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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-08-08, Page 4A4 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 8, 1984 PLAYGROUND BUILDERS—A recent pro- was completed about a month ago, Ject, of the Seaforth Lion's Club was a new (Hundertmarkphoto) piayground for kids at the Lion's Park. Work Queen will receive quilt Doris Bushell, of Wingham is the first prize winner of the province -wide Bicentennial Quilt Contest organized by the Ontario Agricultural Museum near Milton. Mrs. Bushell's quilt will be presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 when she visits the province this summer. Agriculture and Food Minister Dennis Timbrell announced the top ten winners at an awards presentation an Sunday, June 17 at the Museum. The Thunder Bay Quitters Guild placed second; Mary Russell of Oshawa, third; Bonnie Welsman, Napanee, fourth; Halton Quitters Guild, fifth; the Napanee Piece - makers, sixth; Garnet Tracy of Islington, seventh; Ann Sanders of Guelph, eighth; Quilt Tuesday Group of Ottawa, ninth; and Norma Boddy of Gilford, tenth. The first prize winner receives 5500, second 5400, third 5300, fourth S200, fifth 5100 and sixth to tenth 550 each, The winning quilt was selected from 164 entries. The exhibition of all the quilts will remain on display until Aug. 31 at the Ontario Agricultural Museum. See us for all your Electrical, Plumbing & Heating Needs • New kitchen and bathroom faucets • Non sweat replacement toilets • Energy efficient water heaters • Meyers water softeners • Gas heating installations and conversions • Central vacuum cleaning systems • Upgrading of electrical service panels • Extra electrical plugs • Upgrading of farm pole lines • Electric heating installations Geo. A. Sills & Sons 527-1620 69 Main St. Seaforth Dublin pickle plant in full production Correspondent JOAN CRONiIN 3452772 August is here and the summer holidays are almost over. One group of young people are frustrated because their fun filled days in the sun are drawing to a close, while.the rest are anxious to get back to school, to their friends and a daily routine. It will be hard for some to tear themselves away from all those soap operas. One thing is for certain, no one can complain about a cold wet summer; this one has been perfect. I think that is why it seems to fly by so quickly, In the agricultural world, the wheat is almost harvested and the barley and mixed grain is almost ready to harvest, The cucumbers are in full production as the Bick's Pickle Plant in Dublin has its busy line-up every afternoon. The corn is in tassel, the beans are in blossom and the days are getting shorter. For most people, this long weekend will be the last big campout this year as Labour Day weekend is filled with many other more important things. For the college and university crowd it means packing and checking to see they have all the clothes, books, and baked treats mom has prepared for you to take to your new accommodations in residence or apartment living. For the high school and elementary crowd it means finding the old lunch box for the wee folk and the trusty brown baggie for the rest, But before we get too serious about school don't forget to splurg and go on that essential shopping spree or have you forgotten all those old lines, "Why mom nothing fits any more", or "that's not the in thing". I understand from listening to todays teens one must be with it -- whatever that means. PERSONALS Mr, and Mrs, Bob Cronin and family spent Saturday and Sunday in the Collingwood, Midland area and then went to Binem an Park in Kitchener, On their way home tftev TOWN OF SEAFORTH PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY -LAW TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Seaforth will hold public open houses, as indicated below, to consider the proposed comprehensive zoning by-law. OPEN HOUSES Wednesday Sept. 19/84 2-5 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20/84 4-8 p.m. LOCATION Town Hall, Council Chambers (Second floor) Main Street, Seaforth The open houses are deemed to be public meetings under Section 34 (12) of the Planning Act. The Open Houses provide a flexible timetable to suit the majority of ratepayers and an opportunity to consider and discuss specific concerns. The proposed zoning by-law affects the entire Town of Seaforth. It implements the Seaforth Town Official Plan by establishing land use controls and zones in the town. The proposed by-law would n•place the existing Zoning By-law No. 794. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning by-law. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed zoning by-law is available at the Town office during normal business hours. In addition, a draft coy of the proposed by-law is being sent, for itiformation purposes, to ail owners of property and tenants, as noted on the latest revised assessment records. Dated at the TOWN OF SEAFORTH AUGUST 3, 1984 JAMES CROCKER Clerk -Treasurer Box 610, SEAFORTH, Ontario NOK IWO (519)527-0160 i visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ryan of Kitchener, Mr. Jim Oulette and family, Essex and ;Mr, and Mrs. Hugh Benninger visited with Sister Marie Brebeuf off Leamington for four days this past week. Mrs. Matt McCarthy of Holiday, Florida is spending the next few weeks with Mary McCarthy and relatives in the area. Mr, and Mrs. Melvin Sell, Detroit, who is the sister of Joe Krauskopf spent the weekend with Mr. Krauskopf and Margaret Carpenter, • Ruth Kennedy,Kitchener, Lou Sills, Seaforth, Mr. and rs. John Witt and family, London, Mr, and Mrs. Fergus Melady, Belle River, Mr, and Mrs. Jack O'Reilly. and family, Kitchener, Dorothy Harbach and Rose O'Rielly, Kitchener were visitors with Marie Melady during the past week. Mrs. Melady attended the Melady Reunion in Goderich on Sunday. Nell and Ted Doyle spent the weekend in Scarboro with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doyle. Delaine O'Rourke, London spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Rourke, Catherine Dwyer and sons Victor, Sean and his wife Tina and son Bryan of Nelson B,C, spent the weekend with Mr, and Mrs. Jim Delaney, Mrs, Dwyer is from Leamington and Victor is from Toronto, REUNION HELD The Dublin pavilion was the site of a gathering of almost 100 descendants of John and Joe Jordan on Sunday, August 5. Some of the prizes awarded were; closest birthday to Aug, 5, Mary Jane Coyne, The family most represented, Mary Coyne. From farthest away, Sean, Tina and Bryan Dwyer of Nelson, B.C. The man with the longest belt, Alf McDougall of London. The shoe scramble, Danny Costello. People attended from Oakville, Toronto, ' Kitchener, London, Lucan, Seaforth, Mit- chell, Bornholm, Leamington, Brucefield, Nelson, B.C. The children enjoyed a candy hunt, and the younger adults played a slow pitch ball game. MOO 11" x 14" FULL COLOUR ENLARGEMENT MOUNTED SAVE 52.00 from your favorite colour negative or colour slide OUR COUPON SPECIAL REG. PRICE $10.95 ONLY Coupon must accompany order ��•95 Look for this sign `ri->°R'�+�• for quality photofinishing :_L KEATINGS PHARMACY 67 Main St. 527-1990 Tasty Nu BREAD (7 HOT SUMMER BUYS! DF1.ICIOUS CHELSEA BUNS 1.69 DUTCH � .�� APPLE PIE 9.. TAVISTOCK MONTEREY JACK 3 CHEESE . 09 Ib BULK SULTANA Sq RAISINS Ib Tasty, Bakery & Cheese House 14 Main St. SEAFORTH 527-1803 u 1 t y BULK FOODS Aug. 8-11 John and Lorri Anne Moore 21 MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH While Quantities last Q7-0460 Cattlemen B -B -Q SAUCE Heinz SEASONED 1.59Ib, CROUTONS BACON .99 Ib. BITS 2.69 CORN SYRUP .591 - AS Purpose FLOUR Reinhart . 29 ,b. WHiTE VINEGAR 1.79 for 5 litre Jug Mett..Teuros 94: Wo memo the tight to �i Sat. 945 Walt 14444atitlaa.:... • iPs. THE NEW PLAYGROUND equipment was recently Installed by Seaforth Lions Club members at the Lions Park. Kids of all ages enjoy the slides, swings, hanging bars and climbing aparatus. Tracy Laframbolse, 15 months old, had a great time with her parents. Her mother Debra helped her down the slide while her father Terry catches her at the bottom, (Wasslnk photo) Perth plowing match at Warden Coghlin's The first soil conservation plowing class in Ontario will be part of the 1984 Perth County Plowing Match to be held on the Atwood area farm of¢ Warden Glynn Coghlin on Aug. 24 and 25. The soil conservation class is being organized by the Perth County Soil and Crop improvement Association. Bill Arthur of RR 1. St. Marys, chairman of the association's conservation committee, said the group will be happy if there are three or four different conservation tillage plows in the competition. "it's a whole new field," Mr. Arthur said of the soil conservation class. Although percentage -wise there is a minimum of soil conservation tillage being practised in Perth County. there is a lot of interest among farmers, he said. More farmers are conducting test plots on their land. He said one farmer near hint is doing almost all of his plowing using conservation methods. The Friday class at 2 p.m. will be judged on several factors including how much residue (corn stalk. straw or whatever crop has been on the field) is left on top of the furrow and the depth of the furrow. For the plowing class. it is expected that half or 50 per cent of the residue would be plowed under and the remaining ill' would be on top. The conservation committee airman said special plows are used • am.etitors are to bring their own plows. A demonstration of conservation ' ge is expected at