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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-02-19, Page 12PAGE 12—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, T*3URSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1981 Huron farm and home news SaraleeMarshall and Jane Muegge Home Economists Pante- Fitting andsewing Axe youtiredof not being able to buy a pair of pants that fit properly? Do you begrudge spending the money on expensine pants? Have you always wanted to learn how to make a pair of pants that really tit but don't want them to look like you made them? Then this course may be just for you! The .red by ��"gPa®ntss,,ap VnFitting and the Sewing" ario AIM. of Agriculture and Food em- phasizes the steps of measuring yourself correct- 13'p orrect13', buying the right pattern, alterations making a muslin anti fuialiy tis Or -- Pants thatfit f_Pantstbat-fit you. Since the final product is going to be a pair of pants "custom made", individual attention throughout the course . is necessary. Thus the enrolment in each will be restricted to 14 people. You are strongly urged to res- pond quickly if you are in- terested in participating in this program, as enrolment will be on a first come, first serve basis. Three courses will be held throughout March and April in Huron County - one in Gor rie, Clinton - and Exeter. Each course will consist of three sessions - the first will bee half day, the other two a full day. For more informa- tion and to place your name on the participant's list, phone the Home Economist 48'-3428 from the Clinton area. By Stan Paquette, Assoc. Ag. Rep. and Pat Lynch, Soilsaud.CropsSpee.. ___ Herbicides in nee/ Comers' This spring, when you go to buy herbicides, you will • find a difference. Many will curie ie-mietric containers wjththe application rates in metric units. In fact some of the suppijiers . Were selling metric herbicides last year. So what to do? First of all, please do not chew out your supplier or the person"at the counter, or me for this happening. If metric upsets you, go outside somewhere and yell. Get it out of your system. It will do more good than.complaining about metric. At least, you will get rid of some of your frustrations. Now you are ready to ap- proach metrics with an at- titude of, "It's here. I have to accept it!". Once you take this attitude, __metrics are easy. This attitude and three simple calculations: To change acres to hectares multiply by .4. To change pounds per acre to kg per ha multiply by L12. To convert pints per acre to litres per hectare multiply by 1.4. Thus 12 acres times .4 Lampoonery.. • from page 11 The people of Bayfield don't want anything to do with the Stanley Township Council and their water line proposal. There are more pressing matters for the Bayfield council to concern themselves with at present. $7,000 for a study is a lot of money to blow on a folly. +++ If anyone thinks they are too big for criticism, have the town clerk cut this arti- cle out of paper (the way the old council did) and take it to the next meeting. Call me unfair or a bounder or anything you may wish, but it is my opinion and I am en- titled to do my own thinking. Those who do not agree may excuse themselves and politely blow it out their ears. (Or write a letter to the editor) uals 4.8 hectares; 2 lbs. per acre times 1.12 equals 224 kg per hectare and 3 pints per . 'sere times 1.4 equals 4.2 litres per Knpwing these figures now you convert your fields to crop acres to hectare& You also eonveat the number of acres your sprayer does to hectares. Supposing you have 40 acres of corn. Now you have 16 hectares. The bag days you need 2.5 kg per hectare of a herbi ' e. Now you must e 16 times 2.5 equallhig 40 kg of her- bicides. erbicides. When you get home, you know your sprayer does 12 per tank. Now it does 12 times .4 equalling 4.8 hec- tares per tank. The rate of herbicide ie 2.5 kg per hec- tare. Now you dump in 4.8 e llialling P r tank. The key to all this is first know how many hectares each sprayer tank does (with each set of nozzles). Write this number down. Also, it will help you if you work out these calculations this winter. Suppose you know you will be using atrazine this year. You can work out this winter how much you should dump in each time, and how much spray you will need. Don't leave it until next spring when you're get- ting the sprayer out. We will gladly help anyone this winter to calculate these rates. Next spring we can on- ly talk to so many people a day. The 1981 Field Crop Recommendation, Publica- tion 296, and Chemical Weed Guide, Publication 75, are available at Agricultural Of- fices. Miss Piggy may be coming The Publicity and Promo- tion Committee of the 1981 . Ontario Pork Congress, Under the energetic chair- inaalshilrofRoss Wilkie, is in the process of negotiating to bring "Miss Piggy" of the Muppets,.. to the Congress More for next utie as a major attrace tion. r Through the joint sponsor- tIZP. drainage ship of the Ontario Pork Pro- ducers' Marketing Board and the Congress, plans are also underway to have Les Nessman, the famous hog news reporter from WKRP, Cincinnati, attend the Con- gress to present "Miss Piggy" with a suitable award. The 1981 Congress is being held on June 23, 24 and 25 at the Stratford Coliseum. Fred Vodden (right) was surprised with a gift from the Huron County Holstein Club recently. The black cane with silver trim is in recognition of the Vodden family winning a National Master Breeder award. 