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Dear Minister:
" I am attempting to determine the relative
merits of hydroponics and conventional growing
methods on a commercial scale.-GroWing plants
without soil is a relatively new idea and I would
appreciate any information you could supply.
R.P. Prince Rupert, B.C.
Dear R.P.;
I feel that the \use of hydroponics is justified
only if there is no good soil readily available. For
example, many greenhouse vegetable operators
on Vancouver Island use a form of hydroponics
because of soil problems.
Under most Canadian conditions, the ad-
ditional costs of setting up a commercial
hydroponic system is not economical. Also,
claims of disease and insect -free soilless crops
have not been borne out by research.
Dear Mr. Wise:
I operate a small gamebird farm consisting of
ornamental quail and pheasants. To keep our
stock up, we need to import birds from, the
United States. Because of strict regulations and
border inspections, it is difficult to bring these
game birds into Canada, These import
restrictions for ornamental birds should -be
lifted.
Ontario bird importer
Dear Sir: 1
I appreciate your concern. However, the
regulations under the Animal Disease and
Protection Act, as they pertain to importing
birds from the U.S., are needed to prevent the
introduction of poultry diseases into Canada.
Pheasants and quail come under the same
rules as poultry because they are ststsceptible to
the same diseases as chickens and turkeys. All
birds entering this country must be disease free
to protect poultry producers from serious
economic losses.
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Dear Mr. Wise:
I have just heard about a. new early potato
variety called Jemseg, that was developed at
your research Station in Fredericton. Could you
give me more information on it and tell me when
it will be available?
New Brunswick
potato farmer
Dear Sir:
Jemseg has been tested in the Atlantic
provinces, Quebec and Ontario and performed
well.
•Scientists at the Fredericton research station
feel that it could become the major early what°
variety in New Brunswick and southern Ontario.
In the trials in the Atlantic provinces, it
outyielded the common early variety, Warba, by
10 per cent. 'In southern Ontario, it
produced 50 per cent more than Superior, the
most common early variety grown there.
This i past year, some Jemseg seed was
released, mostly to seed growers to ensure
stocks of seed for commercial growers in 1980.
It should be available through normal com-
mercial .channels next spring.
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news farm news
Big 19' buys firm
The Big '0' Drain Tile
Company Limited, of
Exeter last week an-
nounced the acquisition
of Beane Filter Company
Inc., Concord, North
Carolina.
Beane Filter Company
Inc. manufactures
knitted polyester filter
for use on 'corrugated
plastic tubing and clay
tile and is recognized as
being one of the best filter
separation materials
within the sub -surface
drainage and. un-
de-rground water
management industries.
• This filter is readily
available for 3", 4", 5",
6", 8", 10", 12", and 15"
drainage tile and tubing.
Knitted filters for use in
these applications are
protected' by patents
owned by the Beane
Filter Company, Inc. and
issued in both the United
'-f—States and Canada.
The name of Beane
Filter Company, Inc. will
be changed to The Big '0'
Drain Tile Company
Limited.
Tom Beane, the
original owner and in-
ventor of this patented
system, will remain with
The Big '0' Filters, Inc.
in an active research and
developm ent-consulting
function. John Lang has
been appointed as sales
manager and Paul
Charrette has been ap-
pointed plant manager.
The Big '0' Filters, Inc.
is located at Route 7,
Highway 49, P.O. Box 263-
A, Comoord, North
Carolina, 28025.
Fed. of ag.
plan meeting
The Huron County
Federation of Agriculture
is sponsoring a meeting
at Blyth Public School on
December 6 at 8:30 p.m:
A panel discussion will be
held on: "How the media
influences the public's
perception of
agriculture."
The panel will consist
of three members of the
media - Ross Daily, Farm
Editor of CFPL and host
of the T.V. program,
"This Business- of Far-
ming" ; Henry Hess,
Editor of the Wingham
Advance Times; and Bob
Trotter, a journalism
lecturer at Conestoga
College and author of the
newspaper column, "One
Foot in the Furrow-.
Corn... corn... and more corn! This year's record
corn crop has strained storage elevators to the very
limit, and forced afe'a grain handlers to snap up any
covered space available. The former hanger at
Vanastra, which has 40,000 square feet, and the
gymnasium have both been filled to the rafters with
corn in order to get as much as. posible under cover.
An estimated 116 million bushels has been har-
vested. (News -Record photo)
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EXETER The 120 -acre
farm of Allan Scott, west
of Lucan has been chosen
to host the site of the 1982
International Plowing
Match.
The decision came
after a number of
meetings
discussions, more than
the usual number held,
and after six sites in
Middlesex County had
been inspected.
The actual plowing
match and parking
facilities will be located
on a number of farms
located west of Lucan and
south of Highway 4.
Included in this category
are farms of Wilson
Hodgins, reeve of Bid-
dulph Township and
president of the Mid-
dlesex Plowmen's
Association.
According to Mr. Scott,
it has not been firmly
decided what other farms
in the area will be used,
but the association has
signed letters of intent for
close to 1,200 acres.
4'8''
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Wils.on 140dgins,
plowi4 match corn-
menther noted,
that the 1082 site was
chOSen because .of the
easy availability or hYdr9
and water and the
closeness of Highway 4
and County Roac131.
"There are two heavy
power lines going right by
the properties right now
and this was a big factor
in the final decision;" he
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Said.
The last time the
International FloWil,!g
Match was held i
Middlesex was in 19g8
whFirit was held on the
Carmichael farm, east of
Highway 4, near the
Medway Creamery..
The 1980 match is being
held in • Oxford County
and in 1981 in Simcde
County, near Barrie.
Christian Labor meeting
set for December 4
.Ed Van.derkloet.
Executive Secretary of
the Christian Labour
Association of Canada, an
independent Canadian
union, will speak to the
Christian Farmers
Federation of Ontario at
their Annual Convention,
scheduled for December
4 at the University of
Guelph.
Vanderkloet, will speak
on the theme, "Can
Christians Influence
Government. Regulatory
Agencies?" He will
highlight his
organizations in-
volvement with Labour
Relations Boards, the
government agencies
that regulate labour
unions.
Also speaking will be
John Mc'Murchy,
Solicitor with the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food. He will review
the history of farmer
marketing boards
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