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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-04-03, Page 13WfOrumivirts-half of farrn assets A Brussels wonan was recently awarded, half ot, the farm business, ;a first Under the Ontario's Family i✓aw Reform Act. fnQ..oderich, Fudge Francis. Carter ,awarded Jane: Badley half of the farm's assets making it the first farm case in Ontario (under the act) that gives half of the farm busines to the wife. , Richard Harold Badley was sued for half of the family and farm assets accrued during their 101/4 year marriage, which ended in. separation on April 13;1979, The .couple had owned two dairy farms in Morris Township near Blyth so Judge Carter divided the assets by awarding the second farm to the wife and the first farm to the husband. Judge Carter set another precedent when he said the type of con- tribution a wife makes to a farm business doesn't matter. He said that as in court long as sheworkea towards acquiring the assets,„ she Is entitled toff, an equal share, Mrs. Radley worked away from the tarn), and her earnings covered household costs, not farm expenses. $he also helped with farm chores until 1977, when she developed an allergy and her farm work was curtailed. In his ' judgement, Carter wrote: "I am satisfied that the con- tribution of the applicant (wife) here, by .using all her outside income on the maintenance of _. 'the family — by her work in the fields, the barn and the milking parlor and by her work . in the home, was a contribution towards the acquisition of the non- amily assets equal to that of the respondent (husband)." One of the reasons the judge gave for his decision was that the couple were joint tenants of the two far1ns. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food huron farm and home news BY RON FLEMING, AG. ENGINEER Have you ever felt that money was being wasted on useless research? Who cares about thermal stress and strain in grapevines? How many of you will benefit from the development of a low cost meat -bone separator for crab meat? The prize has to go to this one: Event Scheduling and Process Interaction Concepts in Discrete Simulation Modeling. These are isolated examples. There is a lot of very useful research going on in industry and at universities. In the area of agricultural engineering research, several projects are underway at the University of Guelph. These include work on low-temperature corn drying, solar energy application, production of methane, studies into.erosion and many others. Who decides what projects are the most im- portant.? That's where all of us come into the picture. Agricultural engineers from across the province -get together once a year to come up with priorities for 'research .needs. We look at dif- ferent subject areas and base our comments on feedback from the people we work with. For example, there has been a lot of interest in Huron County lately in alcohol production for fuel. There has been a fair amount of interest in new rabbit barns. Is research needed in either of these areas? Are other subjects more im- portant? I have to rely on feedback from. the farmers to base my comments. The whole intention of these engineering meetings is to try to get research projects going that are going to be the most useful to the farmers of the province ultimately. If you see a need for research in some par- ticular area, please let us know. When -the -sane& concern comes from several people, there's a good chance it will be acted on. You do have a voice in this. BY DENNIS MARTIN, ASSOC.. AG. REP. Most high -producing dairy cows go through an energy crisis in the first months after calving. The drain of high production and "so-so" ap- petite creates a negative . energy balance. The resulting weight loss can lead to disappointing production and fat test, acetonemia and poorer conception rates. A new feed ingredient "Protec" offers a solution and shows considerable promise as an aid in solving the energy crisis. Protec is a very concentrated source of energy, one important benefit from its use could very.well'turn out to be improved health in early lactation. In particular, problems with ketosis, or acetonemia, caused by inadequate energy intake, may be prevented through increasing the amount of energy in the ration. At the current price of $650 per -tonne, Protec should only be fed to high producing cows. Top dressing Protec at a rate of one pound per cow per day in early lactation would be a very