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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-03-10, Page 18Page 18 Times -Advocate, March 10, 1993 'Financial Fitness' meet LUCAN - The 4-H club Lucan #3 held their last two moetingsFcb- ruary 11 and 25. The club is Finan- cial Fitness. At meeting #2 the members prac- tised filling out net -wort[ state- ments, how to keep records of in- come and expenses, and practised ..writing cheques. The members learned about how to use an automated teller machine, and how to keep records in a cheque book register. The members learned about the types of files and how they are used. At meeting #3 the members talked about thc kinds of things to look fur when renting an apartment, i.c. Laundry, pets, which utilities are covered. The members did a quiz on how they would rate as a roommate. The members discussed what the Ontario Student Assis- tance program is about. There is one more member since the first meeting. Kara Reith has joined the group. The members are learning some very valuable information and hope to learn more. Button sewing in Usborne By Melissa Prout EXETER - 4Her's of Usborne had their third meeting on March 2. They started off with the 4H pledge. Rhonda Dougall handed out copies of the cover for the books. Members learned how to sew a flat button with a homemade shank. Moving into the kitchen, proper measuring techniques were demon- strated. While one group sewed on but- tons, the other group cooked, and then switched. Recipes for choco- late chip muffins, meatloaf in a mug, strawberry, fudge and butter- scotch sundae toppings were made All were tasty, except for onions in the meatloaf for some people! At the close of the meeting, the Exploring Extravaganzans were giv- en a pattern for making a tote bag if they wished to try more ad vanced sewing, and information on Cana- da's Food Guide to "explore". Brinsley "Maple Slurppers' BRINSLEY - The Brinsley 4-H club •held their first official meet- ing on February 16. Last meeting everyone was asked to bring in a name and a pic- ture for the club. We passed around the members pictures and everyone gave their ideas for the name. We decided for a picture to be the one Amy Trevithick brought in; and our name is "Ma- ple Siurppers" which was given by Teri Prest. Next, we did the roll call, which was to bring in a sample of bark or a twig from a tree which gives up sap. We read from our book which told us of trees and the characteris- tics of them, which give us sap. Cooking for next week will be done by Val, Jennifer, Teri -Lyn, Kelly -Jo and Giselle. They will be making pancakes and many other members will be bringing in sup- plies and ingredients along with them. After that was decided, Becky Dixon gave us an interest- ing presentation on the best grades of Maple Syrup. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. by the president. i uwHave us Prepare Your 1992 Tax Return Accurately and Efficiently Pitting at $19.00 Reitehielyetir refund from ReventielO 4 taS little .09sa &ieeks by.Ming ►effe nonitaaHylli b?i4 Call 263-3039 for an appointment or visit our office in Hensall beside the P.U.C. office 15 years experience W.H. MACGREGOR Farm Accounting Service 114 King St., Hensall Ont. NOM 1X0 OGet The Alpine Advantage t/ for • Com • Beans and Wheat NIONEMIL ••BBalll Valves • Q -Couplers • Red Ball • Monitors • Micro Nutrients • Micros • Liquid Innoculant for Soybeans WINE P.O. Dox 730 Now Hamburg. Ontaho Noe 200 2G3-61.0- (i7i-071", 228 rte. -1 WINE PLANT FOODS UM T.Nphone(519)662.2352 Fax (519) 662-3446 1.800-265.2268 FARAD lIPTIATF Granton 4H holds meeting GRANTON - The #1 Granton 441 club met on March 4 for their sec- ond meeting at the honte of leader Margaret Bryan. They commenced by spliuing into groups to make delicious desserts with maple syrup. Then they proceeded with the club business and after much delibera- tion agreed that the club name would be The Granton Maple Taffy Bucket Spiles'. Other business included planning future meetings and discussing pro- jects which are due at the end of the club. Finally they branched out into two groups and played a fun game in- volving 4-H. The meeting concluded with members sampling the treats they had created earlier. The press reporter was Katherine Harding. Reduced till, no -till meeting at Seaforth SEAFORTH - No -till, reduced till, and special considerations to handle weed control and crop resi- due carried over from the '92 crop - these will be the topics at a meet- ing sponsored by the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Associa- tion at the Seaforth Fairgrounds on Tuesday, March 16. