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Times -Advocate, August Ib, 1979
City kid enjoys the farm
According to Wayne
Hessen, 17,. of Kitchener
working on a farm is a lot
different than working as an
usher in a movie theatre.
Hessen is one of 15 "city
kids" who has been placed
on farms in Middlesex,
Huron and Bruce under the
ministry of agriculture and
food's junior agriculturalist
program.
In this area, the program
'has been co-ordinated by
Laura Hansen office working
out of the Clinton office of the
ministry.
Hessen has been working
on the farm of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Clifton of RR 3 Kippen
since June 18 and will be
doing his last chores on the
farm this week.
The husky Hessell said he
became involved in the
program after seeing a
notice in, his school's
guidance department, back
in March and said he wanted
giving a farming a look
"Just for the experience."
After spending six weeks
on the 200 acres Clifton
spread Hessell said he
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wasn't sure that he would
like to take up farming on a
full-time basis.
ta•Ctifton said Iris young
helper has been -Involved in
all fascids of the farm
operation from haying to
working on equipment. .
In the years ahead Hessell
said he'll remember best his
first day of haying.
In terms of an education,
his two month stay has been
a real education. "I've
learned more in my time on
the farm than all my time in
high school."
Clifton agreed and said his
red •hair helper was still in
the process of learning the
basics when his period of
employment would be up.
Alluding to farming being
a way of life. Clifton said
"You have to like the
business to be in it."
This is Clifton's first year
in the program and he was
quite happy the way things
have worked out which sees
the/farmer provide half of
the student's wages and
room and board. "You can
always use an extra hand
this time of year," the young
farmer said.
Laughing, Clifton said the
program is "a real ex-
perience for the farmer too."
Hessen stated he enjoy's
the country lifestyle and
only missed the city a small
amount.
Capsulizing what farming
appears to be from his
perspective. Hessell said the
profession has its highs and
lows. '
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OPEN HOUSE
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LOCATION: THE BELL BROS. FARM ON No. 4 HIGHWAY,
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• Machinery displays and demonstrations
Lunch, available on grounds
Wayne Hessell, 1 7. of Kitchener
Plow site selection
still up in the air
Disagreement over per -
acreage payment has
delayed a decision on the
Middlesex County site for the
1982 International Plowing
Match, President Wilson
Hodgins of the county
association says.
Hodgins says Middlesex
Plowmen's Association has
recommended five sites and
it is up to the executive of the
International Match to make
a final choice. Decision has
also been delayed by the
illness of the International's
current president, Jim
Armstrong of the Wingham
area, Mr. Hodgins says.
The International
currently pays farmers
about $100 per acre for the
use of 800 to 1,000 acres for a
two-month period. Some of
the candidates for hosting
the 1982 match want as much
as $400 per acre. "'hat's a
way too high. They all have
to come down," Hodgins a
Lucan area farmer, says.
The Simon Willemse and
neighbouring West Williams.
Township farms, Peter
Twynstra of East Williams
and Allan Scott of Biddulph
Township are on the list of
five recommended by the
county plowing group.
Nelson Elliott of Thorndale
and Donald McDonald of
Glencoe are the other bid-
ders.
The per -acre payment is to
offset any losses of crop
suffered by host farmers.
They are also provided with
insurance against any
damage r-esulting from
operation of the huge tent
city and the influx of 200,000
or more people.
Hodgins. also Reeve of
Biddulph Township, says
that at about $125 per acre,
the Glencoe area bid seems
to have the best chance of
being accepted. A decision is•
expected by mid-August but
Didn't win,
but had fun
The Exeter Juvenile Girls
Softball team recently
completed their schedule,
and although they didn't
make the play-offs, they had
a good year.
They played fifteen
games, winning three and
losing 12. The scores were
similar to basketball results.
The girls scored 195 runs and
had 290 scored against them.
They narrowly lost a couple
of games, one to Ligury, last
year's champion.
