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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-01-17, Page 12usTO ' $EWs•RECQRD,. ItS1) AR.' 17,1980 Ontario Ministry of Agricua.lturA and,Food. se manure Livestock farmers, are confronted with. , manure disposal every day., and many regard it as simply :getting rid ;;of a, waste :product. Researchers at the niversity of _ 0, 401ph hope to Chwige this at- titude to one of using • a FERTIL1?ER SPREADERS CALIBRATED valuable by -,product, says Dr, D. 4).. Stonehouse, , School -of Agricultural Economics and E4ten- 7sion Etltrcation,°, Dr, ' Stonehouse is . co- ordinator of a: new project 411e- fertilizer In a set of pans set at - 8'. intervals- .. _tp: en eura a I Let 1119$1 ecanornic use .of rnanujre in °.l'iquid and solid han- dling . ystems. Proper handling • i ' important during, the stages of collect%on:, storage, distribution on land, and incorporation into the 1 discussed Our results with a manager of a soil. - fertilizer plant;; IHe said -he wasn'tr ur riled: --_.- _--._ "Manure _.._. p can replace Fertilizer spreaders have been doing this, for expensive chemical years and we still get good crops. He saidfertilizers that are energy phosphorus' and potash tend to give a more intensive , in their uneven pattern than nitrogen. This unevenness manufacture," says Dr. of phosphorus and potash tends to balance cat Stonehouse,. "Besides, over the years. He also said our present the organic content of spreaders are a lot better than the ones we used manure is a useful to have. - component that breaks Fertilizer spread patterns will change if you .-'clown • the "humus in the change rate being applied, ground speed or soil. This restores the analysis of the fertilizer. Some fertilizer mixes natural balance of soil tend to separate more than other mixes. structure and-he-l-ps- Bulk fertilizer spreaders are here to stay so we prevent erosion," haveto live with the errors in their spread Manure handling pattern. If you have to apply a large amount of systems are expensive fertilizer bulk spread, then you will get a more and complicated- even omp1icated- even spread by spreading at half rate and 'propositions. . B u t covering the field twice. researchers ' are in - Also, if you are using the same spreader year vestigating alternative after year, there are a number of ways of can- celling out poor spread patter"ns. If possible, never drive in the same tracks. In fact, you will get the most uniform spread by spreading at right angles to the last application. If~yon-can=tspread-aaight-anglet,-en-start at the opposite sideof rhe field -or drive -at an -angle--. _ M B " - . MIKE 1MIfiLi.ER, AS t(?C« AO', REP This past spring we checked two fertilizer • spreadersfor evenness of spread.. A- represen-' tative from the spreader company helped us set number of tests at different rates. We collected. across the a spread pattern. . The results! , You tan probably guess, There, - _was=a Wide variation in the spread pattern. For exact pie, when we tried to apply, 400 pounds per acre, we applied 580 pounds to some areas of the fold and 190 pounds to other areas. This variation was by weight. The analysis variation would probably have been greater. PAYING A SPOUSE BY DON PULLEN, AG. REP. ° It looks as though the officials -have heard the word =- that farmers and smal-1 business operators should be able to pay their spouse a wage for work done for the business. The most recent proposed budget had that provision. We'll have to wait until after the next election to see if -this concept surfaces again. Otherwise, it is necessary to form a cor- poration or spousal partners,.hip to achieve this end. An Income Tax Bulletin ,indicates that a spousal partnership exists whenever both. spouses have made a contribution of capital and - or labour and management. If you form a spousal partnership, it is wise to keep a file to answer questions such as: What were the original and continuing contributions of' :capital by each spouse? What is the registered ownership of assets? Who can write cheques on the farm bank account? How much labour does each spouse contribute to the farm business? -1- There will be an Ontario Grain Corn Council• information program on Monday, January 21, in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Commun ity