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and the emphasis will be on practi- cal farm experience. A .special feature of this meeting will be an indoor display of a va- riety of no -till drills with tips on operation from the farmers that use them. The program will also fea- ture a farmer panel discussing their switch to reduced and no -till farm- ing on a variety of soil types. The registration fee will be $7.00. Please pre -register by noon on Friday, March 12 by phoning the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton(482- 3428 or 1-800-265-5170). Alan McCallum Soil & Crop Advisor for Huron County One Foot in the Furrowy Bob Trotter A "mixed farm" is just about a thing of the past today. A few dozen years ago, a great many fanners were "mixed" in that they dabbled in a few hogs, milked a few cows, raised chickens and perhaps even 'did some grain farm- ing as well. When marketing boards hit the farm scene 25 and 30 years ago, the writing was on the stable wall. No longer could you dabble in all areas of farming. You had to become .a specialist. Many family farms dis- appeared then because the urge to conform to one "crop" was distaste- ful to many. !mewed out, mean change for Cana- da. Dairy farmers will no longer be -able to underwrite export losses by charging levies on all milk. Instead, a separate category may have to be . set up for milk that goes into export products. This column has been predicting a change in quota -measuring. Consumer purchasing trends have reduced the demand for butterfat which will mean marketing boards will have to change the basis for production controls. The demand for protein and some of the other wonderful components of milk is increasing Then, when t�Igtas vveee.> Whale;, pradioted:;this cheap in out in the ffyail s,t try,hod,rg<a urentent.may,comeasaeon as the-Afairy' business,. the %big CORM: (this—stmrmer in the -dealings' be- came. Mixed farms disappearede io I believe the next big change is going to come in the dairy industry. Bruce Whale, an articulate farmer from Wellington County and a member of the Ontario Milk Mar- keting Board, hit it on the head not long ago when he spoke to the Wa- terloo Regional Milk Committee. Those who milk 30 or 40 cows will either have to expand thein herds to about 100 or consider farming a part-time job, Whale told the committee. If they continue to stay small, extra income will have to be earned elsewhere, he said. This is nothing new to most farm- ers because more than 60 percent of the so-called, full-time farmers across Ontario today work at a part- time job off the farm or a spouse brings in extra income from off the farm. Once upon a time, away back when we were all much, much younger, a 50 -cow dairy herd was a big one. I can remember when some farmers were milking 15 of 20 cows and were considered dairy farmers. Not so today. With modern technology that is now available, one person can look after 100 cows. Mind you, that one ,person is as busy as a one-armed Oterhanger with the itch but the technology is there. Whale also predicted that there 4g/ill be as much change in the next ltree years as there has been in the last 25 or 30 years. That means that .farmers will have some tremendous adjusting to do. As a for instance, Whale said the new General Agreement on Tariffs .wand Trade will, if it ever is ham - How to / ' • 1 nto more of your hard-earned money at tax time If you've never used a Chartered Accountant to prepare your personal tax return, consider this. As professionals, it's our job to wade through all the income tax regulations and your T 1's, and then get it right. Chances are, we could save you money. If you're dreading income tax time, call us. You'll find us suprisingly affordable and decidedly approachable. We're here to Help.. . Loud Representative: Paul Percival Liman, n, Ontario (519) 227-1270 Hyde CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 514 Princess Street, Woodstock, Ontario N4S 7W8 Tel:(519) 539-5623 4 tween provincial marketing boards and the Canadian Dairy Commis- si:otl. The changes by marketing boards in quotas may not come un- til the summer -of 1994. I have been in favour of the changes in measuring milk quality for a dozen years and now, to see it coming about, seems to me to have taken too long but it will, I'm sure, open a whole new way of market ing milk when it happens. Someone said many years ago that farmers were reluctant to change. I have always felt that farmers have latched on to technol- ogy and major changes to a far greater degree than most other sec- tors of the economy. rL. Spring Application Tips tot Optiniiim Quackgrass Control By Larry Bartram If you're planning a spring application of Roundup® herbicide on quackgrass, the first two questions you'll have arc "How soon can I spray?" And "How soon after I spray can I cultivate and seed?" It's OK to spray just as soon as the majority of quackgrass plants reach three or four leaves. At this point, the weeds have sufficient surface area to absorb enough Roundup spray to provide optimum control. You only need to wait three full days (72 hours) after you spray before you cultivate and seed. This will allow enough time for Roundup to thoroughly translocate down into the roots and rhizomes. Roundup doesn't work like a contact herbicide, it kills from the rhizomes up - which is why they don't grown back. You don't have to wait until weeds turn brown before you cultivate. The tillage interval is determined by how long it takes for sufficient Roundup to translocate into the roots and rhizomes to ensure optimum control - not by how long it takes for the weeds to turn brown. So don't be misled by the colour of your treated quackgrass - if you've waited three full days, go ahead and till! Got any other question about Roundup? 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