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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-08-04, Page 27•4„ Yfi �ra r." �Ef nY, Don't know about you but 'we are not going to harvest any hay this year. It isn't really hay, just a field full of grass from which we get between 80 anda100 bales every year. But the. hay crop was so bad this year that I don't think it will pay me to harvest it. I have to hire someone to cut it and bale it and then spend a day getting it into the barn. At a farm meeting in June, I overheard a farmer talking to a friend. He said he had spent $5 worth of gas to find $1 worth of hay. "Yeah," said the other farmer. "I spent the day cutting hay and -when I looked behind the tractor, I had trouble finding the windrow." Which is a roundabout way of saying that farmers have many things to battle such as high costs, lack of labor, escalating energy prices and lower selling prices for their - products. • But something else with which they must contend is the weather. Few other working people depend • as much on the weather as farmers except, perhaps, fishermen. Construc- tion workers may have a few days of rain or blizzards but they can get on with their work in a minimum amount of time. Farmers must depend on mother nature at all times throughout the growing season. If it rains a lot before haying season, a good crop of hay is expected. But too much rain can weaken the grain. Or too little. Then, a sudden summer storm can take a grain field and flatten it in seconds making it almost impossible to harvest. Hail, too, is a farmer's enemy. I've seen a good corn crop torn to shreds by hailstones. Many people get disgusted at the horsepower race in tractors. Farm tractors are so big and powerful that the cabs are air-conditioned and have stereophonic sound in them. But . when you have only a few hours before the yrs Letters are apprec,ated by Bob Trotter. Eldale Ad Elmua. Ont N3B 2CT storm to harvest a crop which can mean the difference between paying off the mortgage or going to the bank for another big loan, that extra horsepower is a gift from the Almighty with some help from John Deere or Massey - Ferguson engineers. Most farmers get a trifle upset, too, with those who sug- gest that too much fertilizer, too much pesticide or 'too much herbicide is being used. But if farmers had to revert to the days when such methods were not being used, Canadians would not be eating nearly as well as they are today. In fact, we would probably be buying all of our food from other people in the world and paying too much for it. We have been extremely fortunate in this country. Stories of floods and droughts appear almost daily in other parts of the world. Europe had a devastating drought last year which has upset world grain prices since, In isolated parts of Canada, floods occur and droughts occur but Canada has not had a severe drought in 40 years. We have a standard of living almost as high as any country in the world. We spend less of our disposable in- come on food than almost any country in the world. We have governments which, although they do not appear at all times to be doing the best thing for the country, are certainly as stable as any in the world, The Almighty has seen fit to smile gently on this great land. We have been blessed with so many comforts of life that we are now taking the luxuries as necessities while half the rest of the world goes to bed hungry every night and many do not even have a bed. . It is times like these when a reasonably good harvest is coming into the barns across the nation that Canadians should get down 'on their knees and say a few words of thanks "to the Lord Who has seen fit to give us so much. We are fortunate people, indeed. This -summer Ontario milk -drinkers will be on the lookout once again for the official Milk Spotters. Those who are caught drinking milk or milkshakes could win T-shirts, L.P.'s and five new white Minis. Restaurants, fast-food outlets, parks and exhibitions are the places to be, as eleven students in their "Wear A Moustache" cars travel the province in search of milk -drinkers. This '10 -week promotion, running from June 27th through till September 5th, is supported by the Ontario Milk Marketing Board and is intended to in- crease milk consumption ,outside the home. The success of last year's Milk Spotter campaign has prompted the Board