.
Three steers consigned by
Grant Coultes of Belgrave
averaging 1,143 lbs. sold for
57.85.
Thirty-one steers consigned by
Robert Kreller of Fordwich
averaging 1,087 lbs. sold for an
overall price of 57.35.
A light offering of heifers met a
strong demand.
Choice Heifers--55.50 to 57.50
and Food, (OMAF) will bring up
to 20 city students to Huron
County farms.
Mr. MacGregor said students
are told about the program
through their high schools. Last
year, 900 students across the
province applied for the 300
positions which were open.
Under the program, junior
agriculturalist are given a train-
with sales to 57.75.
Good Heifers-54.00 to 55.50.
A heifer consigned byDouglas
Durrer of R. R. ill, Mildmay
weighing ,900 Ws, sold for 57.75
Nvith his 13 heifers averaging 857
lbs. selling for the overall price of
56.00.
A heifer consigned by Graeme
Craig of Walton weighing I.140
lbs. sold for 57.50.
Five heifers consigned by Glen
Montgomery of Belgrave
averaging 1,'148 lbs. sold for
57.40.
ing allowance of $11, with, hos(
farmers providing $5 of this
amount, and room and board to
the student.
Mr. MacGregor is currently
processing applications from area
farmers interested in hosting a,
student for the summer Months.
Mr. MacGregor said he • has
received, only six applications to
date and hopes to have between
15 and 20 applications by the May
15 deadline.
Mr. MacGregor said most of
the applications come from dairy
farmers and most of the students
apply to work on dairy operations.
The program supervisor said
1krhen the program firSt started,
some farmers. were "looking for
cheap labour" rather than ma k-
ing the summer .,a learning
experience' for the city students.
However, he said this has
changed, and the program has
proved a valuable means of
intyroving u rb an -rural co m-
munieations.
Although many of the students
find farm labour quite a physical
adjustment at first, only one
student dropped out of last year's
progra m, largely due to home-
sickness.
Mr. MacGregor said regional-
ly, "girls tend to do better jobs
than boys" under the Junior
Agriculturalist Program.
The program supervisor at-
tributed this partly to the fact,
girls tend to have more patience
with the farm animals.
Whatever the reason, the girls
have proved to be "real cracker
jacks" and have more than pulled
their weight.
Mr. MacGregor joked that an
added bonus for farmers who
have hosted female 'agri-
culturalists has been the fact
neighbouring farm boys tend to
help out more on their farms.
Students interested in applying
for the junior agriculturalist..pro-
gram can inquire for dtails at
their high school.
Application forms for farmers
interested in hosting a student
are available at the OMAF office
in Clinton.
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