The Rural Voice, 1982-02, Page 25Memories of
Ontario's
Junior Farmers
If you are looking for some pleasant
reading this winter, then get yourself a
copy of "A Rural Legacy". At S10 itt an
easy -to -read book full of stories, pictures
and memories of junior farmers in Ontario
dating back to 1914. People who have lived
most of their lives in Ontario are sure to
find people they know or knew in this
history of the Junior Farmers' Association
of Ontario. It's a book you can pick up for a
few minutes reading or sit down and read
from cover to cover. Fresh off the press in
December, it is definitely worth the price
and would make a wonderful gift for many
senior citizens who like to recall "those
good old days".
The book can be purchased for S10.
from the president of your local Junior
Farmers' Club or from any of the
RURAL LEGACY
R,"1
The History of the Junior Farmers
Association of Ontario
I.1N0A BIESENTHA1.
following: Bruce County - Glen Cumming,
353-5577; Grey County - Ben Rea,
538-4529; Perth County - Joe Daunt,
291-1594; Huron County - Bill Armstrong,
357-1651, OMAF- Clinton, Zenith 7-3040.
DePutter departs
Farmers who relied on John DePutter's
noon hour farm broadcast from CFPL
radio in London to keep up-to-date on
commodity prices, marketing trends and
interpretations of government policies
both in Canada and the U.S. are going to
have to look elsewhere for this informa-
tion. As of Dec. 31 ,CFPL altered the
format of its noon farm show on the basis
that it did not appeal to a majority of
listeners. DePutter will continue to do an
early morning farm broadcast at 6:40 a.m.
but reduced transmitter power at that time
means many farmers won't be able to hear
him.
CFPL news director Jeff Gilhooly says
there's been a fairly strong reaction to the
change, "dozens of phone calls from
individuals and farm organizations."
Gilhooly says CFPL radio was experienc-
ing a "tremendous fall off of listenership
during the noon show." The station's
research showed that "urban people are
not prepared to listen through four to five
minutes of market information and farm
news in order to get to the general news."
DePutter was one of the few farm radio
broadcasters who kept in daily contact
with economists and marketing analysts in
both Canada and the U.S. in order to give
farmers the information they need to make
marketing decisions.
Look to the Future
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THE RURAL VOICE/FEBRUARY 1982 PG. 23