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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-05-15, Page 25Vetter ...for land's sake! From 12' to 34' Yetter Rotary Hoe "The Weed Killer & Herbicide Enhancer Shatters crusty soil Destroys weeds Aerates soil Aids Chemical incorporation * Cultivates row crops and bedded plants also. Take advantage of our 1984 prices. V.L. Becker & Sons Ltd. ■ 519-237- 3242 Hwy. 83 West Dashwood, Ontario S:l Y.•ni of '1(111.% 1114(1 S.'I . �( 4 519-237-3673 -tom TESTING THE eter Public River during votion area. 1, / PH Zurich Public School science teacher Larry Weido watches while Mark Burton, Ex - School and David Thiel, Zurich Public School test the pH level of water in the Bannockburn a four-day outdoor workshop on aquatic and terrestial studies at the Bannockburn conser- :t's been some time since I acknowledged letters in this space. I usually receive three or four a week. They are similar: Enjoyed your col- umn. Yes, farmers are different, etc. Then, the odd letter comes calling ne eighteen kinds of a damnfool and I have. on occasion, printed parts of th)se,too. in recent weeks, letters have arriv- ed from Baden. Goderich, Clinton. Lucknow, Stratford. Exeter. Col- borne. Brighton. Dresden. Grand Valley. Mississauga and Montague. P.E.I. One letter arrived a few week$ ago that was so delightful. I -think it is worth repeating I hope Debbie Meyers of Wellinton County will not be offended if 1 quote her extensively. "Both my husband and 1 were borne and raised on the farm and three yeats ago. we finally bought our own place. At the time, our urban friends told us we were crazy for.even wan- ting to buy a farm. Take your money, buy a nice house. work 40 hours a week, have trips and holidays and enjoy life. they said. Well, there are days when that type of life might sound good -- days when your hay is just about ready to bale and it pours rain. days when the com- bine breaks down right in the middle of harvest -- I could go on and on. But, you know. 1 wouldn't trade our way of life for all the trips and holidays money could buy. Farming, as you have said many times. is dif- ferent and you really have to live it to understand it. However. you shouldn't have to live it to appreciate it. I heard a phrase the other day on Radio Noon, that is worth repeating: "If you eat. then you're involved in agriculture." Far- ming truly is a way of -life and I ani proud to be part of the four per cent whoendeavour to feed an ungrateful population for virtually next to Claybert Farm Drainage Clay or plastic (Open -trench method) Free estimates Clayton Martin 236-4766 RR 2 Zurich Drained fields Increase Yields nothing. I guess in that respect, our urban friends are right -- we are crazy! I find it strange how city folk always have enough money for meals out,holidays, cigarettes and liquor. but when it comes to a roast of beef. they can't afford it. And, my goodness, you should see them eat when they come to the farm! In spite of all this, I do consider us blessed (olive and work on a farm. Most people have become so remov- ed from the land they don't even notice all the best things in life that God has given us so freely. There is nothing like walking to the barn at 5:30 hearing the birds sing and smell ing the fresh. clean air. Nor can they relate to birth or watching crops thrive on warm sunny days. There is no finer place for raising a family. either. - The city people think we're crazy for just getting up, especially on weekends, at 5:30 in the morning. But I feel sorry for them -- they're miss- ing the finest part of (he -day and they don't even know it. There is no denying though. that far- ming is one tough way to make a liv- ing. It's a disgrace the way govern- ments and bureaucrats ignore something that is so vital. lfistory has proven that great civilizations rose and prospered as long as (heir FLOWER GROUP MEETS The Kirkton horticulture Society held their meeting and program on May 7 at Kirkton Woodham Com- munity hall with a gond attendance. The platform. was decorated with several attractive containers and spring plants. President Joyce St rahan welcomed all. Mrs. Alma Ballantyne favored with piano selections. Linda Dick from St. Marys demonstrated fresh flower arranging some special for Mother's Day. Marilyn