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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-02-21, Page 13CLINTONNEWS«RI Agriculture,and Food; Minister Lore C. Hen- derson :has announced that .additional funds are being made available for drainage grants to cover the backlog of projects which have been com- pleted and inspected, but for which .no'. funds were. previously available. The. additional : money will apply only to the March 1980 tile drainage debentures. To qualify, municipalities must have their completed debentures, dated March 1, 1980, in the ministry offices in Toronto by February 29,19$0, �� Loans to itxdividrlas from this increased funding . m.ust not exceed 75 portent of the cost of the project! In addition, there is a limit of $20,000 to any one 11100s/dual.. Funding* is available, however, for the entire backlog of completed and, inspected projects, Mr. Henderson urged municipalities to make every effort to get their documentation . into the ministry in time to take advantage of- this extra money. He stressed the • importance of tile drainage to increased yields and congratulated: Ontario, farmers on their enthusiastic response to the lraijnage pr.ograrn.. Under the tile drainage program, municipalities lend money to farmers for the construction of approved drainage projects. A maximum of 75 per cent of the cost of any one 'project may be loaned, The municipality raises the necessary funds through the sale of debentures to the provincial government Pork seminar to be held .- _-...--....-.-.--- -A symposiu r• ent-i:tled---portunitya- fair queatii n "Profitable Pork Production for 1980' will be held on Thursday, February 28 at the Howick Community Centre. The program is sponsored by Huron County Pork Producers in co-operation with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Registration is from 9:30 10 a.m. Bob Fraser, who operates a 110 -sow farrowing operation near Ilderton, and Joe Schaefer, Canfarm 'representative, Guelph, will present information about swine production and economic records. John Arts, Seaforth, will have an illustrated commentary about "Productivity of the Sow Herd - How We Do It". Following a- hot pork dinner ,at noon, Jack Hag.arty, Farm Management Specialist, O.M.A.F., has _taken on the challenge of discussing how to make your operation pay with 16 percent interest. Dr. Tom Sanderson, Listowel Veterinary Clinic, will emphasize the topic about how healthy pigs pay. "New Tidbits for Profitability" or "Reinventing the Wheel" will be presented by Richard Smelski; Swine Specialist, Livestock Branch, O.M.A.F.. Other information available to participants will include a Canfarm display with Garry Ball, Canfarm Representative, Gorrie; O.M.A:F: Fac- tsheets and Bulletins; Basics for Breeding Performance by Richard Smelski, Swine Specialist; and Fact and Fiction of Ventilation by Ron Fleming, Engineer, O.M.A.F. Clinton. There will be op - Feeding sheep The next workshop for Huron County Sheep Producers will be held on Monday, February 25, at 1:30 p.m. in the Agricultural Office Board Room, Clinton. Management of. Forages - pasture, hay, haylage, silage will be the feature topic. Advan- tages and disadvantages Of a pastt}re system or a dry -lot system will be discussed. Doug Cameron, Lucknow, will chair the program. Jim Stoner, •Goderich, will start the discussion rolling -with an illustrated commentary, '•questionnirig stocking; rates, fencing systems, various species in, relation to certain programs, emergency pastures and related topics, . Walter Renwick, Belmore, will present information about pastures heuses for sheep. Dr. Jack Winch, Crop Science Department, University of Guelph will have all the latest in- formation about the best kind of forages for dry lot and pasture operations. Of special interest are some of the new promising legumes and grasses. A number of these offer significant advantages: in produc- tivity and palatability. There will be an -op- portunity for discussion and sharing of each other's experiences concerning pasture, semi -confinement or confinement management... and discussion during the program. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend this program. The pre- registration fee of $7 per person includes the noon meal and other activities Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the day. Cheques or money orders are to be made payable to "Huron Swine Symposium" and sent to Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Box 159, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1LO, by February 25. huron farm' and home news REMOVING BROKEN BOLTS - BY SAM BRADSHAW, ENG. ASSIST. In most cases a bolt breaks off at the edge of the hole and is very difficult_. to remove. Penetrating oil applied around the broken bolt will help in freeing the threads. Heat -applied -to the metal around the bolt will also help free the threads. • To remove a broken .bolt, use the following procedures in the order given. v If the first procedure is not successful, try the next one. 1. Cut a narrow slot across the centre of the • broken bolt with a cold chisel. 