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Home My WebLink AboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-07-16, Page 2he Wingham Advance -Times, July 16, 1980 ought pends Manitoba farmers east to purchase cattle feed. This year's drought in Manitoba is causing a lot of problems for that province's farmers. Hay crops have wither to the extent that the Manitoba government nowis arranging for the pur- chase and shipment of On- tario hay to feed Western beef. However some Manitoba farmers, like Bob and Ron Renwick and John Harmon, have come 'to Ontario to arrange their own deals. The Renwicks, relatives of HELPING OUT—Greg Inglis, a relative of Ron and Bob Renwick, helps out by loading a railway car with bales of hay, purchased to feed .Western cattle. Secretary Secretariat of State d'Etat CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS ENQUIRIES A Citizenship Officer will be present to take applica- tions forcitizenship and answer enquiries. AT PLACE: Kincardine Town Hall DATE: Wednesday, July 23, 1980 TIME: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. REQUIREMENTS: Your Passport (Landing Card), 2 Pictures 13" x 1%", plus 1/2" Signature Strip FEE: $15.00 per Application For Further Information Phone London 679-4334 When buying Sub -surface Drainage Pipe Be Right Mac Inglis, RR 1, Clifford, and Mr. Harmon are buying 35,000 bales of area • hay at $1.00 per bale. With help from the Inglis family, they are. loading 70 railroad cars in Wroxeter. Ron Renwick explained that Manitoba farmers are in a drastic situation. Because 1979 was a dry year there was a very small reserve of hay for 1980. This year there has been less .rain than at any other time in the 20th century, including the 1930s. On the other hand Ontario has had bumper crops for the last two years. Many area barns are filled from the first cutting and the second harvest looks just as promising. The Renwicks and Mr. Harmon, are not excempt from =•-crop failures in Manitoba as they were forced to transport 85 head of 'cattle 400 miles to feed in a marsh area. In other years they have kept yearlings and sold them the following year. But because of the feed shortage a percentage of these had to be sold early. The situation encouraged them to travel east, where they heard that feed was plentiful. Since arriving to buy hay from their relatives. in this area they have received more than 50 offers from other farmers. Ron Renwick said they have purchased 35,000 bales and are proceeding to load up the railway cars that will take the hay west. OVER 100,000 BALES AVAILABLE Although these farmers don't need any more hay the Manitoba government is still coordinating purchases for other farmers. Don Pullen, the agricultural representative for Huron County, explained, "There are all kinds of people phoning . here (Ministry of Apiculture and Food office in Clinton) to say they have hay available to sell." Both the Clinton and Stratford offices are for- warding this information to the OMAP office in Elmvale where Gerry Orr and Keith Watson, representatives from the Manitoba govern- ment, are coordinating the sales. To date more than 100 people have called the Clinton office offering to sell over 100,000 bales of hay. Mr. Pullen said the Manitoba government is interested in 45 -pound bales with high percentages of legumes. Western farmers are paying $50 to $60 per ton. Dealers are being employ- ed through the Elmvale office to transport hay to the nearest railway station and load the bales into cars. Ross Renwick explained the Canadian National and Canadian : Pacific railways are subsidizing one-third of the transportation costs, while the Manitoba govern- ment is paying another third. "The other third will be picked up by the Manitoba farmers if the federal government doesn't," he said. MOVED WEST DURING 1890s It wasn't1ifficult for the Renwicks to --find available hay for their cattle as the brothers have many rela- tives in this area. Apparently the family originally settled in the Belmore area, but Ron and Bob Renwick's grandfather moved to the West during the 1890s. Today the family holds a reunion every three years either in Manitoba or in Ontario. After having visited the area on several ocessions the brothers .developed some comparisons between Manitoba and Ontario farm- s. Even Mr. Harmon, who is visiting for the first time, has noticed many differences, one being the amount of money Ontario farmers invest in buildings. He ex- plained that Manitoba weather is so dry hay is left on the field instead of being stored to barns. Con- sequently farmers there invest more money in equip- ment. Also since the farms are larger