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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-12-03, Page 21Soils specialist addresses soil and crop group Times -Advocate, December 3, 1986 Page 5A Hard red wheal cited as a sI.Inlng Ilght Members of the Huron Soil and Crop !improvement Association atten- ding the annual meeting in Varna were told Thursday night of the Rick Upfold said this winter wheat merits of hard red wheat. was one of the shining lights during University of Guelph soils specialist a very difficult crop year. AT SOIL AND CROP ANNUAL — The annual production report meeting of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association was held Thursday night in Varna. From the left are guest speaker Rick Up- fold of the University of Guelph, secretary Art Bolton, district direct Vic Roland and president Ray Hart - T -A photo It is to laugh when the moguls of Canada's first independent television network spout about Canadian content. I know of no star of importance ever promoted by the CTV. As this is written, J.R. Peters, chairman of the network's executive committee, and Murray Chercover, CTV president, are trying to tell the Canadian Radio -Television and Telecommunications Commission that they are great corporate citizens doing great things for Canadian talent. If it was not so pathetic, it would be hilarious. What other company, private or public, returned a 75 -percent profit to its shareholders? The CTV, in my humble opinion, has done so little to promote Canadian talent that the CRTC should be ashamed of itself for BRANDY POINT— FARMS OINT FARMS CENTRED AROUND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION • Our breeding stock provides our buyers with proven genetics from the top 3% 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 & Fl York%Landrace gilts • Our closed herd is ranked "Good" by the OMAF standards of Herd Health Classification. Come and take a look at our stock anytime) Delivery available KURT KELLER R.R. 1, Mitchell, Ont. 519-348-8043 170/10+14 crrotiNr. allowing the joke to continue. The controversial revenue-sharing agreement between the CTV network and its 16 affiliated stations keeps the network broke and the affiliates in clover. And local stations (affiliates) will do nothing to promote local talent until forced to do so by the CRTC. If you want confirmation of this state- ment, all you have to do is look at the track record of private radio stations. Many of the owners -- not all of them, mind you -- of private radio sta- tions have spent the last 30 years laughing all the way to the bank. They have cried great crocodile tears to get their licenses renewed and made pro- mises to promote Canadian talent Girls show their skills "Entertaining with cheese", was the theme of meeting six of Exeter I 4-11 club. The girls showed their mothers how much they had learned from the 4-H project "Milk Makes It" by playing two games, "What am I' and "Dairy Concentration". Cathy Coates gave us some infor- mation about other 4-11 activities, these included competitions, scholar= ships, regional conference and leader- ship camp. The girls supplied a lunch which consisted of different cheeses and crackers, cherry cheesecake, cold drinks and coffee. "Tell something you learned about dairy products during this project" was the roll call for meeting seven of Exeter I. To help us understand the balancing act, the girls looked at four different menus. Using Canada's Food Guide, the girls judged each one for nutritional value. The rest of the evening was spent preparing for Achievement pro- gram which was held at the Exeter Public School. w ile privately bitching anout Cana- dian content. How many radio stations took up the challenge to produce top notch drama when CBC -radio flagged in its efforts? How many television stations out- side of CBC -TV have produced good television drama? Not many under the CTV banner that I know of. How many private television sta- tions have done anything outstanding for farm programming? Damned few. The only one in our area is CKNX-TV and every private televi- sion station in Canada could take some lessons from CKNX. It is an ex- ception to prove the rule: private TV in Canada with one or two exceptions is out to make big bucks. Is that their only reason for ex- istance? Is that their sole purpose? Don't misunderstand me. I am well. aware that they have to make money' to stay in business but does it have to be made at the expense of a Canadian identity? Do they purposely ignore Canadian talent and Canadian pro- ductions just to show a huge profit every year? sib And I enjoyed reading the remarks of.Andre Bureau, the outspoken chair- man of the CRTC. He is well aware of how this so-called Canadian net- work has made promises in the past and has' still not fulfilled its moral obligations to Canadians. Ile suggested to the network bigshots that their increased commit- ment to CanadiQn drama should not evaporate as suddenly as it appeared at the hearings? I almost puked when the network's president suggested that Bell Canada commercials are a major contributor to Canadian identity. Commercials contributing to identity? Yeech! ! Come off it, guys. Canadian television with one or two exceptions has paid lip service to Canadian content and has left farmers out in the back forty for 30 years. Jib. A No matter what your feeding problem, we believe we can be of help in increasing your gains and lowering your costs. Come see us, or call and we'll come and see you. The Swift Feeding Programs are real producers. 