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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-12-01, Page 17• 4 • • Plowing Match '78 coinmittefs begin to plan meet with OPA executive A large number of chair- men and members of the committees organizing the International Plowing Match '78, met with the executive of the Ontario Plowmen's Association in the first of several general information meetings held on Tue lay, November 22 in the Central Huron Secondary School at Clinton. The meeting was to provide an opportunity for everyone on the Huron Committee to participate and direct questions to the OPA executive. Each committee chairman reported on the progress of his committee and then answered questions from the floor. The Huron County chair- man, Howard Datars of Dashwood, welcomed all those who were present and introduced the OPA executive as well as the local executive. Max Steadman, president of the OPA, congratulated the Huron executive for its choice of site for the 1978 match. They had made a tour of the site in the afternoon and were able to drive over the whole area. Because they could do this after all the rain of late, he felt the site was an ex- ceptionally good choice for 1978. Mayor Wm. Walden of Wingham, accompanied by Allan Harrison, Bill Rintoul and Tom Devell, expressed the desire of Wingham residents to become involved with the plowing match and asked for direction in where they could be of assistance. It was decided they would be included in future meetings of the publicity committee so they could be kept informed of the progress. 4 Robert Gordon and Alan Bridge, representing the newly -formed Belgrave Kinsmen, were on hand to obtain more information about security for the week of the match. The Kinsmen have offered their services to provide security prior to and during the night-time hours of the match. Treasurer, Earl Hilderley, of Clinton stated that the expected budget for the 1978 match would run between $150,000 to $175,000. He asked each committees to keep. a close eye on its budgetand keep within reasonable bounds. It was announced there will be a meeting early in the new year for all the past, present and future committee chairmen, in order that they can disuss past matches and provide much-needed in- formation 'to the chairmen involved with the 1978 arid 79 matches. Ray Scotchmer, publicity chiarman, announced that 100,000 place mats have been obtained, but that his com- mittee is still looking for sponsors for another 100,000. T-shirts of all sizes are also available and will be sold through the schools. Bob Gibson reported the banquet committee has rented 1,500 chairs and 300 tables to be used in the Howick Community Centre for the banquet. Billeting committee chairman; George Under- wood, reported all motel and hotel rooms have been reserved as far away as Kitchener and Southampton with very few left for exhibitors. The committee is now working on building up a list of private homes that would be willing to provide billets, either by the day or the week. He asked anyone who was interested to contact him. Spence Cummings con- firmed that arrangements have been finalized for the two buildings to be used by the county exhibits. One building will be used as a livestock building and the other will hold any other county exhibits such as the farmstead and home im- provement committee's display and 4-H exhibits. Reporting for the flying farmer's committee, Chris Gosling 'said that last year over 200 planes flew in 1,350 people to the match, and that his committee has made arrangements ,for use of the Wingham airstrip and a shuttle service to and from the match site. They are also. making arrangements to provide helicopter rides at the site. He mentioned, that his committ'ae is still looking for radio equipment to use between the two location's. Mrs. Carol Armstrong, ladies' program chairman, reported they plan to use two large tents. One of these tents will hold the fashion shows, cooking demonstrations and possibly hair styling, while the other would be considered a horticultural tent where flower demonstrations and other shows would be held. The ladies" committee is responsible for purchaing souvenirs and has on hand pens, spoons, frizbies, trays –and T-shirts. The committee is also holding a quilt com- petition. Bill Leeming reported for the special events committee and remirided Mr. Walden he will be asked to challenge other mayors for the mayor plowing class. Land committee chairman. Barry Mulvey explained that all necessary land has been acquired and plans are being finalized for the placing of the parking lots, machinery demonstrations and other displays. Any group interested in obtaining space in the tented city is urged to make ap- plication immediately to E.A. Starr, Secretary Manager, OPA, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture 'and Food, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ont. M7A 2B2. Reeves Bill Elston of Morris Township and Don Eadie of Turnberry Township were present and Elston reported on the progress of the traffic committee. Traffic coming to the match from the south will be directed down the first line of Morris and across the new bridge to the back of the Armstrong farm. Traffic from the north will be directed down the B Line and • over to the north side of High- way 86. Traffic from the east and west will be on Highway 86. Both these townships are in the process of extra con- struction along their roads, which will be completed in time for the match. Ralph Foster, reporting for the farmstead and home improvement competition said close to 80 entries have already been prejudged in the first three categories of that competition. All the town- ships and municipalities in Huron County have been approached for financial assistance and a favourable response has been received from the majority of them. The last two classes in the competition will be judged next August, as well as the final judging of the other three classes. Anyone wishing to enter the last two classes which are: most attractive homestead, and most attractive urban or rural' home, can obtain an entry form from any of the committee members. Judging for the competition is being .carried outThy George Gear -it former agricultural reprrepentative for Bruce County, now living in Walkerton. An open discussion followed concerning the need for public relations work to make people more aware of the number of interesting exhibits available for viewing, including the largest machinery display in Canada. Pork course offered forhomestudy by Ministry of Agriculture Pork production is becoming more specialized and producers are deman- ding highly trained speople to operate their • farms. To meet the need for this type of training, the Ontario ministry of agriculture and food sponsors a homestudy course called Pork Production. Price of milk unlikely to rise Canada's dairy farmers are entitled to a milk price in- crease, but they're not likely to get it, says Elwood Hodgins of Ottawa, vice-chairman of the Canadian Dairy Com- mission. Prices are supposed to be set according to a formula adopted by the ..federal government three years ago. That formula has a 35 -per- cent weight on cash production costs, 45 -per -cent weight on general economic indicators such as the cost of living and wages and a 