Robinson reported for the bus trip committee a trip to Canada Wonderland in planned in June and to Gravenhurst area in September for three days. Marjorie Johns accompanied Laverne Rodd and Gordon .Johnston with mouth organ selections. Slides from University of Guelph. "Make Your World More Beautiful with Bed- ding Plants." Miss Jean Copeland ran projector and Olive Ilodgins narrated. Meeting closed with plant ekchange and several lucky. draws For All Your Grain Storage,Drying & Handling Needs �r eER Grain Bins Feed Tanks rTr i In -Bin Dryers ERTEC . Continuous Flow Dryers Design Sales Service (ILmAR) GRAM SYSTEMS LTD. 263 Main St. N., P.O. Max 330. Exoter, NOM 130 (319) 235-1919 Groin Bins • Feed Tanks • Dryers • Augers • Elevators • Aeration Floors ft Eons farmers were prosperous. I'm amaz- ed they haven't got the message yet. Until agriculture improves. the economy will stay in the sad shape it ,is.in. We don't wantsubsidies or charity, Times -Advocate, May 15, 1985 Page 9A Area firms get grants for produce buildings Twenty-nine more Ontario fruit and potato packing equipment, $6,486 packing equipment, vegetable growers and packers are Eric L. Finkbeiner, Crediton. Kints, Exeter, receiving grants from the Board of In- rutabaga storage packing facility and facility. $9,557. dustrial Leadership and Development (BILD). Ontario Agriculture and Food Minister Philip Andrewes said the $350,051 in grants, made under the On- tario Storage and Packing Assistance Program, are incentives to help growers and packers expand and upgrade their operations. The reci- pients have personally another $752,936 in the various projects. The grants cover one-third of the cost of new or renovated storage facilities for Ontario -grown fruits and vegetables. They also apply to one- third of the cost of purchasing and in- stalling handling and packing equipment. "This BILD initiative helps stretch the marketing period for fresh On- tario fruit and vegetables and helps reduce imports," said Andrewes. BILD is a cabinet committee responsible for co-ordinating On- tario's five-year, $1.5 billion economic development plan. It has set aside $20 million for this initiative and has awarded $11,792,711 to date. Among the recipients are: Willsie Sunnyview Farms Ltd., Thedford, just a fair price for our commodities and then leave us alone. I am wonder- ing if it will take empty grocery shelves before they (governments) wake up and realize just how bad things really are down on the farm." Many thanks to Doug and Debbie Meyers of Conn. Ontario. You said it much more eloquently than I. 49.0H Pe„ : i ?)' HURON -PERTH CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD Kindergarten registration - For beiginners who have not yet been registered to start school in September,' 1985. DATE: Tuesday, May 21 , 1985 TIME: -1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Precious Blood School - St. Boniface School Mi. Laurie Kraftcheck, Mr. Gary Birmingham, Principal Principal Sanders Street %X. Mary Street EXETER, Ontario ZURICH, Ontario NOM -1S0 NOM 2T0 235-1691 136-4335 Our Lady of RR Mount Csitmel School DASHWOOD. Ontario Mr. Gor irmingham, NOM 1NO Principal 237-3337 Kindergarten children need to be 5 (five) years of age on or before December 31st, 1985. Please bring proof of age - Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate and proof of immunization. Parents who wish to register their child in French Immersion : Kindergarten should do sc "y wailing one of the two Immersion centres (Stratford 271-0890) (Goderich 524-9901). $34.580: Michel rutabaga packing Two new Hesston Mower -Conditioners deluxe or economy! ��`�1"A�••�r�` et \ t -,.. �1 �h\Nur`,- , R Hesston Models -1085 and 1096 have proven features that give you the flexibility to hay your way. The Model 1085 is a new value -priced machine with 9'3" cutting width. It comes standard equipped with a four -bat reel and 8.5L tires. And when pulled by a 30 hp tractor or bigger, it's a very economical precision machine! The Model 1095 (9'3") is loaded with features that make it the deluxe choice for hay conditioning. Features like 5 -bat reel, hi -flotation tires and hydraulic tongue are all standard! See them both at your Hesston dealer today! N.T. Monteitli Ltd. 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