2. Place the tip of a screwdriver in the slot and try to back the bolt out of the hole. If the screwdriver fails to turn the bolt, use a punch and hammer in an effort to loosen the bolt. Bolts that are too tight to be removed with a screwdriver or punch can usually be removed with a screw extractor. Screw extractors have spiralled, tapered flutes,•which have a left-hand twist. They are sized by numbers ranging from No. 1 to No. 12. A set with sizes from No. 1 to No. 6 will remove all bolts from .three -sixteenths to one -inch and will be satisfactory for most farm shop jobs. Screw extractors can also be used for removing broken ends of small pipe from pipe fittings. The screw extractor has_ a square end on the shanK and is turned With a regular tap wrench. Use the following procedure to remove a broken bolt with a screw extractor: 0 1, Make a centre -punch mark at the exact centre of the broken bolt. 2. Select the proper -sized drill, Drill a hole in the end -of -the -bolt deepenoughso that the small end of the screw extractor will touch the bottom when the bolt is removed. 3. Select -the proper sized -screw extractor. Then insert the square in a tap wrench. 4. Place the fluted end into the drilled hole in the bolt. 0 5. Apply firm, downward pressure on the tap wrench, and turn it counter -clockwise. The fluted edges of the screw extractor will grip the side of the hole and cause the bolt to back out of the hole. Note: Screw extractors are brittle because they are made of extremely hard steel and will break if too much force is applied. If the ex- tractor is broken, it can usually be removed if it is broken into small pieces with a narrow chisel or punch. Broken Colts that cannot be removed by the above procedures may be removed in the following manner. 1. Drill a hole completely through the bolt, using a drill slightly smaller than the root diameter of the bolt threads. This will leave a thin shell inside the threads. 2. Drive a sharp punch between the bolt threads and the 'bolt hole .to pry the shell loose from the sides. 3.• Remove the shell and other loose particles from the hole. Select the proper size tap andscrew it into the hole to straighten the marred threads. Note: A broken bolt may also be removed by drilling with the proper sized twist' drill so that the threads can be tapped one size larger than the original bolt. The Huron County Pork Producers ,association had at-the--Mrrtom-i-egi m last Wednesday_-__ for their annual meeting, and heard that over- production and low prices are in store this year. Douglas Farrell, right, vice-chairman of the Marketing Board talked with John Van Beers, left, • of RR 1, Blyth, and Merle Gunby, president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. (News - Record photo) ORD, THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 21ti9 -PAGE 13 Einance course an artnerswho are feeling the financial, pinch of interest,rates and the cost of interest can learn how to ease this pressure through a correspondence course sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. "Farmers must make 'large capital investments to compete," . says Professor Gary Hut- chison•of the independent study. office, University of Guelph. "This course was 'developed to help farmers cope with the high level of financial management required to obtain credit." Professor Hutchison developed the course based on his experience with the Fr..- Credit. news farm news Clinton farm takes breeder award •/ Best Interest * 1 2 1" SEMI-ANNUAL OR QUARTERLY We, represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment certificates. 'Subject to change iidelf 'GO iSer-Kn Insurance Agency Inc. EXETER GRAND iieND CLINTON 235.2420 2038-8484 482.9747 '4 Hol -Den Farm, Clinton, has been presented with a Master Breeder ,Shield, the highest award t presented by the Holstein -Friesian Association of Canada. This distinguished award was received by Robert Vodden on February 13 at the Annual Meeting at the Royal York in Toronto. The presentation was made by National Director Lawrence Henderson, Lacombe, Alberta. One hundred and fifty points were required on an average of • nine registrations per year. Hol -Den Farm earned 153. points. They have bred a total of two STAR BROOD, two EX- CELLENT and 17 VERY GOOD cows, two EX- CELLENT and one VERY GOOD BULL. Hol -Den Farm is a partnership of Robert, William 'and Fred Vod-1, den, with Robert having responsiblity for the cows. The herd was originally started by Fred Vodden, -who pur- chased -the first Holstein when Bill was old enough to join the 4-H Club. Overhill Prince Rocket Olive was purchased in 1960 in• a production sale. She produced a Rosafe Citation R. calf, Classic Citation J,emima. Today many animals in the Hol - Den Herd, trace back to this EXCELLENT two STAR BROOD cow. Rockdale President was the main foundation sire. His best