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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-09-25, Page 10Pale 2 -- Wingham Advance -Times, Thurrday. Sept_25 Jersey Breeders show at Stratford Several area exhibitors took part in the Perth -Huron Jersey Breeders' show at Stratford on September 16. They were Jack VanEgmond of Clinton, Ronald P. Lee of Wablton, Ronald Bowles of Atwood, John Hunyady of Gowanstown, Alec 0 s t r o m, Clinton, Adam Flowers of Bay- field, Albert Postma of Varna and Richard McNamara, Strat- ford. The winners were: Bull calf, J. T. VanEgmond. Junior yearling heifer, A. Ostrom; R. Bowles; R. Lee. Senior yearling heifer, R. Bowles; A. Ostrom; J. Hunyady. 2 -year-old. R. Bowles; A. Ostrom; R. Bowles. 3 -year-old, R. Bowles; J. T. VanEgmond; A. Flowers. 4 -year-old, J. T. VanEg- mond; R. Bowles. 5 years and over, R. Bowles; R. McNamara; R. Bowies. Dry cows, R. Bowles; J. T. VanEgmond; J. Hunyady. Group of 4 animals, R. Bowles; J. T. VanEgmond. Interbreed .udder class, R. Bowies; R. McNamara. ' Junior champion, Bowies - land Ginger shown by Ronald Bowles. Reserve junior champion, Elmline Records Lettie, shown by Alec Ostrom. Senior and Grand Champion, Rob Len Buttermaker, shown ' by Ronald Bowles. Reserve Senior and Reserve • Grand Champion, Fairmount Sybils' Blonde, shown by Rich- ard McNamara, second. Premier Breeder, Jack Van- „ Egmond. Premier Exhibitor, Ronald Bowles.. CALF CLASS Junior class, Keith. Bowles; Beth Rathwell; Christine Lee; David Bowles; • Janet- Postrna; Sheila Armstrong; Helen Post - ma... Senior class, Richard Hoog- endom, Marlene Bowles, Cindy . Hunyady; Sharon Bowles; Lorna Bowles; John Hunyady; Margar- et Postma. The George. Bagg Memorial Trophy, presented by James Bagg went to Keith Bowles for showing grand . champion calf, Carlon Stone Master's Trudy. Coni program to be held at Crop report Silo filling is in full swing. The silage is of good quality with cobs relatively well filled. The yield is about average, running about 15 tons to the acre. Some farmers are seeding their fall wheat. The fields are still fairly hard and there- fore difficult to plow. Pastures and hay fields are coming back slowly. ,We need some more warm weather to insure against winter kill. The bean harvest is 95/o completed. Last week's rain increased the moisture and greatly reduced the amount of splitting when combining. Block and White Show Hayden premier breeder and exhibitor Sixteen Huron County Hol- stein breeders brought out 66 animals at their Black and White show held September 19th at eaforth Fair. George Hayden, Gorrie, won both the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor awards, with Ross Marshall, Kirkton, in second place for both honors. Last year's Grand Champion cow was Senior and Grand Champion again this year for Ross Marshall. She was Meri Acres Jana, first prize aged cow, and winner of the Interbreed Best Udder class. The Reserve Grand Champ pion went to Elston A. Speiran,, Brussels, on his first placing in the three-year-old heifer class,,, This was Castorvue President .Polly Ann, a nicely blended cow with good quality udder. She was just completing a 20, , 000 lb. record. The winning senior yearling heifer was Junior Champion f9r Elston A. Speiran. She was Duplex Marquis Reta, a stylish,. individual, strong on top, and with plenty of dairy character, The Reserve Junior Champion female was Banella Linda Marl Procter farm A Corn Day program will be held at the farm of George Procter, 1i miles east of Bel - grave. on Thursday, October 2. The variety, herbicide and fertilizer demonstrations will be discussed by area soils and crops specialists, Howard Lang and Doug Jamieson of .Centralia College of Agricultural Tech- nology. Feature speaker will be Professor George Jones, Crep Science Department, Univer- sity of Guelph. All those interested in corn production are invited to at- tend this event sponsored by the Huron Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association. WATCHING CLOSELY for the target to fall, Lt. W. J. Morris scores for Gnr. M. L. ' Burke. Behind Mr. Morris is Maj. Mel- anson, the 2IC of the Regiment. The Regi- ment was at Ipperwash for its annual small arms shoot last Sunday.—A-T Photo. Dr. T. 1. Pridham appointed head of veterinary services Everett Biggs, Deputy Minis- ter,,, pt}tario Department of . Ag- riculture and Food, has' anih un- ced the appointment of Dr. T. J..Pridham as head of the new Veterinary Services Laboratory, which will open shortly on the campus of the Centralia Col- • lege of Agricultural Technol- ogy, Huron Park. "Dr. Pridharn has abundant qualifications for this position, said the Deputy Minister in an- nouncing the appointment. "and we are pleased that the import- ant diagnostic services to be provided to livestock and poul- try producers of the area will be under his. direction. He is not only a highly qualified vet- erinarian, but also understands the needs of the industry in that area. He was -raised on a •farm in Perth County, near Mitchell, and. is well known in the area." The Veterinary Services La- boratory at Centralia will bring a new and important service to STOCKER FEEDER SALE HENSALL SALES ARENA' Monday, Od. 6th, 1.30 p.m. 800 HEAD consisting of Calves, Heifers . and Steers For Consignment Contact: VICTOR HARGREAVES • JACK MORRISEY 482-7511 234-6200 Auctioneers: Hector McNeil -Larry Gardiner • 25-2b CORN DAY PROGRAM 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 2nd, 1969 at the farm of George Procter 1'/ miles east of Belgrave Variety, Herbicide and Fertilizer Demonstrations featuring: Discussions by Howard Lang, Soils and Clops Specialist