There was lots of en-
thusiasm throughout the
season, even though many of
the girls had never played
ball before. Most will be
returning to the team next
year and look forward to
improving their first year
performance.
Caven ladies
study China_
The samtnef-meeti�e
the Cava► Church Women
was halt August 13 with
president Mrs. Edna Sim -
mans opening with a poem.
Mrs. Ila Moir toolethe theme
'fig The Prayiiti' Hands.
Mrs. Dan McLeod was as
guest and sang two solos.
•Used stamps and cards are
always being, collected;
stamps going to the
Canadian Bible Society and
used cards to Bortio
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-""WrIlazerPffde gave the
study on China in which
members were seeking to
understand coritempory
China. In order to interpret it
accurately and study the
commitment of the Chinese
people under Communism in
relation 'to the Christian
commitment of Christ,
forcusing on similiaritics,
differences and tensions.
originally was due by July 1.
One thousand acres at $400
each would cost the Inter-
national match $400,000
compared with the current
cost of about $100,000.
Mr. Willemse said earlier
this year that he and neigh-
bouring farmers could put
together as much as 1,900
acres - much of it light loam.
served by Highways 7 and 81,
high voltage hydro lines, a
four -inch water pipeline, air-
plane landing strip and
telephone trunk cable.
Mr. Twynstra said there
are similar advantages to his
and neighbouring farms,
although he had some
reservations taking so much
of his cash crop land out of
production.
La Leche
meet here
La Leche League of Huron
County met at the home of
Mrs. W. Graham in Exeter
for their August meeting.
Mrs. J. Bisback introduced a
newly certified leader for
this area, Mrs. B. Kerr of RR
5 Brussels.
Mrs. Kerr has been a
member of the League for
two years, preparing for
Leadership •by meeting
certain requirements set out
by La Leche League
International. During this
meeting, Mrs. Bisback and
Mrs. Kerr co -led the
discussion.
The topic of discussion was •
"Baby Arrives: the family
and the "Breastfeeding
Baby", with. the main em-
phasis on methods of
childbirth and their effects
on mothering. Interesting
comparisons were made, as
members related their
mother's birthing ex-
perience and how it may
have affected their own
feelings towards childbirth
and raising children.
It was agreed that a
confident approach to labour
and nursing from birth were
positive influences and
desirable in creating a
successful mothering
through breastfeeding.
Following the discussion,
mothers shared a social time
and refreshments.
John Deere
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Compressors
Taw. ine and.
sages
combine portarilfty with
high pertorrna- ce and low
maintenance The same de-
sign features 'gat keep the
oil out of the al- elfmnate
the need for 1 Jr,rtcatior* and
increase comrxessor life If
you need a compressor
we've got ore. •:ght for you
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Need herbiciries for weeds in grain fields
Bean day coming up at -Centralia Coflege
By: PAT LYNCH,
Soils 3 Crops
DON PULLEN,
Agricultural Representative
As we drive the back roads.
we notice some green pat-
ches in the grain fields. This
makes a very attractive
scene for an artist or poet,
but not for next year's crops.
These patches are of two
shades of green. One is
twitch grass green and the
other bindweed green.
An artist' can paint these
green patches on his canvas
a nice brown. For you to
achieve the same effect you
must use herbicides.
Twitch grass can be -
treated with Atrazine now at
two lbs. per acre. This
treatment can be applied
anytime after harvest to just
before plowing. This is only
if corn is to be grown in that
field next year. If any other
crop is intended for that field
next year, use either Cytrol
or Roundup. With both of
these materials the twitch
grass must be up at least 8"
high and actively growing.
Bindweed can be con-
trolled with Kil-mor or a
mixture of2,4-D and
Dicamba. For these
materials to work the bind-
weed must be in flower. This
will probably not occur in
every field. To get bindweed
to flower we need rain in
August to encourage after
harvest regrowth. You will
be tempted to spray it in mid
August Co get the job done.
But don't do it. Wait until you
see the new flowers.
