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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-09-07, Page 14PAGE 14--•-CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1978 Record entries Youth Day at this year's 50th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair will have among its many features on opening day November 9, the largest number of entries ever in the 4-H Queen's Guineas Steer Competition. A record 465 nominations from ' 25 counties in Ontario have been registered, 24 more than the previous record number. As was the case last year, Lambton, Grey and South Simcoe counties lead all counties with 76, 52 and 40 entries respectively, followed closely by Middlesex with 39. The judge for this year's event again is Andy Brown of Leth- bridge, Alberta. The number of steer classes continues to grow with the addition this year of two more, , a Limousin -Cross and a Marine -Anjou Cross. The eight:class competition now also includes Aberdeen ' Angus, Herefords, Shorthorns, Charolais-Cross, Sim - mental -Cross ' and Crossbreds and Other Breeds. The competition in the Main Coliseum will commence at • 8 a.m. while the auction will take place at 2 p.m. in the Small Livestock Ring. Both exciting activities are open to the general public. In order for a breed to qualify for a class of its own, there must be a minimum of 15 head of the breed exhibited at the show. If 14 head or less are exhibited, then, these steers will he shown in the Crossbred class. The only other change this year has the Group • of Three classification eliminated from each steer class, leaving two classifications within each class, the single steer and the champion and reserve steers. In keeping with the desire to keep the barn area neat and tidy, the Herdsmen's Competition will be helcl for the second time. Each county exhibit is properly identified, manned by 4-H Club members and then judged for general ap- pearance, neatness, grooming of entries, courtesy of attendants and general knowledge of 4H and the Royal. Participants in the 'competition from Huron County are: Stephen Caldwell, RR 3 Blyth; Sherri Marshall, RR 3 Blyth; Sandy Marshall, RR 3, Blyth; Jennifer Rock, RR 3 Monkton; Joanne Rock, RR 3 Monkton; Irvin Pease, RR 2 Blyth; Ron Raylor, RR 1 Brucefield; Margaret Pym, RR 1 Centralia; Elaine Pym, RR 1, Centralia; Brian Pym, RR 1, Centralia; Scott Consitt, RR 1, Varna; Fred Bern, RR 1, Woodham; John Coleman, Kippen; . Les Consitt, RR 3, Kippen; Adrian Rehorst, RR 4, Seaforth; John Love, RR 3, Parkhill; Les Falconer, RR 5, Clinton; Bill Gibson, RR 5, Clinton; David Town- send, • RR 4, Seaforth; Brian Falconer, RR 4, Seaforth; Allan Nigh, RR 4, Seaforth; Lyle Kin- sman, RR 2, Kippen; Bruce Bennett, RR 4, Seaforth; Les Lawson, RR 4, Clinton; Paul Johnston, RR 2, Bluevale; Brenda Rid- dell, RR 1, Hay and Heather Riddell, RR 1, Hay. Mrs. Bud Yeo, RR 3 Clintona member of the Board of Directors of Bayfield Fair, Mrs. Rose Gower and Mrs. Susan Gower, both of Goderich, holding up the first prize quilt painted. with liquid embroidery by Mrs. Helen Trewa'rtha, RR 4 Clinton. (The crafts and women's section were In the Municipal Building,) (photo by Elaine Townshend) news form news Furrow fever alive in Huron Furrow fever is alive and well in Huron County. The annual Huron County Plowing match attracted a record 100 entries when it was held on the McKillop Township farm of Ken Campbell on Saturday. Huron Plowmen's Association president Bill Leeming of Walton called it the largest such event ever held in 'Huron County "and I've been going to these matches all my life." it will be eclipsed later this month when Huron plays host to the Inter- national Plowing Match to be held near Wingham. Interest in plowing, because of that event, and a resurgence of in- terest among county youngsters were credited by Leeming for the success of the weekend event. There are now two 4-H Sod Buster Clubs in Huron and 22 of their members took part in an achievement day Friday and stayed on to compete in Saturday's open Silo gas supplies future problem Silo gas could be a problem in 1978. Drought conditions have • likel$ produced a smaller corn plant- with a greater concentration of nitrates in the leaves. These nitrates produce silo gases. Gas production starts with the ensiling process and continues for at least two weeks. Overfertilization is another factor that contributes to the production ofthese gases. Special care should be taken with corn fields that have received a heavy coating of manure as well as 100 lbs. per acre or more (90 kgms per hectare) of actual nitrogen. Silage gases usually have a sickly sweet odour and a colourless or yellowish brown colour. Since they are heavier than air, they will form just above the silage surface or spill down;;e chute and injure humans or livestock in contained areas , at the bottom. Sometimes there is no evidence that gas is present. The gases cause problems in a number of ways. Ladder climbers have been-. rendered unconscious while climbing the silo with resulting injury from falling down the