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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-07-13, Page 121 • 2 TII HUUON :EXPOSITORA, JULY 13,'1888 Severalrovincial govern. Ment inini$tries, have given moral sdpport to the concept of the HurQn ,Soil Conserva- *ion District, ; but when it conies to financial support take; a "win .and see" atti- tude. , Representatives , of the ministries of natural resour- ces, agriculture and food and the environment discussed the newly=formed Huron dis- trict'at the summer meeting of the Ontario chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America, in Holmesville. But, MPP Jack Riddell (Lib. Huron -Middlesex) urged the government to make a more substantial commitment in the area of soil conservation. Acknowledging that he has always promoted less govern- ment involvement, Mr, Rid- dell said he would change his tune in this instance by saying the province "can't simply rely on farmers to finance this." ' A•"' farmer himself, Mr. Riddell said the government couldn't be excused from causing some soil erosion. Citing reasons for some soil erosion probtems such as ...Ftwaft a fin i)aI. supo t tor servation ),strict ' in Huron. grahts for field enlbrgement and encouragement of mono- culture farming, the MPP paid it is the government's responsibility to clean up the problem. "It's not the farmer's fault. Farmers did 'as they were told," said the MPP. Dr. Rob McLaughlin of OMAF in Guelph said his ministry is treating the Huron Soil Conservation District as a pilotroject. "Ifp it goes well we'll promote it to other soil and crop improvement associa- tions," said Dr. McLaughlin, cautioning that what may work in Huron may not necessarily work in other counties. Defending his ministry's position in assisting the dist- rict concept financially, Dr. McLaughlin noted that OMAF is currently providing office space for the district out of the Clinton branch. Carl Schenk of the MOE office in London said over $120,000 has been spent during the current fiscal year by his ministry on soil conser- vation in southwestern Ontar- io. "It's safe to say there will be some contribution in a- nother year if 1 continue to control the purse strings." said Mr. Schenk, The Huron Soil Conserva- tion District is the "-natural growth" of what started as the Norman Alexander soil conservation award. After three years, Don Lobb of Clinton said, 1lte Huron County Soil and Crop Im- provement Association was formed. Continuing to pro- motes soil conservation, the association- conducted a no - till soil conservation project last year. "As, we approached 1983, there was an increase of farmers who wanted to, try .(conservation measures), but we did not have the,necessary technical advico;"' said Mr. Lobb. Through the.cn8bined ef- forts of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, the a5 Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority and the Clinton branch of OMAF, along with the HSCIA, an agrologist and technician were contracted The major task of the staff is to co -or 'nate the various services avai a le to farmers in soil conservation. The staff also assist farmers to tiring technical adviceon soil con- servation Mr. Lobb has avision of the district concept expanding across the province with about 10 to 12 districts. Bruce Shillinglaw of Lond- esboio, whose name along with Mr. Lobb's is synono- mous with soil conservation in the county; said soil conservation awareness in Huron has increased three, ,fold since the Norman Alex- ander award was started. ,.F The USCIA president Said, there had been a lot of dupligation of efforts end the need to' co-ordinate the serv- ices available to Huron farm; ersbecame a necessity. The afternoon session con- sisted' of touts of go -opera- tors', farms 'in the 'Clinton fact: The farms of John Maaskant, Jack Tebbutt,' George, Thompson, Don Lobb, Gordon Lobb and Mas Hank were visited with vari- ous soli conservationmeas- ures demonstrated. '• ,CONS, RVATION Those•fait attended the ;Unmet n11t1 Soelety of. Amerlca,Ontarib!.cs ,, .ysro the farm �f .Mary Hairs in ioi.j= conservation t, the soil Conservation pier' hold In Holmesvllle. tat' outelde of Clinton le visited. The rent to Of titling a Glencoe Soil etaver•Iast fall' on cereal underaeeded to red clover Is demonstrated. JOHN ELLIGEEN ELECTRIC LTD. Farm • R.iiliNntiul • Commercial WIRING and PLUMBING 24 Hour Emergency Service R.R. No. 4 Walton Ph. 345-2447 or Ph. 343-2547 rl Folk art collection was carved by Seaforth Woman's dad The Ontario Agricultural Museum has announced that the Zurbrigg Collection, one of the finest astemblages of folk art in Canada, is now open for public viewing. The Zurbrigg Collection contains more than 59 individual carvings