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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-04-23, Page 29First choice here DEPEND ON DEKALB Plant XL 13 and other big yielding DEKALB hybrids Ill V A. n ""'" ,rnr-n• torh ,,-1 An ,. SEED CLEANING Custom Cleaning and Treating BARLEY, OATS, MIXED GRAIN, SOYBEANS, WHITE BEANS, FORAGE SEEDS SEED FOR SALE BRUCE BARLEY $5,30/bu. OATS $4.50/bu, Red. Clover for Plow down Complete line of forage and lawn seeds ED-EL-FO FARMS LTD, BOX 344 HENSALL, ONT. 262-2627 262-6048 CULTIVATOR BARGAINS At Last Years Price - Big Discounts. While They Last New Units in Stock Kongskilde 15 ft SGB, 3 P.H. Kongskilde 20 1/2 ft - SGB, 3 P.H. Kongskilde 28 ft. - SBC pull type, Tandem whls. Wil-Rich 21 ft W/Tandem whls., H.D. pull type Wil-Rich 24 ft W/Tandem whls., H.D. pull type Wil-Rich 27 ft W/Tandem whls., H.D. pull type Wil-Rich 37 ft. W/Tandem whls., on centre & wings, H.D. pull type Wil-Rich 41 1/2 ft. W/Tandem whls. on centre & wings H.D. pull type Al - USED CULTIVATORS PRICE 1HC •18 ft with mulcher Glencoe 16'/ ft Kongskilde 20 1/2 W/double rota- harrow & leveling bar $1875 $1780 $2800 Kongskilde, 20'/2 ft W/blade harrow 8 leveling bar (1 year old) Kongskilde 11 ft W/blade harrow Kongskilde 17 1/2 ft W/finger harrow 8 leveling bar (like new) Kongskilde 13 ft. (Real Good) Allied 13 ft J.F. 17 ft John Deere 25 ft. W/Tcmclem whls, & Buster bar harrow (new last year) $5875 Call us now 235-1380 $2750 $950 '2750 $850 '300 $400 EXETER FARM EQUIPMENT LIMITED THE BEST IN FARM MACHINERY 242 MAIN ST. NORTH EXETER, ONTARIO E E ALWAYS PLENTY OF WORK — Dave Gordon and Albert Flewelling are busy in the Meadowcrest workshop building flats to display boi plants. The season for selling the plants will soon have many of the MeadowCrest residents very busy. T-A photo COOKING FOR THE FAMILY — A big pot of spaghettisauce is required to feed the large family at Meadowcrest. Vera MacKenzie stirs a batch in one the the home's big, bright kitchens. T-A photo g11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101111101111111111110111111110111111111111:111111111111111111111111E ATTENTION OFA MEMBERS A van from OFMA with parts and accessories for farm machinery, etc. will be in the area Friday Apr. 25 Zurich arena from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. South Huron Rec Centre from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. To help you get more corn. Keep your attack on corn rootworm going strong. Just as in hockey, it takes two good lines to win. One on the ice, keeping pressure on the opponent, while the other gets a breather. The same applies to corn rootworm insecticides. University researchers say the best way to keep rootworms from building up resistance to insecticides is to alternate organophosphate and carbamate insecticides each year. To keep your rootworm attack going strong, every year, alternate these two good lines: carbamate Line: FURADAN insecticide. this hard-hitting carbamate insecticide controls corn rootworms on contact. Then it is absorbed by roots to provide long-lasting residual control of rootworms which hatch later in the season. This protects feeder roots needed for fast, vigorous growth. And it protects brace roots needed to prevent lodging and harvest losses. The net result: more corn. The hard, purple granules won't bridge or cake in the applicator, either. Organophosphate Line: ®DI-SYSTON systemic insecticide. The low-cost organophosphate insecticide with rootworm wallop. Contact activity controls rootworms in the soil at planting time; systemic activity extends control throughout the active larvae season. DI-SYSTON doesn't have a minimum rate to be economical and a maximum rate to do the job. DI-SYSTON has only one rate— a rate that is both economical and effective. DI-SYSTON is a Reg TM of Bayer AC 'URADAN Is a Reg TM of EMC Corp xeter District Co-operatives Exeter W. G. Thompson Herisall & Sons Ltd. District Co-op Hensall Hensall 19302c-o FURADAN 10G application rate* at 9-12 oz. per 1,000 feet of row. FURADAN 10G Row Spacing Lbs./Acre 20" 15-20 30" 10-13.3 34" 8.8-11.8 36" 8.3-11.1 38" 7.9-10.5 40'; 7.5-10 New, concentrated liquid formulation provides the same dependable control with one- third less material. Also, free-flowing granular in vapour- barrier bags that reduce odor during storage and handling. DI-SYSTON 15G application rate* at B oz. per 1,000 feet of row. DI-SYSTON 150 Row Spacing Lbs./Acre 30" 8.7 34" 7.7 36" 7.3 38" 6.9 40" 6.7 'These rates do not constitute a product label Before use. read and carefully observe Directions for'Use. Cautionary stateMenta and other information contained on the product label Melt One big., happy family CHAIR REFINISHING — Faye D'Amico is one of the Meadowcrest residents. She enjoys working on chair refinishing and caning, and is presently taking a course at Fanshawe College to improve her skills. Meadowcrest residents well, do work for any customers. TROPICAL GARDEN — The greenhouse is a busy place at Meadowcrest homes. Conrad Zimmerman checks outone of the beautiful orchid plants they grow. They not only have tropical and ,box plants for sale, they also use the greenhouse to provide food, such as tomatoes for the residents. Play cards at. Brinsley By GORDON MORLEY BRINSLEY Friday evening the euchre party took place in Brinsley school. Eight tables were played with the winners being: Ladies high - Mrs. Earl Lewis, lone hands - Mrs. Charlie Railings, Ladies low - Mrs. Barker, men's high - Don Newey, lone hands - Joe Carter, men's -low' Jack - Trevithick. Special prize was won by Mrs. Wilbert Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hodgins and Mrs. Roy Hodgins sponsored the party. Next party is to be held May 2. Personals Gary Coursey had the misfortune to break his leg Friday eve, and is a patient in University Hospital. We wish him a speedy recovery, Mr. and Mrs. Don Newey of Kingston visited over the week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Trevithick. Recent visitors with Mrs. Violet Allison and Kathleen Morley were Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gackstetter of Exeter, Mrs. Myra Glenn of Strathroy and Mrs. Dorothy McDonald. