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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-11-24, Page 17Area 4-11 girls honored for achievement By Wilma Oke Over 100 members of - the Seaforth area 4-H Homemaking , clubs par- ticipated in an Achievement Day held at the Seaforth Public school Saturday. It was the third of a series of nine achievement days to be held in Huron County on the * prograin Featuring Fruit. There are over 800 members in the County who have been studying the many kinds of fruit and how to store, process and use them under the directions of their leaders and the county home economists Grace Bird and Bea McClenaghan. A series of skits, demon- strations and exhibits were held during the afternoon while their work was judged "'dwring the morning session. Receiving provincial honors for completing 12 projects were: Kim Campbell of RR 1, Dublin; Catherine Coleman of RR 3. Seaforth; Shirley Chalmers, Kippen; Janet Drager, RR 5, Seaforth; Brenda Pepper, Hensall; and Jane Ribey, Seaforth. Receiving county honors for completing six projects were: Sharon Eedy of RJ 4, Walton; Vicky Horner, Brucefield; Carol McGregor and Linda Roberts, both of „ RR 2, Kippen. The afternoon program was presented by the different clubs: Kippen I-- Apple Angels --Four ways with -one fruit --Jill McLellan and Robyn McLellan and Heather Moffat, all of Kippen and Jane Allan, Brucefield; HensallIII--Horn of Plenty -- Three meals a day with fruit - Susan Mousseau, Hensall. McKillop III-- Tooty Fruity group --Fondue Party-- all members; Kippen II --Fruit Loops --Homemade vs. convenience pies --Pam Bell and Annette Blom, Kippen; Kippen III—Nature's Sweeties --A salad plate -- Elaine Fraser, Sandra McGregor and Charlene DeJong, all of Kippen; Seaforth I—Fruit Snoops -- Fruit and cheese trays -- Glenda Riley, Seaforth. McKillop II—The Farou.t Fruits --Welcome back, Courtland - all members ; McKillop I—The Apple Dumpling Gang --Fruits for all seasons --Marion Hunt, RR 4 Walton; Hensallll—The Fruit Cups --A Christmas party --all members; Seaforth III—Peachy Pals --An Apple A day --all members; Egmondville—Fruit Nappies- -A parade of Ontario fruits -- all members. Hensall I—Apple Dumplings --Fruit for breakfast --Brenda Pepper, Hensall. Home economists, Miss Lois Ferguson of Toronto and Mrs. Agnes King of Wood- stock, assisted with the program. The spring project for 1978 will be "'Focus on Living." Pasturesneed help too Farmers are seldom ad- vised to overgraze their pastures but recent research shows that the practice might provide the solution to a perennial problem. Maritime pastures especially are plagued with, the problem of winterkill. After about three years, the legumes commonly mixed .•with pasture grasses are killed by winter conditions. Farmers then are faced with the task of either plowing under the pasture and reseeding it or adding # nitrogen fertilizer to the,' remaining grass to assure continued high yield. As well as providing a high - protein content, to pastures, legumes also fix free nitrogen from the air into a form plants can use for growth, thus -cutting fertilizer costs. Tapani Kunelius, a forage researcher at Agriculture Canada's research station at •Charlottetown, P.E.I., recently completed two years of research aimed at finding easier ways of beating, the winterkill problem. The results from this past summer's work point up the potential of reseeding legumes into old pastures without disturbing the usually good stands of grass -- except to overgraze them prior to seeding. "It's really a management technique," Dr. Kunelius says. "It's certainly not perfect yet, but we feel we are on the right course. It will become feasible once we've ironed out some initial problems." The main problem in reseeding legumes stems from the vigorous com- e petition provided legumes -- or any other plants -- by the already -established grasses in the pasture. There are various ways of preventing the grasses from crowding out the legumes, but Dr. Kunelius says overgrazing in the fall is an effective if unusual practice. "We want to remove as much of the vegetation as possible," he says. "It can also be done by cutting for silage in the fall and trim- ming the grass right down to the ground." Early planning for rejuvenating the pasture ODetails on OFA Convention includes the addition of lime, phorphorus and potassium fertilizer. Then, after the overgrazing or cutting, broadleaved weeds must be controlled. "The following spring, the legume is seeded directly into the pasture. There is new equipment to do the job, but we have found an ordinary grain drill or broadcast