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A BREAKFAST BUSINESS MEETING — The Brussels Business
Association (BBA) decided to hold a breakfast meeting this month
instead of their usual night meeting. The meeting was held at the
Brussels Inn last Wednesday. (Photo by Langlois)
Blyth man heads
Ont. Junior Farmers
Dare to be different was treasurer, Rod Stork, from
their theme and over 350 OMAF, Toronto.
delegates to the Junior. Zone directors include
Farmers Provincial Meredith Gilbert, Ottawa
conference in Toronto this Carlton, Tom Callaghan,
past weekend being different Victoria, Roy Westlake, Peel,
run be an important part of Doug Peart, Haldimand,
success in life. Susan Hann, Middlesex
The Junior Farmers in Rheal Delorme, Sudbury,
Huron seem to have that and Bevin Ireland, Bruce.
quality and Jim Phelan of RR Tom Pate, Brant, was elected
2 Blyth is the third. Huron executive director.
County member to be elected
Provincial directors for
President of the provincial Zone 7 which includes Huron
organization in the past Perth, Grey and Bruce are
seven years. Sheila Armstrong, Perth and
The weekend conference new directors to be named
conducted annual business for Bruce, Grey and Huron
and elected new officers and counties at their next
directors from the 49 meeting.
counties in Ontario. Huron members were not
The new officers include, to be undone at the
president Jim Phelan, vice conference for awards or
president, Tim Callaghan, recognition. Brian Miller of
Victoria. Past president Bart RR 3 Exeter was chosen as
Johnson, York, and secretary one of four to attend the
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The ordinary pig now has a chance to
star in the movies with the introduction of
video-taped swine sales to Seaforth.
Auctioneer Tom Papple and sales
manager Bill Strong are calling their new
technique FLEX or the filmed livestock
exchange, The same technique has already
been successfully used to market beef cattle
in other parts of the province.
When a pork producer decides to market
some of his livestock, FLEX cameraman Rick
Gibson will go to the producer's barn and
film either the feederpigs or swine breeding
stock that the producer is selling. The
videotapes filmed at the farm are then
projected on a seven foot screen in the
auction showrooms and buyers bid on the
animals by lot.
Tom. Papple, of RR 4, Seaforth, who will
be doing the auctioneering said one
advantage with FLEX is that pigs never
leave the barn until after they're sold. This
means the pigs have less chance of getting
disease and are less stressed, since they're
moved only once.
When the pigs are filmed, they will be
wieghed and the weight flashed on the
screen during the auction. Also the buyers
will be told the name of the producers selling
the pigs. •
Bill Strong, of Seaforth, the FLEX sales
manager, said any pig in a litter will be
marked if it is sickly or something is wrong
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He said the trucks that will be shipping
the pigs will be cleaned and disinfected prior
to transporation of the animals from the
seller's barn to the buyer.
Mr. Strong said pigs will be delivered to
the buyers within two days of the auctions.
The FLEX auctions will be held on
Wednesday nights at the Rathwell Building,
Seaforth.
With the FLEX system, buyers can see the
pigs without directly coming in contact with
the animals, which is again expected to
redtice the risk of disease. Also, selling the
pigs by the video-tape auction method
means there are no need for sale facilities at
the breeder's farms or for barns at the
auction room.
At a demonstration of the system on
Wednesday night, the major concern of the
audience seemed to be that the pigs
appeared larger than their actual size when
viewed on the movie screen.
Tom Papple told the audience in addition
to the auction, there will be a short
educational program on pork production at
each FLEX auction.
The first FLEX auction will be held on
March 28. If last Wednesday night's
demonstration is any indication, then the
auctions can't help but be entertaining. It
seems when there's a camera around, pigs
turn into natural hams.
Second World Congress of
Young Farmers to be held in
Paris, France. Sharon
Colclough or RR 1 Clinton is
one of five going to
Saskatchewan for two weeks
in August.
The winner of the province
wide Public Relations
Competition was North-west
Huron. The club planted
trees for some farmers and
the extras went to improve
the local cemetery. A sign
was erected for the Lucknow
Medical Centre and for both
entrances to the village.
Junior farmers in that area
also supplied a food booth at
the Molson Tractor Pull last
fall in Lucknow.
Recipients of United
Kingdom Scholarships were
Brenda MacRae, Glengarry,
Marilyn Sewell, Grey, Bill
MacPherson, Lanark and
George Hewitt, Ontairo
county. These members were
chosen by a committeee to
travel to the UK for eight
weeks and live with sponsors
there to learn about their
host country and talk about
Canada.
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