Clinton News Record, 1981-03-12, Page 12PAGE . !'Old RD, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1981
Clifford E. McNeil of R.R. d Goderleb was recently awarded a Master Breeder Shield from
the Holstein -Friesian Auoelatioa of Canada. He Is shown here with his family. Front row,
left to right, are Cliifords sen Glen, Clifford, his wife Evelyn, and his. son Bob. Second row,
left to right, are Glen's wife Vanda, Clifford's sister-in-law Minnie McNeil, daughter-in-law
Doreen McNeil, daughter Helen Sager and daughtertkaw Mary Lou McNeil Back row,
left to right, are Clifioid's brother Doug, Clifford's son Don and Clifford's son-in-law Don
Sager. (Photo by Patty Jones)
eNeitreceives shield
The Holstein -Friesian
Association of Canada has
awarded a Master Breeder
Shield th Clifford E. McNeil
of. RIi.6 Goderich. The
presentation was made at
the Holstein -Friesian
Association of Canada An-
nual Meeting of Members on
February 11 at the Royal
York Hotel in Toronto. Jim
Fraser of Spring Farm Hols-
teins in Brampton did the
honour.
The Master Breeder Shield
lathe highest honqur bestow-
enupon a Canadian Holstein
Breeder. It indicates
superiority in the breeding a
the cattle for both production
and type.
Clifford and his brother
Douglas started farming in
1935 with a mixed herd. They
gradually obtained Hols-
teins. In 1946, this herd of
grade Holsteins was divided.
From this point on they
gradually purchased more
Holsteins until 1955 when
they became members of the
Holstein Association.
Clifford states that
superior bulls from the A.I.
Units have helped him great-
ly in winning the shield. All
the females in the Heather
Holme herd have this prefix
and have been bred by ar-
tificial insemination.
One of the foundation
females was Heather Holme
Eva. This Good Plus, 2 -Star
Brood cow was sired by Seal-
ing Triune Achilles. She has
one Good Plus daughter by
Roybrook Starlite, two Very
Good daughters by Pickland
Citation R and a Very Good
daughter by Woodbine
Milkman.
Rosafe.Shamrock Perseus
and USI Schoolmate were
bulls that were used on.=the
herd in previous years.
Presently Roybrook Starlite,
Trudgen Moch Four and
Shore Stylist are being
mated to Heather Holme
Holsteins.
Clifford states that one of
his favourites in the herd is
Heather Holme Darky. This
Very Good • female was
Reserve Grand Champion at
the Huron County Holstein -
Show in 1977 and has three
records over 450 kg of fat.
F
By Rhea Hamilton
Young fanners face the
same problem as other
business people starting out -
money.
Finance was the key topic
for a panel discussion at the
Huron Federation of
Agriculture Thursday even-
ing in Blyth.
Young farmers ap-
proaching a banker for fun-
ding must be prepared to
discuss past, present and
future plans. Bill Bearss of
'the Royal Bank pointed out
that the younger the farmer,
the greater the risk for the
bank. Although many resent
the questions asked, Mr.
Bearss' questioning is pro-
portionate to the amount of
cash requested and the risk
involved.
When requests for loans
are evaluated, the character
of the one making
the re-
_—, q uest as,ysell ee•tteir _fact
ty to repay and collateral
provided all play a major
Darky is only one example of
the Heather Holme females
that signifies beauty and
utility.
Clifford and his wife
Evelyn have four children.
One daughter Helen is mar-
ried living in Goderich. Bob
Glen is married and lives on
his own farm breeding Hols-
teins. Clifford states that all
family members have
helped to develop the present
herd.
Clifford is Clerk of Session
at the Nile United Church,
Past Chief Ranger of the
Canadian Order of
Foresters, Past Chairman of
the Huron County Milk Com-
mittee and Past President of
United Breeders Incor-
porated. He indicates that he
also enjoys, in addition to
Holsteins, good Percheron
horses. -
On an average of 14
registrations per year, Clif-
ford required 202 points. He
earned 215 points. He has
bred a one 2 -Star Brood cow,
a one 1 -Star Brood cow and
29 Very Good females.
part.
ce is key topic
"Bankers like to see a
good balance of all three
points with character play-
ing a strong part," said Mr.
Bearss.