Centre, Brussels, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration is $2 at the door and this includes lunch. Assessments not -right BLY'1'H - New assessment. notices Will now be in the mail, but there will be.no figures on them for. taxpayers to compare with last year's tax figure. .The Blyth village council was more than a little angry when they learned this in a letter from the Assessment Office. ,Council was concerned that the public would be uninformed about the change and would only realize- the difference in June when the tax bill was issued. Council understood that from an earlier meeting with the Assessment Office, there would be an explanation in the notice of the new mill rate and ratepayers would have a chance to appeal the new assessments at the public meeting later in the year. Solar energy on the farm Solar energy is becoming a reality on Ontario farms, says Helmut Spieser, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food energy management specialist. "Some farmers are already using solar energy to heat their workshops and livestock barns, supplement home heat, and dry grain," says Mr. Spieser. A solar energy course, held at the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology in November,. • attracted more than 30 farmers. Because of the enthusiastic response, the college plans to held a similar prtjkr;a m on February 12 from 9 a.m.. to4p.m. One of the guest speakers_for the program is Ralph Winfield, a Ship your livestock with ' FRANK V DOGE L DASHWOOD Independent Shipper ?o United Co-operatives Of Ontario 'Livestock Department, Toronto Monday is shipping day from Varna • Stockyards . CALL DASNWOOD 238-2707 OR BAYFIELD 5653636 • By 7:30 A.M. For Prompt 4erviee. Also Western 'Stockers & Feeders Available Glanworth area engineer who has researched agricultural applications of solar energy for several years. His presentation deals with the potential of this new energy source. The program also features presentations by- two farmers with practical experience in solar energy. Oneof the far- mers uses -a vertical wall passive 'solar -collector to heat his farm. -workshop. Other program sessions examine basic solar .energy theory, collectors, materials, trouble- shotting and a realistic discussion about the types - of problems to expect.• `•`This course is. designed to provide a basic understanding of solar energy for farm use and to present some potential uses of solar energy," says Mr. Spieser. • To apply for the Solar Energy Short Course. write to the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology, _ Ridgetown; • telephone (519) 674-5456. syste,rns. "The • objective of our research is to use • -a computer to sort oat'the pros and cons "of various manure handling Systems;" says. Dr. Stonehouse. "'his means that many variables ;are weighed against each other. In advising far - filets on the, most apo' propriate Systern for their particular Girt cumstances, three major criteria are considered -- environmental 'concerns, and economic and energy efficiency.' Physical constraints. such as available labor, type -and amount of land, and type of crops grown, affect the way the manure must be handled. Economic va•ri-ables, such as investment and operating capital, also affect the farmer's choice of system. The complex problem demands a team of ex- perts from the depart - merits of engineering,;.. land; resource • science, 'animal and poultry '- science, '-scien+ce, environmental biology, and agricultural economics. The project got un- derway this. fail with" funds from the Ontario Ministry .. of Agriculture and Food. The scientists • are gathering current' inforn7ationon technical and physical processes.,. but more research is needed in biological and engineering areas. For example, researchers do not • have sufficient in- - f proration art retention rates of nutrients in manures that have been handled in • different - ways. •- Once these technical, problems are solved, the comput.erwi"II-"be in- valuable in simplifying the rinaze of manus e handling systems. In this way, the ultimate user, the farmer, will be greatly assisted. news firm news Brenda Schedler, negotiator for -the Duron County elementary teachers and Shirley . Hazlitt, chief negotiator for the Board of Education announced a new one-year contract. ata press