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The Rural Voice, 1977-11, Page 21po Greenhouse project will work, engineer says Supporters of an idea to turn the Kincardine area into one of the greenhouse capitals of the country got a scare from a recent national magazine article but shouldn't be too concerned, an engineer said. The article in the September 23 issue of Canadian magazine talked about the potential use of hot water from nuclear generating stations as a heat source and said that the potential users of the excess heat would have to be close to the station since in 10 miles the water would be cold. The proposed greenhouse development which would make use of excess heat from the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station at Douglas Point would be near Kincardine, a good distance from the station. Kincardine Deputy Reeve Russell Tout brought the article to the attention of his town council and said that people in the community were "asking questions" after reading the report. The article quoted Dr. Robert Jervis, associated dean of engineer- ing at the University of Toronto on the possible use of the hot water for heating a core community of industries and homes. The article went on "But core means core -if you're more than 10 miles from the power plant. the water runs cold." Dr. Jervis later said that when he had made the statement he had been basing it on his own judgement. not on accurate engineering data. Kincardine councillor Bryan Grant said that engineers studying the project said there would be only a four per cent loss of heat in 10 miles. Dr. Jervis said that sounded optimistic to him but it would depend on how much was spent insulating the pipeline. "I don't think anyone should be worried that it (the Kincardine greenhouse project) won't work", he said. Teeswater Fair hosts Bruce Holstein show On October 8, the Bruce County Holstein Show was held at Teeswater Fair. 45 animals shown by eight exhibitors were judged by Glynn Coghlin, Atwood. The Premier Breeder Award and first prize Breeder's Herd went to Inglwae Farms, Walkerton and the Premier Exhibitor Banner to Moyerdale Farms, Mildmay. Judge Coghlin chose as Grand Champion the first prize Aged Cow, Inglwae Reflection Princess. The daughter of Downalane Reflection Emperor shown by Inglwae Farms was named champion o);er the first prize Dry Cow, Moyerdale Marquis Bridgette, a daughter of Romandale Reflection Marquis. A daughter of A Fran Lou Tri-Star was declared Junior Champion. Fran Lou Star Girl, exhibited by Doral Farms, Teeswater was the winner in the Junior Yearling Class. Reserve Champion went to Moyerdale Reflection Marcella, a daughter of Flettdate telstar. Moyerdale also exhibited the first prize Senior Yearling, Moyerdale Lucy, sired by Moyerdale Marquis; the first prize Three -Year -Old, Moyerdale Marquis Blossom, a daughter of Romandale Reflection Marquis and had the first progeny of Moyerdale Jeff Marcella. Heading the Two -Year -Old Class for Doral Farms was their 'Ned' daughter Hor-Mar Mable. First also went to Doral in the Four -Year -Old Class on Doral Valerie Wayne sired by Edgeware Wayne Achilles. The Junior Heifer Calf Class was won by an Agro Acres Never Fear daughter, Harberhaven Autumn, shown by Percy Watke, Hanover. The Best Udder Class was won by Mandeen Farms Ltd., Ripley on Lavidon Edna Empress. An Agro Acres Marquis Ned son, Haelzle Marquis Scott -Red won the Bull Calf Class for Hells -Lea Farms Ltd., Mildmay. Top boar owned by Brussels man Wm. J. Turnball, Brussels, had the top indexing Yorkshire boar among the 75 "Graduates" which recently completed test at the Ontario Swine Test Station near New Hamburg. This top Yorkshire, with a performance index of 135, combined low backfat thickness of 12.5 mm (.49 inches), average daily gain on test of .87 kg (1.88 pounds) per day and good feed conversion of 2.39 kg feed per kg gain. High indexing boar in the entire group was Duroc from the herd of Jim and Mary Field, Port Dover, with an index of 137. 500 gather to honour Roy Jewell More than 500 persons, both fans and friends, gathered at the Western Fair Progress Building in London Oct. 20 to honour long time farm broadcaster Roy Jewell. Among those attending the Roy Jewell Appreciation Night honouring the man who reported farm news and views for nearly 30 years over CFPL radio and television were: former Minister of Agriculture Bill Stewart and present members Lorne Henderson of Lambton, Ron McNeil of Elgin, Bob Eaton of Middlesex and Jack Riddell. Huron. "No one can ever accurately assess the contribution Roy Jewell has made to the development of Southwestern Ontario agriculture and the betterment of his fellow FLEM I NG FEED MILL LTD. Irwin St., Clinton [Just off Hwy. 4 'South] 482-3438 OPEN FOR RECEWVINU CORN THE RURAL VOICE/NOVEMBER 1977, PG. 21.