Times-Advocate, 1982-11-10, Page 13Ontario
Ministry Of
Apributture
and Food
,huron farm
and
home news
Are you intettted in saving
money or obtaining new ideas
for preparing Meals? Come
join us for "More Cents Than
Dollars" course. It has lots of
economical main dishes,
makes use of leftovers, uses
different appliances and has
quick and easy ideas.
What do you need: Two peo-
ple from your group (this
could be a neighbourhood cof-
fee bunch or a more organiz-
ed group) to come for a one
day workshop either Wednes-
day, December 8 or Thurs-
day, December 9. You will
need an apron, pencikor pen,
notepad and a smile.
Where: Township Hall,
Holmesville.
These representatives will
come for the day and we will
present the material to them.
We will also provide enough
material for them to take
back to their group and relay
on the information received -
whether through a one day
session with your group or a
number of smaller meetings.
Please let me know by
November 30 if your group
would like to take part.
Don't hesitate to phone if
there are questions - 482-3428
or Zenith 73040.
- Jane Muegge
Warbles Mean Dollars
In beef feedlots systemical-
ly treated cattle can return up
to $30.00 for each $1.00 spent
on a systemic insecticide for
Warble control.
Beef battle should be
treated prior to December 1
to control warbles. Late treat-
ment may cause problems,
such as choking or paralysis,
and should be done under
veterinary supervis. For a
cost of 40 to 50 cents per head
reduced weight gains, bide
value and trim lass can be
avoided. Follow label direc-
tions and avoid treating sick
animals. Warble control pro-
ducts are available from your
local Feed and Farm Supply
outlets. Treat now.
Stanley J. Paquette
Feed Analysis and
-Ration Formulation
(Through the University of
Guelph and 1st - Canfarm
Inc.)
Analysis Available: 1. Dry
Matter (D.M.) and Total
Crude Protein (C.P.) 810.00;
2. D.M., C.P., Calcium,
Phosphorus, Mg.K. 817.00;
3. Analysis 2, Plus Cu, Mn, Zn
819.00; D.P. - Digestible Pro-
tein - Hay or Haylage Only
88.00.
Dairy Feeding Program:
Balance at several production
levels 845.00; 2nd ration in
same year (June 1 to May 31)
820.00.
For more information on
these services contact the On-
tario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, Clinton - 482-3428 or
Zenith 74040.
-Dennis Martin
Associate Agricultural
Representative
END OF THE HARVEST — Thea Wisch, RR 2 Kippen,
puts the finishing touches on a harvest crown signify-
ing the end of the harvest. Thea is carrying on a tradi-
tion from her native Germany. The crowns are made
by weaving strands of grain onto a frame.
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When it's corn cuttin' time
in the county, I'll cuddle close
to you.
With apologies to the •
writers of the original song. I
doubt that corn farmers will
be doing much cuddling this
• winter. Disastrous prices for
the crop will have too many of
them too worried to do much
cuddling unless they are cud-
dling their bankers.
The amount of corn
marketed commercially in
Ontario has doubled in a
decade. The corn industry has
become bigger than the
tobacco Industry. It is, then,
an important crop.
But corn farmers have no
organization of any kind to
help them market their crops.
Because Ontario corn
farmers are not organized,
they cannot participate in a
federal government advance -
payment plan. Corn growers
in Quebec and Manitoba can
because they have a pro-
ducers organization.
Which demonstrates that
westerners and Quebeckers,
although they howl about the
federal government, are the
first to belly -up to the public
trough when the opportunity
arises.
The need for this advance -
payment plan is obvious: in
Ontario last year, only 10
cash -crop farmers went
bankrupt from January to the
end of August. This year, that
number has leaped to 37.
Which is not to suggest
some of them did not deserve
to go broke. There are bad
managers in agriculture just
the same as in any other
business, farmers who forget
to figure drying costs or
storage costs, for instance,
and then wonder why their
figures don't tally with the
bank's figures.
Corn producers are not ex-
pecting stabilization
payments from Ottawa this
year because corn prices last
. fall came out at a weighted
average of 8116.26 a tonne,
slightly above the federal
government's support level.
The price must fall below the
support level before govern-
ment stabilization payments
are made. The figure is deter-
mined by taking a 90=percent
average of the previous five
years and adjusting it to
reflect current production
costs, a silly formula, I think.
Who else is accepting 10
percent less than they made
in the last five years?
And yes, I know why it was
done, Mr. Whelan: because
the province's were doing too
much toploading. But it's still
a silly formula.
••The same trap that hit
livestock producers last year
is being sprung on cash -crop
farmers this year. They were
encouraged to expand, to buy
more land, bigger tractors
and harvesters, even storage
facilities and dryers.
Banks gave little resistance
to loan requests. •
Now, those loans are cat-
ching up to the cash croppers.
The bills payable are higher
than the receipts, especially
when corn appears to be
sliding down to 82 as this is
written.
It seems a dreadful pity, as
the tea -drinkers say, that so
many farmers are being
backed into untenable posi-
tions. Lord knows, there are
few 6f them and the ranks
continue to diminish. It is the
loss of so many young, pro-
gressive farmers that will
hurt the industry sorely in
years to come.
A few years ago, the
average age of farmers
across Canada was 52 years.
That average dropped to 43
when many young men and
women deliberately chose
agriculture as a future.
But with the terrible com-
modity prices out there,
young people will not go into
the industry and too many of
those young people who did
are among the casualties in.
the high rate of bankruptcies.
Cuddlin' at corn-
cutting'time? Not this year,
I'm afraid.
