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Wcelaiesd+ y, October -7, i993.
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The first in ;.a series of four ,-Woodlot
Management Workshops was held at the
Keeso sawmill in Listowel on Sept,
29.
Thirty Six people attended the "Log
Measurement, 'Grading and Sawmill
Tour' arranged, by the Huron Perth
Woodlot Owners Association, Huron.
Stewardship Council and: Perth
Stewardship Network..
This was the first 'time that many of
the woudlot owners were able to tot& a
modern handsaw mill and understand. the
Methods used to grade and scale togs utak
•typo ally come from wootllots like their.
own.
Rir:hard Keeso, who 'owns the mill,
lead the tour and: held a friendly votxipeti-
tion.. Ten hard maple .logs of various
grades and detects were laid out in the
yard. Atter learning how to measure logs,
ear=h person, could then calculate the vul�
utne of !limber in the logs. The person
estimating the ae:tuai volume of luanber,
was. presented a hockey stink, trade from
white: ash sawn at ttti&tpiii,
liverybocly watebed and learned about
all aspects. of how as tog is bandied
through' the milli, Tho tour Certainly pre4
vided everybody,with a better under,
standing of what the saw 'mill' and tog'
shyers are looking for in logs, so thlit,
they can produce atop- quality product..
Numerous people mentioned that the
highlight of the tour was following one
log,thruugb the saw - mill 4.114 seeinghow
dgfeots, is the. log affected,the luttabc r
sawn from it, Qncle the sawn boards
were laid,out, it -was easy. to see how an
old decaying br•«tw:11, skidder damage ort
Mae outside of a log or discoloration:
attxaand the heart wood reduced the quali-
ty
u li-ty of the boards sawn front .that log.
• Keeso explained that the band stw in his.
mill, removed only lig inch of wood as it
cuts. This modem equipment results 'in
this mill saving.about-1: per cent of the
wood as lumber rather than creating s=aw
dust, compared to tireular saw equipped
, nulls,
The wouudlot owners appeared tai bet-
ter understand how are and -proper matt -
agement of thein woodl'ats wilt result in
greater oetniomic: retorts.
• The wise stewardship of wootttots
depends on the owners or these natural
resoureies unders.tancing how to help
themselves achieve• the. greatest returns
through their -land management 'practices
un their properties ant espei:ially "front
their farm woodlQts,. - •
For rnezree- infortnation about woodlot
ste=wardship and management; please
sign up for one. of the • three remaining
workshops:
Selling. Trees, From. Your Woodiot,.
SaturdayNov. 14,
• Oohing. to know `dour Woudlot,, Saturday.
'4% 16.
Tree Selection for Harvest or Thinning,
Saturday Marcb.13.. . • • . , •
• TheSe, workshops runs,. from 9 ani uu
8001 r and ate • free, •to.anybody who has
registered. To register for the workshops -
call, Steve Bowers ,or lett Maronets- at
the Ministry. of Natural. Resources office
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cattle
The. fed steers and
heifers sold at prices $2 to
$3 lower. The e;ows also
trailed. $.2. lower. All elass-,
es of veal sold. $2 to:
lower with yearlings: sell,
ing steady last week at
Brussels Livestock..
There were 405 steers
on offer selling 84.00 to
141.00 to the high of 9425:
There were 197 heifers
on offer sealing from: 84,00
to SS.00 to the high of
92.25.
There were 244 cows
on offer veiling; it and
D2 cow.s.51.00 to 55.00 to
the high of 79.50; D3
45.00 to .51.00; D4 cows
43.00 to 48.00:
There were. 15 bulls on
offer selling from: 58.00 to
6435 to the high Of 70.50.. -
There were 241 veal on
"offer selling; heel: 90.1113
to 138.00; Uolstein: 85,00
to 101-.01,4. plain Holstein,;
65.00 to $5.00.
There were 184 latnbs
and sheep on offer: lavabs;.
50 to 64 lbs. 155.00 to
185.00; 65 to 79 lbs..
96.00 to 180.00; 80 to 94
.lbs,. 115.00 to -13000; '95
to •110 lbs., 87.50 to
105.00; 110 lbs., to over
93.0010. 98.00. •
• Sheep: 52.50 to 66.00.
Goats: 35;00 to 125.00.,
per head.
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In • lune, Finance
Minister l'au1 Martin
announced. tax relief fpr
small and ineil ttnz-she d
businesses to address. the
year 2000 computer :out-
plian e. probteiu.
Linder the; tax relief
announced, accelerated
capital 'cost allowance
(CCA) deductions' of up to
$50,000 will be provider1
for computer hardware
and software acquired- to
replace systems that are
not ready for the year'
2000. Th -is will all6w• `.
smaller businesses
,(ineltdtng faro business-
es), to, deduct 100 poi -cent
of eligible expenctittires..in
the year' in which tires:
oceurc ,
The year 2000 cornplip
arae problem `is a design'
'•• flaw in software applies-
• tions and, iti aet'tain micro-
prott,essbrs related; to .:icor- ,
age of the year:designation •
that uuuld cause problems
wiae.n the calendar year
c:henges, from: 1;999 ,to :
•.2000 Many softWare"
applieatioi s .suali• ,as..
accounting systernt; and •
certain types. of computer .
hardware'- includ.ing d'eskkt
top computers, networks,
'arid the= rnicroproc.essca
--ehtp tl al' e r ti l trans.
port'ation • systems,
machinery, elevators;
office; equiptnont, lights,
building climate, feeding
aped ttiillcing: systems, and
security, systems - could
be affected.
Although many busi-
nesses have taken action
to e=nsure that their cora-
pater systems will he
ready for the year 2000,: a
large number stil:l,have not •
addressed Ibis 'issue, "The
year 2000 compute, prob-
lem presents a serious eco-
. nutx;tic c=hallenge for the
Canadian :. ecenoni.y:.
BauSinesses• must • 'act,
promptly if they are going.
to ,meet that challenge,"
1Viinister Martin said.
An accelerated CCA
deduction w411 be provided.
to small and ntcdiutn-
.,sized enterprises,.on' the
.
cost of computer:: hardware
and .software acquired
between Jan. 1 "1998' and
Jane 30, 1999'. in, order :to
repla;e equipment that is.
net year 2000 compljarn
For eligible coinpttter
hardware and software,
`accelerated CCA deduc-
tions,. combined .with rhe
regular CCA claims, will:
result in 100 per=cent Of:
the cost of eligible, expen-_
ditures.being deductible.in
the. year of acquisition.
r, �_.l?riturthirxi,nkormation
contact Revenue -Canada
Tax Services Offices; •519-
579-0490 or 1.800.9.59-'.
5525.
• A surveyof sup4rtna ,
ket ,milk pricesthe U.5.
by the International
Association. of Milk
Control Agencies shoals:.
Haat; tlae average; intlk
prices, irt• the U.S, continuo
to .be higher than those in,
TMie otost recent; survey
0040 that: in, April, the
ts
a es
average price, for milkin...
the 1.5 to 2.0 per cent fat
range was $2.42 Q.S., fox a
gallon which is egotvalent:
to about $4,08. Canadian:
for four litres of utak: •
Comparable, bntario
prices range from about
$3.19. to $3.49; for. ,fo,u r.:
litres,
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