Doug. Jamieson, Head, Crops Division, Centralia College of Agricultural Technology and Professor George Jones, Crop Science Department, University of Guelph All those interested In Corn Production are invited to attend. Sponsored by HURON COUNTY SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION farmers in the midwestern ,On tarso area. The Department already has suety diagnostic faj(_, cilities at Ridgetown, Guelph; Kemptville, Brighton and New Liskeard.. When the former Commonwealth Air Training • Station at Centralia was closed several years ago., the Depart- ment of Agriculture and Food moved in to establish the Cen- tralia College of Agricultural Technology there, and this past year the first class of graduat- ing students received their di? plomas. Courses are offered in Agriculture and Home Econom- ics, and the /course of study for Animal Health Technicians, formerly conducted at Ridge - town under the direction of Dr. G. R. Doidge, was transferred to the Centralia campus this past summer. The new Veterinary • Services Laboratory' at Centralia results ' from conversion of the. former Air Force Base Hospital into a highly satisfactory facility. The installation of necessary equip.- ment has been proceeding on schedule, °and it is expected ' that the laboratory will be open for service to the public late in October or early November. Dr. Pridham worked for a short time in large animal prao- tice in St. Mary's, as assistant to Dr. G. A. Schiedel, return- ing to the O. V. C. to undertake postgraduate studies, leading to a Master's degree. During this period he took charge of the fur -bearing animal diseases laboratory at the College, where he conducted diagnostic serv- ices, teaching and research. From 1962 to 1964 Dr. Pridhain studied pathology and virology at the University of Connecti- cut, with particular emphasis on poultry pathology. He re- do....rmmrrr. la who headed the Junior yearl- ing class for George Hayden. Linda was very large for a jun- ior, tall and upstanding, with a long, level quarter. There were five entries in the bull calf class, with the entry of Elston A. Speiranstand- ing first for the Championship. He was International R. J. , a nice dairy bull, long in the body and with good d ep th. George Hayden had the second place winner and Reserve Champion, Banella Linda Val- our, a well balanced calf , stylish and attractive. Ross Marshall had the win- ning breeder's herd, the first prize four-year-old cow, and first two-year-old heifer. Ed- ward Bell, Blyth, showed the first prize dry cow; Lynda Wal- den, Lucknow, the first senior WESTERN FARMERS' HAVE BUMPER CROPS Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ireland arrived home last Friday after spending a month visiting rela- tives and friends 'in Western Ca- nada, Montana, Vancouver and Victoria. After several days on Van- couver Island they continued to Prince Rupert via ferry. Of in- terest on their homeward journ- ey was the aluminum plant at Kitimat, B.C. They crossed the recently opened highway from Prince George to Jasper Park and Visited the recently completed Gardiner Dam and Diefenbaker Lake at Outlook, Sask. Crops were goodall across 'the West and good weather had enabled the farmers to almost complete harvesting the bump- er crop. It was common to see grain storage bins made of straw bales being used to store the grain on many farms. turned . to the. Ontario eterirr Co4egsitttd,rhe 9iagoossic, serTo he shad; previotPIy,;eek, eY 6 gaged in, until joining the Pfizer Company Limited as a field veterinarian, providing technical services in the poult- ry and animal production areas. He joined the staff of the Veterinary Services Branch of the Ontario Department of Ag- riculture . and Food in October 1968, and has been assistant head at the Regionai,Veterin- ary Services Laboratory at Kemptville. He willimmedi- ately assume his new responsi- bilities as head of the Regional Veterinary Services Laboratory located at the Centralia Col- lege.. • While Dr. Pridham is recog- nized as one of Canada's lead- ing specialists in fur -bearing animals and poultry, he has al- so had wide experience in deal- ing with the treatment of all animals, large and small. His specialties will be particularly welcomed in midwestern On- tario areas where the poultry industry is of major importance, and the province's mink ranch- ing industry is centered. DR. THOMAS J. PRIDHAM Field Crop Competition in Howick FORD WICH--The following is the report of Field Crop Com- petition from judge Norman Schmidt, of Mildmay. In corn for ensilage with 16 competitors, Glenn McMichael 90; T. O'Krafka 89;, Oscar Kieffer 88; J. Stafford 87; Andy McMichac 86; Ron McMichael 85; tee Winkel 84; Bill Kieffer 83; Ken McMichael 82.; Norm Fairlcs_80; Wend Stamper 79; Russell Ruttan 78; Scott Clark- son 771; Dave McCallum 77; Terry Clarkson 79; Elmer Hard- ing 75. Corn fOr grain purpose, T. O'Krafka 92; John Winkel 90; George. Underwood 89; Oscar Kieffer 88; Hank Winkel 86; Harry Winkel 85; Glenn Mc- Michael 83; Norm Fairies 82; Doug Harding 78; Scott Clark- son 77; Jim McNaughton 76; Roy Wormington 71. There were 12 competitors. Final score will•be complet- ed fair day, October 3 and 4 in rorrie, with the display of a sample. of crop. Any competi- tor wishing his score sheet may obtain same from secretary, Mrs. Robert Gibson. heifer calf, and George Hayden the first prize jrurior heifer Holden Farm, Clinton, showed the winning pair, a dam and one of her offspring, while Mac Smith, Listowel, showed the winner in the class for aged cows with other 100,000 lbs. of milk, This was Lauderlea Glenvue Cora. 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