conference last Cattlemen benefitfrom computers The computer age may have its- drawbacks, but Ontario cattlemen stand to benefit- from a new computer 'program that calculates beef feeding - programs. This: ...hew' .. computer program, introduced -last fall, was developed by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and- Food, Alberta Agriculture and Canfarm. ' "The purpose of • the program," ..says Ralph Maccartney, ministry beef cattle specialist, "is to. provide detailed feeding programs for finishing cattle that will bring the highest possible profit for. producers." By taking into account the costs of feedlot facilities, types of feed available, and descrip- tions of the cattle, the computer supplies a custom feeding program. This program tells the farmers what type of feed ,,touse, and how much to f`e.ed-Yfor maxmum profits. Similar to all computer pr'grams, the in- formation you receive is ‘only- as good as the in- formation you provide. Cattlemen must provide the cornputer with ac- curate information about the type and quality of available feed. This part of the program is most effective when combined' with feed analysis. Cattlemen also supply a description of the cattle Curiin-g news. .. • from page 6 "early birds", Roxanne Brown, Carl Richardson and Isobel. Moore were defeated by Bob Wilson and fellow "night -owls" Marg Fleming, Ray Hutchinson and Barb Jarmuth. Who said the early birds always get the worm? The first\ round of Colts Playdowns between dub teams has resulted in one win for the Gord Pryce rink with Bruce Coleman, Paul Storey and Neil Dolmage. The Bob Ste, Marie rink with Gerry Hetherington, Gerry Lobb and Rob Doig. are :--'the opposing team and must be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The eventual winner will represent Seaforth in Division Playdowns. The date of the Mixed Fun Night has been moved ahead , to February 2. Otherwise all details are the same: - social hour, 8-9 p.m.; curling, 9.11 p.m. followed by a tasty lunch. Sign up soon, 32 curlers are needed. On January 26, including such in- formation as sex, age and frame size of the animals. .The computer combines this information with growth rate -and fat deposition statistics- to. deih fe'r' potential returns. Using the • computer, ' these factors are evaluated cheaply, accurately, and - fast enough t6 keep up . with market changes." The --cost of - the beef f in -is h'ing-program- i - $-35--- for initial requests. The improved' performance of, Only, one animal will make- up this cost, says Mr. Macartney. The cost of subsequent requests within' the sante feeding year (June 1 to May 31) is $10. The Beef Finishing P.r,ogram utilizes the computer facilities of Canfarm Co-operative Services in Guelph and is available to -Ontario farmers through county, regional and -district offices of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. is required to finish cattle to an A-1 grade. • In•- addition . to- the feeding program, the computer can . advise farmers on selling weights and dates, and can also help farmers decide whether heifers, steers, short keeps or calves would be most profitable. Mr. Mccartney says the new computer program is a great improvement over the traditional hand - calculated feeding ones. The traditional programs provided the least -cost ration, not necessarily the most profitable one. "This program: is particularly beneficial to cattlemen today, ' says Mr. Macartney. Seaforth will host the "Investment costs are Division Playdowns for high, and mistakes it, the Seagram Mixed management can be Trophy. This sounds like disastrous. The computer a good opportunity for any spectators wishing "to watch some keen com- petitive curling, more details ne, t week. beef. finishing program can heln fnrrers con- sider all factors that affect profits - rations, performance, fixed and variable costs. and MINN MU 1.21 floodki Kawasaki ■ -11C 1 1 HOURS MON. - SAT. 10-10 SUN. 12-6 SNOWMOBILES I AND MO'TORCY'CLES 237345_) - -- NM NM MI WM - YAMAHA SERVICE AND PARTS CASH FOR YOUR SILVIR, Canadian Silver Cohrs. Silver Dollars - 1967 dr before $14.00 e . 