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Back in March, I suggested that Ontario's Minister of
Agriculture and Food,, William. Newman. should not even
consider issuing a permit for an agrominium in Ontario.
1 even explained an agrominium: a sort of commune
where a developer divides a 100 acre farm into 10. acre lots:
and puts 10 houses on those lots. The owners agree to farm.
the 90 acres thatare1
eft and, from a , fir iii. the profit, pay .the.
mortgage. •
Now comes word that the Ontario Cabinet has turned
down the request for the agrominium and I say, good for
you, fellows,
It's a decision that could have far-reaching effects.
personally, believe it was just another gimmick to allow
developers tocircumvent zoning regulations: in agricul-
tural areas. if one agrominium: had been allowed, the door
would have opened for dozens. Ontario farriers have
enough problems with legitimate land develepment
without being saddled with more,
The green light would have flashed long enough to
accelerate the problems caused by urban people. moving
'into farming areas. Farmers have enough trouble now with
harassment over .noise, odors, long hours of work and.
curtailment of expansion.
When, oh when, will other sectors of the economy begin
torealize that rural Ontario is not a .park? Nor is it a
dumping ground for refuse that cities cannot handle.
Fanners keep opposing dump proposals because of
Ontario's !love of landfill, sites. Rural Ontario is sick and:
tired of burying city trash, In the last decade, farmers have
won a number of battles such as the one a few years ago.
when Hamilton and Toronto had plans to ship millions of '
tons of garbage by rail to the Harriston-Palmerston area.
Recently, residents of Glanbroolc Township fought a
proposal for a landfill site in the Niagara Region. The.
battle continues.
Would you want a sewage :agoon-and/ora garbage
dump in your backyard? k
Remember the proposal tobury atomic wastes in the
Martnora area? -
It keeps happening, But when will it stop? When will
Permanent legislation protect agr4eultt!re from dsaattqua,
encroachments?
,Peter Hannampresidentof theOntario
. Federation of
Agriculture, in a Tetter to the Cabinet, said rural. Ontariois,
an industrial area whose industry is food production. If
society wants an abundant' .supply of food, then fanners
must; be allowed to do their job. Without, I: might add,
agrominiunis, dumps, sewage lagoons and stupid neigh -
hers complaining about noise and odors.
And here's another example: A group of farmers, 'in
North Salem„ N.S„ got together to complain about rock,
folk and western music concerts north of Halifax. They,
were justifiably worried about land, fields and buildings.
being. damaged by thousands and thousands of fans who.
flock to such concerts.
The fear of fire, for one thing, is important. One farmer
lost six acres of hay just through a mess of broken, glass
and beer bottles alone. He couldn'tcut the hay because Of
the Mass., .
Some of the fanners in the area are even talking. about
taking .things into their own hands and forming a vigilante
group -- a sort of local SWAT squad -- to deal with.
trespassers.
That sounds a little toe drastic for my peace -loving
tastes but who can blame them? You have spent years
building up ' your land, plowing, sowing, harvesting,
fertilizing, spraying, The sweat and toil blooms into a crop:
If the weather doesn't get it, a group., of asinine
city -dwellers brandishing guitars and beer bottles, ruins it
for you. Hard to take, wouldn't you say?'
Rural' people are getting tired of it all, the insidious
ideas to build estates on prime farmland, 'the constant
encroachment of urban subdivisions, the, trash that nobody
else wants, the trespassers who wouldn't know the north
end of ` cow from the south in an east wind and the
short-sightedness of politicians who ' know the farm vote
ain't what it used to be. ,•.
Anyway, the Ontario Cabinet is to be• congratulated. for
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'turning down the agrom m tum,idea. i. ••
i wonder what the cjevelopers will come up with next•to
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When to apply .potash
BY ALAN W. SCOTT, PAT
LYNCH & DR. TED
ROTHMEL
Potash fertilizer often goes
on the field too .late.We
shouldbe
aimingfor a mid
August application, particu-
larly if fertilizer hasn't been
applied after the first or
second cut.
Potash fertlizei acts as an
antifreeze . to make alfalfa:
plants more resistant to low
winter. temperatures. It also
encourages the bud growth
which ' will result in better
yields next year. We lose
some of.the .value if we delay
application until September.