ef- ficient way to increase energy intake. At currerit prices, the expected increase in fat test would return half of this added feed bill cost, so that an increase in production per cow of one' half kilogram milk'per day would be needed to reach the break-even point. As more information becomes available from farm experience and further research, both product improvement and refinement .of feeding recommendation's should occur. DRY PEA CONTRACTS *Seed, fertilizer and chemicals supplied un- til harvest. *Plant first -thing in the Spring *Harvest In August *Paid in September Leaves your land in beautiful shape for Fall Wheat w BILL HOCKING 229-6575 CONTRACTING FOR OTTAWA VALLEY GRAIN PRODUCTS BN. • Antique buyers and interested brewers filled the Rathwell Auction building In Seaforth to the doors last Wednesday 'night. The sale .was held for the estate of the late Lucy Woods Diehl and well known an ove . ay e ' a ' y. c race Rathwell, right, said the sale was a great success with high prices and a record crowd in attendance.(News-Record. photo) news iarm news Prornotjono f mi emphasized BY CATH WOODEN share of milk, there is still room in the export category. McKinnon told the Huron County producers that they can expect an immediate increase of 65- 68' cents per hecta-litre for industrial , milk products and that fluid milk increases can be expected in the summer. Jack Riddell, M.P.P. for Huron -Middlesex, addressed the meeting and talked about the interest rates and ' how they are affecting far- mers.. He - said that an average of 100 farmers a month are going out of business. "The federal and provincial govrernments have tb cushion the blow," said Riddell. He mentioned that the provinces of Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick all offer "privilaged interest rates on loans to farmers." "We are competing against other provinces for markets, and now Quebec has surpassed Ontario in all things because of their tremendous incentives." Murray Cardiff, new M.P for Huron -Bruce, also expressed his con- cern about interest rates. "We all have to work hard and cutback a little, and be very cautious with our plans for the next six months. He said that he is looking forward to working with the producers, and told them not to hesitate coming to him with problems. The Huron County Milk Producers held their annual meeting on Friday, March 28 at the Royal Canadian Legion hall in Clinton. Guest speakers included Ken McKinnon, chairman of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board, M.P.P. Jack- Riddell, and M.P. Murray Cardiff. McKinnon listed three points that the OMMB needs to emphasize. He said thattthe-organization must remain strong, that promotion of milk products is important, and that the total in- dustry must remain as efficient as possible. He said that the federal government is going to reduce its share of dollars going info "milk promotion, and as a result, the producers are going to have to--Adig deeper into their pockets" to , pay''for ad- vertising. • McKinnon - reported some statistics con- cerning consumption and production. 'Last year, butter consumption was down 5-7 per cent, but this year there has been a small growth of :4 per cent. • He said that Ontario milk producers have been producing 95 per cent of their quotas. He urged producers to aim for shipment. of their total quota, but warned them not , to ship over the quotas . He mentioned that even though the producers are filling thtir domestic Bob Ferguson gave a report from the Milk Inspection Board. He said that there. are 130.0 milk producers in Huron - Bruce -Grey, and that during the past year, 2200 farm calls have been made. He reported that there is a problem with water getting into tanks that could be due to the cattle feed or something in the pipes. Ferguson presented 26 gold seal _certificates of merit to the - top producers in the county. General certificates of merit were awarded to another 125 producers. This year's Dairy Princess, Susan Zielman, gave a short address. She reported that she has been kept very busy speaking at Women's Institute meetings, PTA meetings, and schools. Elections were held to fill five spaces on the Huron County Milk Committee. Four spots were for three-year terms and the other one for a oiieyear term. Elected to the com- mittee .for three year terms were: Jim Drennan . from Ashfield Township, Jim Hunter, East, _.Wawanosh., Hugh Litt, Howick, 'and Stuart Steckler Stanley Elected for one year was Martin Baan, from Grey Township Jim Hunter is the only new represen- tative on the committee. The others were seeking re-election. Egg producers face losses WINGHAM - A number of local egg producers are part of a group facing losses totalling nearly $500,000 dollars as a. result of the bankruptcy of a .B.