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Clinton News-Record, 1977-11-03, Page 17Record crowd attends district agricultural sociefiies, meeting Close to 200 people were in attendance at ; the annual meeting of District eight of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies held Friday at the Pineridge Chalet near Hensall. It was the largestocrowd on record. The meeting featured several local dignitaries at the head table with many giving a brief address. Fred Haberer, reeve of Zurich, commented on the changing audience in recent y rs which fall fairs have 410 to adapt to and the hard of the local societies that have enabled fairs to keep pace with the times. "In these days when organizations are struggling for survival, credit is due to the local boards for creating fairs that are attractive to the public", Mr. Haberer stated. Gra'nt Stirling, deputy reeve for Goderich Township representing the Warden of Huron County told the audience that Huron County contributes $3,000 a year for fairs and close to $9,000 a year on the agriculture sector of the economy. "Fairs, have been in- strumental in keeping ommunities thriving", cording to Don Pullen, '0► gricultural representative for Huron County. Pullen paid tribute to the organizational ability of the agricultural societies, especially the fall fairs, with the wet weather laying havoc with at- endance. Art Peppen, Associations director of the Agriculture and Horticultural branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food said that his offices were attempting to secure extra monies from the government for a fund which aids fall fairs if severe weather conditions should L fall them. wPeppen said that the fund, which contains $12,000 is usually adequate but has been almost depleted. A fall fair which applies for assistance can receive a maximum•of $1,000. The deputy minister of agriculture has been asked that more money be tran- sferred to the fund, Peppen said. "Fairs are a wonderful thing, especially for the young people," Huron - Middlesex MP Bob McKinley told the audience. McKinley cited the 4-1-1 clubs as an example where the energies of youth can be transformed in a constructive _way so that all H people can appreciate them. Reeve Jack Tinney of Hay township said that "fall fairs have continued a long time because ' of their dedicated workers." "Hardworking people bring about fairs. ..there would be a vqid in the community without fairs", was the message to the audience from Mrs. William Schaefer of Kirkton, director of the ladies executive of the association. Mrs. Schaefer said that • although the audiences may have changed, people still come to fall fairs primarily because of displays. *Chairman for the meeting as Bill Westman of Milverton who introduced,. to the audience Huron County 6 home economists, Bea Ken Reany, Mitchell, past McClenaghan and Grace director of the association. Bird; secretary -treasurer for-, The association decided to the association, Donald accept the invitation from the Young, Auburn; Vince Doyle, Kirkton Agricultural Society president; Zurich that the 1978 annual meeting Agricultural Society; and be held in that community. Ontario peanut research gets $118.000 Federal grant Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan announced last week a grant of $118,379 for a peanut growing project in. southwestern Ontario. Agriculture Canada's con- tribution under the New Crop Development Fund represents about 63 percent of the total project cost of $186,129 for 1977. Researchers at the University,,_ of Guelph are studying-- the feasibility of peanuts as a new cash crop in southwestern Ontario and as a replacement 'for, or sup= plement to, the tobacco crop in the tobacco -growing areas of the province. Canada is now almost entirely depen- dent on imports of con- fectionary and processing peanuts from the United States. This is the fourth year Agriculture Canada has assisted the peanut project. Agronomic, economic and engineering research has A book is a success when been conducted at people who haven't read it Agriculture Canada's Delhi, .pretend they have. Ont., Research Station, and on farms in the immediate neighborhood. Research indicates that peanuts have an economic potential in Ontario when yields average two tonnes per hectare. Research trial yields have averaged close to three tonnes per hectare and studies continue to match this record in field trials. Agriculture Canada's New Crop Development Fund was established to bridge the gap between basic research results and their practical application in the field. The Fund, with an annual budget of $1 million, assists groups with the development and production of new crops and varieties and with expansion of established crops into new areas. Smile You might look like this too if some scoundrel had come along and knocked your clean washing into the mud. Elise Lindsay, 12, portrayed the furious washerwoman in her dance the Irish Jig at the WI variety concert held in Holmesville last Thursday evening. (News -Record photo) TROJAN HYBRID CORN SEED '' Not always better, but baiter overall. This Fall, more Canadian farmers will see the figures that show Trojan does a Netter job for them With corn that yields, stands, dries down -is in some way --better Trojan won't come out on top every time, of course But Trojan will win overall Simply because Trojan has o better chance of developing the\best hybrids R.R. No:1 One reason. all those Pfizer research farms. In Ontario. In the US corn belt, 1n Florida. They even have some in Hawaii where they get 31/2 generations of corn a year! Ask us if Trojan has a hybrid that will do better on your farm. We'll tell you if we don't We're that kind of company. 