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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-02-05, Page 12PAGE 12-C1lINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1551 Piowmen s convention set Ontario Vientiane end Food fifinisihr LOW C. Henderson will address More than SOO &legates and at the Association an - 1 ud ourvention ip F ebniary 17. "One el the main purposes of thenJ beginning February 16, is to Select the host county for the 1916 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Shim," rt Peppin, Secretarysays -manager of the thew Ontario Plowmen'sAssocia- tion. "Thss year,four COM - ties -Grey, Hastings,Lamb- ton amb -ton and Perth -are vying for the 1986 " Han coimties or regions are selected five years in ad- nuoetoallow the necessary dm to org=ite the O. -TV. 0- _ 'oc __.''T2ic¢- 'rsiza _ . valves a local chainnan and The OPA es- 212n tate dating; back W1846. "The OPA isdedicated to the ad ra. etthe art of plowing," says "The association - believes that good plowing is an g ens. d ofgood The 1961 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show is being held in Simcoe County at the farm of Gordon Atkinson, near 29 to October 3. Barrie,Future matte are scheduled !n Middlesex, 1982; Ottawa 1983; Wellington, 1984; and Elgin, 1985. The Ontario , Plowmen's Association is the parent orgeizii , ation of more than 50 "mi-ntyanrrattans with a _friar : t.._l tl Of Iriu than 2,000. ecitive works closely with the "Selecting host region begins at the local county plowmen's association §a s _ .. "The local group expresses its desire to host the match in writingpriorto the conven- tion. Local organizations and councils may also write in to support the bid." The highlight of the cam- paign t0 hent the match takes place on the conven- tion floor- Each county bid- ding to host the . match presents a -delegation to make its pitch for the OPA directors vote, and the arinouncement is made at the convention luncheon on February 17. The Ontario Plowmen's Association has sponsored plowing matches in Ontario since ' 1913, bed- these records of plowing matches Tuckersmith council briefs By Wilma Olde Concerned about lb mambas having enoggh money to cover the oasts of atten- ding conventions, Tuckersmith Township council last week postponed setting the amomt paid to delegates until after they return from their first convention. At that time they will make it retroactive to the first of January. Last year, a member was paid 175 a day for hotel and meal expenses but with mowding costs, this is not con - Meted enough tocover these in 1981. %Fran..February".toll, _four delegates from Tuckensmith will attend the Rural Ontario Mimi Association con- vention in Toronto: Reeve Robert Bell, tr'oonic iN rs Robert Broadfoot and James 14 'apple and Clerk -treasurer Jack McLachlan. The next convention will be the Good Roads convention at the end of February which will be attended by several members of council and their n was on the agenda.Fos .+3trI Set the stipends paid to members of council bit this was postponed along with conven- tion money. Deputy Reeve William Brown stated he was satisfied with the money: MOO. a year plus $45 per regular twice moonily meeting) paid last year that, he WAS receiving. Councillort John Brow nidge said because he was new on council he was not in a position to know whether the money�n( pe!year plus $40 Pera I ;: hie, yr a1110040 Ji Ole* etiou&s Reeve helroikd be satisfied With the ;Upper year paid the reeve last year, plus the $55paid the reeve for each of the two regular meetings per month Councillor Robert Broadfoot's sugges- tion was accepted that the discussion on convention money and stipends be lent un- til after the ROMA convention. Ervine Saliery, Who represents the township on the Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Authority, gave a brief report on the authority. He said the township is not, affected too much by the authority as most of the money is spelt in the southern part of the authority area - Ausable Creek area. Deputy -reeve Brown asked Mr. Sillery about the work that was supposed to have been done in the Egnsondville.Bridge area to clean it up by employees of the authori- ty. The deputy reeve called it "a real �uzd Tractors Equipment CLINTON FORD TRACTOR SALES/SERVICE *Ford Tractors and Farm Equipment *ford tome Equipment Riding Mowers, Tillers SnawtiRowers *Arlene Lawn and Gar- den &par:sent *Pressure Washers *Portable Heatei *scorpion Snowmobiles HIGHWAY NO. • WEST 412-3903 Ship your livestock with FRANK VOOGEL DASHWOOD Shipper To United Co-operatives Of Ontario Livestodc Department, Toronto Monday is shipping day from Varna Steeri CALL DASHWOOD 231-2701 OR HAYFIELD 565-2636 by 7:20 A.M. For Prompt Service Alto Western Etodcers & Feeders Available eyesore". When Mr. Sillery was unable to report on this, Road Superintendent Allan Nicholson said that one day some workers arrived unannounced to do some work but left early and never returned or reported. He said, "Tie Authority owes us time on this project." -" Mr. Si fiery spoke about the assistance