Exeter is winner
in society contest
Exeter Agricultural Socie-
ty were -the 1982 winners of
the Ken Reaney Memorial
Plaque which is awarded to
the. Society who attains the
greatest nutnber of points
based on the dib . travell-
ed, combined with the
number of– delegates in
attendance.
Officers for 1983 chosen
were: director, Bill Flynn,
Clinton; associate director,
Elvie Brodhagen, Milverton;
secretary -treasurer, Don
Young, Auburn.
Lady representative for
District 8, Hazel McIntosh,
Milverton; lady secretary,
Emma Coxen, Milverton;
alternate lady representative,
Alieda Murray, Howick.
Listowel Agricultural
Society will host the 1983 an-
nual meeting.
The annual meeting of
District 8, Ontario Association
of Agricultural Societies for
Huron -Perth was held at the
Howick Central School on
Tuesday. One hundred and
forty-five persons attended
this event which was hosted
by•the Howick Agricultural
Society:
Peter Fleming, Associate
Director, Rural Organization
and Services, announced that
the Ministry of Agriculture
and Food had renamed the
Agricultural and' Hor-
ticultural Societies Branch,
the Rural Organizations and
Services Branch. He also
stated that in mid-January
the ofice of the Rural
Organizations and Services
would be moving from Toron-
to to Guelph in order to serve
the rural areas to better
advantage.
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TOP PLOWERS — The senior champion and reserve
champion of the Huron County Plowing Match were
awarded trophies on October 29. In the photo, from left
to right are; reserve champion Bevan Shapton of RR 1
Exeter and Ken Innes of Brussels. •
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Top quilt Is.seleeted
for Huron, Perth zone
A quilt made by a Seaforth Canada packers' competition was chosen to represent the
woman will represent Huron in Toronto later this month. two counties from numerous
and Perth counties in the Mary Fotheringham's quilt quilts on show from local fairs
at the annual meeting of the
Huron -Perth Agricultural
Societies in Howick Township
on November 2.
Second place quilt was
made by Mrs. Wilfred Annis
of Mitchell and third place
was by Evelyn Dickson of
Howick Township. Last
year's winner, Grace Drum-
mond of Mitchell, was
presented with a dried flower
arrangement as her quilt l•
went on to place first in the
Canada ' Packers'
competition.
The Canada Packer's com-
petition is for the best quilts
from 'agriculture societies
across the province. Each
year the chosen best is added
to a collection of 12 and is
displayed throughout the
province.
Guest speaker for the even-
ing, Lavonne Ballagh of
Wingham, portrayed a
humorous character Jake
Flett and then on the serious
side told how to live life at five
levels. The first level is to live
with nature, live by doing a
stint of bread labor, carry on
professional activities, shar-
ing by constant association
with others and finally,
cultivate life of the mind and
spirit.
'tiger Times
from
Stephen Central
Our Student Council for
1982-83 has been selected. The
members include: Room 6 -
Susan Ratz and Jeff Sweitzer;
Room 5 - Sandra Stire and
Terry Hoffman; Room 4 -
Kathy Hendrick and Jamie
Brand; Room.2 - Julie Hen-
drick, Joel Lamport and Ken
Fitzgerald; Room 1 - Janice
Schade, Mike Lightfoot and
Trevor Ratz. The executive
members are: Janice Schade
president; Trevor Ratz vice-
president and Julie Hendrick
secretary -treasurer. • •
The first task taken on by
the council was the planning
and carrying out Hallowe'en
fun, October 29. Besides pro-
viding prizes for the costume
parade, it also had apple cider
and orange drink for all the
students. Games such as
apple -on -the -string were
played.
A second major activity be-
ing planned is fund-raising.
This year our students will be
knocking on doors to take
orders for., several items.
These include fruit cak
cheese and items from "1
Rainbow Collection". Your
support is appreciated.
By Julie Hendrick and Janice
Schade
Inter -Galactic volleyball
If you were a houseleague
volleyball player at Stephen
Central, you may be ,blown
away by the Space Invaders,
or you may be destroyed by
the Defenders -or devoured by
the Pac-Men. Yes, the
volleyball at our school is out
of this world.
The grade 6-9 students are
formed into six houseleague
teams. The schedule consists
of 15 games. Each team will
play every other team twice.
• DEADLINE APPROACHES
December 1, is the deadline
for pork producers to sign up
for period six of the sow
weaner plan of the Ontario
farm income stabilization
commission, it was announc-
ed by the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.,
The plan assures producers
of supplementary payments,
based on 96 percent of
average market prices over
the last five years, in any year
of depressed prices.-
The plan covers sows held
on the farm and weaner pigs
they produce and is open to
any Ontario pork producer
with a minimum of four sows.
The maximum number of
sows eligible is 100 for a single
proprietorship, 200 for a part-
nership of two active farmers
and 300 for a multi -farm
operation.
Those already in the plan
arerequired to register and
pay their fees by December 1, .
1982.
There will be playoffs if
necessary. The school teams
will be picked from the stars
of these teams. May the best
team win!
By Jerry Lamport
The Lambton Heritage
Museum
The grade 8 students in
Room 1 are taking a hist
cause about the old ways at
the things used by relatives
long ago.To help give us a bet-
ter idea on "how it was then"
we went to the Lambton
Heritage -Museum to look at
all the things that were used
long ago such as the different
kinds of farm machinery.
We also saw interesting
displays of what rooms look-
ed like and what one would
find in a blacksmith shop. We
made candles while we were
there by dipping them. We
quilted a bit and made some
butter. It was an enjoyable
field trip.
By Lindy Dillon
November 10, Po
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