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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-01-09, Page 19Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and FPO \ftee.eeeeeeeie-f-feeee-...-0-ee-0-meeee-e-mee.-0-.-eieee, heron form and home news POWER SKATING TIPS — A Perry Knee gives some tips to successful power skating class concludedSaturd9yat the Stephen township arena, Above, Pete Conlon, Robbie Finkbeiner, Darryl l,ammie and Steve Du Barry, 1.-A photo New members at UC GB seniors plan fun day A complete service for your show or sale horse * Training-Western, English * Conditioning * Boarding * Riding Lessons * Sales * Clinics & Shows * Arena Rental Trainer- Steve Preszcator Owner & Manager Adriaan Brand R,R.# 2 Crediton 234-6238 evenings or weekends Time", Ad g .ot v. 1980 WE HAVE GOOD SELECTION OF BIRD FEED 10 And 20 kg. Bags AND ALSO BULK We Also Have DE-ICING SALT To Keep Walks & Steps Safe Petratur of Calgary. Paul Moore of Morrisburg was home for the holidays with his parents Rev. and Mrs. H. Moore and brother John. During the holidays the Moore family visited Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moore at Inwood and with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Johnson at Sarnia. Visitors over New Year's with Alex and Clara Hamilton were John and Eva Allister, Mr. and Mrs, Leonard Wein of Crediton and Eber Lewis of Clinton, Congratulations to Doug and Susan McArthur of Southcott Pines, when a baby boy born at 3.44 a.m. last Tuesday became the first baby of the New Year and the decade in London and Middlesex County. The couple's other two sons, Craig 5 and Corey 2, were both born on holidays, Craig born on a Labor Day week end and Corey on May 24th. GET WELL SOON The Tinges-Advocate wishes Grand Bend and Shipka correspondent Annie Morenz a speedy recovery. Mrs. MorenS is in South Huron Hospital, Exeter recovering from burns she received in an accident last week. The KirktOn Horticulture executive held their first meeting of 1980 in the Kirkton Woodham Com- munity Centre on January 5 with a good. attendance. President Mrs. Philip Johns read Some good thoughts for beginning of the year. Mrs. Jack Thomson was appointed press reporter. The committee for preparing the prize lists for annual flower show are Mrs. J. Willis Mrs. R. Morrison and Mrs. Wm. Jones. It was decided to offer prize money for a special class in flower division for Kirkton, Exeter and Mitchell fall fairs. The convention is to be held in Thunder Bay in June and a donation is to be sent to help defray expenses. The poster contest will be offered to local schools (grades 7 & 8) who wish to participate, There was a discussion about flower beds around the hail and the Easton Memorial. Mrs. M. }lodged will be responsible for having some member bring something of interest about flower care or designing at each executive meeting. Programs for the coming year were planned. Available speakers and judges were suggested. The annual flower show will be August 19, 1980. Flowers are to be sent to Kingsway Lodge in St. Marys Which we hope the patients will enjoy. Bus committee members are Mrs. R. Robinson, Mrs. J. Wiles arid Mrs. Keith Stephens, It was decided to have just day trips. A flea circus may be a good act, but it takes ter- mites to bring down the house. Flower folk at Ki hold on sessi rkton isitsw! GUARDIAN Ni11 DRUGS. Main Street . 235-1570 Exeter Pharmacy Ltd. Fireplace Coal 25-Pound, COPOP Exeter District Co-operative Exeter 235-2081 CHARGEX MOM, VISA Do you consider fuel economy when shopping for a neW tractor? People seem to be fairly concerned about energy.nowadays. They shop around for fuel-efficient ears and they improve the in- sulation in their houses. But how many stop to look at differences in fuel con- sumptions of different tractors? There are several things that affect the amount of fuel used by a tractor, The level of maintenance, loads pulled, and the operating habits of the tractor operator all have an affect on the amount of fuel used. Apart from these, there are , dif- ferenees in individual tractor makes. Most commonly available tractors are tested at the. University of Nebraska and the Nebraska Tractor Tests are summarized each year. One thing tested is fuel efficiency. By using the summary, you can compare different tractor makes of similar power. For example, for seven tractors in the 105 to 110 h.p. range, there is a range of 6.7 gal. hr . (30.3 1. hr.) to 7.3 gal, hr. (34.2 1, hr.). This is a 12 percent dif- ference in fuel required. For certain tractors in different horsepower ranges,. the differences in efficiencies are more dramatic. For a really striking comparison, look at gas vs, diesel engins. The MF235 gas tractor uses 50 percent more fuel than the MF235 diesel to do