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The Rural Voice, 1999-06, Page 13Robert Mercer literally the tip of the iceberg. The farm community should be leading the political battle to move this item higher up on the agenda of governments. To do less is to leave our children in a country where our knowledge exceeds our wisdom. The world we live in is not the world we ant, or want for our offspring. It is, if we don't move to change it, one where as the quote says "A planet where we are razing our forests, grinding down our mountains, siphoning off our rivers, paving over our plains, modifying our climate, polluting our air and tainting our blood."0 Robert Mercer was editor of the Broadwater Market Letter and a farm commentator in Ontario for 25 years. MORRIS SACHS SILO CONSTRUCTION SILO ACCESSORIES SILOS DISMANTLED, REBUILT AND REPAIRS 363-3900 R . #1 Elmwood, Ont. NOG 1S0 Hesston Disc Mower Conditioners Model 1320 Don't let damp, tangled crops, anthills or gopher mounds slow down your haying. Hook up a Hesston® 1320 Disc Mower Conditioner and whisk right through, with a clear 9 -foot, 2 -inch swath. High speed, high quality. Reversible knives on heat- treated oval discs turn at top speeds of up to 184 mph to slice through your toughest crops. Then the fully engaged, 75 -inch conditioner crimps crop stems and saves leaves for faster drying, high quality hay. Turn tough crops into tender hay. Easy to travel with. When you're finished, just pivot the tongue hydraulically to swing the unit behind the tractor to negotiate narrow gates and winding roads. Stop by today to see how quickly the 1320 can turn tough crops into tender hay. This season, see us for all your hay tool needs. AOCO Nobody knows hay like HFSSTON Alma Shantz Farm Equipment Ltd. 519-638-3317 Lucknow Hackett's Farm Equipment Ltd. 519-529-7914 Chepstow Mullin's Farm Service 519-366-2325 Mount Forest Maple Lane Farm Service Inc. 519-323-4289 JUNE 1999 9