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Pd NS ; A BIGGEST IN WESTERN ONTARIO TIONE11111 1:‘ \iil %NTH if 11111 PI tSSOI'l 11111 N. 01)1 VS \ Tti•wr4,111'11.1,EHSASSOCIATION 6 Classes of Mini Tractors * 7 Classes of Soper Stock and'Modified Plus 4-Wheel Drive Trucks (Super Stock) SPONSORED BI 'CKNO IF' TRACTOR PULL ASSOCIATION TOTAL PURSE $10,975 PROCEEDS FOR COMMUNITY Fbr hirthet Infithriathjli Cotittict: ART HELM 529-7627 CLIFF LIVINGSTON 529-7488 PLEASE BRING YOUR. OWN LAWN CHAIRS ...,4004 FROM THE BREWERS OF SPECIAL OCCASION PERMIT IN EFFECT THE BRUSSELS POST, JULY 11 1 1979 — Huron. F of A wants trespass law changes BY ALICE GIBB The land use committee of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture has recom- mended that Attorney .Gen- eral Roy McMurtry consider some changes to the pro- posed legislation on tres- passing on privately-owned land. The government is propos- ing to replace the Petty Trespass. Act with two new pieces of legislation - the Occupiers' Liability Act and the Trespass to Property Act. The attorney general recently requested public It's not too early to be checking for Armyworm. They can best be detected by examining crops frequently during early evening, just before sunset. At this time, the caterpillars are moving up the plants to-feed. They hide under clumps of grass and clods of 'dirt during the day. Armyworms are brown to dark green in colour with five stripes on their bodies. They are 11/2 inches long when fully grown. Five to six larvae per 'Insects may sap alfalfa reaction to the proposed legislation. Gordon Hill of Varna, chairman of the land use committee. said his commit- tee recognizes the proposals outlined in the new acts are a definite improvement to the current situation existing under the Petty Trespass Act. Under the proposed legis- lation, the maximum fines for trespassing would be increased from $100 to $1,000. Also, landowners would be asked to mark their square foot warrants chem- ical control. Treat immedi- ately if the foliage is heavily notched and most of the caterpillars are less than 11/2 inches long. Each field must be assessed and dealt with eparately. Spraying the border of a field may be property with signs or some type of coloured marker to indicate if trespassing is forbidden on their property. Mr. Hill said his commit- tee recommended that the only cause for landowner liability in the event of an injury to someone trespass- ing on the property should be when an act has been done by the landowner with "deliberate intent to cause harm to someone coming on the land." He said the land use committee also recom- mended that rather than effective when the pest is on the move. Control measures are list- ed on page 29 of the 1979 Field Crop Recommend- ations. The suggested insect- icides include Sevin, Mala- thion, Methoxychlor and Lannate L. putting signs or markers on the property warning people to keep off the land, there should be a positive entry system of signs so landown- ers can indicate when they would welcome people using their land for recreational uses. Mr. Hill said his commit- tee also recommended to the minister that there shouldn't be a limit to the damages award a judge could assess on the conviction of a tres- passer and that the damages awarded should be equal to the full amount of damages incurred. Finally, the local commit- tee recommended there be a mandatory fine for trespass- ing upon conviction of tres- passers. The committee's recom- mendations were forwarded both to the Ontario Feder- ation of Agriculture and to Attorney General McMurtry. GUEST SPEAKER The guest speaker at Thursday's federation meet- ing, held at Huron Centen- nial School, Brucefield, was George Klosler, president of the Oxford County Feder- ation of Agriculture. Mr. Klosler showed his organi- zation's agricultural film, A Question of Balance. Mr. Klosler explained his group decided to make the film three years ago when there was •a great deal of dispussion in Oxford. County about drawing up an official land use plan for the county. Mr. Klosler said while inter est groups such as land developers were well repre- sented in discussions with county officials, no one was really representing farmers. Mr. Klosler pointed out since farmers make up only five per cent of the 'popu- lation, they needed to con- vince the general population to share their views on land use in• the count y. They decided to produce a film outlining their views on agri- culture and the dangers of encroaching urbanization. The film took two years to produce and cost the group $22,000. The speaker said the film has since been shown all across the province on television, at agricultural conferences and has even been sent to Europe for viewing. Mr. Klosler said county officials congratulated the Oxford County F. or A. for having the greatest influence on the way the official plan for the county finally shaped up. Under the Oxford plan, there are buffer zones be- tween intensive agricultural areas and urban centres and severances are allowed only in the case of the purchases of adjoining farms, without a special appeal process. Bill Crawford, the field- man for the Huron County federation, told the audience the executive will be can- vassing for new federation members in Stephen, Us- borne and Ashfield town- ships on July 17 to 19. The executive also asked federation members to sub- mit the names of those people in the county who have made a worthwhile contribution to agriculture for the annual Huron County Federation of Agriculture Award. Is it dry weather or is it insects? The second cut was- n't much good last year and many people blamed the dry weather. Others felt that insects such as potato Leaf- hopper were a contributing factor. Several Perth farmers sprayed their alfalfa for in- sects last year with beneficial results. We should be walk- ing our hay fields and check- ing for insects so we can be on top of the situation. . The Leafhopper is of part- icular concern.. It's a light green, wedge-shaped insect about 1/8th inch long when fully grown. The immature adult (nymph) is yellowish green and walks sideways or backwards. The adult may jump or fly. The insect feeds by suck- ing plant juices. The alfalfa is stunted and the leaves turn yellow to bronze in colour. Effective control depends on recognizing the adults and nymphs before symptoms become apparent. Fields should be checked starting now. Cygon and Meth- oxychlor are recommended as sprays on page 21 of the 1979 Field Crop Recom- mendations. These sprays will also look after other insects that are chewing on the plant. We should be checking our alfalfa fields for insects. The dry weather in late June was ideal for encouraging them. We had three calls on insect damage in alfalfa as this article went in the mail. In all three cases the first cut had been taken about June .1st, Every week more and more people, discoVer what mighty jobs are accomplished by low cost Post Want Ads. Dial Brussels 887-6641. It's not too early Finding army worms