program offered by the authority on minor erosion control projects with technical ex- pertise apertise and financial assistance covering 50 per cent of the cost up to $1,000, helping to- i mplens projects such as grawied waterways, reforestation on farm land to combat wind and water erosion and as windbreaks around buildings and fields and to increase the water holding capacity of the soil. Two new councillors attended a recent seminar for newly elected council members- John Brownridge and Jim Pap- ple. They reported that they were told that a council should have a policy book and a byelaw hook for the infonnatiei of all members of council and especially new members: They were told that a map of the township would be helpful with drains marked and other information included. Councillor Brownridge suggested that Karen McEwing, director of the Vanastra day dire centre - and Diane Durnin, manager of the Vanastra recreation cen- tre, should report to council regularly. He suggested that one attend a council meeting one month and the other the se - Can month` to''keep` members ~informed and to answer questions. He pointed out that the road superintendent, Allan Nicholson, attends council meetings to report to council. Three.Vanastla property owners attend- ed the penned session _ Mrs. Nellie Genie, Harvey Hammond and Leslie Graham. They oomplained about the snow on Vanastra roads which made them hazar- dous azardous for driving, especially at the corners. Mrs. Gonne said she had been stuck three times and had to call a tow truck to be pull- ed out. Councillor John Brownridge said he had barely avoided an accident and asked that a grader be used to clear the snow. The road superintendent weed. Mr. Hammond and Mr. Graham com- plained about "a bad dog problem at Vanastra". Mr. Hammond the spokesman said that some people carried sticks. to ward off dogs running at large. He said, "We're not getting coverage, we have dogs running at large right on the -dog catcher's street, even his own dog!" At the request of Reeve Bell, council went into committee of the whole and the road superintendent; Mr. Hammond, the only visitor left in the council chambers; and the press reporter had to leave the meeting for the icy chill of the corridor. When the door was finally opened for us to return, we were told the council had agreed on action but council refused to report on the committee -of -the- whole meeting. The meeting was adjourned at midnight. F stablrshed 1876 McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY The "for sale" signs went up on the ruins of the Contin Hotel ate on Tuesday, and now it appears that Des Cassidy won't be rebuildiurg the structure, burned out last October. Town council has been asked by several group In town to get the site cleaned up. (News-Reoardphoto) Corn is important crop in Ontario Grain awn is one of On - 's major cams, sthe masketing sped' at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Unlike sweet on the cob, canoed cc frozen, grain coin is used for animal feed and in the e' on l many food and non-food products. Thereof areNNused about �two milhor' acres f land 10 grow grain corn In 1980 production was proximately 185 million bushels with a money value hi exams of 600 million dollars. This represents the highest value of any single crop In the produces about 85 percent 0f all grain cin grown in Canada About two-thirds of the crop is used for animal feed which in tum puce animal products soh as meat, milk and eggs. Ten percent of the crop is ex- ported and the rest is used t9 news farm news Huron farm and home news BY ` LEN MacGREGOR, EXTENSION ASSIST. SHEEP PRODUCERS WORKSHOP In an attempt to keep sheep producers up-to-date on recent technology, the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food is sponsoring a workshop on diseases and health on February 10 at 1:30 p.m. in the board room of the Agricultural Office in Clin- ton. Dr. Arthur King, veterinarian with the Health Of Animals Division of Agriculture Canada in Viler- ton, iarton, will be on hand to discuss various health related problems in the sheep flock. The workshop is one in a series of meetings that have been set up for sheep pro- ducers in Huron County. During the months of March and April, we plan to discuss such topics as the marketing. of wool and lambs, breeds and breeding and heat syn- chronization. All sheep. producers in Huron County are welcome W attend. For further infor- mation, please contact the O.M.A.F. Office in Clinton. BY RON FLEMING, AG. ENGINEER ALTERNATE ENERGY Could your farm support its own energy needs? Would you ever want to do that? What alternate energy sources would be most prac- tical for you? It seems a lot of farmers are interested in the answers to these questions. In the last few years several farmers have experimented with solar heating and wind power. Recent interest has been strong in the areas of alcohol prodUctioia and methane generation. On Thursday, February 12, a meeting called "Alter- nate Energy Update" will be held in the OMA -F. office in. Clinton. The guest speakers will cover a wide range of topics - related to energy. These include Methane pro- duction, wind energy, wood burning, .solar . energy, alcohol production, heat pumps, oil seeds, heat ex- changers. schangers. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. sharp and finish at 3:30 p.m. Anyone in- terested is welcome to at- tend. BY STAN PAQUEITE, ASSOC. AG. REP. A LIVE VIGOROUS CALF How do you get it? If your beef cows calve in March and April, you already should have: 1. had your herd pregnan- cy checked 2. culled the herd 3. selected replacement heifers CO.OP 10 Main St. Seaforth Ph. 527-0400 FULL COVERAGE Farm & Urban Properties DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS KenCarnochan Lavern Godkin Ross Leonhardt John McEwir1E Steniee MclisvaEn Donald McKercher John A. Taylor J.N. Treaeartha Stuart Wilson AGENTS E.F. "Bill" Durst James Keys Wm. Leiper 482-3354 527-1877 345-2234 523-4390' .524-7051 527.1.37 482-7527 482-7593 527-0687 527.1455 527-0467 523-4257 CALL AN AGENT OR THE OFFICE 4. injected A.D.E. 5. used a louse control 6. vaccinated for scours Warm barn conditions con- tribute to lice population. Check for lice by parting the hair over the tail head, along the back between the shoulders and around the neck and ears. If present, treat. Scour vaccines are available -for bacterial scours e.g. E. Coli and viral scours, e.g. Rota virus. Vicogen is recommendeu for E. Coli (i.e.) bacterial scours. E. Coli usually causes severe watery scours in calves under four to five days of age. Calfguard is recommended for viral scours; which usually occur in calves over a week old. Your veterinary can assist in supplying the vaccine and identifying type of scour. Scour vaccmes should be administered to the cow six weeks and three weeks prior to calving. The antibodies will be passed on to the calf, in the cows first milk or col- ostrum- Your cows. and bred heifers should be on a balanced feed program sup- plying a proper level of pro- tein, energy, minerals and vitamins. Having done all this, a healthy calf should be on the way. Make sure the calving pen is clean and ready. Once born, the calf should nurse to receive colostrum Myers' Fully Automatic FA 20-6 WATER CONDITIONERS Featuring 20,000 grains capacity per regeneration S384" Other sizes available for • the do-ii--yourselfer FREE professional insivlPdiien oaPvi2e Plumbing, Heating and Electrical supplies available. HENSALL DISTRICT COOP Brucetield Zurich Merman 482-9823 236-4393 262-3002 within the first few hours. The sooner the better. The colostrum will supply an- tibodies to help the calf ward off infection. Treat or dip the navel with Hibitane teat dip. Tag the calf and record pertinent m - formation. Inject A.D.E. and selenium. Once the calf is able to hove about vigorously and nurse, the cow and calf should be moved to a clean calved area. Helpful hint Save those wood ashes for lawns that need sweetening. There is good fertilizing value to this material but add some nitrogen. Keep away from acid -loving plants. DRYSDALE MAJOR APPLIANCE CENTRE LTD, SALES WITH SERVICE The Place To Buy Appliances NEW AND USED Hensoll 262 2728 Closed Mondays sugar,make highfructese distillery products and other consumer rots. By means of teed milling process, grain iOsm isused to make hundredsK�.nopf Same corn pro- ducts are corn oil, corn- starch powder, padding posvders, s, ice-eneam, pie fillings and icing sugar. But the list 't slop there. Noir-food products d aspaper, wallboard and baby textiles, powdter are also made from grain eoriL This list indicates how im- portant gram corn is to On- tario's economy. Many jobs are involved because of its wide range of uses. And the. grain conies continuesto create increased demand, not just here, but world- wide, for the production of y fad proAits. The future for Ontario grain conn is very promises. Report says code doesn't solve problems The February member- ship meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture will be held Thursday, February 5 at 8:30 p.m, at the Brueefield Centennial School. George Kloster, from Mt Elgin, a member of the OFA Environmental Committee, will present his committee's report on restrictions affec- ting farm operations and recommendations for an Agricultural Development and Protection Act. The Pro- vincial Federation of Agriculture has asked the County Federations to discuss this proposal this month as they are planning present it to the Ontario Govenunent at the end of February. This study was carried out at the request of the 1979 OFA Annual Convention Delegates who felt that the existing Agricultural Code of Practice is unduly restric- tive and protects non- agricultural uses in agricultural ?oiled areas. Klosler's report suggests many areas where the ex- isting aistrg Agricultural Code has faller short of solving farm- ing vs. non -farming con- flicts. The report makes ten recommendations and pro- poses a legislative act which addresses these objectives. All farmers and anyone with an interest in this sub- ject are invited to attend. 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