the same work. (3.4 gal. hr . compared to 2.2 gal. hr .) at full load. There are many things other than fuel efficiency to took at when you shop for a tractor. Fuel efficiency can make a difference when you pay the diesel bill every month though. Information on the Nebraska tests is available at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Clinton. Ron Fleming Agricultural Engineer Marketing Dairy bull calves Bull calves not selected for breeding purposes can be marketed for meat. The decision on a method of handling these calves will depend on accommodation, labour, and feed available, In many cases dairymen find it wise to sell all bull calves, either privately or through the weekly auction barn at three days to a week of age-buyers will pay the highest price for healthy calves weighing 45 to 50 kg. If the navel cord is dry, they will assume the calf is at least 2 or 3 days old and has been fed colostrum. White Veal is produced from feeding Holstein bull calves on a ration which does not contain iron. No grain or forage is fed and coloured dairy breeds are not used because of the yellowish colour of the fat. White veal can be produced on the farm by a good operator. The calves may be nursed by a cow, fed whole milk from a pail or fed a commercial vealer ration. To budget this program, calves should gain up to one kilogram per day, The cost of producing a kilogram of veal (November 1979) is estimated at $2.53. This amount includes housing, calf , feed, mortality, medication, marketing and interest, but does not include inputs for labour and Management. Calves marketed at 140 to 150 kgs. and carrying a good finish, will turn the top price in the veal ring. Red Veal The calf can be fed on whole milk, skim milk, milk replacer, or vealer ration. The liquid diet can be full fed or limited, depending on, supply and economics. A supplementary grain ration can be fed or limited, depending on supply and economics. A sup- plementary grain ration can be fed free choice from one week of age through the entire vealing period. A grain ration of 14 percent crude protein at 75 percent to 80 percent T.D.N. will provide the proper ratio of protein to energy. The ob- jective should be to have calves finish at a weight of 175 kg or less, and at an age of less than 18 weeks. The usual market price is 20 to 25 cents per kilogram below the price of white veal. Heavy Veal has become very popular in .the last few years. These calves are fed on an all-grain ration following weaning and depending on the type of calf, will finish for market at 200 to 300 kg live weight. For best results, these calves should be reared as young bulls. A feeding program to produce heavy veal could be as follows: -a starter vealer ration for five weeks -an 18 percent crude protein calf starter fed free choice far 10 to 12 weeks or until the calf weighs 100 kgs. -a finishing 13 percent crude protein grain ration fed free choice (approx. 4 kgs of grain ration will be required per kilograms of live weight gain.) For best results, grain corn should make up at least 50 percent of the grain portion of the ration and in most rations, it makes up 100 percent. If dried shelled grain corn is the only grain in the ration, it can be fed whole or with a coarse grind. A mineral of two parts calcium and one part phosphorus whould be added at 10 kg per tonne of grain ration. VitarainAPEAney144- injected or included in the grain ration. Reminders Record Books A good supply of Ontario Farm Record Books are available for your use, at our local Agricultural Office. Several hundred books are distributed each year-be sure to drop in and pick yours up. We will also try and have a good supply on hand at winter programs. Dairy Seminars' will be held at Blyth Town Hall, January 15th and 17th- 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m, Topics include - Farm Credit, Fertility and Sterility, Butterfat, Sire Selection, Philosophies on Breeding, Farm Safety, Brucellosis, Leptospirosis and Growing Quality Roughages. For more information call Agricultural Office 482-3428 or Zenith 7-2800. Dennis Martin, Associate Agricultural Representative A new Look at Sheep Anyone with an interest is invited to attend an in- formation session about the sheep business on Monday, January 14, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Agricultural Office Board Room, Clinton. The Agenda will include two films- "The Animal Research Institute of Canada Sheep Breeding and Production Research" and "Sheep Obstetrics", Murray Emke, Sheep The January meeting of Grand Bend Senior Citizen club was held Wednesday afternoon in the Anglican Parish ball with Group one in charge, and under President, Alex Hamilton. After singing (:) Canada, Alex expressed appreciation to the past executive members for their work during their time of office. A Sing Song of old favourites was enjoyed. