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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-07-18, Page 20I Massey-Ferguson 750 and 760 CO lid ,a , BIG CAPACITY Willi A SOFT TOUCtal The Massey-Ferguson 750 and 760 Com- ies are the Ode of the wheat fields. l'hese proven performers have more big caPacity harvesting features than you can IMagn. Here's what we Mean. Both atter reliable Perkins diesel power. And there's a new 14-channel electronic Monitor to Watch over all vital combine functions. Clean-harvesting fea tures include a big hi-inertia rasp bar cylinder, 5-bat' Metal reels and high-speed straw wallccers. Far corrIfort, there's a brand new command Module cab With air conditioning as scan' See us today "and look over these big. lard equip See experts. SHERWOOD (Exeter) Ltd. 18 Wellington St. 235-0743 Exeter MF Massey Ferguson You've gOt what it takes With Massey- FerginOn. FURNITURE REFINISHING SPRAY PAINTING, SIGN WRITING FREE PICK-UP & DELIVERY (ESTIMATES GIVEN UPON REQUEST) LONDON & EXETER R. STEWART 1312 WEBSTER ST. 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Following are the remarks of Beeler! These are exciting times. These are depressing times. These are good times. These are bad times. These are times of high energy needs and dwindling energy supplies. These are times of food shortage and times of f ood surplus. All of these points of view are valid depending on each persons' perspective. Regardless of one's view- point, I think we can all agree that these are challenging times! In a world where instant communication shrinks the size of our planet to a global village and increases clearly the pressure is on agriculture to produce. Pressure is on our Canadian farmers to produce more food for rapidly expanding requirements. In com- parison to the food production capabilities of the United States, Canada's potential is small-but non- theless' very important. As a general statement I would say that our Canadian farmer does not have as favourable a climate in which to produce food as does his U.S. counterpart. As a company engaged in basic plant breeding we have an obligation to keep per- manently in our minds today. Such research is not cheap, nor can it be done poorly, for if our Canadian food producers do not sur- vive neither do we. We are committed to Canadian agriculture and that committment is best reflected in the scope and scale of our research program, the annual cost of which exceeds $500.000. We have accepted the challenge facing agriculture in this country for there is no doubt in our minds that the most exciting, the most challenging future is in agriculture! Viewing a plot of Mingo barley was the highlight of Friday's Mingo Day held at the Stewart Seeds research farm on Highway 7, east of Ailsa Craig. Close to 100 repr , -nn- tatives from all the fic of media throughout OL..,.Ario were in attendance. In previous years, the special event was named Media Day. Progress of Mingo the new strain of barley was outlined by Dr. George Jones, director of research and development for Ciba-Geigy Seeds Ltd. and its division Stewart Seeds. The name Mingo comes from its creator Dr. Keh Ming Ho, a native of Taiwan who came to Stewart's six years ago and started the dihaploid breeding technique five years ago. Rod MacInnes director of marketing commented, "When one thinks back to 1974 when Stewart's pioneered the commercial use of dihaploid technique one must stand in awe of the outstanding achievement. In 1980 there will be com- mercial quantities of this licensed variety for sale." "Add to this achievement of speed and planning the fact that Mingo is simply the best barley in Ontario today and the combination is powerfully impressive", continued MacInnes. Dr. Jones said the licen- cing of Mingo barley was a major accomplishment. He continued, "From here on in we expect to have a con- tinuous flow of new barley vanities. Our next release will likely be another six-row feed barley for Eastern Canada followed by a two- Farmers with a taste for nostalgia and an eye for beauty will be able to see the John Deere-sponsored six- pony Haflinger Hitch at the Zurich Fair, July 21. E.W. Stahl, President of John Deere Ltd., said "these rare and beautiful ponies were the highlights of many Ontario fair parades last year and we consider it a privilege to introduce them to Ontario farmers again this year". The six-pony hitch of world famous Haflinger ponies is owned and driven by Alvin Laramie, of Harrow, Ontario who has been breeding and showing prize-winning horses for more than 50 years. It is the only one of its kind in Canada. row feed possibly as early as 1981". According to Jones, Stewart's expect to have developed their first malting barley cultivars for both east and west. Mingo barley was tested got four years in a total of 49 trials, 21 at Stewart's and 28 eastern co-op trials. Dr. Jones believes that barley