811 Gibbings made the presentation at son Bob Vod- den's home. Bob has been running the Holstein operation for the past few years. Fred Vodden has farmed the area all his life. news farm news Pick the right hybrid "Growing higher yielding hybrids is one of the easiest ways corn farmers can in- crease profits," says Dr. Lyn Kannenberg, University of Guelph crop scientist. "New corn hybrids add about one per cent per year to the total yield potential of publishes an, annual report on corn hybrids recommend- ed for Ontario conditions: The recommendations are based on performance trials conducted in 16 locations throughout the province. The performance trials. compare yield, maturity and corn," he says. "While some . stalk breakage -Hybrids are hybrids remain conipetltive indexed in _relation to the for up to 10 years, most average grain yield of other become outdated after four hybrids tested in the same or five years." heat unit area. Trials in the To help producers select short season areas are the best new hybrids, the On- grown at high plant popula- tario Corn -Committee's tions -to get a- better._estimate of hybrid stalk quality. "This year 33 new hybrids were added to the recom- mended list, and- about:.the same number were •drop- ped," says Dr. Kannenberg. "Only about 10 per cent of the hybrids tested each year actually end up on the list." The fact that the new hybrids appear on the list doesn't mean that they are guaranteed to perform bet- ter than your present hybrid. Most farmers select two or three promising new hybrids for their own on-farm tests to find out how they suit local conditions. "The best way to use the Clinton I, 4-H Club The first meeting of the Clinton I, 4-H Club was held at the home of Julie Taylor on February 15. The meeting opened with the 4-H pledge and the election of officers. The officers are as follows: president, Ellen Gower; vice president, Barb • Forbes. The duties of secretary and press reporter will be done by each girl on a weekly basis. We talked about whether we were beginner sewers or experienced sewers, we then got into groups of two and recorded each others measurements. After the pattens size was determined - we took a metric quiz. Just before the meeting was adjourned we discussed the project requirements and the skirt or vest pattern and materials. - by Melissa Broadfoot. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the HURON COUNTY WHEAT PRODUCERS will be hold In the O.M.A.F. Board Rooms, Clinton FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20 contwneneing Eit 1:30 p.m. Ship your livestock with FRANK VOOGEL DASHWo0D Shipper To United Co-operatives Of Ontario Livestock Department, Toronto Monday is shipping day from Varna Stockyards tALL DASHWOOD 233-2707 OR HAYFIELD S6S-2636 by 7:30 A.M. For Prompt San tics Also Western Stockers & Feeders Available, Agriculture and Food Minister Lorne C. Henderson has announced that another $4 million will be - made available to municipalities for the drainage debentures in the 1980-81 fiscal year. Henderson said that half of the sum represents an addi- tion to the current budget, bringing the total tile drain debenture budget for 1980-81 to $27,000,000. In addition, another $2 million has.been .returned by some of the province's municipalities and will be reallocated to others. The entire $4 million will be distributed on a pro rated basis. In order to qualify for their portion of the • $4 million, municipalities must have their debentures to the ministry on or _- before February 28,1981. The minister said that let- ters will be mailed this week to the municipalities .that will receive the additional funding. list is to identify your heat unit area, and then select hybrids that have the best combination of a high yield index and few broken stalks," . says Dr. Kan- nenberg "Put some of your farm into an earlier hybrid if you need more harvest time. . If you are growing silage, choose a hybrid that's up to - 200 heat units higher than the heat unit rating for your farm." The expansion of Ontario corn production shows that it npays_to keep_abaast of the, new hybrids. Ino only 40 years, corn production has moved from the 3300 heat unit area of the.southwestern tip of the province to shorter season areas in eastern and mid -western Ontario with only 2400 heat units. "Choosing the right hybrid doesn't cost you _ more money'," says Dr. Kan- nenberg. "The difference in