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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-04-24, Page 201 FI. GORIIO\ GREEN Fishermen watch for tagged fish Anglers in the Port Severn- WaUbaahene area oGgerglau � Bay mould watch � the � ofrel metal t their mouths. Last faU, the Ministry of Na- tural Resources tagged a1,eUo yellow pickerel in the Port Severn area as part of a continu- ing program to learn more about the fish population that spawns in the Port Severn -North River area. The next tagging will begin there in April. This initial spring tagging is part of a long-term study to pro- vide the Ministry with informa- tion on movements, age composi- tion, growth and mortality rates, as well as an estimate of fishing pressure when tags are returned by anglers. Sportsmen in southern Geor- gian Bay have long worried about the effects of pickerel fishing in this area. Now, the Ministry re- quires the aid of all anglers in assessing the fishing regulations which apply to this particular population. Anyone , catching a tagged pickerel is asked to record the total npinber caught, tag num- ber, total length and sex, and the I heard a good story last with a little more swearing, they week -a story about a fight which began swinging fists at each two old farmers had at their line other, but since they didn't know fence back in the days when much about Marquis of Queens - Canada was still a country of berry rules they couldn't resolve countrymen and such arguments much that way either, so pretty were so common it almost paid a soon both of them were back lawyer to specialize in line home ent planningMystrategy of a dif- fences.aybe that's what's so dif- The farmer with the lucky cow ferent about t,his story I heard had a son of twenty or so -a stout last week. The lawyers never lad with take od head re ef himself any macould de a cent out of it. Seems that these two old fel- where. Said his dad, "Now you lows had been on the outs for just circle back along the ditch years for all sorts of reasons, but and keep low so that old fool over open warfare didn't break out there won't see you and you hide until one spring morning when yourself behind, a hawtree or two .cows both decided to go into something back there. Because sure as shootin' that old fool's going to try something to get that' calf. You just mind that he don't 'see?" And about the time the young labour at approximately the same time alo? g said fence, one on one side, one on the other. Now what exactly happened at that crucial hour will never be known lad was hiking back to keep for sure, but when the two old watch, the other farmer was coots finally went back to see drafting his daughter. She must what all the commotion was have been "about eighteen at the about, here was this cow on one time -old enough to know better. side of the fence with two calves. "How be you sneak along back an r= Orae calf had his tail and vacuum pwnp going pull blaAL'`and tie t'' e%t,! er:s)'i a of the stone fence. ° other was dead as a d2�brnail. Ahd eep yOnYe head ' low, mind, on the other side of the fence the because he'll be watching. And when you get back there, see • if other cow was bawling to high heaven that phe had no calf at all. you can't coax that. " calf back Said the farmer who owned the where it belongs .. The particulars of what hap - cow with the live calf beside her, ened this time aren't quite "Well, it's easy enough to see clear, but it seems that when the what happened. That no-good calf lad spying behind the haw - your cow had just crawled under young tree saw the girl trying to sneak the fence and died here. And I'd .,up on that debatable calf, a mast date and i atio1 where o t,. Weal oa!ation office: ot', of NNt l' . Forward Wu Wp � � r��i414I, to, *Oslo ' Room*, o 0gether with the fish tag, to yam' Midharat, Ontario, I.40100 1XO. 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A recent re- port in the London Times states that the Hastings In- ternational Chess Congress, that has endured for 50 years, might be finished ' unless a new sponsor can be found within the next year. Similar financial problems are affecting international chess tournaments in the United States, but we are also suffering from a lack of spon- sors for lesser tournaments where money is not the most important factor. The sites for almost all U.S. Chess* Federation (USCF) sanctioned tournaments are determined by an open bid- ding procedure. Each of these tournaments is an important national event that icings both prestige and tourist dol- lars to the