1 CLINTON NEWS-RjCORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977 --PAGE 17 Wayne Kennedy LoNucs„a, Murray Gaunt,left,MPP for Huron'Bruce, addressed the annual meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture_ held last week: Looking on are Bruce McCall of Brussels and Maurice Bean. (Expositor photo) news farm news 4-H achievement days planned The 4-H homemaking achievement . days for "featuring fruit" represent the finale of another homemaking unit presented by the home economics branch of Ontario ministry of Agriculture & food in co- operation with local county leaders. Over 800 members par- ticipated in the fall unit in Huron County. Members learned about many kinds of fruits 'and the forms they come in - fresh, canned, frozen and dried. Emphasis was put on Ontario fruits and how to store, process and use them. Some members learned about imported fruits and their uses by sampling them at their meetings.' Fruits are an important part of our diets and the girls practised meal planning with fruits being used as ap- petizers,' main courses, desserts and snack foods. One meeting was devoted to learning the art of making good pastry and then com- plementing it with a fruit filling. County home economists Grace Bird and Bea McClenaghan will be con- ducting Achievement Days throughout the County as follows: Gorrie, Howick Central Public School, Nov. 12; Wingham, F.E. Madill Secondary School, Nov. 19,; Seaforth, Seaforth Public School, NoV. 19; Dungannon, Brookside Public School, Nov. 2.6; Exeter, South Huron District High School, Nov. 26; Ethel, Grey Central Public School, Dec. 3; Crediton, Stephen Central Public School, Dec. 3; Blyth, Blyth Public School, Dec. 10; Clinton, Central Huron' Secondary School, Dec. 10. All afternoon programs start at 1:15 p.m. and all friends and relatives are invited to attend this af- ternoon program. Members will have project books and a homemade fruit dish on display. The highlight of the program, however, will be a series of skits, demon- strations- and exhibits presented as a club effort by all participating grou These performances are Ps an DECLARE WAR ON WARBLES! Warbles are an enemy of the farmer and the livestock industry. They reduce production of meat and milk in ad- dition to damaging the meat and hides. They rob the farmer of many dollars of expected income, both at the farm and feedlot, and at market time. Livestock Conservation Incorporated in the U.S.A. studied the effect of treatment for cattle grubs in the cow herd and in the feedlot. Their conclusions were as follows: .. + In the Cow Herd • gadding causes reduced, gains on pasture. It may reduce milk flow about 2.5 pounds per day, reducing weaning weight about 40 pounds. Where systemics were used, gains were increased 30 pounds in calves and 50 pounds in yearlings. — winter gains were increased, due to treatment, by a TENTH to a QUARTER ai a pound per day. This is 15 to 38 pounds in a five-month period, worth up to $17 on today's market. Fence repair was also reduced. + In the Feedlot — systemic treated animals gained about 23 pounds more in 4 months — that's over $10 at 1975 prices. — treated cattle gained 16 percent faster — for a return of around $10 for every $1 f pent on treatment. At market time buyers of grubby cattle must discount them due to losses at packer and tanner level. TREAT`YOUR CATTLE FOR WARBLE GRUBS WITH "SPOTTON" INSECTICIDE 'SPOTTON fits both Feedlot and Cow -Calf Operations The SPOTTON Insecticide system has the flexibility you need for either feedlot or cow -calf operations. Operators can treat more cattle in less time and with less work. And tests show SPOTTON produces grub control averaging 98% efficacy. See your animal health dealer for details. Hurnmel's Feed Mill 35 Mary Street, Clinton 482.9792 OPEN: MON. • FRIDAY 6:00 • 6:002.M.; SATURDAY 8:00 = 12, NOON. entertaining and educational summary of the whole project. At the conclusion of the program, special awards and certificates are ,presented to members who have satisfactorily completed required '4-H homemaking units. Everyone is invited. Your presence in the audience would be a most welcome. sign. As you gain valuable information on fruits, your young people will gain con- fidence in their abilities to make presentations before an interested . audience. The importance of family and friends of 4-H members can not be underestimated. Your support is a valuable con- tribution to ,the continuation of a strong 4-H program in Huron County. Plan to attend the Achievement Day in your area. Canadiansbuy more food, but spent less Canadian consumers bought $17.2 billion worth of food for home use last year -- 11 percent more than in 1975. However, in relative terms, consumers were better off and spent less of their disposable incomes on food than in the previous three years. Canadian consumers spent 13.6 percent of their total 1976 disposable income on food at home. This compares with expenditures of 13.9 percent in 1975, 16.2 percent in 1965, 19 percent in 1955 and 20.6 percent in 1950. These figures, recorded in Agriculture Canada's recently updated , Handbook of Food Expenditures, Prices and Consumption, do not include the cost of food consumed away from home. In each of the last six years, food outside the home has acounted for about „four percent of disposable income. The retail food price index rose by less than three per- cent in 1976. The average retail price of many basic commodities such as potatoes, spaghetti, shor- tening, beef, pork and chicken went down in 1976. Of 52 food products compared, 31 were the same price or lower- priced in 1976 than in 1975. Annual per capita beef consumption in 1976 was 110 pounds, up from 102 pounds the year before. Pork con- sumption also increased; the average Canadian age 53 pounds of pork last year, compared with 51 pounds in 1975. Percapita chicken consumption rose from 30 pounds to 33 pounds. Turkey consumption was almost unchanged at 9.3 pounds. Consumption of mutton" and lamb dropped slightly to 2.4 pounds per person. Fluid milk consumption rose to 266 pounds (103 quarts or 113 liters) per person last year, an increase of 10 pounds. However, prior to last year, milk consumption had been declining; 20 years ago the average Canadian drank about 400 pounds of milk each year. Butter consumption is also falling; in the early 1960s it was about 18 pounds per capita, com- pared with only 11 pounds per person in 1976. Cheddar cheese consumption slipped to less than four pounds per person last year, its lowest level since 1968. However, in 1976, Canadians ate more processed and specialty cheeses than ever before -- about six ands of each. Skim mil) powder con- sumption vas about six pounds la. year and the average Canadian consumed a little less than three gallons of ice cream. Egg consumptiorrlast"year was 27.5 pounds per capita (approximately 18 dozen), about the same as in 1975. Average potato con- sumption was 163 pounds, three pounds more than in 1975. Per capita consumption figures for other vegetables, as well as fruits, are not yet available for 1976 because of data revisions at Statistics Canada. The updated Handbook of Food Expenditures, Prices and Consumption will be published in early November by Agriculture Canada's Economics Branch. 1 early variety in Ontario ... Strong root system and rugged stalk .. . Grain or silage. Top yielder .. Exceptional standability ... Good ear retention ... Consistent producer. Consistent top grain producer with vigorous growth and even sized cobs. High yields ... Loose husk ... Strong stalk ... Good standability.,. High test weight. Proven performer with a large cob ... 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