The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-08-11, Page 10POPULAR TREAT — The hot, buttered corn on the cob served up by the Exeter Kinsmen proved to be pop-
ular with many of the spectators at the Exeter rodeo. Bob Lawrence of Huron Park is shown in the lineup
while Bob Reynolds and Ted Mackid serve up the delicacy. Bob Galloway is in the background loading up
the cooking pot. T-A photo
Federation wants agrominium
kept as idea for developers
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The "agrominium concept"
should remain just an idea in the
minds of developers the Huron
Federation of Agriculture feels,
The Huron Federation decided
Thursday night to offer
assistance to West
Gwillumberry Township to fight
against an experimental
agrominium being set up within
the municipality. They also pass-
ed a resolution asking the On-
tario Federation of Agriculture
to go on record against
agrominiums.
The resolutions said
agrominiums should be recogniz-
ed as a financial enterprise
benefitting the promoter and not
in the best interests of landuse
and the rural community.
An "agrominium" is a concept
developed by a large Toronto
development company, Devon
Downs Developments. Accor-
ding to the company an
agrominium would occupy about
600 acres of land with 150 housing
units, The owners of the house
would be part owners of the far-
ming operation.
At present the company is
attempting to make the idea a
reality in West Gwillumberry
township, located thirty miles
north of Toronto, The township
council rejected the idea and
now Devon Downs is appealing to
the Ontario Municipal Board to
overrule the municipality.
Huron Federation member,
Bev Brown said the local
Federation is considering sen-
ding letters to the OMB outlin-
ing their objections to the
proposal.
The development company
promoting agrominiums claims
the new form of farm ownership
would both perpetuate land in
agricultural production and
stimulate housing. In their
proposal the housing units would
be grouped on less than seven
percent of the land, away from
the agricultural components.
The owners of the residential
units would not actually take a
direct part in the farm work.
This would be done by a farm
staff of people with agricultural
experience.
On a model agrominium the
agricultural operation would in-
clude 390 acres cash crop; a
horse barn for 25 animals; a
piggery housing approximately
40 pigs; a beef feed lot main-
taining about 20 steers; a
chicken roost stocked with 600
capons; a fully equipped
greenhouse; a fishpond stocked
with fish; and various
recreational areas for picnics
and horseback riding.
The operation should be
profitable but agrominium
owners are not advised to depend
entirely on the agrominium for
an income, Devon Downs feels.
"Whereas the prospects of an
individual owner of the
agrominium becoming wealthy
in 'very good' years (although
not impossible) is,improbable, it
is not unlikely that a modest in-
come maybe derived," a Devon
Downs brief to the Ontario
Government states.
Bev Brown said such a project
would cause immense problems
for an individual municipality
and the agricultural community.
The number of children alone
from 150 new housing units would
be a major burden to the local
school system, she said.
The residences on an
agrominium would sell for more
than $100,000.
In other business, the sixty
members of the Huron Federa-
tion present at the meeting in
Bluevale saw a slide presenta-
tion by Dixie Cameron of RR 7,
Lucknow. Mrs. Cameron recent-
ly returned from an exchange
trip to New Zealand and
Australia where she visited
different farm operations.
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Despite two weekend showers
the summer heat has left its
mark on Huron County crops,
according to agriculture
representative Don Pullen.
The corn crop germinated
NEW PATHOLOGIST
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
and Food, R. Gordon Bennett,
announces the appointment of
Dr. S.E. Sanford as veterinary
pathologist at the Veterinary
Services Laboratory at Huron
Park, Ontario.
Dr. Sanford obtained the
degree of doctor of veterinary
medicine from the Ontario
Veterinary College, University of
Guelph, in 1971.From 1971 to 1974
he was veterinary officer,
Ministry of Agriculture,
Veterinary Division, in Guyana.
In 1975 Dr. Sanford completed
the diploma course in diagnostic
pathology at the Ontario
Veterinary College, Since 1976 he
has served in the Veterinary
Services Branch Laboratories in
Huron Park and Guelph. Dr,
Sanford's appointment to the
Huron Park Laboratory became
effective in June.
The Veterinary Services
Laboratory at Huron Park serves
the livestock owners and
veterinary practitioners in
Huron, Perth, and Bruce counties
and parts of the counties of Grey,
Middlesex, and Oxford,
unevenly because of the heat but
light rains will help the situation,
said Pullen.
Corn yields will be average this
year and farmers will face a
double-barrelled problem with
the current trends in corn prices,
he said,
Early planted grains have
provided the best yields in the
barley and wheat crops. Fields
planted later , and on light soil
have suffered from a lack of
moisture, said Pullen,
"It's really remarkable in this
part of the county that things look
as good as they do", said Pullen.
Dry summer weather through the
centre of the county has kept
yields low in that region.
The wheat crop was averaged
with yields in the 45 to 55 bushel
per acre range, he said.
Hot weather has caused some
flower drop-off in the bean crop
this year but it is difficult to
estimate how the crop will turn
out at this point, said Pullen.
Humid weather, conducive to
white bean mould, could hurt the
bean crop. "What we need is a
good gentle 1-inch rain within the
next week and that would do us
some good", said Pullen.
Hot weather has also resulted
in some pea crops being by
passed, according to Canadian
Canners manager Jack
Urquhar t.
"This is the first time we've
bypassed acreage for several
years because of the heat", said
Urq uhart. Hot weather hardens
peas by speeding up the maturity
rate.
"Some of the acreage was
dropped because we couldn't
handle it and there was some
acreage we had to bypass
because of hail damage", said
Urquhart.
Farmers with bypassed crops
are covered by crop insurance,
said Urquhart.
Pea yields have been above
average this year and the harvest
is going very well, said Urquhart,
Canners corn crops have been
doing well and packing should
begin by the end of next week,
said Urquhart
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