How . much ' fertilizer?
Lighter soils require more. A
generous application is nee-
• essary for fields that are
feeling the pressure of three
cuts per year. A soiltest can
help determine the potash
supplying power of the soil.
A mix of 150lbs. of b-0-60
and 50-75 lbs. of 0-46-0
seems a good bet if no other •
information is available.
GRASSHOPPERS
Populations are definitely
up this year. They are .quite
numerous in forage fields.
Seed pods may be clipped off
all legumes. They migrate
from grasses and may not be
a problem beyond infesting
the border;rows in soybeans
and corn. They tend 'to be
scattered throughout alfalfa
fields. Cygon is probably the
best and cheapest material to
use if needed (pg, .33, OMAF
- publication N296).
26 SASKATCHEWAN'
4-H'ERS VISITING PERTH
COUNTY THIS WEEK
This week Perth County
has. the honour, of hosting 26
4-H'ers and their chaperones
from the Fort Qu'Appelle
district of :Saskatchewan. We
hope they find their stay a
very enjoyable one.
SAP BEETLES
Black beetles with 4 yellow
spots on wing covers. They
are primarily wscava0gers
feeding on fermented juices
Of damaged fruit or seed.
They are a nuisance insect.
Usually impractical to spray
them. Although costly, " it
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May be practical to, prepare a
poison bait in some instances,
Preparation of Balt: Chop or
grind ;immature sweet, corn
(including the • cobs) or ban-
anass a
ani
nd mix with Thiodan.
50WP;at therate of 1 pound
per 50 pounds. (three level
tablespoons per 2 pounds).
Place bait on disposable pie
plates(about ?Y pound per
plate) and .cover with a
second perforated plate. Dis-
• tribute baittraps at 50 foot
distance around area where
beetles are a .problem, Each
week . renew with freshly
re a
p p red bait. Dispose of old
bait and used pie plates., in..
safe manner. Do not broad-
cast bait. Spray application.
with. Thiodan is not effective.
l{eep bait out of reach of
children, pets, and livestock. '
How to wean
a 95 % calf crop
BY STAN PAQUETTE
Can you wean a 95% calf
crop?
Jim: Love of R.R. 3,. Park-
hill, did just that in 1978. He
owns a Hereford herd;
breeding first calf heifers to
Aberdeen Angus: •.Cows are
bred back to Angus.
I. questioned Jim as to how
be did it. He said, "You have
to be." a dedicated cow -calf
man.
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Corporations Program
This new program is designed to
encoutage private sector investment in
small businesses throughout Ontario
by the formation ofSmall Business
.Development Corporations.
The Incentive
Investors who purchase equity shares
in a Sal
Bust es . 'vel
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to l a meet
p
Corporation receive financial incen-
tives that amount to a 30% grant for
individuals and a 30% tax credit, for
corporations. On a Sim() investment,.
individual investors get a $300 grant
and corporations, a S300 tax credit
against Ontario Corporations Income
Tax. It's a straightforward process and
the Ministry of Revenue is ready'to
receive applications, `
F007120o0 ofa Small Business
Development Coirporntion
An Individual, corporate}n orgroup of
int+estors can tel up t Smaii Business
Developnent Corporation to invest in
eligible small businesses, if certain
requirements are met.
Please Ask Us
Ministry of Revenue staff are ready to
discuss with you how to establish a
Small Business Development Corpora-
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tax credit,
if you e
y r,t r quire information arassist-
ancc,call our Information Centre
toll-free from anywhere in Ontario:
II, In Metro Toronto, dial 965-8.410
in Area Code 807, ati< the Operator°
for 2ettith 8-2000
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Lome'Maeck
Minister df Revenue
Frank' Millet,
Treasurer of Ontario
Larry Gtoss'hiarn,
Ontario Minister of Industry.andTourls
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Per#h Fc.ir
The Ontario e0t1ntr)srlae t
humming with harveg.
activity,, but already, some
farmers are planting forage,
crops for next year.