Be prepared to produce
budget plans, cash flow in-
formation
formation and future predic-
tions such as price of com-
modity, he told the Federa-
tion - of Agriculture. The
farmer has to be able to
regenerate enough to repay
the loan and this information
should help . the banker in
making a decision.
Other records deemed im-
portant are rate of gain or
yield records.
Mr. Bearss noted that a
balance sheet is, important
and that a postive net worth
has to be recorded. The cur-
rent debt should be balanced
by short term assets. He also
warned that the debt on
equipment should not exceed
rhe ya.l) ne.Ofternfarmers are...
still making payments when
the equipment is devalued
below the amount left owing.
news farm news
Labatts buys
Stacey dairy
MITCHELL - A business that
has been synonymous with
Mitchell for over 85 years
has been sold to a part of the
John Labatt Limited group
of companies.
Stacey Brothers Limited,.
makers of a wide assortment
of dairy producers has been
acquired by Ault Foods of
Winchester, Ontario.
Ault Foods president Keith
Henry said the company will
continue to operate as Stacey
Brothers Limited with
separate management and
production facilities. The
firm will continue to
man'lfacture its tines of
butter, skim milk powder,
margarine and other dairy
products and will continue to
be identified by their
familiar name, but should
benefit from Ault's added
marketing.
Within the year, the
manufacture of specialty
cheeses will begin and -as a
result of the added line,
construction on an addition
to the plant will begin in late
smelter or early fall. When
fully operational the firm
will hire an additional 25 to
40 employees over it's
present complement of
Canada s
st woman surgeon dies
Dr. Jennie Smillie Robert- n n
uftdrng,`iiimae in her later
son, one of Canada's first years, died February 26.
woman surgeons, has died at On her 100th birthday she
103. said she had everything'
Robertson, who was born , money could and couldn't
and raised on a farm near \ buy during the last century.
Hensall and who lived in a ' "I'm spoiled and the Lord
has been good to me," she fascination with the medical
said in an interview; though profession to the country
reluctant to talk about her doctor who looked after her
achievements and ex- father, Ben Smillie, when he
periences "because there's was dying of consumption.
nothing special about me." He died when she was six,
She traced her early leaving her mother to raise
Lodge plans booth for auction sale
District deputy president
Noble Grand Mrs. Bertha
MacGregor presided at the
meeting of Mftiber Rebekah
Lodge on Wednesday
evening, assisted by P.N.G.
Mrs. Maggie Campbell. A
letter was received stating
the District Deputy
President would visit the
Lodge on Wednesday, April
1. Alsothe Lodge members
are invited to Brussels Lodge
an April 14th to open the
lodge meeting when the
assembly president, Myrtle
Patterson will be making her
official visit, preceded by a
banquet in the Presbyterian
Church
It was agreed to have a
booth at the auction sale of
Mrs. May Rowcliffe in the
Hensall Arena on Saturday,
March 14th. An invitation
was received from Pride of
Huron Lodge, Exeter, to a
Dessert Euchre on March
31st, at 1:30 p.m. The
District Annual will be held
in Brussels on April 22nd.
Plans were made for a
"dessert euchre" to be held
on April 29th and Mrs. Ruby
Bell gave the treasurer's
report. All officers are
requested to be present at
the March 18th meeting
Youth group visit
The Young people of
Carmel Presbyterian
Church met on Wednesday,
March 4th in the school -room
of the church with 30 in at-
tendance, when their guests
were the St Marys Youth
group. Jane Pollock and
Nancy VanBrewan sang
several numbers while
accompanying on their
guitars. Several games,
contests and bingo were
enjoyed by all with winners
receiving pees. The next
meeting is to be held on
Wednesday, April 1st at 7:30
p.m. All *members are to
bring a craft or hobby to
work on Albin Mitchell gave
a report on May Camp which
is to be held during the long
weekend at Camp Kintail.
Any interested member's
were encouraged to get their
names in to their leaders as
early as possible as there is a
limited accommodation. The
deadline is March 15th.
The members were
reminded that Sunday
March 29th Atwood is
holding their volleyball
tournament. Any interested
team members are to con-
tact Mary Thomson.