in Manitoba, larger machinery is necessary. Ron Renwick added that farinland in his province is less expensive but, "here you are better assured of a good crop because of more rain". The trio, who together work more than 2,000 acres, pointed out that farms in the West are accumulating more acreage to make farming a more profitable venture. They also suggested that farmers in Ontario don't waste as much land but ensure that every acre is profitable. • MRS LEWIS STONEHOUSE Belgrave Miss Iris Johnston of London, Mrs. Larry Mayberry, Marilyn, Kim- berley and Darryl of Lon- desboro and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zettler, Chepstow, visited with Mrs. Robert Procter and attended the Procter reunion on Sunday afternoon in the WI Hall. Mrs. Dennis Ensom of Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hill, Jeffery, Richard and Robbie of RR 1, Tavistock were weekend visitors with Mrs. Robert Procter and also attended the Procter reunion in the WI Hall. 70 CARS -Ron and Bob Renwick load bales of hay Inside railway cars at Wrox- eter. The two brothers traveled from Manitoba with John Harmon to buy hay for their cattle back home. The trio purchased 35,000 bales of hay to fill 70 railway cars. Agriculturalists experience farming and country living Sixteen -year-old Ron Edwards of Waterloo is doing -something a bit dif- ferent than most of his friends back home — ffoi; the first time in his life he is working on a farm. By applying to the Junior Agriculturalist Program, through the Ministry of Agri- culture and Food, Ron is living and working. at Peter Campbell's dairy farm, RR 4, Wingham. His 60 -day work term began June 16 and is made up of five, 12 -day sessions. Ron . explained he is welkin -)1' 'di is tiM a lot of -fui tans 'summer. Because of the'prograrn he has learned • a lot about farming and country living. He said working on a dairy farm means getting out of bed at 5:30 a.m. to milk cows. As well as learning how to hook up a milking machine, he is getting used to rising early by going to bed at 9:30 p.m. instead of his usual 11 p.m. Chasing cows that have broken through fence lines is another first for Ron. "Last night at 10 p.m. we running all over the place in our pyjamas trying to get those' cows back." While rubbing tired arm muscles, Ron explained he is II No better pipe at any price • Strongest by weight • The only one with Lifetime Warranty • Flexdrain pipe performance requirements of Canadian Government Standards 41 •GPL2914 tAYMON1 I' 240 c 2 0 Gnd Avenue East b e'Y VIC71 .I1 L:Ii%!ITEr esrrr, Cont. 'NAL 41(4 (549) 354.5542' r COUNTRY. LIVING—Ron Edwards, 16, Is one of 28 Junior Agriculturalists who are living and working on area farms this summer. Students partICIpating In the program have no previous experlence In agriculture. Ron explained that the program is helping him learn abut farming and country living. doing a lot more manual labor these days, such as. working in the garden and throwing around hay bales. But he feels it's all worth it. "If I' go into farming someday this experience will come in handy;" And living"',away from home for the summer is pot only fain, but ' is good for personal growth, he said. Ron is one of 26 high school students from Huron -Perth counties and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo chosen for the Junior Agri- ulturalist program. The r „young people are selected on the basis of interest, en- thusiasm and ability to work well with others. For the first time these students are trying their hands at haying, feeding pigs, milking cows, driving tractors, cleaning pens, and stables, gardening and fencing. After being used to city living all their lives, they have a chance to learn about productive agriculture and rural family life. Two things Ron has learn- ed are that farming isa way of life and a business that must be managed properly in order to be successful. And after coming from a small fain y,, "�lvith a rw, family. p eight ',,:411ildren on, means, "If you don't make it to the table soon enough you have to wait." - An exkutive;f�nent.; k1 t Tuesdoy Q ea jII, �i d th, 40.t9 1111 * 4 . The rogo/far m = tillgs i l`bo held the l: Tuosdoy ayeach-' onth.. n er Pi se • Lyle Martin Huron County 14 pigs 348.8 kg The CO-OP • Profit Maker 200 Club was de- signed to • show farmers that by using good management and CO-OP feeds. they could Improve the performance of their baby pigs:. Same litters could even'reach a weight of 200 kg or'more by eight weeks of age. • - This top producer helped make the 200 Club a success. YourCO-OP has many ways to help you:farm better. 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