Summer, secdings, of
alfalfa or )egurine mixtures
require the same preparation.
as Spring planting, says Prof,
R..5. Fulkerson, Department
of Crop Science, University
of Guelph. Althoughspring,
seedings of .new :hay .or
asture meadows are
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•summer, eire1101.#al}ceA
sometimes' dictate that
summer seedings be tirade.
In such cases, an early
i seeding date is, important to,
establish the crop,
"Sow earlyt at least ;a
month before the normal
seeding date for winter
w ea , says Prof.
.Fulkerson. "Early August
seedings; must:• have
st!fftefept '.leafy growth; ,and
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roots to store food for
winter."
A well -worked, :firm Seed-
bed is essential': for good
germination To achieve
weed control, summer
fallowing is recommended a
few weeks before. seeding.
When planting forage
crops in summer, . a •
companion oat or barley crop
shouldnever be used, Lack
of moisture often means that
the: hardier,, fast-growing
grains stifle the torage crop.
"Never cut or graze
summer seedings:r the same
year," warns Prof. Fulker-
son. l'At least 0.3 nt (1 fhot).
of top growth is ncessar, tg
store food reserves .in, :.the
rootsand to provide
insulation from low tempera-
tures during winter. This
encourages persistent stands,
and high yields in following
years.'"
To, prevent Winterkill' of
established forage stands,
the farmer must not ;allow
cutting or grazing in those
fields after thee critical fall
harvest date in his area.
Ontario Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Food. Publicaton:
296, 1979 Field Crop Recom-
mendations, contains a map
indicating the dates
applicable to farm locations
throughout the province. it is
,available from, local agricul
:tural representatives,;
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Service and repairs to all
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HORNE'S,
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REPAIR .'SERVICE
527-0636
Seaforth
CAR CA
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Repair Service
C/nss A
Mechanic
Repairs to all makes of
cars & light trucks,
Lawn Mowers &
Tillers, Small Motor
Repair.
Ph .ne 345-2891
Frank:Broker
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He and his son alternate •
and regularly check the heif-
ers and cows due to calve.
Every four hours at night and
every two hours during the
day 'i*s their schedule. . Other
practices Jim follows are:
• an ADE injection four to six
weeks prior to calving.
ADE injectable, -plus Vita-
min E and selenium to the
newborn: calf. ,
Navel treatment with tinc-
ture of iodine. '
Ear tagging.
-Implants with Ralgro at day
old.
- .Records treatment given.
Makes notes of unusual
-calving problems,
Early calves are born in-
- side or in a dry lot near the
buildings. Later ones are
born on grass. Calf hutches
protect the young calves on
cool evenings. '
Jim's 1978 weaning
weights were not exceptional
He plans to use a Charolais
or Simrnental bull on his
cowsthis season. By bring-
ing in exotic blood, he feels.
the Cross will give him heav-
ier weaning weights.
lt's important to be ready
for calving as Jim is. The big
secret is to be a iaccM, i.e,
dedicated cow -calf man, as
he said, plus TLC, ' Le.,
tender loving care.
You can afford to be more
dedicated. Ydur reward will
be more calves weaned this
fall.
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Licensed, Mechanic
Service? tal l makes of cars
Detroit Diesels
527-0333
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PAINT ,ANO PAPER
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Fred Lawrence
Electrical`
Contractor
HOME FARM &
COMMERCIAL WIRING
Phone Auburn 526-7505
or
Mitchell 348-8684
ELECTRICAL-'
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Seaforth '
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Over 100 machines on display
Service to all Makes
Sales - White, Etna, Husgvarna
lots of used machines from
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For good old
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527-1! 964
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Excavating
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JOHN
'MIDDEGAAL
North Main Street
'Seaforth, Ontario
527-0104'
T/-FUN.ERAL .HOME-
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Funeral' Home
ROSS: W. R.1 BEY,
QIRECTOR
87 Goderich St.; Seaforth
Phone, 527-1390
CEMETERY
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527-1610.
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Piano: Tuning
And,
.Repairs
Bruce Pulsifer
'527-0053
or after six phone
348-9223'.
MONUMENTS
Cemetery
Monuments
Inscriptions Markers
Showroom Display.
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FUNERAL HOME
87 Goderich St., West
Agent for
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Seaforth 527;1390
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Vanastra
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