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39. CARD OF THANKS
Holy Spirit You who makes me see everything
and who shows me the way to reach my
Ideals; you who gives me the Divine gift to
forgive and forget all that is done to me, and
You who are in all the instincts of my life with
me. I want to thank You for everything and
confirm once more. I never want to be
separated from You, no matter how great the
material desires may be. I want to be with You
and my loved ones. Say this prayer with con-
fidence and God willing, your prayers will be
answered. Publication promised. Sincere
gratitude. L.B. 39.22-x1
DOLMAGE
When a person is down and out, it is very
gratifying to be remembered with flowers,
cards, visits and good care from relatives,
friends, doctors and nurses. Thanks for all
your kindness and concern. I hope to be out
around soon. Anna Dolmage. 39-22-x1
Holy Spirit You who makes me see everything
and who shows me the way to reach my
ideals; you who gives me the Divine gift to
forgive and forget all that is done to me, end
You who are in all the instincts of my life with
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want to be with You and my loved ones. Say
this prayer with confidence and God willing,
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promised. Sincere gratitude. L.B. 39-22-x1
SDHS - BAND
Sincere thanks to all who supported our Beef
13130 Fund raiser at the High School. To Ron
and his helpers the beef was great and your
tremendous help was appreciated. A special
thanks to the Queens for their generous dona-
tion. The support show to our band will help
them to realize their trip to Calgary in 1989.
Fund raising Committee, S.D.H.S. Girls Band.
39-22-x1
KISTNER
With our deepest gratitude we would like to
say thank you to our families, relatives,
neighbors and friends for all the masses,
prayers, novenas, gifts, cards, flowers, food
and candies and visits in hospital and at home
and words of encouragement and phone calls.
Thanks to Doctors Lappano, Tamblyn, Van
Walraven, Karry and Devereaux, Father
Sharp and Father Carrigan, Seaforth Am-
bulance attendants, to the nurses and staff at
Emergency, I.C.U. and fourth floor north at
Stratford General Hospital. We will be forever
grateful to you all. Special thanks to Martina
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40. IN MEMORIAM
DE JONG
In loving memory of a dear wife and step-
mother Noella, who passed away one year
ago, June 2, 1987.
God saw you getting tired
When a cure was not to be,
So he closed his arms around you
And whispered come to me.
You didn't deserve what you went through,
And so he gave you rest.
God's garden must be beautiful,
tie only takes the best.
So when he saw you sleeping
So peaceful, free from pain
We could not wish you back
To suffer that again.
Lovingly remembered by husband George
and Tom and Karen, Jed and Cathy, Rita and
Peter, Ann and Terry. 40-22-1
REID
In loving memory of a dear daughter, sister
and aunt, Lori (Hugill) Reid who passed away
May 31, 1985.
There is no parting from those we love,
No distance can divide,
For each day in memories garden,
We still walk side by side.
Wherever life may take us,
Whatever we may do,
The memory of the years we shared,
Still keep us close to you.
Always remembered and missed by mom,
brother, sisters, nieces and nephews.40-22-51
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 1, 1988 — 17A
Farmers offered another approach to farm analysis
or non-productive. Productive ones help - list out non-productive ones, i.e., those
generate profits, i.e., feed, fertilizer, seed which the operation could survive without,
- cut back on non-productive expenses, i.e., even though inconvenient
2. Ratios - a) % debt minus debt times 100%
divided by total assets
- if exceeds 50% of asset value, 80% pro-
bability of loan difficulty
b) Current Ratio equals current assets
divided by current liabilities
- guidelines - Minimums: cash crop, 1.25:1;
F -F, dairy 1.5:1; feeder hogs and cattle 2:1„
c) Asset Efficiency - asset value needed to
generate a dollar of revenue equals total
assets divided by total revenue'
*see previous definition
- guidelines - top operators, 2-3:1; average
operator, 5-7:1, problem cases, 7-10:1
For most farmers, another article on how
to analyse the farm business is not required.
However, there are some farm people who
break into a cold sweat when the two words fuel, repairs, labour
"financial records" are mentioned. For this operating expenses times 100% divided by
latter groups of people, who are in the infant total revenue
stages of farm analysis, here are some - operating expenses do not include interest.
guidelines that might help in assessing the This is an investment expense.
farm business. - total revenue is gross farm sales on ac-
crual basis less cost of goods (Le., items
bought to have value added - stockers,
weaners)
- guidelines - best operators, 40-00%;
average, 25-35%; problem cases, 20%.
h debt service ratio - measure % of revenue
to service debt equals interest plus principal
times 100% divided by total revenue*
- rule of thumb - should not exceed 25-30%. If
so, business is debt laden.
• see previous definition
BALANCE SHEETS
1. Concepts - business does not fall in love
with an asset
INCOME STATEMENTS
1. Purpose - did the operation have a profit?
- how and why did this occur?
what action plan needs to be developed to
enhance farm profitability?
2. Revenue - should be correlation between
assets, management and time spent to in-
come generated, i.e., minor income sources
are often inefficient resource users
3. Expenses - identify key ones (usually one
to four items) which, when added together,
equal 50% of total expenses
- classify key expenses as either productive
By using the above guidelines, a complete
farm analysis should have been accomplish-
ed. The standards set for the ratios are for
American farms, but ours should be very
similar.
Guest speakers to highlight Ontario Pork Congress
Denmark is the world leader in pork pro- A second world renown authority, Dr.
duction and marketing. But with an area Tom Hanrahan, Head of Pork Husbandry
less than three-quarters the size of Nova Research Centre at the Irish Agricultural
Scotia, most Canaan pork producers Institute, will ,, cuss the high cost of Euro -
wonder how the Danes have managed to peon pork grains and recent innovations in
achieve this world status. Ireland that have successfully developed
alternative feeds from waste product
ingredients.
