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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-18, Page 16Y SECOND MORTGAGES Up to $10,000 tor; •, • Home Improvement • U.ebt Consolidation • Major Purchase Compare HFC Services " • Cash available now • Rates as low as 14 98°. • N'_) finder's fees bonuses orP,dt rn chprges • Pay oft at any time .10 No prepayment penalty • Enquiries welcome - HOUSEHOLDREALTY• Corporation l.im-ited K s en PAGE'BA-..-OODERJP-I SIGNAL -$TAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1R. 19 i iAdr ar When it's corn cuttin time in the -Bounty, I'll cuddle close .to .you lttrs-.a great time of theyear foan,�the agricultural com- munity. - The haying is done Ther'ain i harvested and only the corn is left. For a gre tr'many�faTrneri in the areas of the province where heat units are adequate, corn cutting time is the bigge%t harvest of the year For ,the most part, though. it isn't nearly as tough .as handling bales of hay for eight or 10 hours a day or even manhandling bales of straw , Granted, it takes a lotifof time, especially, for those wh) have dozens and even hundreds of acres in corn. It's a good time of year because I. know of no other jdb. where that great, feeling of satisfaction comes, the satis- faction of knowing that•'5nother growing season is over, -.thax.the barn is full .and the silos are bulging Fall plowing can be done, if not at the farmer's leisure, certainly with- out the pressure of seeding and harvesting where weather plays such an important role. Even with my little hay storage and -horse barn, that warm glow of contentment is I'm sure; inspired by the Almighty. We did some badly -needed repairs oh the shack that we call a horse barn this summer. ,The new floor will be much warmer and keep the animals dry. The. roofing repairs will stop those annoying drips in the rainy weather and during the spring thaws, It had reached the point where the horses in the box stall huddled into one corner during wet periods -, and we had a lot of them this summer = trying to dodge the drips. To know that there is enough hay to last the winter months .and enough grain for a few weeks gives me a sense of plea-' sure almost -unmatched. Compound this feeling about a small horse barn by a huge,dairy operution,or a beef feedlot•or a we'll -filled hog barn and you get some idea of why many • farmer`s stick to the land' even though they are struggling • to maintain a standard of living, that many of us would not consider adequate. . It is part of the reason why farmers love the land. It is , letters are'appre,eted by Bob Totter E•ddle Rd Elmva Ont N38 2C7 � G part of the rea'son why they still remain fiercely indepen- dent when most other major sectors of the economy are or-„ ganized in unified bargaining 'units You can, I'm sure, un- derstan3 to someadegree why they cah withstand so many setbacks Beef farmers, for instance, are getting less for their' pro- duct than they got t0years ago How many people,are,work- ing for the, same wages today as they did 10 years ago'' I know of none. How many sectors of the economy are faced with such tremendously high input costs'' If there is one single farm issue in Ontario today it is,.tr put costs I talked with, a beef farmer just the other day His combine had broken down' crossing a shallow ditch. A part of the steering mechanism broke. Ten years ago. he would have ,gone to town with a $10 bill, got the part fixed and received $2 in change. Not today He got $2 back' in change but he had to fork over a $50 bill. - Costs on the farm front, particularly for machinery, have risen 30 to 50 per cent since January; in some cases, the in- -crease has been as high as 70 per cent since February for some parts and repair costs. Yet, farmers' remain' on the land because it is a wav of life than cannot be duplicated. Recent 'Statistics indicate, too, that more younger men and women are getting back to 'the land, "1n a recent survey from Ontario Agricultural. Col- lege.,..figyres indicated that more graduates went right into agriculture this year than in the past 20 years. That says something about the quality of life on the farm. They •--- those graduates -- obviously know they won't get rich. They know a farmer must work long, tough hours at' certain times of the year. They know ,they will have great trials,' -troubles and tribulations gettina reasonable return on their labor, and investment.. Part of the reason, I'm convinced,•is that wonderful, warm feeling" that comes when you walk away from the, barn., at - fright knowing that all is well within the walls, the haymow is full, the -granary is overflowing and the silos are bulging. And'all is right with the Lord, Attention .Farmers A-- FOR SALE FARROWING pens for sale,' goodcondition, best offer.. Phone 482-9960.