to once again keep Ontarians aware of the good things that can happen to milk -drinkers. A full 160,000 certificates will be given away, offering 12,000 T-shirts, 3,000 L.P.'s, and a chance to be the proud owner of one of five British Leyland Minis. The official Ontario Milk Spotter uniform is modelled by Janet Laine Green of Toronto. VCA Experience '77 students kept busy Maitland Valley guidelines pertaining to the rvatiqn Authority's types of jobs Experience '77 will undertake, though those of an , ,environmental enhance-men•t or .. beautification nature are preferred. The real limiting factors are the amount of time available to each -municipality, the equipment needed and the technical knowledge necessary to complete the job. With the assistance of the municipality most of these shortcomings are alleviated and a productive schedule exists. Similarly- work on Authority property is often done in conjunction with Authority staff . and equip- ment. To date municipal work completed includes renovations at Turnberry cement and main- = Township Park, Clean-up on e projects on the the river banks and bottom at ning Authority Harriston, Listowel, and ies' and also those of . Lucknow, removing road -side r municipalities. fencing in McKillop Township ects with the and cemetery clean-up in palities are many and East Wawanosh Township. There are no set The total exposure to a ence '77 program is ell under. wayThe encement of seven ary school students as rs on June 20 brought ter to its full strength ople. d at that time . were Adams of Wroxeter, aak of Clinton, Kathy fe and Jack 'Ohm of am, Tom • Sager of ch, Kim Watson of and Kathy Wubs of Id. newcomers - were on the existing four -. One works strictly at Reserve Conservation as maintenance and rsons, while the other - rews are involved in ment, environmental RM CLASSIFIED SECTION variety of jobs and working situations is broad and makes an interesting summer for students..- Another aspect of the ex- perience is the educational set aside for educational program. The Ontario Youth purposes. Secretariat hds ,ma ' This can take many forms. provisions;.,:in the, guideline The „„Experience ..77staff at for one half day a weekeolle "Maitland Valley have toured Pinery Provincial Park, Belwood and Elora Gorge Conservation Areas of the Grand . Rifer Conservation Authority and Mountain Mill hio 4 -Hers tour DRMC Huron County 4-1•1 club members will be hosting 11 4- H' Club members and their chaperones from Butler County, Ohio, on a 4-H Exchange program during the week of ,August 6 to August 13. The Ohio delegates ' are planning to arrive by bus on Saturday, August" 6 at 5:00 p.m. at the Clinton Arena, where they will meet their Huron hosts. The Ohio delegates are completing the last half of a 4-1-1 Exchange with the Huron group who previously visited Butler County during the last part of June: On August 7, the 4-H r sale C. Wanted 0 cents per yard at the 40 cents per yard red. Landscaping . Phone 1-237-3202 or 1-- 8. —tf stom work STRAW WANTED (EET METAL WORK WITHIN = OUTSIDE ALL JOBS, V WEIE Q � WE VIEW WITH g" PRIDE M swathing. Phone Reinink', .523-9202 or 8.-30-31-32 m services Will pick up off the field. Preferably Colborne Town- ship. Phone 524-8735. E to Farmers - C & C ng, Dungannon, now ucks and'equipment to grain " to elevators. of all kinds'available. Y and Wednesday of eek cattle are shipped ited . Cooperatives, 0. Phone 529-T796. —29- x WATER WELL DRILLING "14 YEARS EXPERIENCE" • FARM • SUBURBAN • INOUSTRIAL • MUNICIPAL • FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WELLS • FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT • 4 VOTARY d.PERCUSSION DRILLS CUSTOM COM-" — truck and wagon d. Phone Brussels 887- RiYth 523-4260. —30 -31 - M Swathing and !ng. Reasonable rates., 23-4260.