Chiselhurst UCW
On Tuesday March 3rd, the
UCW of Chiselhurst United
Church met at the hafrne of
Mrs. Alvin Cole for their
March meeting. -
An invitation was accepted
from Cromarty and Kippen
ladies for April 7th and April
14th. The Chiselhurst ladies
were in charge of the "World
Day of Prayer Service " in
i
Hensall United Church
March 6th, and also will be
entertaining at Queensway
Nursing Home on Mondays
during March
A thank you was received
from the Scout Organization
in Hensall. The April
meeting was reviewed and
will be held in the manse,
Hensall and it was decided
not to participate at a booth
at the Fiddler's Contest in
June.
Members were reminded
to keep any clippings for
reference for handicapped
people. Mrs. Jack Upshall
gave a message on the
program, Mrs. Harold
Parker gave the study on
world outreach and the
president closed the meeting
with a reading. Mrs. Earl
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Speak -off held
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seven children.
After teaching school for
several years in Huron Coun-
ty, she became one of the
first women accepted into
medicine at University of
Toronto and graduated at
age 31.
She retired in 1948 at age
70 and married Bob Robert-
son, a friend from her
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"The one thing that makes
farming so attractive con-
tributes to its failure," Bill
Gunn, an accountant with
Price Waterhouse said. Peo-
ple who farm enjoy the fact
that they don't have to work
indoors at a desk. They also
see improved production in
the barn or the field as the
way to solve problems.
,Mr. Gunn has observed a
weakness - the farm
management business. The
general approach is tied to
the work ethic that a farmer
will borrow more, to buy
more, to farm better.
This lack of sound finan-
cial management is shared
with all small businesses,
Mr. Gunn said.
"Most farmers do not
make accurate financial pro-
gress reports," Gunn said.
Farmers have to change
the emphasis hasis fromproduc-
titan-reportsto<finaneial-star
ting with comparative
budgets for the beginning
and the end of the year.
Mr. Gunn also pointed out
that well-meaning bankers
are providing money without
enough financial informa-
tion. Accountants did not
escape comment as Mr.
Gunn said cowardly accoun-
tants are afraid to give the
service and charge them
(farmers) for it. Accoun-
tants are overworked in the
spring when the farmer ar-
rives with a shoebox of
receipts and records and on-
ly the minimum of work is
received. But Mr. Gunn add-
ed, accountants can do a lot
for the farmer if he is willing.
to check out the benefits.
It all comes down to time.
The concept of simple ac-
counting or a bookkeeping
system is not difficult but
there is a demand on time,
Mr. Gunn said.
On the matter of controll-
ing assets Mr. Gunn felt that
a 'look at individual cases
would be required.
Young farmers got a word
of encouragement from Art
Lawson of the Perth office of
the Ministry of Agriculture.
,,To succeed tarmers now
need both experience and
education as well as money.
"Faced with the high rate
of inflation it makes it more
expensive to get in (to farm •
-
ing) but if you are really
serious you have to take the
plunge some time," Mr.
t
Lawson said.
When investing in your
future each case is unique.
Mr. Lawson pointed out that
if your money is tied up in
livestock, only 10 to 15 per-
cent could be making
money.
That is one of the major
things to consider, he said,
how much money is tied up
in areas not making money:
"You have to be cold-
hearted and objective when
assessing what to own," Mr.
Lawson said, Farmers may
want to have minimum
equipment like sprayers so
that they can control when
they want that work done.
Some solutions that work
are syndication of equip-
ment where a group of
farmers share ownership of
a piece of equipment.
Finally, Mr. Lawson noted
that there is an al 'v ,
ternati a to
the family-oriented -'farm
and that young farmers will
have to start elsewhere.
Although land values are
high in Huron, . there are
other opportunities in the
province.
The final word was from
Lorne Luther, a farmer from
the Lucknow area and
member of the National
Farmers' Union.
Mr. Luther outlined the ad-
vantages of the Saskat-
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Mr. Luther told the group
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The panel fielded ques-
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ly paying the going price of
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In other business, Ray
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Ministry of Agriculture and
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The club would be involved
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water management as well
as bushlot and wildlife
management. Mr. Hanna
has noticed a decline in
native woods and would like
to see a bush lot cultivated.
It would be open to the age
group of 11 to 18.
John Nesbitt, chairman of
the county insurance com-
mittee, informed members
that the Co-operators will be
taking over existing in-
surance program with few
changes. The cost of per
family or $26 for s les
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The total plan limit is $5,000;
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