113 Dairy Macro (no cal $1169° 25 kg. DAIRY PREMIXES 114 Dairy Macro (20.9) $970 25 kg. 115 Dairy Macro (1.1) $ 70 25 kg. Swift PREMIXES FOR HOGS 1001 - Sow and pig base macro premix $12.40 (25 kg.) 1004 Swine Premix - 40 $10.25 (25 kg.) 1000 - Hog Base Macro premix '11.60 `(25 kg.) 1009 - Sow premix 50 $1 1.80 (25 kg.) Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Centralia 228-6638 He continued to say that red wheat sprouted slower than white wheats. In comparing varieties he said Colum- bus had better straw and was more resistant to mildew than Katepwa, but not in rust resistance. Robert Traut in his conservation committee report touched on dit- chback and Lakeshore erosion and said water quality was very important. He said during the past year he has responded to 79 erosion calls and felt prevention was cheaper than a cure. Townships get grants A $40,000 Ontario Home Renewal (OHRP) grant for the Township of Blanshard as well as the Township of Bosanquet, was announced today by Alvin Curling, Minister of Housing. The two are among four municipalities receiving a total of $160,000 provincial OHRP funding in the announcement. Administered by municipalities, the program assists homeowners to upgrade their homes, with the em- phasis on faulty structural and sanitary conditions, and on plumbing, insulation, heating and electrical systems. Loans of up to $7,500 are made available to eligible owner -occupants who wish to bring their homes up to standard. A portion of a loan may be forgiven, depending on the recipient's income. Interest rates range from zero to ten percent, again depending on income. Physically -disabled homeowners, or homeowners with physigally- disabled relatives living permanent- ly with them, may qualify for loans of up to $9,500. This special maximum loan recognizes the extra costs involv- ed in alterations that make homes more accessible inside and outside. For applicants, the maximum an- nual qualifying income, after allowable deductions are made, is $20,000. Since 1977, Blanshard has received $124,000 in grants which have helped upgrade 22 homes. OHRP benefits are available to owner -occupants in all municipalities which have adopted minimum hous- ing standards bylaws or resolutions establishing standards, and have decided to take part in the program. In communities without municipal boundaries, OHRP is administered by the Ministry of Housing in conjunction with the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Health tdpik at Kirkton Health was the topic for discussion at the November 27 meeting of Kirkton Women's Institute. President, Mrs. Bill Spence, welcomed everyone. Secretary, Mrs. Ellis Strahan, read the minutes of the last meeting, correspondence, and gave a treasurer's report. Roll call was answered with "an old-fashioned remedy". A donation was approved to the Town and Country Homemakers of Huron County, and the WI will be catering to the Campbell Soup Co., Christmas dinner on December 13. The next meeting will be December 11 at 7:00 p.m., with a pot luck sup- per, with husband or friend invited, and a secret pal Christmas gift exchange. Mrs. Dave Williams gave a reading on "Exercise" and then introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Lorie Patter- son, a physio -therapist at St. Marys Memorial Hospital. She spoke on areas ,of therapy and then demonstrated exercise for leg and shoulder muscle relaxation. She was thanked by Mrs. Gerald Brintnell, and presented with a gift. Mrs. Brint- -nell then had a reading "In praise of a farmer who is everything". The meeting closed with a sing song led by Mrs. Bill Spence. Lunch and fellowship was enjoyed by all. 1 JOHN DEERE Quality and price ... we've got them both! See us today for a John Deere self-propelled snowblower that will make your snow removal chore fast and easy. We've got the right size for easy handling and starting. u EXETER 2351115 Nag B5? 3-424 Steps included cropping across slopes which cut erosion by 25 per cent, crop rotation and rock rip rap to protect drains. Traut said grants were available for structural erosion control projects. Huron's Ag Rep Don Pullen said it was difficult to see silver linings in the clouds of the 1986 crop season, but 1987 held another season's promise. In discussing services of OMAF, Pullen said Huron as one of 54 coun- ties and districts in the province had 10 per cent of the action in assistance programs especially in financial situations. During the recent OFFIR program, 900 Huron farm families made ap- plications while the number in Perth was 650. Crops researcher Bob Forrest brought farmers up to date on infor- mation gathered by his department at Centralia College. He said the CCAT program has grown dramatically from 20 projects when he started to about 100 at the present time. Forrest who specializes in white bean variety testing and disease pro- blems said lights were on the horizon as far as bean blight was concerned. During the past six to eight years, have become a mainstay of the -- agricultural economy in Huron. Edi- ble small seeded soys are more suitable in the northern portion of the county and are doing well in the Ot- tawa Valley. The researcher said planting of winter rapeseed may be delayed to as late as September 17 without any ma- jor losses in yields. Viruses are avoid- ed by later planting. Soil and crop specialist John Heard gave a lengthy repprt on crop demonstrations held during 1986. Ray Hogan presented a resolution which will be forwarded to the On- tario Soil and Crop annual convention. It calls for more research in chemical combinations which may be used on minimum tillage crops. Hogan said the registration process should be speeded up to meet the uni- que needs of conservation tillage. 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