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the treasurer reported a balance of $931.41 on hand with 57 members, It was agreed to have a Fun Day in January the tentative date to be January 16. Alex read a poem entitled, "What will you do with this year that's so new?" Olive Miller sang a solo- "Dear the the Heart of the :Shepheed," Games* fo ' Bingo were played and a social hour followed, bringing a pleasant afternoon to a close, Anglican church news The regular monthly meeting of the A.C:W. of St. John's by the Lake Grand Bend, was held on Thursday afternoon January 3. Due to the absence of convener Thelma Brousseau, the meeting was chaired by Lillian Best. Plans were made for the annual vestry meeting for Thursday January 10, which will be preceded by a pot luck supper at 6.30 p.m. United Church news Communion was observed at the United Church Sunday morning. Welcomed to membership at this service were Ross and Jean Palframan, tran- sferring from Grace Presbyterian, Etobicoke, Scripture reading was taken from 1st Corinthians, Chapter 11, verses 23 to 34. Rev. II. Moore's sermon Specialist, 0.M,A.F., Newmarket will discuss "Selecting and Purchasing Ewes". The meeting will be concluded with an open agenda question and discussion period. Don Pullen. Agricultural Representative, topic was "Bread and Wine." Lovely choir anthems today were "Seek ye first " and "These Holy things," The Grand Bend U.C.W. will be held Thursday January 10 at 1.30 p.m. New members welcome. Grand Bend United church annual church meeting will be Monday January 14 at 8:00 p.m. Grand Bend United Church stewards are asked CFPL-TV put Thedford on the map Sunday night. They had been putting Thedford on the map quite literally all week - with a big arrow pointing out the village on their weatherman's board, announcing that this was the location of "Team Ten's" next hockey game. With all that advance notice on television, the old adage was proven once again - it pays to advertise, Thedford's arena was truly packed to the rafters and many more people were turned away. Parking at the arena was at a premium and some had to walk a few blocks. Thedford was hit with their worst traffic jam in years. Actually they did have a bad traffic jam during their Centennial in '77 when the parade was longer than the village. And then again in '78 there was a traffic jam one day when all the streets were blocked for sewer con- struction. But neither of those big events matched the mix-up outside the arena Sunday night - and of course, the winter' first snow fall didn't help either. Anyway, I thought I'd borrow Boss's hat for a few minutes and try my hand at writing a sports column. I guess the first thing I should report on this championship game between the Thedford Optimists and Team Ten is the score. Well, that's not going to be easy, because every time I checked the score board, the numbers had changed. And they weren't always going up either, Is there a new rule in hockey that says you can subtract goals from a team instead of giving penalties? At least this doesn't force a player to waste time Sitting in the box. I doubt if that idea would catch on in the NHL, with their good goalies and many fighters. What would happen when they ended up with negative scores? So I have to admit ,that I can't be much of a sports reporter, because I don't know the Score. Goalie for Team Ten, Alex XelMail had an "off night" - at least I hope he doesn't always have that much trouble standing up. After the Thedford Optimists bulged the hemp behind him for the second tithe, Team Ten gave Kelman an oversize goalie stick. When that failed to do the trick, the team removed the regulation to meet in the Church Study on Wednesday January 9th at 8:00 p.m. Personals Mrs, Geri Wright has returned home from a holiday to Alberta, where she visited with her sons, Richard and Cindy and her first grandchild Jane Marie, also David Wright, all of Wembley, Alberta, She also visited her brother and family Mr. and Mrs. Joe si7P net behind Kelman and r replaced it with one half its size. Things looked really bad for Kelman when a two foot tall Novice player named Richie who was helping the Thedford team scored again. Kelman was pulled and a back up goalie brought in, By the way, I would have awarded little Richie with the first star. Even though his legs were a quarter of the length of everyone else on the ice, he was the fastest and best skater. An unidentified Thedford player with a premature case of wrinkles thanks to a rubber Halloween mask gave Carol Campbell of channel 10 Morning Break fame a hard time. Each time Campbell got the puck, her opponent tried to give her a kiss. A fight broke out in the second