sponsoring com- munity. Yet, according to a report in the USCF Policy Board Newsletter of January, 1975, about half of the 13 annual na- tional tournaments for which bids are sought go begging. For the other half, rarely is more than one bid received for any one tournament. In many, cases, according to the report, one of the na- tional officers must go out and drum up a bid from some reluctant affiliate. In some cases the USCF itself has un- derwritten the total expense, and has organized and run a national tournament on its own without much help from the cognizant local cospon- be a zonal tlisthe U.S. d the Junior Champ U.S. Junior Open. These are major tournaments and each of thein will be significant in the progress of chess in the United States. Why can't sponsors be found for them? Prorrnotion of any event as complex as a national chess touriwnent is a highly skilled process. It could be that many . affiliates, avoid this process because the affiliate members feel they lack the necessary skills. Some of us may be avoiding the process because promo- tion is hard work. Whatever the reason, we need to find' the means to successfully promote our national tourna- ments and establish compe- tent and continuing sponsors. Game of the Week: The 9th annual invitational U.S. Jun- ior Championship was held in Philadelphia, June 25 -July 1, 1974. Peter Winston from New York City and Larry Christiansen from Riverside, Calif., were declared co - champions. Eight players com ted and all were rated USC asters. sor. According to the bidding specifications in the Decem- ber, 1974, Chess Life and Re- viety, some of these national "tournaments require from the sponsor . only a playing site, local workers and little or no cash contribution. As of the date of the Policy Board Newsletter, there were five national tournaments sched- uled for 1975 still looking for sponsors. Among them are the U.S. Championship - which will 1• Going into the final round, Christiansen was one-half point ahead of Winston, and then he drew with Mark Die - sen. This is the game Peter Winston played in that final round against David Berry. Winston needed a win to tie Christiansen. U.S. Junior 1974 WhiteBlack D. Berry P. Winston 1. P -Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P -K3 3. P-KN3 P -Q4 4. B -N2 P -B4 5. N-KB3 N -B3 6.0-0 B -K2 7. QPxP . BxP 8. PxP PxP 9. QN-Q2 0-0 10. N -N3 B -N3 11. QN-Q4 R -K1 1 -2.P -K3 N -K5 13. P -N3 Q -B3 14. B -N2 B -N5 15. P-KR3 B-KR4 16. R N1 Q -R3 17.N -B5 B3 18. NxP 19. BxB NxNP 20. PxN QxPch 21. B -N2 P 22. N -B5 R-K7ch 23v Resigns Good and bad news about '74 corn crop THE OLD CITY of San Juan boasts fortifications that date back to the days of piracy and Spanish gold. Castillo San Felipe del Morro whichs guards situated onhe a powerful triangular promon- entrance, a San Juan National Historic Site, andopen sandstone thpublic. at defies time. ' tory, made of brit Crop insurance payments exceed 91 million in '74 1974 claim payments to Ontario farmers by The Crop Insurance Commission,' Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food are already over $11 million, with more pay- ments to come. Claims have been paid out on all the major crops, although the $5.8 million paid out on feed corn accounts for a large portion of the payments. The 1973 crop had resulted in a large number of claims, amount- ing to $3.6 million. As a result of that experience, and the fact that farm input costs were increasing, the number of crops insured in- creased from , 12,100 in 1973 to 18,500 in 1974. 1974 claim pay- ments represent an increase of $7.4 million over the previous year and reflect the extremely difficult crop year experienced by many Ontario farmers. Total premium income for 1974 was $7.4 million, one half of which was paid by participating farm- ers and the balance by govern- ment subsidy. As the crop in- surance premiums all ,go into a claim payment fund, a shortage of about $3.6 million has resulted in the fund. Since the fund is in- tended,to be self-sustaining in the 4. long term,rates•eventually would have to•be increased . if such shortages were to continue in future years. For 1975, however, rates have not been 'increased. The -application deadline for 1975 is May 1. Basically corn is grown as a points out. Farmers can, there - valuable energy source for live- fore, effectively save money by stock feeds. But if farmers are taking advantage of the slightly feeding corn from the 1974 crop ' higher protein content of their year, chances are that it's not as good a source of energy as in previous