The Rural Voice, 1979-02, Page 331 8 yearold Bruce farmer
Ralph Kreutzwiser has very mature
ideas for a farmer so young - he won't be 19
until March. He lives on his aunt and
uncle's farm at RR 2, Wingham. His uncle,
Harold McCormick has a mixed farm and
does a lot of custom work.
Ralph has been working out full time
since graduating from F.E. Madill Secon-
dary School. He seems to have limitless
energy because he is on the job usually by
six a.m. and has by then done some chores
at home. He works on a dairy farm at the
present time, milking 120 Jersey cows with
the help of his employers Bill and Janet
Ireland and another full time helper, Nancy
Shaver.
He doesn't plan to work for others long -
ju- t long enough to get into farming on his
own.
OVER BUY
Ralph feels most young farmers over
buy, especially in the machinery depart-
ment. He plans to start with cash cropping
and hiring his work and working up to a full
dairy enterprise.
He seems fully aware of the sacrifices
and hardships ahead of him but those who
Has mature ideas
BY GISELLE IRELAND
know him can't help but feel elated at such
enthusiasm and drive to reach his goal.
ADVANCED HONOURS
This fall Ralph was awarded an Ad-
vanced Honour Award in 4-H work after
having completed 18 clubs. He is also a
member of the Teeswater Junior Farmers
and is very active in all projects. Ralph
enjoys community improvements best but
Ralph Kreutzwiser
The
Young Farmer
about his industry
is also quite an athlete, involved in
numerous Junior Farmer sports victories.
Ralph feels that the farming industry will
see the steady encroachment of artifical
products. mainly because of price. He feels
that the "real" thing will be there for those
that can afford to buy it. He is looking for a
strong increase in the artificial meat
market.
TREMENDOUS
Ralph feels strongly that the 4-H clubs in
Ontario are doing a tremendous job in
educating in advanced theories and prac-
tices. He is happy to note that in the last
few years there have been more field trips,
showing members practical application of
theory. He feels that a lot of farming looks
wonderful on paper and is sometimes an
expensive disaster when applied prac-
tically.
PLANNED
Ralph seems to have his future planned
with great thought. If more young people
with the same drive and enthusiasm as
Ralph's enter the agricultural profession
there will certainly be a better industry in
future years.
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New 4H programs stress nutrition
Nutrition has always been emphasized in
the food projects in 4-H home making
programs. But in some cases the way it is
emphasized has changed.
"Whenever we have any food project,
nutrition is an underlying theme whether
we're studying all the food groups or
teaching specific recil cs'n how to cook
specific food," says Huion home econo-
mist Bea McClenaghan.
4-H programs try to approach nutrition
from different angles using the basic food
guide which suggests eating something
from all of the four food groups—milk and
milk products, meat and alternatives,
bread and cereals. and fruits and vege-
tables every day.
A recent nroject, Essential Edibles, she
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
called a good overall coverage of nutrition
and the food guide.
Barb DeVisscher, home economist for
Bruce County said that the new 4-H format
is more activity oriented.
Members had to score their meals for
several days and that forced them to take a
look at their nutritional status, Barb said.
In other years, she said 4-H members
might have sr,Ired their meals once every
other food project so that would be once
every two and a half years.
i ney u .nu., than ui
previous years and they were expected to
show progress," Barb said.
Essential Edibles members also got
some different recipes such as Metric
Crispy Granola which uses cereal products
and fibre and Energy Squares which use
granola and are good for putting in lunch
boxes.
"The project tries to stress the things
that Nutrition Canada pointed out we're
lacking," she said. She added that home
economists were trying to pick recipes that
were nutritionally sound and popular such
as the ones using granola but she said
jokingly that they certainly haven't become
"health food freaks."
"I think there's more of an emphasis on
nutrition. It's not just left as an abstract
topic that you talk about. They (the 4-H
members) have to actually apply it to
themselves," Barb said of the new
Essential Edibles project.
THE RURAL VOICE/FEBRUARY 1979 PG. 33