The Rural Voice, 1983-09, Page 26Renovations to
Vet College
Agriculture Minister Eugene
Whelan announced a $250,000 con-
tribution to a planning and design
study of possible renovations to the
Ontario Veterinary College at the
University of Guelph.
The federal funds will be provided
to the university to cover half the
costs of developing plans for improv-
ing classroom and clinical facilities at
the college. The remaining costs will
be paid by the Province of Ontario.
"Recently, the college was review-
ed by the American Veterinary
Medical Association and accredita-
tion retained on the condition that
improvements were made to the
facility in the future," Whelan said.
"Through this study it will be
possible to determine the scale of
renovation necessary to ensure that
the facility continues to meet North
American standards. It will also en-
sure that Ontario continues to enjoy
the benefits of highly -qualified and
well-trained veterinarians in the years
to come," the Minister added.
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FARM NEWS
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Howson and Howson have advertised the addition of a 250,000 bushel
silo to their elevator facilities east of Blyth, but anyone expecting to see
more tall silos added to the skyline is in for a surprise.
The new silo is 112' in diameter, only 48' high and will barely be seen
from the road. But this one silo will hold as much corn as the six high silos
currently in use at Howson's.
The silo is a unique design developed by Glen White Industries Ltd.,
Aylmer and Vern Hathaway & Son Ltd., Melbourne who jointly built the
first one last year at Melbourne for Maple Leaf Mills Ltd. of Toronto.
The Howson silo will have 16 panels erected in a convex position (to act in
compression rather than in tension, Hathaway says) around the outside of a
circular cement pad. Work is in progress now (no charge for spectators)
and, according to Hathaway, the panels should be in place by August 19
with the roof completed by mid-September.
A gutter across the centre of the silo floor will allow corn to be off-loaded
by a conveyor belt. Howsons plan to install a fan in every other panel with
aeration tubes running across the full width of the silo.
Bruce Howson said the elevators have needed additional corn storage for
some time. They decided on this design of silo because of lower construc-
tion costs and the success of the larger silo at Melbourne. The silo will be
ready to receive the new corn crop.
Farm women
and the law
Concerned Farm Women, with the
assistance of Owen Sound lawyer
Catherine Meanwell, are preparing a
booklet on farm women and the law
in Ontario.
Numerous changes in property and
family law, together with changes in
lending practices of financial institu-
tions, have resulted in a great deal of
confusion and misinformation. The
booklet is intended to make farm
women better informed about the
property and credit laws which affect
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them, and to help them make inform-
ed decisions about their own situa-
tions.
Concerned Farm Women is a farm
women's group in Bruce and Grey
Counties founded in 1981 to respond
to the financial difficulties facing
agriculture. Their most recent project
was a survey of stress in farm families
released last winter.
Anyone with relevant personal ex-
periences, concerns, or questions to
contribute to the booklet is invited to
contact Concerned Farm Women.
Please write Concerned Farm
Women, Box 457 Chesley, Ontario
NOG I LO or phone Susan Glove,
(519) 935-2534.