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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-11-29, Page 31Times -Advocate, November 29, 1989 Page 31 Record number participate in controlled hunt in Wingham area WINGHAM - The Wingham District Office of the Ministry of' Natural Resources reports that close to 450 deer were harvested during the recent Huron County hunt, an increase of about 10 per- cent over last year. According to District Biologist Mike Malhiot, "Recent mild win- ters have combined with the Min- istry's harvest management .to re- sult in a Huron County deer population which is the highest in history". He adds that the record harvest this year will ensure a healthy and productive herd well into the future. A record number of 1,637 hunt- ers received deer tags for the con- trolled hunt in the Wingham Dis- trict, up 11 percent from last year. A total of 332 deer were brought to MNR check station at Wing - ham, Hullett and Zurich where the animals were weighed, aged and sampled for a variety of biological indices. The largest buck brought in weighed 251 lbs. dressed weight, (335 lbs. live weight), and was four -and -one-half years old. Of 191 deer weighed, only 12 weighed over 200 lbs. (dressed weight). Fawns and yearlings made up 62 percent of the total harvest. Only six animals were over four -and -one-half years old. MNR staff have radio -collared and ear -tagged 24 deer in Huron County between 1985-1987 as pan of a province -wide study. None of the collared deer were harvested by hunters this year. Of the 15 mortalities among the collared deer to .date, nine deaths have been attributed to hunters, 3 3 Achievement = Nick Geleynse from the Clinton OMAF office (second from right) presents 4-H member 3 Anne Delbridge, Elimville 11, with an award for completing 18 projects. Others receiving awards at 3 Achievement Night at Exeter Public S_ chool'were Alison Jaques (left), and Darryl Hem, who each complet 3 ed six projects. 1 Companies sponsor curling TORONTO - Hyland Seeds of Blenheim, Ont., has become a pro- vincial sponsor of the Canadian Farmers Curling Championship in association with BASF Canada Inc., the event's national sponsor. Ron Scheurkogel,. BASF mar- keting communications manager, said Hyland Seeds will sponsor Ontario zone playdowns across the province November 27 to January 6, and the Ontario championships in Harriston January 19-21, 1990. Last year's Ontario -event attracted 112 teams. "Involvement by Hyland Seeds 'is helping build prominence of curling - a major winter pastime for farmers," said Scheurkogel. "We'll be working together to en- hance the enjoyment farmers re- ceive by participating.": John Cowan, sales and market- ing manager for Hyland Seeds, said "We consider this sponsor- ship a great opportunity to remain in close contact with our many customers who follow curling throughout the winter months." The farmer championships will It never pains but it roars or the fit hits the shan or something. As if drought, lower government subsidies, low farmgate prices and higher production costs are not enough, now comes cottagers rail- ing against the agricultural sector. In our area, a man-made, mud - bottom lake behind the Conestoga Dam has more- than 400 cottages around it. The land is owned by the Grand River Conservation Authori- ty. The cottagers lease the land and take their chances when the lake, used as a reservoir to flush the Grand River system, is lowered dur- ing hot summers. Cottage owners have an active and vocal cottagers association. That association maintains that the provincial government is coddling farmers, allowing them to break all kinds of environmental and pollu- tion laws. The cottagers say -that in- dustries along the watershed get charged for pollution but farmers, perhaps the worst polluters, never come t0 court. Whether farmers are the greatest polluters is a debatable point but the cottagers association here main- tains farmers are given a velvet glove approach. Farm -related pollu- tion has been a fact for Conestoga Lake cottagcrs for almost a decade but not one farmer has been charged, say the cottagers. An argument is underway about which pollutes the most: hog man- ure, milk -house rinse water or cattle walking into the rivers, leaving their excrement behind. Heavens, what about the chicken farmers, folks? You forgot to in- clude them in this indictment. They will feel neglected, I'm sure. And the turkey producers. • Well, ycs. A problem exists and it is not confined to this arca. It is common to all bodies of water in populated areas. Agriculture is a culprit. It has been said that 70 to 80 percent of the phosphorous pol- lution in the Great Lakes would dis- appear if milk -house runoff waste did not find its way into the lakes. But, until large amounts of help are available, most farmers are in no position to do much more than cosmetic things to clean up their act. Good farmers arc well aware that chemicals cause problems and do their best not to add more prob- lems to a troubled planet. There are had apples in the barrel, or course, just as there arc in other pursuits. But I am of the opinion that the majority arc conscientious. Cottagers have a right to clean water but they must remember that farmers are producing commodities without which those same cottag- ers would starve. Massive amount of money will be needed and the agricultural community will be in the forefront where its members are at fault. The latest statistics for our area prove conclusively that most farm- ers make more money on off -the - farm jobs. Yet, there are more hogs raised in Waterloo - Wellington Counties than in any other area in Canada. In the Western Ontario Region, the average net income from farm- ing was $3,804 for 34,379 people who filed income tax returns as farmers in Waterloo, Wellington, Perth, Huron, Bruce, Grey, Duffe- rin, Simcoe, Halton and Peel. Yet their average total off -farm income was $20,601. You tell me how fa, users can spend great amounts of money on pollution abatement. They just do not have it. Payment for honey OTTAWA - Honey producers en- rolled in the National Tripartite Price Stabilization Program will re- ceive payments of 8.8 cents per pound for honey. produced between June 1988 and May 31, 1989. The announcement was made by the National Stabilization Commit- tee.on behalf of producers, the fed- eral government and participating provincial governments. Nine hundred enrolled honey pro- ducers in British Columbia, Alber- ta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Onta- rio, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick arc eligible for the per - pound payment based on the differ- ence between the support price of 55 cents per pound and the market price of 43 cents, less producer pre- miums. • National Tripartite Stabilization Plans are established by federal - provincial agreement to stabilize re- turns to producers during periods of low market prices. Producers and both levels of government contribute equally to the fund. determine sever provincial win- ners, and Scheurkogel said BASF would consider a national compe- tition to decide a national farmers curling champion -in future years. Championships officially are sanc- tioned and operated by respective provincial curling associations. An estimated 1,100 rinks are ex- pected to take part in this season's event, which has been expanded from four to seven provincial championships. Farmer champion-, ships will occur for the first time in -New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The event began in 1986 with 22 rinks competing in Wallaceburg, Ont. The 1988-89 championships were expanded beyond Ontario to include Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta, and involved 559 rinks. BASF Canada Inc. is part of the worldwide group of BASF compa- nies The Agricultural Chemicals Division, headquartered in Toron- to, markets a wide range of crop protection products. k two each were killed by dogs and vehicles, and one was killed by a poacher. Wingham Conservation Officers only received three trespass com- plaints during the hunt and laid two charges. More hunters are be- ginning to realize that they can have a quality hunt by respecting the flame laws and obtaining per- mission from landowners. Howev- er, officers have received com- plaints regarding illegal night huntin* activities and they would appreciate hearing any other infor- mation from concerned citizens. 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