The speakers will joined by Jim Mor-
ris, Acting Head of Livestock Section,
Ridgetown Agricultural College, and by
three local pork producers who will discuss
their various operations.
The Producer Education Committee of
the Ontario Pork Congress hopes to provide
some answers to this and other industry
questions.
Dr. Erik Moller, Managing Director of
Tulip " g Processing in Denmark, will be
one of the principal speakers at this year's
Ontario Pork Congress to be held in Strat- Alan Baker,_ chairman of the Producer
ford, June 21-23. With an annual output of Education Committee, outlined the commit -
better than 3 million hogs at the Tulip opera- tee objectives in bringing together such a
tion, Moller will discuss the whys and compliment of speakers to this year's
wherefores that have pushed Danish pro- Congress.
duction to such outstanding levels. "We hope to stimulate producers to look
-
at their own operations and develop new
ideas," Baker said. "By bringing forth high
caliber speakers we will encourage discus-
sion and interaction between producers,
agribusiness people and research extension
personnel."
"Hopefully from these discussions ideas
will go out into'fhe industry and benefit the
profitability and production of pork in On-
tario," Baker added.
The Producer Education Committee has
provided many world pork authorities to
previous Congress gatherings with the
benefits of these discussions now being
realized in the Ontario pork industry.
The speakers can be heard from 10:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on all three days of the On-
tario Pork Congress. Promotional booths for
each topic and printed transcripts will be
available.
International guests to be welcomed at Congress
Good old Ontario hospitality! That's what
is in store for the estimated 200 international
and out -of -province guests who will be atten-
ding this year's Ontario Pork Congress in
Stratford.
Keith Small, chairman of the Interna-
tional Committee for this year's Congress,
notes that in previous years little recogni-
tion has been paid to foreign pork producers
and swine breeders who may have travelled
thousands of miles to attend the event. The
International Committee hopes to change
that.
"The principal objective in welcoming
these visitors is to help put them in touch
with various Congress Committees. A lot of
these people will be here looking for
breeding stock, specialty equipment and
Canadian know-how," Small said.
Some of the key areas of interest and com-
mittees to whom the inquirerers will be
Horticultural society
members tour Cosyn's
Members and frieq oLthe,$eaforth Hor-
ticultural Society t�velled to Cosyn's
Greenhouses and Garden Centre on Wednes-
day, May 11.
Bill Cosyn welcomed everyone and led
them on a tour through his many
greenhouses. There was an impressive
variety of shrubs and plants for sale follow-
ing the tour.
Members then returned to the Seaforth
Public School library to conduct the
business part of the meeting. Plans were
completed for the annual plant sale on May
14 and for the planting of the hanging
baskets in the following week.
The next meeting will be held on Wednes-
day, June 8 when members will attend the
Streetscape presentation in the Council
Chambers of Seaforth Town Hall.
BOSWELL
The family of Ned Boswell would like to ex-
press their sincere thanks to relatives, friends
and neighbours for floral tributes, visits,
messages of sympathy. Special thanks to the
St. Thomas A.C.W. for the lovely lunch, Dr.
Underwood and the hospital staff for their care
and to the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home. Your
kindness will always be remembered, Walter
Basel!, 39-22-1
VAN DOOREN
I would like to thank my family, friends and
neighbours for cards, visits at the hospital and
since returning home. All was very much ap-
preciated. Ann Van Dooren. 39-22-x1
BROWN
A very SPECIAL THANK YOU to Norah and
Stephen, Betty and Ken, Lois and Bill and all
our Grandchildren, for making our special
day, 'so very special'. May 22/88 has been the
happiest day of our 40 years of marriage.
Thanks kids, for our lovely gifts, our wonderful
meal, and our super, super evening. We have
truly been blessed with a wonderful family. To
all our friends, neighbours and relatives who
sent us Cards, gifts and beautiful flowers -
Thank You. Everything was appreciated so
very much. God Bless you all. Thanks, Clara
and Bill Brown. 39-22-x1
directed are the Breeders, Marketing. In-
novation and Producer Education Commit-
tees. Each of these groups will have
representatives on hand to offer information
and printed materials.
The International Committee was
organized this year partly as a result of the
fine hospitality and assistance many On-
tario producers received while attending the
Alberta Pork Congress last year.
"If we can direct the delegates to the best
local people, the interchange of information,
breeding and product data will benefit
everyone in the industry," Small stated.
The three-day Ontario Pork Congress will
begin at the Stratford Coliseum Tuesday,
June 21. An informal gathering that will in-
clude a pork barbeque and picnic will be
hosted by the International Committee at
6:00 p.m. Monday evening in the Market An-
nex Building. Several Provincial politicians
have also been invited to attend.
Egg prices up in most provinces
The price paid to producers for Grade 1
large eggs in June will increase by one cent
per dozen in all provinces except Nova
Scotia where the price will be the same as in
May, the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency
(CEMA) announced today.
The price increase is due to higher feed
in June
costs and an increase in interest rates.
CEMA sets the producer price for Grade
A large eggs at the beginning of each month
ing a cos of production formula.
the federal government's National Farm
Products Marketing Council is advised of
the prices before they are announced.
THE SEAFORTH KARATE CLUB held a fundraising car wash on the weekend, and the
martial artists washed over 70 cars in about five hours to raise money for their club.
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