-31-32 . "OUR EXPERIENCE ASSURES a ;LOWER COST WATER WELLS': DAVIDSON 4 "H p o 35741160 euss " Drills WELL DRILLING LIMITED WINGNAM Collect Calls Aceiipted 'ONT`AftIO'S MUT WATER WELLS soma :Itoo Council has planned a 4-1-1 Picnic for the Ohio delegates at Ball's Grove near Auburn. Starting at 2:00 p.m. the delegates and their hosts will participate in games and swimming, followed by a pot luck supper and a camp -fire sing song. On Tuesday, August 9, the group will, participate in a tour of Huron County. Delegates will visit Quality Produce Ltd. and Canadian Canners Ltd. in Exeter, with lunch at Riverview Park. This will be followed by a meeting with the Huron County Warden, Doug McNeil, in the afternoons at the Council Chambers in Goderich, and a tour of Dominion Roads. August 10 the delegates will attend the Blyth Summer Festival to see "A- Summer Burning" and in the evening of August 11 they will meet with Dr. Gaylen Josephson from the Veterinary Services' Branch of Centralia College to view the facilities and talk with Dr. Josephson. CLAY — Silo Unloaders Feeders Cleaners Stabling Leg Elevators Liquid Manure Equipment Hog Equipment BUTLER — Silo Unloaders Feeders Conveyors FARMATIC Mills Augers, etc. ACORN — Cleaners: Heated Waterers ZERO — Bulk Tanks Pipeline & Parlour Equipment WESTEEL-ROSCO Granaries B & L - Hog Panelling „LOWRY FARM SYSTEMS RR 1, Kincardine, Ontario Phone 395.5214 4-H exchanges have created much interest and enthusiasm among the Huron County 4-11 club members and more 4-14 exchanges to other states in the U.S.A. and other provinces within Canada are being planned for 1978. Delegates from Huron who visited Butler County on the Hose and Fittings Suction, drain, spray. hydraulic Quick Couplers Pumps for every need Transfer pumps, sewage pum- ps, water pumps, specialty pumps. EPPS Sales & Service HWY. 8 EAST CLINTON 482-3418 LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY WORK BOOTS —Industrial — Farm — Factory Plain or safety toe PUNCTURE PROOF SOLES ROSS SHOE SHOP 142 The Square Goderich, Ont. first part of the 4-H.exchange were: Terry Smith, RR 1, Walton; Douglas Dougherty, RR 3, Goderich; Les Falconer, RR 5, Clinton; Russell Eedy, RR 4, Walton; Mark Harding, RR 1, Gorrie; Jackie Brand, RR 3, Clinton; Shirley Dougherty, RR 6, Goderich; Sherri Marshall, RR 3, Blyth; Carolyn Kellett, RR 3, Exeter; David DeBoer, RR 1, Lucknow; Joanne Rock, RR 3, Monkton; Paul Pavkeje, RR 2, Centralia; Bob Pavkeje, RR 2, Cen- tralia; and Cathy Boneschansker, RR 1, Ethel. at Ancaster. As well, they have received instruction from St. John Ambulance in emergency first aid procedures. These one day excursions combined with the knowledge gained from working with others provides., a sound learning experience for those involved. After all that's the .name of this Experience '77. program, Short-term weed control programsdo not prevent recurring weed problems, says Professor I.F. Alex of the Ontario. Agricultural College, University of Guelph. - • "Farmers must practice weed control for many years after weeds seem under control." Dr. Alex suggests a long- term program of chemical • and cultivation techniques to control weeds whose seeds survive many years in the ground. "Studies show seeds from weeds such as fall panicum germinate after more than five winters underground. This means weeds can, occur where none have appeared for several years," says Dr. Alex. The survival of fall panicum, an annual cornfield pest, has been studied in an experiment conducted since November 1971. Nylon mesh envelopes containing :'00 fall panicum seeds and sterilized soil were buried at depths of one to 20 • centimetres. Seed packets were dug up periodically from each depth and placed in a germinator. About half the seeds buried at 5 to 20 centimetres ger- minated after a year, says Dr. Alex. After five winters and four summers, more than one-fifth of the seeds buried at 5 to 20 • centimetres (plowing depth) were still"viable. Before seeding corn in the spring, Dr. Alex recommends applying alachlor or a mixture of butylateplus cyanazine or atrazine to kill germinating fall, panicum seeds. mixture of atrazine and cyanazine can be applied to control fall panicum seedlings. These chemicals must not be used after corn passes the three -leaf stage. Dr. Alex suggests con- trolling larger fall panicum plants with inter -row tillage. This smothers weeds in corn rows. a: • FOR YOUR PROPERTY INSURANCE SEE MALCOLM MATHERS General Insurance Agent NOTE ADDRESS AND NEW PHONE NUMBER 46 WEST ST. GODERICH • 524-7878 ATTENTION MR. FARMER GRAIN PROTECTANT For Control of Grain Insects in your Storage Bins NOW IN STOCK - GET YOURS TODAY! 'HAYMEX' BALER TWINE 25 Now 1 • 10,000 ft. Bolo Buy 10 or More Bales PAY ONLY $ 1 fl.85 1 Per Mh „i We want to do business with you Call 529-7135 For Your Delivery Schedule M.1• SMITH (CHATHAM GODERICH►. ELEVATORS LIMITED cl: RR NO. 1 DUNGANNON 529-713S 3j ti it "OUR FACILITIES ARE TO SERVE YOU BETTER"