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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-04-26, Page 161 ,is1UGH�JOURNEY ^- h,ia:speck "t ' ►i�f' l u the ►artment;'of. Natural Resources •c+lse`rvation crew just below the rdamn at Port` Albert, has'ad,,a rough tri u th+e�. river to "00 's awnin ;,bed$.' Co. semi i f. : op '.. p �", � . # pt;1 '�t ices-be�lleYe the trouts encounter +►lth i lampr�ey' will `mea n Its ,death lh the,ne r. #uke, •y (Staff Photo) - Coyatiob office end their crews have. been ,,wording lni the Port Al't area for the „fast few tt� `thea• which are spm t rii spawning a, 1ping them along tir w The tr u►t-taggingoperation, which has, only' b `in .effect:"in tl Port 'Albert' area fox','the hast fewyyears, . represents ,a progra . hil t been► "an integral;ppart of the Ministry of ` Natural Re sLoulrces ' stocking ope tlo for last :oto • s. A pperatlon restricted to the.spawner said Blake Evans, acohservation officer with�z the .Wingh branch , � q rY �att#ral Ween w 'they`' eta l wh± they are Ta�,a ea '. spawners, travel u w gather. "If no; one eatc:a m_ 'with tag then:may no o fis n tyre and:we, < n why .','Evaa that. e verse could,' fishermen are just mat rr the fish they, catch they( (the co tip t like think Q; A y - of the i ist ° o Resources, ."% ire *POO put them 'in ibe-optilunOpleee where they will be 'able to' regenerate 'thy- selves." o - 1'rout-ta i nerves a., multi- pub function ia.:the acremeof the* Ministry of •'�Nati rat Re- sources.,stocking operations.. "It gimes •;: us, 'their :'rate of 'growth -that is the-rate:of 'iq creme in size ni he period bets "' P'ert Albert op relatively smol# p►ro awl r Evans, Tie' co ervuti+a t a s t]�t�hyreed{a%isat ts' year M e1 1 of whit Were caught day, .., The crews go elft / weather hell tt and it's warm tit gathered more an i1 cloudy and coo1, fie work force !fir conservation offi'cers': fiveeasnalemploy on the tium err ' b } river." Mr, Evanssaid,tbe a bether of operation troutois determined 'before' The trout -tag 'atl paidfor out fisheries ? management allocation tb►e ministry's bet.. "I t .alb back to the taxpayer's inonsy, ' said Mr. Evans. He added that to believes the Y trout -tagging;. program will con - tine into the future. 4.1Ite have considerable;faith in .the prow gram. It depend On funding .but w . f ` there's every Indication of it being a continuing -program;" 'The conservation of fic:'have not faced any discoouragi g re marks in regard to thew program. "There hasbeen nothing mit favorable comment from, the local people in Port Albert," said Mr. Evans. With the coming of dryer, warmer weather the ater level "Fishinghas been. goodup stream and we _,donut ,any rea- son Why4t won't improve..The river 10.1)rinlarilY a trout{' stream but there,are.an1 ofr kers. ., the water below a `''°not ale to getkipatit The dam''at Port Bert is the filial 'obstacle to tile,trout swim ring up the nine -mile river. to tlisPliviolog ;beds: bat there is. little, that can he doneabout "�Zfite dam is owned by amen in London and he refuses ,to sell. There was another dam f urther up the river but it was washed out." The Ontario Branch 'of the Holstein-Fiesian Association is sponsoring; a 'new event' to be known as the Ontario Holstein LOCAL TALENT—The Department of Natural Resources' fish and wildlife department's conservation team, based near Wingham, makes use of the .local talent when netting ' trout for its tagging program.. The nets used in the picture '� 4p4 l0. !. ,. YfYr.1 '1�' f ;�1t.(r•Z ay;4.'t$xK.h :< are specially designed for working in the Lucknow river. . The rest of the crew beat the water to try and drive the fish in the direction of the nets. (Staff Photo) FISH STOPPER The old tone darnoh the Lucknow river, whet a if flows th'rouoh, Port Albert, poses the last real obstacle to the trout as they swim up the elver to the spawn• trig beds further up. Part of the r onserveflon crew's opera. tion calls for helping the trout get past this obstacle whereas the remainder.of their job is to tag the fish in order to follow their Movements, (Staff Photo) c ,� nrna nulit0), t&�5 (c ANP )y has twos=.new rip - grams to; offer Canadian farm- ers. They'niay now choose one of three basic types . of accounting packages. . Tax Pak is designed spe- ciftally to keep track of business transactions related to filing Winne tax on a cash basis. It is the: likelychoice of the large nurober of farmers who want a simple bookkeeping system 'for basic tax information. Financial Pak emphasizes farm' financial management by providing the farmer with basic fit a Bial information. This infor- mation can also be used for filing income tax. Financial Pak records changes in the farmer's cash and credit positions on a monthly basis. This information indicates his ability to generate income which he can compare with his cash operating expenses,- machinery and equip- ment replacement and family ex- penses. ' To be successful, the farmer mint'be able to identify problems or opportunities as they arise, analyze alternatives and 'make decisions. Financial Pak permits a farm- er to use information from his own operation to assess the finan- cialstrength of the business and to explore the effect of a switch from one crop to another, from one type of livestock to\ another, or from one type of credit financ- ing to another. Production Pak, the system of- fered for the last two years, is still available. It is a combination of Tax Pak and Financial Pak in that it provides information for production management as well as for tax management, credit purposes and, the over-all finan- ial management of farm busi- ness. Partners send monthly data to CANFARM's regional data cen- tres at Guelph, Moncton or Sas- katoon where it is processed via computer and returned to the farther. All data submitted by fanners is confidential. CANFARM, a federal -provin- cial program, deals with the farmer through contact agencies whleh charge the farmer a serv- ice fee. The fee varies; depending . on the type of service provided, and Includes a charge for the use of computing facilities. Field specialists from the con- tact agencies work with the fernier, instructing him about the program and assisting him in Making the best use of reports he receives. There are 10,000 Cana- dian fanners enroll "d' in CAN- PAl Ws p'arm Records System. 10:30, a.m. This venture is the result' of a rising demand, froth breeders for a major show :air which ani#n s' that are not at:their peak for the: funfairs maybe exhibited, since due: o. °factors,stage ,ai The s low ,% li en, timed coincide' with : the major spring consignment" sales and will add an event of interest for the many buYers from. outside Canada who -are expected to attend the sales. Response has been excellent and while participationis being restricted to not more than ten head per exhibitor, a show of be- tween 150 and 200,head is expect- ed. Veteran judge Fred Griffin of Burgessville will places the awards. Holstein Directdrr William R. Grieve, Dorchester, chairman of the Committee in charge of the show, has indicated that every effort will be made to develop this event, not only as a top show, but as a friendly gathering for Hot. -stein breeders and .visitors. To this end a buffet dinner will be held at the conclusion of the judg- ing program. Financial support is being pro- vided by the Holstein Associa- tion, Western Ontario. Breeders, United, Breeders and leading cattle export firms. SPLISH SPLOSH--Conservation. officer Blake Evans finds` it a wet job as he makes a fast bee -line for the shore wittrhis. fish in .tow. The fish, a rather good sized female speckled trout, is being taken to the department's truck for tagging and a dip in its tank. She'll later be released a little further up the river on the other side of the Port Albert dam. TROUT TAGGINGtnce the trout is caught, he is measured and supplied with a tag by the Department of Natural Resources' conservation officers. The purpose of the tag is to assist the officers in sighting their movements; determining how far they move; and the type of rivers the trout prefer to spawn in. (Staff Photo)