daughter was Hol -Den Buttercup Wayne. This EX- CELLENT, two STAR BROOD cow was a Huron County. Grand Champion female„ and the dam of Shannon, a VERY GOOD ,Citation R son who. had nine natural daughters in the herd, all classified VERY GOOD. Hol -Den Farm has bred a ' number of very high• production cows and show winners. Their latest rolling . herd average was 165 percent for milk and 171 percent for fat' They have been Premier Breeder at the Huron County Show for the last five years and Premier Exhibitor, three out of the five years. They were also Premier Beef goes up while pork drops The Ontario Federation of .Agriculture Food Basket reports the prices of meat, dairy, .grain, vegetable and fruit products every month. It is the only food basket published in Canada that along with retail prices, gives farm gate equivalents. It helps explain changes in food prices. ' The January report reveals that beef prices rose , considerably. The farmers received 11 cents more per pound; for beef. The retailers added an additional 13 cents to the farmer's increase of 11 cents, with a total in- crease in retail price of 24 cents. However, the wholesalers had a four - cent loss per pound. Mery Smith, a purebred Charolais. breeder from McKillop ei es Thin tic • 4i4r3MA • ahead to Spring... Township, sees higher beef prices for the future. He says, "I've been talking to farmers across Canada and there just are fewer farmers investing in cattle, because of such things as high interest rates. If beef gets much higher, there's going to be more pork producers." The Food Basket reports a substantial drop in pork prices- Farmers received 13 cents Iess per pound and retailers 19 cents less per pound. Mac • Willets; county director for 'Turnberry Township, is concerned that if beefs prices go down, there will be more beef farmers changing to pigs, resulting in lower hog prices. He says there are already- too many pigs in the country. Chicken and turkey �wil prices remained un- changed for farmers. But the retail price for chicken ' increased six cents a pound and for turkey, an increase of 24 cents per pound. A cent a dozen decline in egg prices to producers was quickly followed by a cent drop at the retail level. Butter increased six' cents a pound to producers. The retailers.. increased butter sixcets plus they added on four cents, totalling ten cents. Lookingback to prices one year ago, the OFA Food Basket increased 15 percent atthe retail level. To producers it -increased 10.3 percent. Breeder at the Walkerton Tri -County Show in 1978 and Runner Up in 1979. Fred is Past President of the Huron County Holstein Club. Bob is Past Secretary and 1979 President. He is also a Director of the Kinsmen Club of Clinton. Bob and his wife Sue have two children. Bill is single and is a Chartered Accountant. He takes an— active interest in the breeding and showing of the cows. Clinton' I, 4-H The Clinton I, 4-1-I Club held their second meeting. at the home of Karen and Sharon Dale. It was then decided that the name of the club would be Decorative Designers and then Mrs. Jewitt passed o•ut jute, ring and beads. She showed the girls how to do square and half knots for macrame so the girls could work on their samplers at home. • • The meeting ended and Karen and Sharon served delicious cake and refreshments. -by Angela Gower. Smile The new minister prayed so hard for rain that, the ensuring downpour hurt the crops. "That's what happens," growled an oldtimer, "when you get a preacher who ain't familiar with agriculture!" Corporation and his firsthand knowledge of farm financing. The course defines the types of 'Production and financial information that lending institutions require, and describes how to prepare financial statements and analyze them to . obtain the greatest benefit. The response from farmers who have taken the course has been ex- cellent. "Well-prepared technical and financial plans could mean the *difference between .an adequate line of credit and a' stagnating farm op e1''ation.,' °" says. Professor Hutchison, "Good projected plans could .also mean as much as a one -,half percent reduction, 10 interest rates. That's a saving of $5Q0- n a-$ 00,000 loan — a good return for a few hours of ibookwork," Farm . Financial Management and • other -courses sponsored by the Qntario . Ministry of Agriculture and Food are available fro°rn • Independent Study, University of 4' Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N10 2W1. DRYSDALE MAJOR APPLIANCE CENTRE LTD., SALES WITH SERVICE The Place To Buy Appliances NEW AND USED lensal 262-2728 based Mondays NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING HOWICK. -FARMER'S MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY The 107th Annual Meeting' of the Company will be held in the Wroxeter.Community Hall, Wroxeter Ontario. Wednesday "February 27, 1980 at 1:30 p.m.. Purpose: 1. To receive the Annual Statement' and Auditor's Report. 2. 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