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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-03-30, Page 18PAGE 18_CLINTOI EWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1978 Plowing Match plans near completion BY ASHLEY GEDDES Things are looking up for the 1978 International Plowing Match which will be held in Huron County this year. This was the message given by the match organizers at a meeting March 23 of members of the Ontario Plowmen's Association from Frontenac, Huron, Kent, Oxford and Bruce counties. Organizers of last year's match from Frontenac County came by bus and gay, their blessings to the match organizers this year. Last year the match was blessed with excessive rains reducing attendance to about 100,000. This year Huron organizers say they are expecting 250,000. That is, if the weather is good. But they are optimistic. Glen Miller, of Parkhill, in charge of Farmstead and Home Improvements, told the association members at the Pine Ridge Chalet near Hensall that the five classes of competition has a $9,000 budget. He said the com- petitions have been well supported by the county and the OPA. There is still room for contestants in the 4th and 5th classes, he said. Les Gosling told the group pleasure flights will be provided by helicopter to the sight ' of the match. Tran- sportation will also " be provided to the airport from the tent city. In charge of the ladies program, Carol Armstrong outlined the events for this part of the event. In tent one will be a fashion show, _ cooking demon- strations and hair styling. Tent two will feature hor- ticulture displays with a large display from the District A Horticulture Society. There will also be a crafts building featuring a quilt competition. Quilting designs. will have to display subjects depikting plowing in some way. Alex Robertson of Wingham is in charge of the tented city this year. He told the group the entire tent area will be fenced off this year and he feels the money spent to do this will be made back in the extra admission fees that will be obtained. Barry Mulvey, in charge of land, said everything in this area is fairly well organized all ready, although he said some more parking land is needed. He said he was sure this would be worked out however. Ken Johnson in charge of the trailer park said a lot of time has been spent organizing this for the event. But he added with en- thusiasm, "If you come to Wingham, you're going to see the finest trailer park you've ever seen." .5The match is to be held .on the James Armstrong and adjoining farms in Morris Township, east of Wingham. The match will run Sept. 26-30 on an area of more than 1,000 acres. Plowing Match protection Fire departments throughout Huron County will co-operate to give the 1978 International Plowing Match good fire protection, Wingham Fire Chief Dave Crothers said last week. County fire chiefs met in Brucefield March 15 to discuss fire prevention and fire fighting schemes for the plowing match to be held near Wingham in September. The fire chiefs committed their fire fighters to _ helping the Wingham Fire Department provide good fire protection, Mr. Crothers said. There are about 300 fire fighters in Huron County in 15 fire departments. Mr. Crothers said he hoped to arrange for ,the Wingham Fire Department to be stationed nights at the plowing match site, while other county fire depart- ments would share the work load of two day shifts at the match on the Jim Armstrong and neighboring farms in Morris Township. Wingham firemen Gould keep a skeleton staff of firefighters at, the match site during the nights and could be in constant radio contact with the fire hall in Wingham, Mr. Crothers said. That way the entire Wingham Fire Department would be on call if a major blaze broke out in the plowing match tented city. while a few firemen would be stationed at the match site to deal with small blazes. The Wingham department would probably supply one or two fire trucks to be kept at the match site for parades and fire fighting. Fire departments will prepare a work schedule for the plowing match this summer, Mr. Crothers said. The fire chiefs also discussed the possibility of holding fire prevention schools and heard a fire marshal's talk on how to detect arson. Revised bill to show Hydro use An extra item of in- formation has been added to Ontario Hydro bills to help customers measure how well their conservation efforts are working. Starting this month the revised bill, sent to Hydro's 800,000 rural customers, will show a customer's average daily use of electricity. The bill, when based on a meter reading, will indicate the average use of electricity in kilowatt-hours per day. The average daily use figure will be calculated from individual meter readings every three months. Every Spring It Seems As If We All Have Our Problems... It seems that every year - just about this time - we seem to be in need of a little assistance. In some cases, like our little fathered' friend, a lit- tle more "umph" will pull ydu out of the hole. • GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES AT,'✓s % • BOOKKEEPING SERVICE • ASSISTANCE IN ARRANGING MORTGAGES • PREPARATION CASH FLOW 'PROJECTION • PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURNS • CREDIT COUNSELLIkG 12 OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE yrs FINANCIAL i MANAGEMENT Ioji associates EE ILOIN AVE. E. CONSULTANTS opoolues 115.4211 . Even though there is still six months to go before the International Plowing Match opens its gates in Huron, planning is well underway and a massive meeting was held last