Times-Advocate, 1978-08-31, Page 14Page 14 August 31, 1978
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8.9 Kirkton
8.9 Tavistock
8-10 Blyth
8-17 Western Fair, London
14.15 Seaforth
16-18 Embro
19.20 Brussels
20-24 Stratford
22.23 Forest
22.23 Exeter
22.23 Parkhill
23 Milverton
23.24 Thorndale
29.30 Ilderton
Mr and Mrs Gordon
Bieber and Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Northcutt have
returned home after spen
ding a holiday in Nova
Scotia and P E I
Marilyn and Darlene
Sillery and Eleanor and Julie
Blommaert were weekend
guests with Mrs Barb
Fahner in Owen Sound.
CORN BEING HARVESTED — Employees of the Exeter branch of Canadian Canners are
working two daily shifts while the corn harvest is in full swing. , T-A photo
Huron plow event
set this weekend TROJAN CUSTOM CORN
Farmers could cut costs
Vi\ Final
4\ Summer
Reductions
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using solar roof on bins
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REMAINING STOCK
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Ontario cash crop farmers
may cut energy costs using
solar roofs on their grain
bins.
•‘I'm convinced this low-
temperature drying system
for wheat, oats, barley or
soybeans will save farmers
money.” says Bob Stone,
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food
engineer. Brighton.
The solar technique takes
advantage of the natural
drying qualities of air,
whereas conventional high-
temperature drying requires
expensive fuels.
‘‘To put a solar covering
on a standard bin. paint the
south roof black and con
struct a fiber glass roof six
inches above it.” says Mr.
Stone. ‘‘This creates a duct
that allows air to be natural-
Lawn Mowers
AND
Garden Tillers
Super Savings Too On
Our Last Remaining
AIRCONDITIONER
Reeves reunion
held in Exeter
The fourth Reeves reunion
was held August 20 at the
home of Mr. & Mrs. Donald
Webster, 101 Waterloo
Street, Exeter. Members of
the family attending were
from Toronto, Exeter,
London, Seaforth, Clinton,
Stratford, California,
Winnipeg and Goderich.
The day was spent in
playing games, horseshoes,
swimming and races. A
collection was taken to send
flowers to Mrs Charles
Reeves who is ill in
University Hospital, London.
Donald and Bill Harvey
provided music for evening
entertainment.
ly heated as it rises to the
peak of the roof.”
Before the air reaches the
grain, moisture is removed
by electric heating coils
near the top of the bin.
“Then a fan draws the
dehumidified air through the
grain to the perforated
metal drying floor.”
Placed eight inches above
the concrete floor, this
structure ensures grain is
dried at the bottom of the
bin. A fan at the outer wall
creates a partial vacuum in
this eight-inch space to
draw air out of the bin.
As much as 26 percent
moisture can be removed by
the solar method. However,
Mr. Stone says it is risky to
dry grain with higher
moisture contents unless
high temperature dryers are
incorporated.
“It is difficult to deter
mine dollar savings with
this system because each
farmer’s operation is
different,” he says. “For in
stance, grain moisture fluc
tuates according to weather
conditions, and size of bin
also affects drying rates.”
If fuel-generated high-
temperature dryers are
used with the solar techni
que. then savings obviously
decrease.
An advantage of the
slower drying, low-
temperature method is the
absence of stress cracks in
Biddulph
By MRS. M. H. ELSTON
Don’t buy until
you see the best.
Visitors during the week
with Mr. and Mrs. Elston
were Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Grummette, Mr. and Mrs.
Emerson Gray, Dundalk,
from Mr. Elston’s former
Parish and Mr. and Mrs. Ar-
deen Randall and Stanley,
Wyoming.
Miss Beckie Leigh Elston,
London spent the week end
with her grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. Allan Elston while
her parents Mr. and Mrs.
David Elston visited with
Sheila Elston in Halliburton.
Master Jason Hem and
friend Greg Lamport are
spending a couple of days
with the former’s grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Blair.
Miss Hazel Heywood,
(R,N,) Mich., Mrs. Ida
Williason (R.N. of Sarnia
and Mrs. Vera Blackwell of
Petrolia also visited.
grain kernels. Farmers us
ing the solar technique
report the better quality
grain is worth premium
prices for specialized
markets such as starch,
seed and brewery com
panies.
Half the cost of installing
a solar energy system is
financed by the Innovator
Incentive Program,
operated jointly by the On
tario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food
(OMAF) and Agriculture
Canada. Details are
available at local OMAF
county offices.