50` Pieces 1966 or before $6.50 ea. Quarters -1966 or before $3.25 ea. Quarters - 1967 and silver 1968 s1.75ea. Dimes - 1966 or before 81.30ea. Dimes - 1967.and silver 1968 • .104 ea. U.S. Sliver Coins Silver Dollars 50' Pieces - 1964 or before Quarters - 1964 or before Dimes - 1964 or before $15.00 ea. '6.50 ea. 3.25 ea. 9.30 ea. Prices Subject to Change • CaII 524 2256 • week. Under..the.one-year agreement the county's clementar3• teachers will receive an average 2.3 per cent increase. (photo by Dave Sykes) Best -Int�rest *12A) -SEMI-ANNUAL OR QUARTERLY We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange forfhe'fiighest interest being offered on Guaran1'e'ed'1nvestrneiit Certificates. Subject to change �1Gaiser=Kneale V.116 Insurance Agency. Inc. EXETER GRAND BEND CLINTON 235-2420.• 238-8484 • 482-9747 IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL PROPERTY, Ontario OWNERS AND TENANTS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT Dear Sir or Madam: ' The Township Council by means of a resolution dated November.19, 1979 requested an equalized.assessment roll for taxation in 1980. Your Council made the request in response to a need to make assessed values equitable with the assessment of similar real property in the vicinity. Consequently, your assessment notice shows your equalized assessment as reauired under Section 86(3) of The Assessment Act. Your 1980 taxes will be levied on this assessment. ' The equalized assessment was calculated in the following manner: 1. The market value for each property we'S established for the year 1975. Market value is the amount- you might expect to obtain for your property if you willingly sold it to a willing buyer. The market value of a farm actually used for farming purposesIS the amount you•might, as a farmer, expect to obtain if you sold to another farmer who intends to use the land for farming purposes. 2. The market value of each property was adjusted by a factor which has been calculated to ensure that: ' (a) There are no tax shifts from one class of property to another. (b) The Municipality does not suffer a loss in grants or -an increase in shared cost . apportionments. (c) The classes and percentage factors used in Hullett Township are: Residential 6.543 percent Industrial 7.155 percent Commercial 7.587 percent Farm 8.924 percent The assessment notice shows the following information for your assessment: (a) The property class, under the heading "real property". (b) The 1975 market value, underlhe treading "value"., (c) The percentage factor applied, under the heading "factor". ' (d) "Thee ssessment under the heading "assessed -,:value L,•• - (e) The rete at which taxes will be levied, under the heading "tax status". ' • The assessment was calculated by multiplying the 1975 market value by the per- centage factor. The assessment roll will be returned to the municipal clerk on February 15, 1980. The last day on which you may lodge a soriptaint against your assessment will be Ma reh 7, 1980. . - Please read carefLlly the instructions 'with respect to lodging a complaint which appear on the back of the assessment notice. , In the meantime, I encourage you todiscuss with an assessor any concern you may have with .your assessment. If you can show him any error prior to February 15, 1980, he can correct the error and issue an amended notice with the corrected information. You may also wish io compare your assessment with the similar property in the vicinity. 1 have arranged that assessors will be available at the following locations to discuss with you all aspects of your assessment and, if necessary, to provide ad. ditional information to you. .- Location - Clinton. -Town Halh--•Jan. 23.and 24, 1:00 p.m.'to 9,00 Location • Regional Assessment Office - Jan. 26 - Feb. 2, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. IMPORTANT If the equalized assessment had bean used for taxation in 1979, I estimate that -the residential' mini raf would have been approximately'124.70 mills and the commercial , mill rate would• Ave been 142.23 mills. The residential mill rate is applied against a• property with a tax status, ''of residential -farm; the .ommercial mill rate. is_appiied to all property with a fax status of commercial. - - To calculate your estimated -1.980 -taxes based on the equalized'assessment;multiply the assessment shown on your notice by the appropriate mill rate. For xamptis;'a.