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Times-Advocate, 1983-11-23, Page 16Page 16 Times -Advocate, November 23, 1983 Huron farm and home news BEST JUNIOR BARROW AT ROYAL — Ted Schendera, RR 4, Denfield won the grand and reserve junior bar- row championship at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. The champion animal was sold for o record Royal price of 56.25 per pound. Don't neglect the old girls Doug Miller, a staff member at the Agricultural Office in Milton since April 30, 1879, is moving to new respon- sibilities in Toronto. Doug has been responsible for 4-11 agricultural club work in Halton, has served as a member of the Halton Agricultural Advisory Com- mittee for the past year, and has assisted with the farm business management pro- gram in this Region as well as advisory work in crops and livestock. In the reorganization in the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Doug has transferred to the Rural Organizations and Services Branch with responsibilities for youth work in Halton and Peel. However, this new secondment for a one year period will move Doug into the Farm Assistance Pro- gram Branch as Chief Reviewer for the Ontario Farm Adjustment Assistance Program. Doug's responsibilities will be to co-ordinate the review of all applications. This means intensiveconta ct with bankers. agricultural representatives, and the farmers involved. Doug is a graduate of F.E. Madill Secondary School, Wingham; O.A.C., University of Guelph; and the Huron County 4-11 Club program. He is the son of Eileen Miller and the late Allan Miller, RR 1 Lucknow. Good luck to Doug in this new opportunity! Beef cow requirements The beef cow herd and bull are housed for the winter. Or are they? Some may winter in bush lots or other protected areas. Don't neglect the old girls, thinking they have done their job for the year by wean- ing a decent calf for you. The pregnant cow's re- quirements are substantial as she develops the new calf. Re- quirements of protein, energy, minerals and vitamins are very different for the bred heifer versus the mature cow at different stages of pregnancy and lactation. The factsheet "Daily Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle", available at O.M.A.F. office, outlines re- quirements. Ministry staff can assist in your ration for- PURINA CHOWS RABBIT CHOW - HORSE CHOW DOG CHOW - CAT CHOW Make Cook's your PURINA pet food headquarters. HENSALL KIRKTON CENTRALIA 7.55 1'l mulation utilizing your home grown feeds. Stanley J. Paquette Farm Management Specialist Upcoming dairy meeting Dairy producers are welcome to attend a one -day breed improvement meeting planned for Monday, December 5 starting at 10 a.m. The morning session will be held at Eckerlea Farms in Seaforth and will focus main- ly on practical cow and sire selection exercises. There will be a hot meal served ($7.00 per person) at the Seaforth Legion Hall at 12 noon followed with an after- noon program covering topics on dais cattle diseases, linear sire proofs, a..d deci- sion making criteria for pur- chasing milk quota. The program will adjourn at 3 p.m. and anyone wishing to attend should contact our local Ontario Ministry of of Agriculture and Food office before December lst.. Dennis Martin Farm Management Specialist. �ne loot in the tt,f furrow' byala. Farmers can share blame for contributing to some en- vironmental problem. They over -fertilize, plow too close to private drains, public drains, stream banks and river banks. Monoculture, especially in corn, leaves thousands of acres bare throughout winter and spring when high winds blow topsoil away. The high cost of fertilizer in recent years has helped to prevent some of the problems but the fact remains that pro- per tilth has. to some extend, been ignored by some ir- responsible farmers. Until every farmer realizes that he/she is a custodian of the land, this desecration will continue. 'But the big guilt must rest on the shoulders of big business. A few weeks ago, one edi- tion of our local daily paper carried three stories on en- vironmental problems that are serious enough to scare the pants of everybody. One was about complaints by residents cf the Perkinsfield area of Tiny Township near Midland. The Perkinsfield dump is the story of a failure in environmental control. Residents feel they have been betrayed by the en- vironmental ministry who were supposed to be monitor- ing the dump. The prc••ince was regulating disposal. they thought. Not so. lV4•. Y. K4•R •..M Dr Sob '•o,,.. ta.r .0 t....•. 0.a os 2c' At least three rural wells in the area have been con- taminated with high levels of trichloroethylene, a powerful metal -cleaning solvent. A large plume of underground contamination has drifted off the dumpsite and is slowly heading downhill towards Georgian Bay. In spite of these discoveries, the site and an adjacent 80 acres are still being used and liquid wastes are part of the garbage. In West Lincoln Township near Smithville, Ont., Albert Martin has complained to the ministry about a neighbour- ing farmer illegally burning electrical transformers which emit hazardous chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Although the farmer has been warned at least twice, neighbours complain the bur- ning still goes on. And ir. Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, a citizens committee has been formed to monitor two huge plastic storage tanks buried in land_ owned by Uniroyal Chemicals. The waste sites were started during the war years and residents fear the tanks are leaking deadly chemicals into groundwater. Unfortunately, ' the municipal water supply plus hundreds of rural wells could become contaminated. The municipal wells are not too far away from the chemical plant. 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Open Mone -Fri. 8 • 6; Sat. 8 - Noon Phone 228-6638 SII 1 10 dfp1����AA ����SQA it���Si�FAA CC/UMCLCV iti�*C1i1'iaiki‘ik ii itk k ii ministry and the citizens are involved in plans to get something before Agent Orange or digoxin gets into the township water supply. Farmers downstream from this same . plant have, for years, been wary of allowing cattle to drink from the creek that passes through the chemical plant's property. I can recall as a reporter almost 30 years ago seeing a dozen beautiful Holsteins ly- ing dead along the river flats because they drank water from that same stream. Farmers are responsible for some environmental pro- blems in this country but the damage they do can be rec- tified easily with responsible agricultural techniques. It is the deadly stuff of in- dustries ndustries that takes years to find and the irresponsible at- titude of some of those in- dustries that cause the serious environmental pro- blems in this country. Will it take the death of hun- dreds of people before en- vironmental ministries across Canada force these in- dustrialists to clean up their death -dealing messes'? Don't Pay till Spring Clean your seed oats. barley. soya beans and mixed grain now. No payment till March 21, 1984. Your seed is cleaned, treated, bagged or bulk on your farm. 519-289-5602 for appointment Canadian Mobile Seed Cleaning Limited THE ROYAL URAL WIN - FAI N'< MIDDLESEX WINNERS — Middlesex won the county championship at the Ontario junior barrow show at the Royal Winter Fair. Shown with Bill Fulton of the Cana- dian Imperial Bank of Commerce are Doug Nethercott, Arkona and Debbie and Ted Schendera, RR 4, Denfield. Buy a new Case farm tractor in November...get 8 ■ 121% A.P.R. financing up to 48 months from date of purchase plus waiver of interest till April 1, 1984. Purchase must be financed through J I Case Credit Corporation. or a rebate in lieu of special financing. Rebates up to $4000 for cash purchases in November. If you choose this rebate no -financing oaten with the purchase of any of our new case:arnn tractors Case will send you a check for the dollar amoynt opposite the Case model you buy Rebate may be applied toward your purchase price NOTE Government Agenc,es Departments do not qualify for rebates . Note 8 8' : APR t nancmq ur ` 3i''rani"s .3e; interest waver to March 1 1984 ,+..+, tri c•n pvcr,a . 1890 4WD 4690 41V 4490 4WD 259094 2WD 2390 94 2 W D 2290 94 2W0 Offers rand Nqv. 54.000 2090 91 2W0 53,000 S4.000 1690.515946P. S1,750. S4.000 149091 GP S1,550 S3,000 139094 GP 51.250 S3,000 1290 91 GPS1,100 53.000 1190 91 GP S 950 ,.1 amount tnanced or .•1 tractors of any make 1 - Nov. 26, 1963 at FARM SUPPLY LIMITED Sales oral Service - Repair RR 3 Zurich. Ont. Phone 236-4934 236-4321 yen*/ duction This month, we're offering reduced prices and special MF financing terms on selected Massey machinery models..Hurry in now and pocket big savings! MF 200 SERIES TRACTORS: 34 to 78 HP • BIG FACTORY DISCOUNTS...special low prices we can offer now, thanks to the discounts we've received from Massey -Ferguson. • PLUS EITHER OF THESE MONEY -SAVING MF FINANCING OPTIONS...Get 11.9% APR' financing OR choose waiver of finance charges** to June 1, 1984. USED EQUIPMENT, TOO • YOUR CHOICE OF MF FINANCING TERMS... Get 12.9% APR financing OR choose waiver of finance charges till May 1, 1984 on selected used tractors and used combines. 'Want oar (Salo m NOrerota• 15 19631 % M u5.000 00 1.50000 6aru to on 60'. 151963 11.500 CO larged Iran r 11 99%xAP�Ns b I'n. 17.273 SI toDiv Na 15, annual 961 win 1p algrrnllb on Nor 15 1965 ra Nor 13.1966 Tow Mance Ones r 11 9% APR 10 NowmDN 15 1966 1 4.320 11 log/ al Prenenh 121.620 74 --UAesnt Oar t$/.WNovvaDr1s 19631 Seery) Pr+oe Dow. owned 125.000 7.$OQ ernstoMance 17.500 *'once allyl, I0 June 1 1964 •0 - 101/ eMhM Joe Ara 1. 1964 n err leans warped 111 500 Don't wait! Hurry in now for these limited time special offers. Sherw,od (Ixeter MF Massey Ferguson 18 Wellington St., Exeter 235-0743 MF financing subject to qualifying credit and down payment