depicting the horse - powered vehicles and machinery of yester- year. With an1eye for detail and the skill of a craftsman, -Cecil Zurbrigg carved these , models by hand from blocks of ;wile and scraps of leather discarded by a shoe factory. Mr. Zurbrigg, a farmer for many years in the Listowel area. possessed an intimate knowledge of these farm machines and succeeded in bringing both detail and local color to his carvings. The models include miniatures of a threshing machine. a stump puller, several sleighs. the Union bus, the Zurbrigg Bakery wagon, and a beautifully crafted replica of the McLaugh- lin Funeral Coach. For more than a decade Mr. Zurbrigg patiently worked on his carving, hoping that some day they could be used to educate others about the horse -powered era in Canada. In February, 1983, he donated his collection to the Ontario Agricultural Museum. Two weeks later Mr. Zurbrigg died. His daughter. Thelma, Mrs. Don Bode, lives in Seaforth. The Collection is now permanently on display in the Museum's Exhibit Hall. The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until October 10 and is located 8km west of Milton south of Highway 401 on Townline. Admission is ' $2.50 for adults, students $1.50, children $I, seniors $1.25 and a family rate of $6. LOCAL DANCERS -The Maple Sugar dancers of Dundalk, Grand Champions of the Canadian Open Square Dancing Competition, received the Canada Packers Annual Maple Leaf Trophy as well as an individual trophy for each contestant from Murray Stewart, Public Relations Manager, Canada Packers Inc.) Members from left are Julie Greenwood (Mitchell), Colleen Edgar (Atwood), Kim Craig (Blyth), Pat Stackhouse (Londesboro). Back, left Ron Gilkinson (Listowel), Ted Elliott (Brussels), Murray Stewart, Murray Fraser (Dundalk), Paul Greenwood (Mitchell) and Dave Townsend (Clinton (photo by Roy Mitchell) Terraces increase farm land's value BY: P. LYNCH Soils and Crops Specialist Last year I saw some land terraces built as a soil conser- vation device, at the farm of John and Hugo Maaskant of R.R. 2, Clinton. The farm was dish shaped. The soil was eroding from the higher areas to the bottom of the dish. Terraces were constructed to hold the soil by ponding water. The water was then channelled through raised outlets to the tile drainage system. A very unique but simple method to remove surface water from a slope without causing erosion. When the construction was taking place. there was no government assistance for the work, John was arguing with me that there should be a grant for soil conservation systems. 1 was not agreeing with him. I asked him how much he paid to have his terraces built. After he told me, I asked him, "Is this 'property now worth the extra cost of building the terraces?' "Sure it is." 1 then asked him, "Wry should the gov- 7.rnment pay for this con- struction work if now your property is worth more be- cause of the construction?" John did not have an immedi- ate answer. Of course, 1 asked him a loaded question. If John had of said. "no, his property was not worth an added amount equal to the cost, of the construction." I would have asked him the same question. Why should the government pay for the construction of an erosion control device if it did dot increase the value of the property equal to the cost of the soil conservation con- struction device. That was last year. Now there is government assis- tance available to help control erosion. With any new technology we have to go slow. It is the same with our soil conserva- tion techniques. We must plan, appraise, replan and continue. To help you look at individ- ual problems on your farms, there is a host of government staff. At the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority the contact person is Dave Grum- mette, 335.355?. The Aus- able Bayfield Authority at Exeter (235-2610) has Alex Scott. John Schwindt and Tom Prout who will make farm calls. The Upper Thames Conservation Auth• ority has Addy Graham. Bob Carswell, Paul Fish and Art Bos available to make calls. As well, Carolyn Thompson and Marianne Van Den Heu- vel are working from the Huron O.M. A.F. office on soil conservation. All of these people will be able to tell you which types of grants are available WATCH FOR 17 ANNUAL SIDEWALK DAYS ..JULY 18 to 23 TIERir ELLIGSEN PLUMBING 14 Pumps • Softeners • Farm • Residential O PLUMBING and WIRING 24 Hour Em.rg•nty Service Ph. 345-2547 Of • Ph. 34s-2447 , *AP THESE SPECIALS AVAILABLE ONLY IN: MI8DnWwr W. R GODERICH MON„ ftlt$.'ORO $ P.M. WOD., THUR$., 861. - t tO a P.M. SAT. a.» TO a P.M. N+GNAM O'1! WALLA LAVE. N. DOWEL INTERSECTION I4WY4`NO.4 AND 113' - E CE1ER ` MON.. TUN.. WED.. t TO O P.M. TOURS... 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