Brinsley
By GORDON MORLEY
Bill and Kathy Prest are
the proud parents of a baby
girl Terri Lynn.
David Corbett spent his
holidays at Camp Ponacka
near Bancroft.
The community extends
their sympathy to the Amos
family in the passing of their
brother Owen Amos of Lon
don. Funeral was on Sunday
afternoon from the Stephen
son and Son Funeral Home,
Ailsa Craig. Interment was
in Mars Hill Cenetery.
Cindy Prest has received
word from the College of
Nurses that she has been
successful in her R.N.A.
course.
Mr, and Mrs. Jack
Trevithick spent a few days
with their daughter Mrs.
Don Newey and Mr. Newey
of Kingston.
Colleen and Carol Newey
have returned to their home
after spending several days
with their grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Trevithick.
JIM SIDDALL
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This year’s Huron County
plowing match will be held
near Seaforth. Plans have
been finalized for the 51st
Huron County plowing
match to be held on the Ken
Campbell farm Lot 14 Con 6
McKillop township.
On Friday, September 1
coaching for the plow boys
and girls will start at 9:30.
Ray Montague, the chief
judge of the Ontario
Plowmen’s Association, and
his assistant, will be on hand
to give advice on the fine
points of match plowing for
Should plant
wheat early
"Severe winterkill and a
wet fall last year means only
326,0000 tonnes of winter
wheat are expected for the
1978 Ontario harvest. In 1977,
farmers reaped 817,000
tonnes,’’says Professor L.A.
Hunt, Department of Crop
Science, University of
Guelph.
Early planting in a firm
seedbed produces more
vigorous growth, lessening
the chance of winterkill. The
best time for central and
eastern Ontario farmers to
plant winter wheat is Sep
tember 1 to 15. For south
western farmers, October 1
to 15 provides adequate time.
“When the soil is ready,
plant your winter wheat.
Don’t wait - a wet period can
soon throw you off
schedule,” warns Professor
Hunt.
Planting two varieties,
Fredrick and Yorkstar,
reduces the risk of disease or
weather damage that may
affect one variety more than
the other.
Fredrick matures a few
days earlier than Yorkstar,
so farmers have more
leeway in harvesting large
acreages - an advantage if
conditions cause sprouting in
the grain heads.
Although researchers hope
to develop varieties resistant
to leaf rust, Professor Hunt
says there is no variety for
Ontario with built-in
protection against the
fungus. The Fredrick variety
rusts more slowly than
Yorkstar.
When considering fer
tilizer needs, soil test results
are important.
young people learning to
plow especially.
Anyone who plows would
be well advised to take
Friday, September 1 off to
attend the coaching in the
morning and the Junior
match in the afternoon, to
see first hand the proper way
to adjust a plow, to turn the
best furrow.
The Huron Plowmen’s
Association are sponsoring
two Sod Busters 4-H Clubs, in
1978 — one in the north with
leaders John Clark and W. J.
Deeming, and one in the
South, with Allan Walper and
Allan Turnbull as leaders.
Saturday, September 2 the
regular match will get under
way at 9:30 a.m. with 10
classes in competition in
cluding the Queen of the
furrow class for prizes in
cash, goods, and trophies of
approximately $3,500.
Special contests include: a
horse shoe pitching contest
with two classes, one for
Huron players, and one for
all comers; nail driving
contest — one for the ladies
and one for men; log sawing
contests with two classes
using cross cut saws, one
class with contestants using
their own saw and a class
using the same saw.
The Huron Plowmen’s
Association hope that this
“Mini” match will prepare
Huron Plowman to compete
more successfully at the big
International Match at the
Armstrong Farms near
Wingham, September 26 to
September 30.
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Plan to
attend the
Huron
County
Plowing
Match
Sept. l-2nd
at the farm of
Ken Campbell lot
14-Con. 6
McKillop
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ATTENTION
FARMERS
There will be a
PLOT TOUR
at the farm of Martin Mommersteeg,
RR 3, Bayfield (on Hwy. 21)
at 7 p.m.
Thursday, August 31
Sponsored by Trojan Seed Corn
Everyone Welcome
SECOND ROUND
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(ALL CLASSES)
ADMISSION $3.00 , CHILDREN
(1 2 & under) $1
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Minister of Government Services
and
The Honourable William G. Newman
Minister of Agriculture and Food
invite you to attend an official
SOD-TURNING CEREMONY
which marks the start of construction
of the
STUDENTS' RESIDENCE
on campus of
Centralia College of Agricultural
Technology,
Huron Park
Monday, Sept. 11, 1978
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