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The Rural Voice, 1983-07, Page 51 FEEDBACK issue month after month. I have person- ally enjoyed a subscription for a year and a half. Keep up the good work. Marg Barnstaple U. of G. Impossible situation In the April 1983 issue of the Rural Voice there was an article by Rhea Hamilton, entitled "Managing a Disease- free Pig Herd." The term "disease free herd" is one that I have discouraged for many years, since it implies an impossible situation. Disease-free herds cannot exist, but disease free pigs in fact can be raised at laboratories in germ -free isolators - they are called gnotobiotic pigs. The article is well written and is supportive of a management system that encompasses the present technologies to reduce the prevalence of disease in herds - but not herds which are free of diseases. I would appreciate receiving future copies of the Rural Voice. P.G. Oliver, O.V.H., Swine Disease Consultant, Animal Industry Branch, O.M.A.F. Appreciate attention I appreciate the attention of your journal to our conference on animal we'fare this past April 30, 1983 at the University of Guelph. With best wishes for your journal's successful future. Animal Welfare ..well and fairly written. J.F. H urnik, U. of G. Hugh Lehman U. of G. Something to say? Send your letter to: The Rural Voice, R.R.1. Dungannon, Ontario. NOM 1RO • Feeds • Hardi Sprayers • Twine • Glencoe Cultivators • Bearings & Belts Full line of cultivators, discs, augers, hay equipment, grain wagons. Courtney Farm Supplies Ripley, Ontario 519-395-2915 KASE VANDEN HEUVEL CONST. CO. LTD. Farm and Commercial Buildings R.R. 2 Goderich or Ken Janmaat, Seaforth 524-9176 527-1858 after six --NOTICE-- AN UP -COMING AG -ALERT SEMINAR... MARK THIS OM YOUR CALENDAR MOW! Summer Crop Market Update Date: Thursday, August 4, 1983 Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Place: South Huron Recreation Centre, Exeter. GUEST SPEAKER: Scott Stewart, Senior Market Analyst, AgriData Resources, Inc., publishers of Topfarmer In- telligence, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Even more important than a market outlook, is learning how to use that outlook by devising a profitable marketing strategy," said Stewart in a recent interview. He'II base his speech on that theme, describing his moves in the market this year. Stewart has a solid track record in hedging of corn and soybeans. If you grow corn or soybeans, or purchase these pro- ducts as feed, you'll profit from attending this seminar. It comes at a timely moment, just as American crops are in important stages of development. ON THE AGENDA: *CornlSoya Crop Progress in the U.S. *Technical and Fundamental Outlook. *Marketing Strategy. PAY AT THE DOOR! $25 FOR PAID-UP SUBSCRIBERS TO AG -ALERT. S25 FOR ANYONE WHO JOINS AG -ALERT OM ARRIVAL. S35 FOR MOM -MEMBERS. THE RURAL VOICE, JULY 1983 PG. 3