Spraying before flower just
burns the top up. When the
plant is in bloom the her-
bicide is moved to the roots. It
is this extensive root system
that must be destroyed if you
plan to control bindweed.
Potash Time
Potash fertilizer often goes
on the field too late. We
should be aiming for a mid
August application, par-
ticularly if fertilizer hasn't
been applied after the first or
second cut.
Potash fertilizer acts as an
antifreeze to make alfalfa
plants more resistant to low
winter temperatures. It also
encourages the bud growth
which will result in • better
yields next year. We lose
• some of the value if wedelay,
application until September.
How much fertilizer?
Lighter soils require more. A
Juniors
arrange
celebration
Plans for the 30th an
niversary of the Huron
County Junior Farmers'
Association are almost
complete!
The celebration will be on
Saturday evening, August 25
at the Clinton Arena. You
will have a chance to visit
with old friends associated
with the Junior rarmers'
from 7-9 p.m. This will be
followed by a dance from 9-1.
Music will be supplied by the
Gary Walters Band.
One of the highlights of the
evening will be the
Recognition Program
beginning at 8 p.m. We have
invited former agricultural
representatives and
associates, former Junior
Farmer presidents, our M.P.
and M.P.P's and County
Directors. A special guest
who will be taking part will
be Gordon Bennett. forimer
Ag. Rep and recently retired
Deputy Minister of
Agriculture and Food.
Everyone who would like
to help us celebrate our
thirtieth year as a County
organization is welcome to
attend. Tickets are available
from County Junior Farmers
and the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food Office
in Clinton.
NO RIDERS -
MAKE IT A RULE
farm safety assocuation
generous application is
necessary for fields that are
feeling the pressure of three
cuts pe'r year'A soil test can
help determine the potash
supplying power of the soil.
A mix of 150 lbs. of 0-0.60 and
50-75 lbs. or 0-46-0 seems a
good bet if no other in-
formation is available.
Ontario Bean Day
The second annual Bean
Day is scheduled for Cen-
tralia College of Agricultural
Technology on Wednesday,
August 22. The program will
enable soybean and white
bean growers to see some of
*the newest developments in
bean production.
Tours of the research plots
will start at 10.00 a.m. and
1.30 p.m. They will run
continuously during the day.
Researchers will be present
to lead discussion on such
topics as new varieties,
disease -control, weed control
and crop rotation.
There will be a large area
of commercial exhibits.
Personnel will be available
to discuss their products.
There will be special interest
in the- equipment for con-
trolling problem weeds in
beans.
Grasshoppers
Populations are definitely
up this year. They are quite
numerous in forage fields.
Seed pods may be clipped off
all legumes. They migrate.
from grasses and may not be
a problem beyond infesting
the border rows in soybeans
and corn. They tend to be
scattered throughout alfalfa
fields. Cygon is probably the
best and cheapest material
to use if - needed .(pg. 33,
OMAF publication no. 296).
Sap Beetles
Black beetles with 4 yellow
spots on wing covers. They
are primarily scavangers
-feeding on fermented juices
of damaged fruit or seed.
They are a nuisance insect.
Usually impractical to spray
them. Although costly, it
may be practical to prepare
a poison bait in some in-
stances. PREPARATION
OF BAIT: Chop or grind
immature sweet corn (in-
cluding the cobs) or bananas
and mix with Thiodan 50WP
at the rate of one pound per
50 pounds. (three level
tablespoons per two pounds).
Place bait on disposable pie
plates (about t•o pound per
plate) And cover with a
second perforated plate.
Distribute bait traps at t 50
foot distance around area
where beetles are a problem.
Each week renew with
freshly prepared bait.
Dispose of old bait and used
pie plates in safe manner. Do
not broadcast bait. Spray
application with Thiodon is
not effective. KEEP BAIT
OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN, PETS, AND
LI VEHTOCK.
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LOADER RENTALS
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3 models to
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After harvesting vegetables, beans, cereal
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hard -to -control weeds.
Also controls horsetail.
See your local farm chemicals supplier
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