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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-04-02, Page 13• Fleecing sheep an enjoyable slda.11ne �`eaaher says shearing less stress, more money ht * ;overeat of the old nursery o pole from some t the problems of a Suffolk ewe in four minutes flat. teaching, and the stress while shear- Other breeds such as Southdown or � is phyte rather than mental" Oxfords with wool on their faces an Kennedy explains, a it is also , or a more lucrative than blas like es K of the secret of shearing is in know- Shearing Is not without its hazards. Ing how to hold the animal. Faml iari- Kennedy has.not forgotten a ewe that ty" with the •contours of sheep is got away, then came back and charg- another requirement ed him heed.on,weeaving n Kennedy's ambidexterity is an add- black eye that Viith all the col- ours on the ide of the s : than another ° when be wed ghoul Mary's Iamb going to shearing an Hider Taus, and was wark- i ode, schoolteacher Doig Kennedy d � it young aces who bad derm hie , atnd and �p a great deal of his extra- ng legs theRambouillet red Colum ted the ilodt eurl4,r time with sheep. The Ilder- 1 ti u��ching with necks Wrinlcl Pup ton native (who once taught in Ex- ennedy maintains that 7o percent Pte, take r oho ty forrevenge, the old ram star) is en expert at shearing sheep. attacked from behind, sending He relieves an average of 5,000 shearer and usurper An unexpected kick at wrong iinirnals a year of their fleece, work- behi d a time sometimes results in an Most weekends from December June within a 60 -mile radius of 1 unplanned cut into ovine or human flesh. A gash in a ewe's abdomen re- quiring 14 stitches still haunts Ken- nedy. He makes light of the sliced knuckles and slashed digits that go along with the job, joking that a sheared finger once in awhile keeps you honest. Kennedy pointed out you can get cut slicing an onion, but do not have to wrestle with a 500 -pound one while doing so. On the plus side, the lanolin from the fleece keeps the shearer's hands soft and smooth. Kennedy began his shearing career 25 years ago with the flock on his father's farm, and has had his own flock of cross-breds since buying his own farm 10 years ago. His son, now 16, has been assisting with shearing since he was five years old, but now prefers to stay on the home farm do- ing the myriad tasks that free his father to go out shearing. Kennedy won the shearing competi- OFF WITH THE WINTER COAT — Don Kenney s ears one of Florence Pullen's Suffolk ewes while Don Pullen, Huron County ag rep, gathers up the fleece from the previous shearing. Farmers' share still too small Wheat is Canada's dominant field crop and the bread made from it is our dietary staple. The Canadian Wheat Board is the sole marketing agency for wheat grown in Western Canada for domestic consumption or export trade. Domestic wheat prices are in- ternationally based since 80 percent of Canadian production is exported. Brian Stacey, spokesman for the Canadian Wheat Board, talked about changes in milling wheat and bread prices, "While farmers are getting a fgiv cents more out of the price of a loaf bread, they are really getting a smaller proportion of the price. In 1974, farmer got $0.06 of the retail price of a loaf of bread; in 1986 they will get $0.09 of the retail price. But bread prices have increased quite a bit over that time. In 1981 bread cost, on average, $0.89 per loaf, In' 1985 the average price from the Consumer's Price Index was $1.07 per loaf." Stacey says milling wheat prices have not increased at the same rate as bread prices, "Since 1981 there has been a 13 percent drop in the milling wheat price paid to farmers while bread prices have increased over 22 percent." The Wheat Board's viewpoint is echoed by agricultural economists as well. Gord Richardson, chief economist responsible for food price monitoring at Agriculture Canada, said, "The price of bread and other —BRANDY POINT— FARMS OINT FARMS CENTRED AROUND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION • Our breeding stock provides our buyers with proven genetics from the top 3°e animals tested across Canada. • Our program enables us to offer quality and health at a price that is hard to beat • We have an ongoing supply of A.I. sired 'Hump /Duroc, York Landrace boars 8 F1 York Landrace gilts • Our closed herd is ranked "Good" by the OMAF standards of Herd Health Classification. 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In,Canada, commercial millers process 2 million tonnes of wheat for flour, mainly for bread. MORE DATA — Consultant Dr. Everett Dennis, Man attan, Kan- sas, and Mery Erb from the Hensall and District Co -Op talk shop after one of a series of local agronomics seminars. Drinkers should know what's in the booze Canadian drinkers have a right to know what's in their booze ... however, current regulations of the Food and Drugs Act specifically ex- clude the mandatory labelling of the ingredients in alcoholic beverages. (Regulations B.01.008 and 8.02) Alcohol and Drug Concerns, Inc. a citizen -supported volunteer agency met this week with the Honourable Jake Epp, Minister of Health and Welfare, to discuss a submission to him recommending that the Regula- tions of the .Food and Drugs Act be amended to provide for the man- datory labelling of the ingredients in alcoholic beverages. Almost all prepackaged foods sold in Canada list the ingredients. For most foods the purchaser can deter- mine from a quick examination whether or not there are ingredients or chemicals in the mixture which could be potentially harmful. Although purchasers may not fully comprehend all the information presented they are certainly able to learn what to avoid when necessary. There is no question that numerous ingredients are added to these pro- ducts. Section B.02 of the Regulations defines the various kinds of alcoholic beverages, and specifies what may not be included in them. Ie. "that wine shallfermen. nhetation t})e. prootftthe juice Qf :tof file a1coboaelic grape" and "may have added to it during the course of the manufaca ture" sixteen chemicals or groups of chemicals. Alcohol and Drug Con- cerns feels strongly that the manufac- turers have a responsibility to the public to let them know what ingre- dients are being used to produce their beverage alcohol products. 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