—35tfNc WDA N T E DI " c)ANO�mu,4vtk 90k'T f Meet Mr.. Boots' .Bars Mr. Boots' Bars, a two year old pinto stallion owned by Martin and Noreen Straughan, ptacect second at the Canadian -National Exhibition horse show two year old pinto stallion class. M, Boots' was placed above a. large field of horses from.across Canada and the United States. The win brings his 1975 record to four grand championships, six firsts and one second making him high point horse for the pinto stallion class. Gypsy Mist, a mare owned and shown by the Straughans, also competed at the CIE and came home with a fifth place ribbon. (staff -photo) Huron-namefor.winte'r� 'morehardy.t anspring barley The winter' barley research Huron, Middlesex and Durhan'r good management, It should be program' at the Ontario Counties, , who received the seeded in good time so that,it isAgricultural College has breeder seed, reported ex -well established in 'the fall. An developed short-strawed Huron cellent :winter survival, good application of nitrogen as early a more disease -resistant and yields and good- straw • as possible in the spring will higher -yielding variety. - strength," says K,E. F'allis, give it a good start." ' "Huron winter barley was Director of Soils and Crop Dr. 'Reinbergs points out that first tested in field plots'attwo Branch, Ontario ,Ministry of Huron will-- have -a limited stations at Guelph and at the Agriculture • and Food, "The application in Ontario because Ridgetown . ,College of yield's ranged between 63 and 85 of the problem of winter har Agricultural Technology and bushels per' ' acre., with the diners; but in areas where it Harrow Research P Station. It earliest harvest date being can be grown, it will outyield .was released last 'fall to four June 28 and the latest, July 8."spring barley. Crop scientists commercial , growers," says There are other advantagesat the Ontario Agricultural Dr. E. Reinbergs, crop of 'planting Huron. It helps Cdllege are keeping close scientist in the Crop Science extend the harvest season, as it ,, contact with researchers in the Department of the Ontario is harvested , early . in 441Y. United States, where large Agricultural College, "Yields Similar to other fall -seeded ' acreages of winter barley are in 1975 were somewhat lower crop's, it reduces the workload grown, in order to keep im- than in previous years because in spring and the waiting period proving the crop. of -the awkward spring weather, for fields „to get.intoworkable, But Huron will outyield spring shape. barley if there iso winterl.ill." Dr..Rei.nbergs •nsays that Past 'experience with winter wintt • barley • could be best barley indicated 'that it was utilized in "a double -cropping more susceptil)le td winterkill program. If Huron was har- than winter wheat. In the pre- vested about mid-June as whole licensing tests, Huron showed plant silage, a second crop - better Winter survival than Corn or beans, for example ; could be planted. "Of all the, cereals, winter barley is the only one with this possibility," says the crop , scientist. "But it ` ices require Rain, rain go away song of the farmers WANTED: Room and hoard,for a - Pinto horAi ..Ph,brie 524-8987.-38x CAN take in 125 head of cattle by the month to feed 'few fainter. FREE saddle horses with saddles Al's°, Case Belt Hammerm•ilI for fr"mSeptetfmhet- till'May for their P.. Phone 524;6432.-38 ' , ketxp.' Apply 'Frank Little;o 320 ., South St., GoderiCh7 Phone 524- 23 HEAD of beef cattle. Phone 8429•--38,x • 524-8963. .Please call after 5 p,m`-38 . P• ilitlmmi lilt!IIINN111Itlttll<pIIIt<tNItgIUtNJINIAIItltosttlp0„I{tlllMflflNINNtIIrII NIw16yMN1 l IIIIIIt hOi MIAgMINv-; flEMINbER loaf ilHHtNt !IIIIINIMMININIMIIIiim11111111111113111111SMININI - tt i Itt I t0 <BIII111111 IIIMMYMU11rgNM'ItMNI!<O • Buyers of TIm�•hy, Red Clover ana dirdsfoot Trefoil SEED - f MAPLE LEAF MIL -LS _ .'. SEED DIVISION EXETER, ONT. PH 235-0363 '(Jones, MacNaughton) 11• -- —Rain, rain. go away, come again inather• day,” Farmers throughout Huron County„and indeed over most of southwestern Ontario may , have been singi'ng "that children's nursery rhyme as. wet weather holds up the 'an- nual harvest. Nearly two weeks of off and on showers, combined with. .cloudy skies and cool tem- ."peratures have ' given many area farmers a gloomy outlook on the crop situation. After what was termed one of the best summers, in recent years, ' farmers arc having great difficulty getting. the crops off: Particularly hard hit are the spring grains in the northern part of the county and the white bean crop throughout the whole area. Much of the grain -That hpd been swathed and laying iriwet fields has sprouted, lowering its. quality • considerably. Even when the grain was dry enough ti) comhino, fields were so wet that equipment"beCame_bogged down. The ,.,10 million white bean crop, for the Most part, is ready to come off according to Mike Miller, associate agricultural representative.in Clinton, but a couple of weeks of dry weather is needed. Mr. Miller said tat the crop is not yet advertt+ely afeeted; but more of the same damp cool weather could result in heavy losses, Mr, Miller said some beans arc showing mildew and mould' and', some Toss of quality. is expected. • "It's a good crop now, not a bumper crop as we had earlier expected,” Mr. Miller said. The corn crop is still in good shape, with a few farmers chancing sodden fields to fill silos. Any second cut hay, cut in the last several weeks, however, will bel write-off. other varieties of winter barley. Huron,' 'a non -malting type barley, has also been bred with resistance to two ,,:.diseases specific to winter barley: Helminthosporium teres (or net blotch) and Rhin- chosporium (scald). 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