yield between your old hybrid and a good, new one can pay for the cost of seed." Copies of the 1981 Ontario Hybrid Corn Performance Trials are available at local agricultural offices and seed supply outlets. R.K. PECK APPLIANCES In The Heart of Down Town Varna *Vacuum Cleaners • Sales and Service of most makes •CB Radios and Accessories •Speed Queen Appliances *Moffat Appliances *Smoke Sensors •Insect Lights and Fly Killing Units •Handcrofted Gifts Varna Ont. Phone 442-7103 Over About 600 people attended the Ontario Junior Farmer association's provincial winter games held m Exeter, Saturday. Wayne Shapton, RR 1 Ex- eter, xeter, was chairman of the Huron County organizing committee. He was assisted by the association's Huron County . provincial director, Bill Armstrong, and a com- mittee of 10 local members. Teams from county organizations, representing the various Junior Farmer provincial zones, competed in basketball, badminton, volleyball, bowling, curling and cross country skiing. The Huron County ladies' basketball team won their tournament. Shapton said he was quite pleased with the win, saying they did "quite well", considering they had only six players for the final game against Middlesex. Team members were .Kay- Morrison,- Mary Thompson+; Kathy Larone, Faye Car- nochan, Pam Carnochan, Susan Pullman, and Dianne Wilson. Winners in the other categories were: men's basketball, Waterloo Coun- ty; ladies' badminton, Peel; men's badminton, North Simcoe; mixed volleyball, Bruce; men's bowling, Peel; ladies' bowling, Haldeman; mixed curling, Hastings; men's curling, Peel. The cross country skiing was won by Zone 1. ( The zone in- cludes the counties around Prescott.) The overall winner was Zone 3, which includes Peel and North Simcoe counties. The wintergames were preceded by zone competi- tions to decide which county team would represent in the zone. Huron county is in Zone 7. which includes Perth, Bruce and Middlesex coun- ties. Huron County had teams in men's and ladies' basket- ball and badminton. The men's badminton team won their first game, but were put out after the se- cond. Ladies' badminton and the men's basketball teams, after - losing -their first games; were eliminated in the second round of the B - division. The sporting events were finished off late in the day, with two exhibition broom - ball games. The first ` saw the Mid- dlesex Junior Farmers beat their Huron counterparts 2-1. The second game was the Tractors Equipment CLINTON FORD TRACTOR SALES/SERVICE *Ford Tractors and Farm Equipment *Ford Lawn Equipment Riding Mowers. Tillers Snowblower' *Arians Lawn and Gar- den Equiment *Pressure Washers *Portable Heaters *Scorpion Snowmobiles HIGHWAY NO. $ WEST 482-3903 attend winter games entertainment highlight of the day. The Huron county organization's executive took on the Junior Farmers ,provincial directors. The first half ended with Huron leading 1-0. It was agreed the teams would pay $5 for each goal they scored to the March of Dimes, on behalf of the Junior Fanners. The provincial directors quickly overtook the Huron team and began to build up a lead. The referees seemed to support the province as they called some questionable penalties. The directors in- creased their players to 9 (from six) and kidnapped one of the Huron team. Huron ,answered by play- ing 11 people, , and moving their net up the blueline. They aiso tackled Junior Farmer provincial presi- dent, Tom Callahan, who had scored two province goals. The province played their trump, sending in Paul Laidlaw on skates. ' During half time, the Huron team agreed to pay $20 for each goal they scored, so with the game en- ding 8-3 in favor of the pro- vince, $100 was raised for the March of Dimes. The players and a small crowd at the South Huron Rec Centre seemed to enjoy themselves. Topping the day's events was a dance for all par- ticipants at the recreation centre. The winning teams were announced and awards will be presented at a later date. lON GROWERS MOIldayr March 2, 1981 M.F. AGR1 BUILDERS Will Be Holding A Seminar On Grain Storing, Conditioning, Drying A special emphasis will be placed on the drying and storing of corn. 1f you have ever had problems in this area plan to attend. We will have quest speakers from CALDWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY and SHIVVERS ENTERPRISES INCORPOilATED This event will be held at Huron Hall Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park, Ontario ' MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1981 Registration 9:30 A.M. • See You There! 11 Mt b11nH *MOTE: Customer must supply a suitable sized pump for agitation and loading. co-op HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OP Hrucefiold Zurich Mensal, 482-9823 236-4393 262-3002 11111 .ABal. BUILDERS MF Main Street South, P.O. Box 550, Exeter, Ontario NOM 150 15191 235-2120 LIGHT A N DARK RED KIDNEY BEAN CONTRACTS AVAILABLE NOW Hensall 262-2527 Mitchell 348-8433 Granton 225-2360 •