20 -per- cent discretion factor. The discretion factor has never been used. The formula is calling for a price increase of 53 cents a hundredweight, Hodgins said, and the best projections the commission can come up with indicate that the increase will hold until the beginning of the new dairy year on April 1, despite current reductions in feed costs. The course, written by swine specialists under the direction of Doug Jamieson of Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, is popular among producers who want to keep abreast of changes in the industry, says Gary Hutchison, of the University of Guelph Office of Continuing Education. A large part of the course deals with breeding, and includes a brief lesson on basic ,genetic traits and a discussion of how to select the animals for heritable economical traits. Light intensity, which affects fertility in gilts and sows, is discussed in detail. The feeding section of the course goes beyond diet formulation, feed processing, and feeding methods. A study of nutrient digestion, func- tion, and requirements will give students confidence to feed pigs. Herd health is essential in any livestock operation. Although preventative medicine based on superior total Management is the key message in this course, cause and prevention of diseases in swine herds also are examined. Oth4r course topics include swinef housing, equipment alternatives and costs, buying and selling pigs, production records, and financial information. For, more information writer' Independent Study, Office of Continuing Education, ,University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario NIG 2W1. Cost of the course is $60 for Ontario residents and $80 for non-residents. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1977—PAGE 17 Most Kinsmen had a busy night last Friday at the Community centre, during their draw and stag night, which raised nearly $2,500 for minor sports. Taking part In the draw are seated, left to right, Mel Hohner, Gerry Hiltz, Paul Kerrigan, and Ron Carter. Standing is Don Jones. (News -Record photo) news farm news Hannam re-elected as OFA president Peter Hannam re-elected by acclamation as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture Monday, challenged OFA members to work together to create a "Positive Program for Farmers". In his post-election speech at the OFA's annual con- vention in Hamilton Hannam spoke about the 'bare economics of farming. He said "It's tragic to consider that other wage earners are complaining about being kept to a 10 percent increase in wages by the Anti-inflation Board when net farm income has decreased 19 percent or 700 million dollars this year on top of a 13 percent drop last year." According to Hannam this hurts the rest of the economy. A good example he says, is that farm machinery sales are , down more than 84 million dollars in just the first nine months of this year. "That's 84 million dollars that the farm machinery industry doesn't have to pay out for wages, supplies, or steel," he said, " it affectsmetaland the steel industry and many others also." Hannam says almost every item used on the farm is purchased from someone else so if the agricultural industry suffers in this county everybody suffers. Hannam also said that marketing boards are largely misunderstood. He urged farmers to do more to promote domestic sales and foreign markets for trade. Expanding on this Hannam said, "The 90 cent Canadian dollar is good for the. Agricultural industry because it forces consumers to buy domestic produce." Later in the day the OFA supported a resolution con- cerning the labelling of Canadian produce. The resolution will put . pressure on the Provincial and Federal_ governments to • devise a method to have Canadian products marked "Produced in Canada." The OFA feels if'consumers know which products on the grocery' store shelves are Canadian that the sale of domestic farm produce will increase. A second major resolution also was given OFA support. That one concerning the adding of nitrates as preservatives in Canadian and imported cheese. According to the details of the resolution Canadian dairy products are of such high quality that there is no need for the unnatural additives. Charles Munroe, President Chanel No. 5 attracts wolves!? It may seem that scientists of the Canadian Wildlife Service have discovered the ob,vjous. - In this case, however, the wolf attracted by this internationally famous perfume is not the woman -chasing human variety, but "Canis lupus", a fur -bearing carnivore abundant in most parts of Canada. As part of the Canadian government's contribution toward making the trapping industry more humane, biologists have studied ways of making traps more selective. If some specific scent or other lure could be developed to attract only one type of animal, the killing of non-commercial species might be reduced, thereby adding to the humaneness of trapping. Through the testing of various scents it was discovered that Chanel No. 5 had a specific attraction for wolves. The next problem is how to get the trapper's wife or girlfriend to let him use the expensive perfume on his trapline. Cast. Iron Box Stove Efficient utility heater and cooker. Bulging sides hold Targe capacity of. wood or coal. Large feed door. Top swings to one side for easy loading. 2 cooking plates. Approx. 12"w x.32' I x 24"h. 512-268 Chrome -Trimmed Parlour Stove Complete with prate Authentic turn -of -the -century styling. Chrome top swings sideways to expose' 2 cooking plates. Comes with chrc n,e foot rail, top rail, swing top. Has front and side loading doors. 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He. concluded, "Canadians have every right to be well fed but 'not at the expense of the farmer." Time to assess parts on machinery Now that the harvest season has ended and machinery has been stored for the winter, farmers should start thinking about the 1978 growing season. John Kessler, secretary - manager of the Farm Machinery Board of Ontario, says that winter is an ideal time for farmers to sit down and assess their machinery part needs. "A good number of farmers suffered undue downtime last season because farm machinery parts were not available. In many cases the waiting periods could have been avoided." Mr. Kessler says some farmers place the blame on manufacturers and suppliers. This is not really fair. The blare must be shared by the whole industry, including farmers. "In some cases, the waiting periods are caused by heavy demands for replacement parts during peak periods." Mr. Kessler says farmers could help alleviate the problem if they replenished parts more systematically. "If the parts business could be extended from the present three or four months per year to 12 months, , the system would have a better chance of success." Mr. Kessler says farmers should put to good use the lessons learned from break- downs and waiting periods last season. Ordering replacement and spare parts now will give manufacturers and suppliers a better chance to meet the farmers' needs. Smile Hope is the brush that paints the future bright enough to keep us going. "Established 1876" McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE: 10 MAIN ST.; SEAFORTH, ONT Mrs. Margaret Sharp, Sec. Treas., P11 527-0400. 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