Federal Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan will address the annual' con- vention of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, at the banquet on Tuesday 4 evening, November 29th at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the banquet must be obtained 4 efore 1 p.m. on the 29th. O,F.A.'s Annual convention being held at the Holiday Inn in downtown Hamilton, from 9 a.m. Monday, November 28 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, November 30. The convention will also feature a "Meet the Ministers" breakfast on • Wednesday morning, November 30 at 8 a.m. Tickets for the breakfast must be obtained before' 5 p.m. on the 29th. Guest speaker at the convention this year will be Tony Dechant, of the United States National-, . Farmers' Union, Mr. Dechant will be speaking at 7 p.m. on Monday evening, November 28 and no 6 t Okets are required to attend it. bechant's address. seeder gives satisfactory results." The legumes then begin growth at almost the same time as the grass and the competition problem is alleviated. The technique, which Dr. Kunelius says would be a solution to the problem of winterkill, will undergo more investigations next year. Wide choice for OAC grads When Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) graduates complete a degree in agriculture, the employment path doesn't always lead to the farm. G.M. Jenkinson, assistant to the dean and academic counsellor for the College, recently compiled em- ployment statistics of OAC graduates from 1967 to 1977 which show the employment picture is changing. Despite the 70 percent increase in the number of graduates from 1967 to 1977, employment opportunities are still high. OAC graduates are em- ployed in all sectors of business and industry related to agriculture including banks, feed, seed and chemical ' companies, and unrelated areas, such as the insurance field. Private industry hires the largest percentage of graduates, about one-quarter each year, while government agencies hire• another 12 percent. Although these percentages fluctuate slightly from year to year, they have changed little in the past 11 years. The major changes in the employment picutre during the period occurred in teaching, postgraduate study, and farming. • The number of students beginning secondary school teaching positions has declined since the Ontario College of Education requirements changed in 1969, says Professor Jenkinson. Before 1969, OAC graduates could meet requirements by taking three consecutive summer programs. When requirements changed, they had to complete a full year of study before teaching. That meant they wouldn't be "employed" until 18 months after graduation from OAC. The number of OAC graduates pursuing postgraduate studies has drastically declined since the sixties. "The proportion of students in graduate study in 1977 is less than half that of the sixties." • Professor Jenkinson feels students are at attracted to jobs immediately after graduation instead of con- sidering postgraduate study because of high starting salaries. The report shows average starting salaries of OAC graduates has risen from $6,500 in 1967 to $12,500 in 1977. Farming is attracting a higher number of graduates than in the sixties. The number of students entering farming im,nediately,, after graduation rose.shar011y,.from four percent in .1967'• to 21 percent in 1976. "In recent years graduates have held farming in higher esteem and have been more enthusiastic about entering this area of agriculture." There is an increasing number of alumni who graduated between 1950 and 1965 returning to the farm after five to fifteen year careers in private industry or government. "This development will increase the number of positions available in the agricultural industry and government for furture graduates." ANNOUNCEMENT Pioneer Brand Seeds have appointed R.R. 6 GODERICH as their seed corn dealer for For your supply of seed corn and forage seeds phone RAY BROWN - 529-7260 or SHARRON BRINDLEY - 524-8114 (Formerly John Fisher's area) C'L.INTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMI3ER 24, 1977—PAGE 17 Six girls received provincial honors, for completing 12 projects at the Seaforth area 4-H Achievement Day held last Saturday. Left to right are Brenda Pepper of Hensall, Shirley Chalmers of Kippen, Jane Ribey of Seaforth, Janet Drager of RR 5, Seaforth, Kim Campbell of RR 1, Dublin, and Catherine Coleman of RR 3, Seaforth. (photo, by Wilma Oke) news farm news OPP discuss farm safety by Wilma Oke Parents who let children drive tractors were con- demned by a Mount Forest provincial policeman Wed- nesday. Constable Gary Gaeler was