Thursday at the Pineridge Chalet in Hensall. Here Huron Match chairman Howard Datars addresses committee chairmen from Huron as well as delegates from Kent, Bruce and Frontenac Counties. (News -Record photo) news farm news More protection for bean growers Whitebean growers in Ontario will be protected against serious loss this coming growing season because of a job of red -tape cutting by University of Guelph, federal and provincial scientists in collaboration with the chemical industry. White beans represent an important crop in certain parts of the province with about 160,000 acres seeded annually, and beans of all kinds are subject to the at- tacks of a variety of diseases. One of the serious problems is anthracnose, a fungus disease, which cuts production and lowers quality. A new strain of the anthracnose agent has ap- peared to which the current commercial varieties are susceptible. Development of a new variety that would also offer resistance to the new strain of anthracnose would take at least five or six years. Con- sequently, plant scientists began an urgent search last fall to find some means of protecting growers until such a variety could be introduced. A systemic fungicide seemed the best approach, and Prof. Lloyd Edgington of environmental biology thought that benomyl, reported effective against anthracnose in England, should work. Last November, University of Guelph, federal, and provincial pathologists met and laid out a plan of attack. Prof. Edgington and Prof. Blair MacNeill were joined by pathologists Ron Pitblado from the RidgetownCollege of Agricultural Technology, and C.D. McKeen, V.R. Wallen, and W. Jarvis from Agriculture Canada. They set up plans to test benomyl and a related fungicide, thiopha.nate methyl, on diseased bean plants at three different locations, and then compare results. The agricultural chemical industry agreed to provide the chosen systemic fungicide in time for treating the seed for the 1978 crop, and to formulate it with a broad- spectrum fungicide to protect against seed decay. Federal officials, meanwhile, agreed to expedite the licensing process in order to permit sale of the material for the corning season. Two firms now have the new formulation in production. Both brands have received one-year temporary registration pending further field trials this coming summer. Time stop warble flies Until recently, it was believed the range of the warble fly was limited to between one and three miles of travel. "It has now been established that flies travel up to 19 miles. That is why it is imperative that all cattle owners treat their herds so this costly pest may be eliminated." Surveys of Ontario packing plants last spring showed average weekly losses of 100,000 pounds of meat and fat trimmed from warble - infested cattle. "At today's prices, the loss of income due to discounting of hides and carcasses is too important for producers to ignore," Mr. Macartney says. "Treat according to manufacturers' instructions. Conscientious treatment now by all cattlemen will benefit the whole beef industry in spring 1979." To, break the breeding cycle of the warble fly, it is essential that beef producers treat, cattle showing signs of warble infestation before the herd goes to pasture. "Treatment now will kill larvae before they can turn into egg -producing flies which will aggravate and re - infest herds during the summer months," says R. E. Macartney, beef specialist with the Ontario ministry of agriculture and food. During June, July and August, warble flies attempt to lay eggs on the legs and underside of pastured cattle. This causes gadding, or wild running of the cattle with the tail held high. "Gadding causes weight loss, reduced milk produc- tion, and in many cases, physical injury. 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The capital was last increased in 1975 from $66 million to $100 million. If passed, these amend- ments would raise the FCC lending limits to $200,000 for all borrowers. Loan limits are presently $150,000 for persons 35 years of age and $100,000 for borrowers over 35. The present loan limits apply to farming units, which means that partners or a father and son can only qualify for one loan. The amendments provide for a new loan limit of $200,000 per operator up to a maximum of $400,000 for a farm unit where there are two or more operators who are qualified applicants. Another amendment would change the way loan security is assessed. Standard loans are presently secured on an appraised or productive value while loans to persons under 35 years of age can be based on market value. It is proposed that all loans be based on market value. A number of more technical amendments would help streamline the ad- ministrative operations of the FCC. The statutory $25 a year charge for supervision which is applied to loans exceeding 75 percent of the appraised value, would be dropped. Advisory services would be offered free of charge to Smile It's getting harder and harder to support the government in the style to which it has become ac- customci. borrowers who want and need them. Provision is made in the amendments to allow the Corporation to provide for future losses on loans in accordance with generally accepted accounting prin- ciples. The penalty interest charge would be dropped in order for the Farm Credit Act to become more compatible with the spirit of the Interest Act which prohibits penalty interest except in specific Acts. To date, in 1977-78, the Farm Credit Corporation has approved $540 million for 6800 loans. 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