the Saturday match. A trophy will be awarded to the winner of the competition which will be presented at the plowmen's awards banquet on Oct. 16. The Saturday match will also feature the regular plowing classes and specialty classes with local politicians and service club representatives competing. The chairman of the Queen of the Fury, w competition. Tim Nicholson of RR 2. Monkton said he has had three or four enquiries. Any Perth County single woman between the ages of 16 and 24 may enter the competition. As always. plowing assistance isrovided to the contestants. For further information on the Queen competition, contact either Mr. Nicholson, Peggy Kipfer of Milverton, Ormond Prid• ham of Fullarton or Rae Bender of RR I. Gowanstown. Non -plowing classes include horse shoe pitching, log sawing and nail driving. Pasture is economical way to feed cattle BY JACK RODENBURG AND DENNIS MARTIN Pastured dairy cattle need the same nutrients they receive in a stored feeding program The changes in forage quality often make it necessary to make changes in the grain ration For main dairymen. the sudden introduction of lush. palatable young grasses also results in serious problems with law fat test. reduced grain intake. and lower milk production Preventing these problems usually means changes in feed management, and making sum the ration stays as balanced as possible. The dry matter of young grasses may contain as much as 15 to 16 per cent protein and 60 to 64 per cent T D.N., but the high moisture content means that cows would have 10 eat more than 100 kg. of pasture to reach the same dry matter intake as from 14 kg, of hay. Many cows yyill actually consume these amounts. hut will refuse grain. lose weight. and soon drop in milk production. Changing to pasture gradually. by feeding one to tWO kg. of ha)_ before tuning cows out and locking them in the card two to three hours before Milking, should help M encourage normal grain consumption. The hours on pasture can he gradually increased over two to three weeks as cows adjust to the new feeding program. Lowy fat test problems associated with spring pasture are caused by two factors. Low fibre intake from this very lush. immature forage results in less cud chewing and reduces the amounts of buffering saliva produced by the cow. The resulting increase in rumen acidity causes a change in the rumen microbes which leads to a lower fat test and more digestive upsets. Rapidly growing grasses are also very high in potassium which reduces the availability of magnesium. a mineral which is essential for butterfat production. Because of -these two considerations, it maybe helpful to add up to 10 kg. of sodium bicarbonate and up to five kg. of magnesium oxide per tonne of grain ration or equivalent of commercial buffers to all erain fed during in summer the first four to five ve-eks of th pasturrj season. The quality of p.sture forage changes quite dramatically n ver the sum. et Silas pastures which arc 1. 16- per ni protein and 60 to 64 per cent a.N in sprang will decrease to 10 to 12 per cent protein and 55 per cent T.D.N. by late June under gird rotational grating. if alder grasses are allowed to go to seed. this forage may he 35 low as se,. en to eight per cent protein and 5.0 per cent T. D N on a dry matter basis. Where legumes make up am major part of the forage. changes will he less dramatic yk.ith protein declining from about 1" to 12 per cent and T.D.N from 62 to 55 per cent under god pasture . agement The grain ration should he efi mutated in spring and again in late Jun to eflec t these changes in fiwage quality. Later in the summer, art cularly during periods of hot dry weather h h the quality and quantity of pasture wil h surprisingly. poor Because of this. it is r commended that pastured cows he supmented with one to two kg. of hay per d an ongoing has -is. When cows clean up s has quickly it is a sign that pasture is not providing the needed nutrients. and the feeding of extra hay or silage is required. It should also he noted that trials in Wisconsin comparing various methods of harvesting forage crops shos that the same hectare of forage will result in a consumption by cows of 1,9 tonnes of dry matter per year from continuous grazing. 3 S tonnes from pasture rotation. 4,8 tonnes from str-ip grazing, 6.9 tonnes from green chopping or, eight tonnes from harvesting at the ideal stage of maturity and feeding from storage. in view of this, pasture may not be an economical use for high priced land. Nevertheless, it remains a convenient and economical way to feed cattle on marginal land during the summervnonths. With good pasture management and the required adjustments in the grain ration. it will be possible to maintain high production with a paaun •..",ram