speaking to 50 delegates at a Western Ontario district meeting of the Farm Safety Association in Brodhagen. "I'm most concerned with the problems with kids riding tractors," he said. "I don't know why, but I've got a real bug about that." He said legislation should be passed dealing with the problem. Another problem about which he is concerned was passengers riding on tractors and another, improper slow- moving vehicle signs. Signs are sometimes too'faded to be seen properly, upside down, placed too high or too low.... "I've seen so many ac- cidents because of improper driving of tractors. For -some reason, farmers don't seem to learn from the mistakes of other farmers. Yoii+ read about these accidents with tractors in the newspapers but yet nothing is done. For instance there should be roll bars and a cab on each tractor and there should be penalties for improper use of tractors," he said. Mr. Gaeler, community services co-ordinator, teaches safety in area elementary schools using a toy barn to teach farm safety. The barn is full of hazards which he points out to the students such as broken steps, unprotected 'holes in the second storeys, faulty wiring.... "By reaching the children they will take the word (safety) home to Mon -L and Dad. `Aren't you supposed to buckle up, Dad?' They are the best allies we have." Another speaker was Mike Miller, Kitchener, district safety co-ordinator with the Farm Safety Association, who spoke on the importance of smoke detectors in the home and in the barn. The association's public relations officer, Larry E. Swinn of Guelph, told of the potential dangers of silos. Mr. Swinn said there is not enough awareness of the potential dangers with silos. )-le said they misuse evnloaders, don't have evasion adequate cable, have inadequate wenches and are often careless. They even ride the silo unloaders up to the top. "That's sheer stupidity" and he recounted a story of one man falling 65 feet doing that and breaking both his legs. 'Grant Webber of Toronto, agricultural supervisor for Ontario ,Hydro, energy conservation division, told the delegates about farm wiring and electrical safety on the farm. He warned farmers to check their buildings regularly for potential hazards such as damaged wiring. He said t'ats and mice chew wiring and the insulation on wiring should be checked at least four times a year for this hazard. He spoke pf the need to use the proper extension cords for each use -- whether' for heavy duty or whatever. Mr. Webber urged them to install fire alarm systems in their barns, and intercom systems between their barns and homes. Elected Farm• Safety Association directors: area 1, Hugh Brodie of Mount Brydges, representing Essex, Kent, Lambton and Mid- dlesex Counties; area 2, Steve Matisz of Glen Meyer, representing Elgin County and Haldimand-Norfolk region; area 3, Harold Mason, RR1 Listowel for Huron, Perth, Oxford and Brant Counties. Area farmer fined for tax Rumensin Australian cattle banned A 37 -year-old Clinton area farmer, Gordon H. Dale, RR 4, Clinton, pleaded guilty in Goderich Provincial Court Monday to income tax evasion. Judge C. Olmstead of Walkerton levied a fine of $50,000 which represents 75 percent of the federal tax evaded of $67,542.27 during the four years, 1971 to 1974 inclusive. Investigation by the Department of National Revenue established that Dale had failed to report farm and investment income totalling $200,937.95 during that four year period. Judge Olmstead granted one year to pay the fine and provided an alternative of two years in jail in default of payment of the fine. 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The ban is not expected to create great inconvenience, because such imports are rare. The ban is caused by an outbreak of a hitherto unknown strain of bluetongue, a disease that causes deformity and death in sheep; cattle and goats. The new strain was identified in Australia's Northern Territory, but the origin of the new virus is yet to be identified. Imports of beef and mutton from the nation to Canada are not affected. Meat does not constitute a threat to Canada's livestock; the disease is spread by biting insects. "Australian officials im- mediately notified us of the new strain of bluetongue, and we have acted accordingly," Mr. Whelan said, "The ban on 'imports, a step also taken by New Zealand and the United Kingdom, has been imposed to make certain that the disease doesn't reach Canada." Sixteen months ago, Agriculture Canada imposed a quarantine on all animals in a ranching area of British Columbia because of an outbreak of bluetongue. 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