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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-07-15, Page 19Pink flamingos step aside, here come the wirly gigs We found this array of lawn or- naments on the property of Tom and Sharon Cameron of Belgrave and couldn't resist a picture. The wooden wirlies are built in Lucan and offered for sale in the craft shop the Camerons run out of their home. 4-11 Queen chosen FARM REPORT UCE'GOUNTY OMAk] Agricrew News Release The Agricrew program is now underway in Bruce County. To successfully cover the entire county the crews are based from Chesley, Kincardine and Walkerton. The crews are covered by Worker's Compensa- tion and the crews provide their own lunch and transporation to the job site. For farmers and agricultural organiza- tions the program provides the services of an energetic, hard-working four -person crew for the cost of $90 per eight hour day. The crews provice a good source of reliable labour for peak periods as well as providing and excellent source of labour for odd jobs. To be eligible for an Agricrew all the farmer or agricultural organization has to do is have the Agricrew work at some agriculturally relateV-task. There are some working conditions that Agricrew workers cannot be subjected to. Agricrew members may not operate power take -offs or chain saws, work with creosote, work on second storey construction; or drive farm vehicles on public roads. Other than work involving these rules, Agricrew is an ideal source of labour for such jobs as haying, painting, weeding, picking stones, fencing, general clean up, garden maintenance, etc. For more details on booking Agricrew call Dave Percival at the Canada Farm Labour Pool in Walkerton at 881-3671. FORAGES Some alfalfa fields took a beating be- cause of the excessive rainfall in the fall of '86 and heaving during the winter. We get questions about spreading seed on hay fields to thicken the stand. This practice will work to a limited extent on most species. The ideal time is very late in the fall just before or after the first snow fall. The snow and frost will work the seeds into the ground ready for germination in the spring. Unfortunately alfalfa plants produce a substance that is toxic to young alfalfa plants and therefore alfalfa stands cannot be improved by top seeding. Fall Seeding Any field that must be seeded in the fall should be seeded in August. This gives the plants time to store sufficient nutrients in the roots to withstand the winter. M.R. Bolton Agricultural Representative Slaughter/Feeder Cattle Tripartite Stabilization A Tripartite Stabilization for Feeder Cattle has been added to the cattle programs. . A public meeting will be held Tuesday, July 21 at 8 p.m. in the Chesley Community Centre to present the plan to beef producers. There has also been a major change in the support formula for slaughter cattle that raises support payment to 90 per cent of the five year quarterly margin from 50 per cent . 441 Queen Competition Promoting 4-H in the county is on the agenda of the newly crowned Miss Bruce County 4-H Queen. Kendra Pennington, 15 year old daughter of Donna & Ray Penn- ington of Teeswater was selected from 10 contestants at the Paisley Community Centre on July 4. Kendra's 4-H career includes the com- pletion of eight projects both in agriculture and life skill clubs. Her experience at judg- ing competitions and speech making at school has prepared her for her new duties. Kendra will be representing 4-H at agricultural fairs, Achievement Days and other 4-H functions. First runner-up is Teresa Schuler of Kincardine. The con- testants chose Connie Borth for Miss Con- geniality. The 4-H Queen Competition was organized by the Bruce County 4-11 Coun- cil. Thank you to the sponsors and judges for supporting 4-H in Bruce County. New John Deere AMT 600. It's almost a truck. There's nothing else like it! Our new All Materials Transport gives you true hauling ability. Not just travel. Takes Toads up to 600 pounds on flat land. up to 400 in hills. Dumps them, too, Goes places a truck can't. Unique 5 -wheel stability and 4 -wheel differential lock traction. 341 cc engine and 62:1 torque ratio transmission for pulling power. With no gears to shift. Spnng•loaded front fork cushioning. Low compaction. .Anti-skid features. Come test drive our unique AMT 600. Nothing Runs Like a Deere° LI IIURONAt NaNaiima BLYTH 523-4244 Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 15, 1987—Page 19 Bruce County Library asks for your support The Bruce County Public Library, in co- operation with their local branch libraries, is seeking public support in a campaign to raise funds for the purchase of video cassettes. The Ministry of Citizenship and Culture is providing lottery -based funding to sup- port the purchase of video -cassettes; 50% of the total cost, to a maximum of $15,000. In other words, if with your help, we can raise $15,000 we will have a total of $30,000 with which to buy video -cassettes. The collection of video cassettes current- ly available to the branches of the Bruce County Public Library is very small. We would like to make as many useful educa- tional and entertaining videos available to patrons of the library as possible. As it is not our intention to be a competitor to the local video stores, we will primarily pur- chase video cassettes with Public Perfor- mance Rights; this allows us to use them for Library Programs and for other organizations to view as a group. The average cost varies from $80 to $250 per title. Donation jars or boxes have been placed in each Branch Library for you to drop in your public donations. Any donation in ex- cess of $5.00 will qualify for a tax deducti- ble receipt, which will be issued by the Bruce County Public Library. If you belong to an organization that has not been approached about his project and you are interested in helping please con- tact your local branch library or the Bruce County Public Library at 832-6935. This campaign is being run June 15 to •September 15., 1987 with an aim to build the video cassette collection and provide a new service throughout Bruce County Libraries. Please be generous and support your library ! Chisholm Fuels <soa 0). _ SUNOCO DISTRIBUTORS LUCKNOW Phone 529-7524 or 524-7681 Furnace Installations Wood -Oil Combination Furnaces Burner Service - Propane Filling Station PRODUCTS FOR FARM. 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