chute. Last year in Eastern Ontario, two brothers and their farm employee were killed instantly, one after the other, when they entered a silo that had been partly filled two days earlier. In , other cases, there has been an initial dizziness and then real problems 6 to 8 hours later when the individual has experienced coughing, high tem- perature,, shortness of breath and paralysis. Safety is only insured if one stays away from the silo for at least two weeks after filling. Self- contained breathing units provide protection but they are difficult to ob- tain and cumbersome to use in a silo. Other units provide no protection. Running the blower for 30 minutes MAY expel the gas but this action may not displace gas if the corn is below the level of the open door. Clim- bing and -or entering the silo is risky at the best. If someone insists on going in the silo, then he should operate with a partner who is holding a lifeline tied to his waist. Work is presently being done on a device to test Howson Mills ELEVATOR DIVISION Receiving White Beans & Corn • Fast Unloading • Probe System for Corn , • Sell. Store or Contract your Corn. • Satellite Dealer for W. G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. in Beans ONLY HOWSON & HOWSON LTD. BOOTH 523-4241 ELEVATOR: 1 mite oast of Blyth off County Rd. is PHONE 523.9624 • for silo gas. In addition, one company has developed a self- contained breathing unit with tanks that remain on the ground and are at- tached by a hose to a mask that can be used in the \silo. This equipment sells for $800 to $1,000 and might be considered a's a co-operative purchase by a group of farmers. SEEDING WINTER WHEAT The optimum date for seeding winter wheat in Huron County is Sep- tember 15th to October 1st. There are rumors Turn to page 15 • competitions. Four of the county's young ladies took to their tractors to determine the Queen of the Furrows. When the earth had been turned and the dust settled the winner was Anne Stewart, 22, of R.R. 5, Seaforth. Miss Stewart will represent host Huron County in the Inter- national Plowing Match. For the first time, this year's county match included a class for circular plowing in which contestants were required to till their sections by spiralling furrows out from a rectangular central plot. The over-all senior champion of the match was Rev. Ken Innes of Brussels. Reserve champion was Donald Perrie also :of .}Brussels. Junior champion was Bevan Shapton, 15, of RR 1, Exeter, and Brian McGavin of Walton was the junior reserve champion. • Innes, . a Presbyterian. minister, plows as a hobby but learned the art growing up as a boy on his father's Stratfori1- area farm. Shapton also took honors in the afternoon junior class (20 years and under) and in the "green class" for newcomers to a plowing match. Innes 'plowed the straightest BEAN DEFOLIATING BY AIR 1* .44 • No !Bean Loss • Combines Easier • Ends Weed Problems Why not use REGLONE this year, b • For fast service, 13 years of experience Guaranteed application BOOK NOW BY CALLING JIM'S FLYING SERVICE RR. NO. 3 TILLSONBURG PH. 842-3898 COLLECT in Seaforth MILTON J. DIETZ LT 521-0608 COLLECT furrow in the Huron County open class. In the visitors' division, Barry Gordon of, Glencoe defeated contestants from Lambton, Perth, Middlesex and Bruce counties. The afternoon open class was won by John Little of Monkton and Cecil Desjardine of RR 1, Grand Bend, won in the businessmen's class. Ivan Hodgins of RR 3, Parkhill, in multi -furrow plowing won the "on the land" class. Wheat producers app: for deficiency payment key The Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board has announced the final payment of $9,86 per tonne or 26.8 cents per bushel on 1977 crop wheat sales by producers. Board chairman Russell W. Rogers of RR 1, Kingsville said the payment will be made before the end of Sep- tember to over 18,000 producers who sold wheat during the 1977 crop year ending June 30, 1978. Rogers said the payment will bring the total received by producers for the '77.crop to an average of $83.36 per tonne or $2.26.8 cents per bushel. He pointed out the average is substantially less than the previous year's level of $114 per tonne due to depressed export prices during the marketing period. Out of th,e record producer sales of 801 800. tonne purchased by the board, plus 55 300 tonne carried over from the previous crop year, the board was required to export 593 000 tonne and sold 253 400 tonne to domestic processors. Carryover from the 1977 crop was minimal. The lower 1977 average price has resulted in producers qualifying for deficiency payments under the Agricultural Stabilization Act. The Ontario Wheat Board made a submission to the federal govern- ment in April to have the 1977 crop designated under the Act and to grant deficiency payments accordingly. The board chairman said that the board's audit hsis now been completed- .and the board is in a position to provide final figures to the federal government to determine the amount of deficiency payment. 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