-sa;O 0 assessment multiplied byt(the residential mill 'rate shown above) would produce a tax of 5374.10. This estimate is based on the municipality's 1979 budget. • Huron Perth Assessment 57 Napier Street Goderich, Ontario Telephone: (519) 524.7326 ZENITH 66500 W. F. Jenkins Regional Assessment irommissionor N B. To allow you more time to review your Assessment Notice and to discuss your. assessment, if you wish to do so, with the staff of your Regional Assessment Office, your Assessment Notice 'is being delivered .to myon in advance of the last day for mailing shown on the notice under "date malledr'. , AND .VV I --,...,:r PART -TIMES I -- :1 -A Continuing CLINTON CONTINUING EDUCATION Education Courses LATE R 1980 . CAMPUS 1 The following courses aro being offgrod this Winter semester. ' • Stationts aro already enrolling. 10 ensure' yourself a place in the courso of your choice, pleb;® telephone 482.3458 Monday to Friday from 9:00 h.m. to 4.:00 p.m. and Monday and Tuosday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. or Oat our campus at Vonastra Road, Clinton, Ontario. English & Mathematics Upgrading . and Home Study .. •14100- '- Basic Bookkeeping '23.00 • Advanced Bookkeeping '23:00 The Complete Receptionist . '27.00 Natural Oasfittdr Licence Preparation '66.00 • . Bartending Tochri'iques '48:00 • Basic Cardiopulmonary Re-suscitation '2Q,00 Dimensional Metrology '33.00 Plant. layout ; - - '33:00 . A • Pick up ond of our Winter 1980 tabloids . lrom our Clinton Campus , -• •-- - •J Conestoga College of A Arts ° . -- _polled 7 , an Technology We've got alot toshare. • . . followed by a tasty lunch. Sign up soon, 32 curlers are needed. On January 26, including such in- formation as sex, age and frame size of the animals. .The computer combines this information with growth rate -and fat deposition statistics- to. deih fe'r' potential returns. Using the • computer, ' these factors are evaluated cheaply, accurately, and - fast enough t6 keep up . with market changes." The --cost of - the beef f in -is h'ing-program- i - $-35--- for initial requests. The improved' performance of, Only, one animal will make- up this cost, says Mr. Macartney. The cost of subsequent requests within' the sante feeding year (June 1 to May 31) is $10. The Beef Finishing P.r,ogram utilizes the computer facilities of Canfarm Co-operative Services in Guelph and is available to -Ontario farmers through county, regional and -district offices of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. is required to finish cattle to an A-1 grade. • In•- addition . to- the feeding program, the computer can . advise farmers on selling weights and dates, and can also help farmers decide whether heifers, steers, short keeps or calves would be most profitable. Mr. Mccartney says the new computer program is a great improvement over the traditional hand - calculated feeding ones. The traditional programs provided the least -cost ration, not necessarily the most profitable one. "This program: is particularly beneficial to cattlemen today, ' says Mr. Macartney. Seaforth will host the "Investment costs are Division Playdowns for high, and mistakes it, the Seagram Mixed management can be Trophy. This sounds like disastrous. The computer a good opportunity for any spectators wishing "to watch some keen com- petitive curling, more details ne, t week. beef. finishing program can heln fnrrers con- sider all factors that affect profits - rations, performance, fixed and variable costs. and MINN MU 1.21 floodki Kawasaki ■ -11C 1 1 HOURS MON. - SAT. 10-10 SUN. 12-6 SNOWMOBILES I AND MO'TORCY'CLES 237345_) - -- NM NM MI WM - YAMAHA SERVICE AND PARTS CASH FOR YOUR SILVIR, Canadian Silver Cohrs. Silver Dollars - 1967 dr before $14.00 e . 50` Pieces 1966 or before $6.50 ea. Quarters -1966 or before $3.25 ea. Quarters - 1967 and silver 1968 s1.75ea. Dimes - 1966 or before 81.30ea. Dimes - 1967.and silver 1968 • .104 ea. U.S. Sliver Coins Silver Dollars 50' Pieces - 1964 or before Quarters - 1964 or before Dimes - 1964 or before $15.00 ea. '6.50 ea. 3.25 ea. 9.30 ea. Prices Subject to Change • CaII 524 2256 • week. Under..the.one-year agreement the county's clementar3• teachers will receive an average 2.3 per cent increase. (photo by Dave Sykes) Best -Int�rest *12A) -SEMI-ANNUAL OR QUARTERLY We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange forfhe'fiighest interest being offered on Guaran1'e'ed'1nvestrneiit Certificates. Subject to change �1Gaiser=Kneale V.116 Insurance Agency. Inc. EXETER GRAND BEND CLINTON 235-2420.