period when the Thedford player knocked Campbell to the ice. He emerged from the scuffle waving a black, lacy bra, and left Campbell with a very red face. Later in the game, Campbell got her revenge when she attacked this player in the baggy overalls. Campbell left the Thedford player laying on the ice, and skated around waving what appeared to be an athletic support. Play was again ins terrupted when anchorman Jack Burghardt came out to face off smoking a big cigar. He was chased around the ice by a huge Teddy bear with teeth like the shark in Jaws carrying a bucket of water. Fortueately, when the bear, who Wore a Thedford sweater, heaved the bucket, it contained only stale popcorn. Yogi Bear and Huck Hound entertained between periods, and did a far bbtter job than Howie Meeker. Fighting broke out again at the end of this very violent game. Team Ten players Bill Hutchings, George Clark and Jim Swan were all on the ice, but the brawl ended with a Thedford player hitting his own,goalie in the face With a cream pie. • As I was leaving the arena, one of my readers from Grand Bend (I don't know where the other one Was) suggested that the Tittles- Advocate could put together a team like CFPL-TV's. I'd ask for the Yogi Bear suit - with lots of pillows in the derriere. Dash wood skater talks By MRS, MIN RADEK The January meeting of Dash:weed Women'l• institute was held at the colinnimity centre with, the Family and. Consumer Affairs group in charge with conveners. Mrs. Roy Rader and 1Virs. Harold Schroeder. Roll Call was, '"Istaine career you 'would have liked to pursue, had it been possible". This was an- swered by 18 members and a number of guests. Mrs. Ray Bader in- troduced the guest speakers Vickie and Dianne Miller. Vickie reviewed the time she spent with the show WAWA), on Ice from the time she left. Exeter arena to the final. show. She was in a number of different shows in South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. She showed movies of the shows and also plant* who worked with the show as a dresser. The girls had beautiful souvenirs on display. Vickie had many, interesting anecdotes to tell. Mrs. Eben Weigand, president, dealt with the bueiness. Seveial cards of thanks for the donations at Christmas were read. A euchre is planned later in January. Barbara Rader and Theresa Van Raay were presented gifts for having 4-. H Provincial honors. The leaders for the new 4- H project will be Mrs. Roy Rader, Mrs. Earl Keller, Sherrie Stade and Mrs. Jim Weigand. JANUARY SPECIALS Skil Saw $4695 Model 574C Reg '51 95 $ 3 2 5 KIDS YOU CAN WIN $20.00 Paint, draw or colour a picture of "Winter on the Farm", bring it into the Kirkton Farm and Garden Supply Centre and you could win a first prize of $20.00, a second prize of $10.00 or a third prize of $5.00, Bring your entry in personally by January 31st Entries will be judged on neatness and originality. Name, Address and Age (no older than 14) should appear on the front of your picture. Whiners will be announced in the store Saturday, February 2nd. tl,t1 HURRY ENTER TO WIN $20.00 Amifil for 111111ASTERFEEDS Drv,s,en of hinri1e lrnl 0,1,11q twmted Just west of Kitkton Phone 229.8986 BY MARY ALDERSON Mary's musings Personals Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bennett have returned to Thunder Bay following the holidays. Cynthia Willert has returned to college at North Bay. She was accompanied by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Willert who returned home Sunday. Like the Bennetts, they found the roads good and the weather ideal for travelling. Pastor and Mrs. M. Mellecke are visiting relatives in Michigan Pastor Mellecke participated in the installation of his brother-in- law Rev. Norman Heintz as pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, Lincoln Park, Michigan, Sunday, January 6. Mr, Frieda Keller,who has been a patient in South Huron hospital is expected home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rader and family, London and Mrs. Hilda Rader with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rader and family also, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schatz. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rader and Ben, London, with Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rader. Mr. and Mrs. Don Love and family, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laub and family, Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Laub, Brucefield, Mr.and Mrs. Clare Love and family, Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs, Tony Mennen and Crystal and Mrs. Betty Deters and Chris Anne, Grand Bend with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love, Mrs. Irvin Rader and Mrs. Bill Bennett with Mr. and Mrs, Weliwood Gill, Craigwlel Gardens, Ailsa Craig.