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Neil Trevithick on the recent arrival of their baby girl. Mars Hill Cemetery Board is holding its annual Spring meeting Sunday April 27 at 2:30 p.m. at the cemetery. Lloyd Lamport RR 2, Crediton 234-6286 Paul Coates RR 1, Centralia 229-6411 Vern Alderdice RR 2, Kippen 262-5988 BY MARY ALDERSON The old chiche "one big happy family" has never been more appropriate than at Meadowcreat. Meadowcrest is actually three big happy families, where people who aren't able to cope with their previous families, bellies, or jobs, are finally finding satisfaction. Most of the people living at Meadowcrest have been under psychiatric care, while some are mentally handicappd. Administrator Ruth Brough says that the term they prefer to use is "mental process arrested," The two large Meadowcrest homes are located on highway seven between Ailsa Craig and Elginfield, The third, original home is 10 miles awayin an old farm house on the Nairn Road. Mrs, Brough says that the Meadowcrest homes came Into being because she had parents who always taught her to "care about her fellow man," In 1966 while she was doing social work at London Psychiatric Hospital, Mrs. Brough says she found that she really liked some of the patients. At that time, she says people were just beginning to see mental illness as an illness, and not something to be hidden in a closet. She began doing what she calls "open space coun- selling". Instead of simply meeting with the patient in a closed-in office, they went places and did things together, at the same time they were discussing problems. Mrs. Brough took patients on fishing trips or vamping expeditions. During tier work in the hospital she says she often saWjpatients sent out into the world, only, to fail again, and be brought back into the hospital. These people weren't "good " enough for the community, but too good for LFH. They were too young for nursing homes, Because, of ber success with "`open space counselling" and the lack of a place for these people, Mrs. Brough saw the need for a home like Meadowcrest. Mrs. Brough says that the farm seemed ideal. "I'm a farm girl," she says. Her theory is that the farm work will take the people's mind off their problems, For example, she says that if you have a pet• duck, it will demand attention. When you give care and attention to the duck, you will not be thinking about yourself. In 1971 the first Meadowcrest home was set up in a farm house on the Nairn Road. Because of its success, two large homes were built on highway seven. Between the two areas, they have about 30 acres of land. There are 90 members to the Meadowcrest "family", and the staff including part time and clerical workers numbers about 20. Mrs. Brough says they try to simulate family life as much as possible. Every member has duties and chores to perform. And there always seems to be plenty of work to be done. Mrs, Brough describes it as a long-term rehabilitation program. Most people stay three to five years, and she stresses that the door is never closed on anyone. "When you've been badly wounded, it takes a long time to recover," Mrs. Brough says. At first most of the residents were patients from LPH. Now people come there from all over Ontario, and they even have some people who come on their own..She calls these "seif-referrels." Sometimes Meadowcrest acts as a half-way house for recovering psychiatric patients. Like a family, the mem- bers' are all ages.. The various ages buffer one another, Mrs. Brough says. She says that the young learn from the old, qvhile the old are stimulated by the young. And like a family, there are sometimes clashes. The youngest person at Meadowcrest is about 18, Mrs. Brough says. Teerggers have very gaeital needs that Meadowcrest may not be able to handle> she explains. Mrs. Brough feels that their location is perfect. They are close enough to London to make use of modern facilities there while they enjoy the community life in near-by Lucan. She stresses that "Her" family is very much part of the community. Mrs. Brough also likes what she calls the upper middle class neigh- bourhood they live in. The people living at Meadowcrest do all their own cooking, cleaning and maintenence, They have their own craft shop where anyone may go in to pur- chase such things as macrame, placemats, ceramics, or other hand- made items, They also have a woodworking shop where they make plant stands, spoon ,racks, or the very popular baby cradles. They have a section where furniture refinishing and caning is done. Mrs. Brough says that they will do almost any kind of enstom work that is requested, They operate a greenhouse where they sell tropical plants and box plants. This year they're hoping to tiring in nursery stock and rose bushes for sale. Cucumbers are the biggest crop at Meadowcrest, Last summer they had a large contract with a pickle fac- tory. The rest of the crops are sold there, or for use of the residents, In the barn, you'll find a variety of animals, There is one friendly horse, which Mrs. Brough says is a pet, They keep chickens, cows, goats, pigs, and rabbits for their own use and for market. The barn supplies a relaxing work place and keeps residents very busy. Many of the residents have pet cats in the barn. Mrs. Brough says that residents of Meadowcrest are very conscious of cost and quality in the various products they turn out, However, she stresses, they are not a business, but a family. Tithes-Advocate, April 23, 1980 Paps 13A Appropriate at Meadowcrest