• 238-8484 • 482-9747 IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL PROPERTY, Ontario OWNERS AND TENANTS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT Dear Sir or Madam: ' The Township Council by means of a resolution dated November.19, 1979 requested an equalized.assessment roll for taxation in 1980. Your Council made the request in response to a need to make assessed values equitable with the assessment of similar real property in the vicinity. Consequently, your assessment notice shows your equalized assessment as reauired under Section 86(3) of The Assessment Act. Your 1980 taxes will be levied on this assessment. ' The equalized assessment was calculated in the following manner: 1. The market value for each property we'S established for the year 1975. Market value is the amount- you might expect to obtain for your property if you willingly sold it to a willing buyer. The market value of a farm actually used for farming purposesIS the amount you•might, as a farmer, expect to obtain if you sold to another farmer who intends to use the land for farming purposes. 2. The market value of each property was adjusted by a factor which has been calculated to ensure that: ' (a) There are no tax shifts from one class of property to another. (b) The Municipality does not suffer a loss in grants or -an increase in shared cost . apportionments. (c) The classes and percentage factors used in Hullett Township are: Residential 6.543 percent Industrial 7.155 percent Commercial 7.587 percent Farm 8.924 percent The assessment notice shows the following information for your assessment: (a) The property class, under the heading "real property". (b) The 1975 market value, underlhe treading "value"., (c) The percentage factor applied, under the heading "factor". ' (d) "Thee ssessment under the heading "assessed -,:value L,•• - (e) The rete at which taxes will be levied, under the heading "tax status". ' • The assessment was calculated by multiplying the 1975 market value by the per- centage factor. The assessment roll will be returned to the municipal clerk on February 15, 1980. The last day on which you may lodge a soriptaint against your assessment will be Ma reh 7, 1980. . - Please read carefLlly the instructions 'with respect to lodging a complaint which appear on the back of the assessment notice. , In the meantime, I encourage you todiscuss with an assessor any concern you may have with .your assessment. If you can show him any error prior to February 15, 1980, he can correct the error and issue an amended notice with the corrected information. You may also wish io compare your assessment with the similar property in the vicinity. 1 have arranged that assessors will be available at the following locations to discuss with you all aspects of your assessment and, if necessary, to provide ad. ditional information to you. .- Location - Clinton. -Town Halh--•Jan. 23.and 24, 1:00 p.m.'to 9,00 Location • Regional Assessment Office - Jan. 26 - Feb. 2, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. IMPORTANT If the equalized assessment had bean used for taxation in 1979, I estimate that -the residential' mini raf would have been approximately'124.70 mills and the commercial , mill rate would• Ave been 142.23 mills. The residential mill rate is applied against a• property with a tax status, ''of residential -farm; the .ommercial mill rate. is_appiied to all property with a fax status of commercial. - - To calculate your estimated -1.980 -taxes based on the equalized'assessment;multiply the assessment shown on your notice by the appropriate mill rate. For xamptis;'a.-sa;O 0 assessment multiplied byt(the residential mill 'rate shown above) would produce a tax of 5374.10. This estimate is based on the municipality's 1979 budget. • Huron Perth Assessment 57 Napier Street Goderich, Ontario Telephone: (519) 524.7326 ZENITH 66500 W. F. Jenkins Regional Assessment irommissionor N B. To allow you more time to review your Assessment Notice and to discuss your. assessment, if you wish to do so, with the staff of your Regional Assessment Office, your Assessment Notice 'is being delivered .to myon in advance of the last day for mailing shown on the notice under "date malledr'. ,