years. "The 1974 corn sample& show a three to five percent lower energy value than normal," says Professor J. D. Summers, of the Department of Animal, and Poul- try Science, Ontario Agricultural College. "On the other hand, the corn produced last year has a higher protein content than is normally found. Usually corn runs eight and one-half to nine percent protein; the 1974 samples showed that the immature corn harvested has a slightly higher percentage." To a farmer feeding his own corn, it means that poultry and hogs are eating more corn to meet their needs for energy. But the extra feed required for energy purposes results in a higher intake of protein since the protein is at an increased level in the corn. "Thus if farmers know the pro- tein level in their corn is high, they can reduce the amount of supplemental protein added to their feeds," Professor Summers corn. The lighter bushel weights of much of the corn harvested in 1974 will also have an effect on feeding. In many cases, livestock are fed by volume. "Where such a practice is followed, the farmer should weigh a bucket of feed, as a 12 -pound bucket last year may now only hold 10 pounds of feed," Professor Summers recom- mends. All volume measures should be checked, since the lighter weight means farmers may have to feed a higher volume of feed if they are to maintain animals at an optimum level of nutrient intake. 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R. 2 LISTOWEL, TEL. 291=3810 "OUR LOCATION SAVES YOU MONEY" Even in the smallest apartment there is usually a well -lighted corner that cotild hold a hanging basket filled with plants. Foliage plants, vegetables and herbs, as well as flowers, can be grown in hanging baskets, says Ontario Ministry or Agriculture and Food' horticulturist, R. A. Fleming: "Given the same care as that required by most house- plants, those in a hanging basket can add a lively touch of color to sunrooms, kitchens and living rooms." Many garden centres now stock a wide variety of ready -planted hanging baskets, as well as con- tainers, sn' fc lizer and plants suitable udsKets. While the range of such 'plants is wide, the gardener should not choose those that will be too large for their setting at maturity. The Colum- nea, Asparagus Fern, Boston Fern, Spider Plant and any tradescantia are among the easy - to -grow plants, while the Epis- cias, the Scindapsus, the trailing ium and the Aphrodite thank you, to take his skinny little collar feeling began to take carcass off'n my land before the hold of him. The girl wasn't worms take over." exactly the dairy type, he Said the other farmer, Ina ought, but she might fill out pig's eye, I will! I'll leave that thvery nicely after she was mar - skinny . little carcass right here ried awhile. where it belongs. With you and Whatever happened took them the other _worms. Yon calf that's most of the afternoon. As 'a suckin' has been kidnapped. matter of fact, it's still going. on I Even an old bat like you ought to guess, they tell me be able to see that much. And I'm . they've been married nearly 30 damn well going to fetch hire back to where he belongs.." years now. They're the ones who told me the story, see. The calf? This made Farmer Number "Oh that turned out to be a One start talking to God. "Good heifer," they said. "Made one of Lord," he said, "how can any the best cows we ever owned. We man be so stupid and still be alive?" , got it for a wedding present- After resentAfter warming themselves up from both of them!" Geran Rieger Begonia need a little more care. Edible plants that grow well in hanging baskets include several varieties of lettuce, spinach, parsley and strawberries. "Hanging baskets are best kept • in a moderately warm, bright, airy location," says Mr. Fleming. "Hung to one side of a bright window, they usually thrive." When planting hanging bas- kets, keep the soil mixture loose. Provide the plants With a house- plant slow-release fertilizer, ac- cording to package instructions, and use houseplant pesticides, if needed. Hanging baskets on patios, or at other outdoor locations, may dry out more Published every Wednesday as the big, action cross-country section in quickly than houseplants and The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance -Times and The Mount publishers, Box 390, should be watered more fre- quently. Wingham. Barry Wenger, Pres. Robert 0. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Display and Classified ad deadline- '!'uesday, week prior to publication date. 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