production in Eastern Canada can be increased by more than four million Mr. Laramie has been acquiring foundation stock for Canada's first Haflinger breeding operations for the past five years. The six-pony hitch will pull a gaily decorated John Deere wagon in parades and other fePHvities associated with agricultural fairs. The Haflinger breed originated in the Tryolean mountain of Austria. These small mountain horses have been a mainstay of Austrian mountain agriculture for centuries, even though their extraordinarily rigid pureblood "Book" was created as recently as 1921. The world's most famous Haflinger owner is Queen Elizabeth. A quota study by five marketing boards has ignored a key issue un- derlying quotas and quota values according to Elbert van Donkersgoed, Executive Director of Christian Far- mers Federation of Ontario. Earlier this year, Ontario's five marketing Boards that use quotas to control farmer production levels issued a report on quotas and quota values. The report was written by two University of Guelph professors. In an interview from the CFFO office in Drayton, Mr. van Donkersgoed stated that the study did not give thbrough consideration to why quota transfers are necessary. "The study appears to assume that quota transfers are necessary to make sure that efficient low cost producers get a chance to produce more of a product," said Mr. van Donkergoed, "in itself, that is a good thought but it is not reality. A freely negotiable system, which the study appears to favour will not guarantee that quota will move from high cost to .low cost producers." According to Mr. van Donkersgoed there are many reasons why quotas need to transfer. He pointed out that transfering farms from fathers to sons was the biggest reasons why a quota transfer is necessary. • Mr. van Donkersgoed believes that only 5 to 10 percent' of actual quota transfers are done for the efficiency reason. "By far the largest number of quota transfers relate to one generation turning the enterprise over to a younger generation," said Mr. van Donkersgoed. "This should lead us to develop a quota transfer pointed out that it doesn't concluded Mr. van system base on this need facts will reduce the next generation." us develop a family farm while making sure that the significance of transfers for quota is not a burden on the efficiency reasons and help Mr. van Donkersgoed oriented transfer system," make any sense to allow Donkersgoed. quota values to be set by the :91111111M11111111filli 111 1H 1111111111111L 5 to 10 percent transfering for efficiency reasons while ADAMS perhaps 75 percent of transfers 0 involve one generation taking over from Heating & Cooling g the 'next, When asked what the next • Heating Systemsof A step should be he suggested that each of the marketing boards should study why,, their quotas are transfering INSTALLED, MODERNIZED by looking at the past five and MAINTAINED years. "The Boards should find out how many transfers ▪ • General Sheet F. FE are in fact from father to son or from one generation to the Metal Work next." "I'm convinced that these • Air Conditioning! IT'S UP TO YOU TO HELP PREVENT SKIN CANCER. !• Humidifiers r.. :z:• Ventilation 72" E ▪ 235-2187 F. 133 Huron St., East, Exeter innuniumutinninunuminuninu5. I. Images of the American Harvest Yellow Trail from. Texas See this one-hour TV Special July 29, 1979 CFPL / CKNX T.V. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Trail from Texas." It's the day-by-day story of life major motion picture documentary, •'The Yellow Now, a special Canadian television showing of a CLCO T.V. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. 1 on the road with custom wheat harvesters as they follow the sun from central Texas to the Canadian prairies. This special TV presentation, filmed by the British Broadcasting Corporation, is brought to you by Massey-Ferguson in cooperation with your dealer, SHERWOOD (EXETER) LTD. 18 Wellington St. W. Exeter 235-0743 bushels because of Mingo. It has produced average yields of 94 bushels per acre. Mingo the product of crossing of Vanier and Laurier. Says Dr. Jones, "It's crossing the best with the best." Stewart's sales manager Larry Morris said, "Our marketing program is committed to offering seed to our dealers of the very best of the licenced cultivars and Mingo barley certainly fills the bill". it REFRIGERATION DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL CENTRAL AIR SYSTEMS HEAT PUMPS MAX'S TV & APPLIANCES GRAND BEND 238-2493 Best Interest We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. -* subject to change Gaisei-Kneale Insurance Agency Inc. EXETER GRAND BEND CLINTON 235-2420 238-8484 482-9747 Six horse hitch to Zurich fair TALKING SEEDS Middlesex MPP Bob Eaton chats with Dr. George Jones, director of research for Ciba•Geigy Ltd. at Friday's Mingo Day at Stewart Seeds. 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