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The Rural Voice, 2002-09, Page 16WINTER WHEAT IN HYLAND Hyland Is Serious About Cereals SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT WISDOM •Top yielding soft red in areas 1 & 2 •Excellent test weight and winter survival •Good disease resistance package WEBSTER •Suited for areas 1 & 2 •Excellent yield potential *Good winter survival WHITNEY •Suitable for areas 1 & 2 and all soil types •High yield potential •Good overall disease tolerance HARD RED WINTER WHEAT AC MORLEY •Top yielding hard red winter wheat for areas 1 & 2 •Excellent disease package •High yield potential SOFT WHITE WI WHITBY •Best suited for area 2 on all soil types •Very good yield potential (top yielding variety in area 2 in 2001) •Nice, clean straw and high test weight •Excellent winter survival ASK ABOUT OUR WINTER WHEAT VARIETIES. CALL TODAY. 1-800-265-7403 or www.hylandseeds.com 12 THE RURAL VOICE Mabel's Grill The world's problems are solved daily 'round the table at Mabel's. "Mabel!", shouted Dave Winston when he arrived the other morning. "What's with those ridiculous prices at the gas pump?" "Don't blame me," Mabel answered back from the kitchen. "Blame it on George Bush and all that talk about war with Iraq." "Hmmm," said Cliff Murray, "the former president of an oil company drives up the price of oil by threatening war, does this sound a little funny?" "I wonder how many oil executives have cashed in on knowing this was going to happen," wondered Dave. "Like all those dotcom execs who made hundreds of millions by selling stocks in their companies before the price bottomed out." "Well anybody should have known there was going to be a war with Iraq," said George McKenzie. "Somebody has to do something about Saddam. Bill Clinton was too busy with his fly down to get the job done." "Do you suppose our government could threaten to go to war with some country and drive up the price of corn and soybeans?" wondered Cliff. "About the only country we could threaten war with that would effect the price of our crops is the U.S.," said George. "And they probably wouldn't notice." "Why would they take it seriously," wondered Dave. "They know all the politicians in Ottawa are too busy chasing after Chretien's job to actually find time to declare war." "And the bureaucrats are busy trying to find ways not to have to pay out the $600 million in farm aid they've announced," said George. "About the only good news this government has brought for farmers