�urii•ngton egg grading company. The' company, C.B. White Foods Ltd., went into receivership about two weeks ago when the Bank of Montreal called in a demand loan. However, producers did not learn of 'the action until their cheques from the company, began bouncing, by which time many had sent further shipments of eggs. Meetings have been going on between the bank, the egg marketing Attention Farmers: WEED CONTROL CLINIC FEATURIING: PAT LYNCH, O.M.A.F. Soil & Crop Specialist for Huron & Pgrth Counties, BRUCE_LOBB, Minister of Envi-ronment Thursday, April 10th Seaforth Community Centre 12°:00 Noon Hot Dinner Provided Representatives will be on hand to provide information and - answer questions on new & existing chemicals & application equipment. In order to arrange the dinner, please reply by phoning Milton Dietz by MONDAY, APRIL 7th at 527-0608. po MILTON J. DIETZ Seaforth, Ont. Phone 519-527-0608 board and the govern- ment in an attempt to resolve the matter. Jackson Dunkin of RR 2, Wingham had shipped 5,000 dozen eggs, worth about $4,000, while another area man Max Demaray of RR 2, Bluevale may have lost $9,000: CLINTTQN;NFW aR ctRD, TH '` t1RsD,A'Y, APRIL,3 ti A Varna jerseys t The 1lraline :Jersey herd owned. by AlOp Ostrom, Clinton, Ontario, has been credited with a Constructive Breeder Award for 1980-81 from the Canadian Jersey ,Cattle Club. To qualify for this Award, the milking herd Comprising of 26 cows ,, with ecrnpleted records averaged 5,075 kgs.:rnilk and 264 kgs. butterfat, testing 5,20 percent, for an .average B.C.A. of 145 milk a.nd 139 fat. The average classification on all cows was 86 percent. During the qualifying period, one bull was plus proven, 4nd three honor roll cer- tificates for cows ex- ceeding 350 composite LC.A, for ' milk and butterfat were earned, thereby; aecurnuiatiingihe . ten points required for the herd. size. FARMERS! Chock our Prices on Alfalfa and. Grass Seed before you buy ' SEED GRAIN also available 22 Isaac St. VERBEEI( '5 FARM GARDEN CENTRE. 482-9333 CLINT.QN Whya George White Sprayer? More farmers prefer a George White Sprayer because of "standard features including: • low profile heavy duty polyethylene tank allowing better visibility • five year pro -rated warranty on tank • complete range of models including four trail, six – 3 point hitch and four sizes of saddle tank • . parts, and service you can count on. • full t'ength adjustable sparge tub agitation ,y, :;:::;urs,>,:>.,> • w T-296 Trailer, Sprayer. • GEORGE WHITE 8 SONS INC. ...helping you get thei5st from your land since 1851 Your local Dealer is H. LOBB & SONS LIMITED 4 Bayfield Road, Clinton 482-3409 Now; you can use Roundup' to control many tough annual and perennial weeds in forage systems. Now. you can actually control many of those tough. emerged weeds — weeds that aren't only an eyesore. but cut into your profits - with a treatment of Roundup* her- bicide by Monsanto. The use of Roundup in forage systems to control tough weeds like quackgrass and Canada thistle can lead to: • An improvement in forage ,quality; • A reduced investment in protein supplements • And a clean, well-managed appearance in the field. Applied directly to actively 11.11 PILIGES growing labeled, weeds like quackgrass and Canada thistle, at the proper stage of growth, Roundup will "translocate" (cir- culate) down into the treated weeds root system, destroying the entirecplant. You can apply Roundup: 1) prior to planting forage legumes and grasses, or prior to planting a' label- ed cover crop which will be overseeded with a forage crop; 2) prior to emergence of zero -tillage seeded legumes into established sod for pasture renovati®n; ) as a spot treatment in established forage crops grown for seed or for grazing. To learn more about the use of Round p in forages, see your farm chemicals dealer. Get your copy of Roundup° 1' a r og,st p re°c1 tr.j(ierrlerk of M(SrIcent<) Co MonsantoCompany 1986 Al W A1" kE Ar) AN() 1 (51 l OW TM l ABE l F OR ROUNDUP. Mrinsant,1(:9 lA.1A Int Montreal 'lOr('4tf VancOuIPr Winnipeg RCS 80 the label for Roundup — the herbicide that gets to the root of the problem. Monsanto There's never been a herbicide like this before.