The Brussels Post, 1976-12-15, Page 18Thank You
for your patronag
and
Seasons Greeting
If you require financing to start, modernize or
expand your business and are unable to
obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and
conditions or if you are interested in the
FBDB management services of counselling
and training or wish information on
government programs available for your
business, talk to our representative.
FEDERAL
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
OPNOTCH
TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED
STORE OPEN Fri. Dec,. 24
Closed. Sat. Dec. 25
Closed Mon. Dec. 27
Closed Sat.; Jan. 1
Closed Mon., Jan 3
store
Christmas
Closing
BIG WINNER Eldon Cook of R.R.1, Belgrave, was a big winner in the Brown
Swiss competition at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Here he is 'shown (right)
with his junior champion Female Lorelda Amazing. Grace. Lesley Grier, the Brown
Swiss Dairy Princess and Don Carter, who lead the champion are also pictured.
.At Perth-luro n Shorthorn Club
G Smith resigns ;after 8 'years
HOLIDAY
HOURS
We will be closed
Friday, Dec. 24 .
Monday, Dec. 27
Monday, Jan. 3
Ken Mewhinney of R.R.1,
Lucknow, was elected president
of Perth-Huron Shorthorn Club at
the annual dinner meeting in
Brodhagen Wednesday night.
He succeeds Ross Procter of
R.R.5, Brussels,
Ron Shelley of R.R.2, Gorrie,
and William Lannin of Dublin,
were elected vice-presidents.
Gerald Smith of R.R.2,
Brussels, secretary-treasurer, for
Arnold Cook„ R.R.#1, Belgrave
had the top indexing boar among
the 88 boars in the December
group which completed test at the
Ontario Test Station, ~ New
Hamburg.
Close behind the Cook
Yorkshire which had a
performance indeX of 140 were
three Yorkshire boars from the
herd of Wm. J. Turnbull,
Brussels, with indices of 138,
138 and 133.
Arnold Cook's top test station
"graduate" combined low
backfat thickness of .52 inches,
average daily gain of 2.29 pounds
per day and feed conversion of
2.42 pounds feed per pound gain.
The three Yorkshire boar s from
the Wm, Turnbull h erd had the
following outstanding average:
backfat thickness .54 inches,
average daily gain 2.24 pounds
and feed conversion of 2.38.
The Performance Index now
being used at the Test Station
evaluates the overall performance
of each boar while on test and
combines the important economic- —
traits of backfat thickness;
average daily gain and feed
Ethel
Mrs. Cliff Bray
Correspondent
The Ethel W.I. held their
Christmas dinner at Mrs. Wm.
Dobson's on Wednesday
beeettiber 8. After dinner Mrs.
John Smith and Mrs. Gerald
Blake entertained with a puppet
show, and there was 'in exchange
of gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie. Guy and
family, Miss Jacquie Guy of
kings College, London and Metle
and Tofn Bowes visited with Mrs.
push 4-H calf owners on to win at
shows but to let them enjoy their
calves and gain experience For the
second year.
Each 4-H member was
presented vith a gift of. $5.00.
Bruce McCall, manager of the..
Brussels Stockyards Ltd., was the
guest speaker. He said farmers
with feeding cattle had gone
through the hardest year with
*Unfair prices.
Bert • Pepper, secretary sales
agent for the Canadian. Associa-
tion of Shorthorn Club, said there
were 800 clubs in Canada at the
present time. He displayed
literature, truck decals, pictures
and other, material that can be
used• for teaching in schools or
4-H groups or by owners of
Shorthorns.
Opening
new doors
to small
business
Financial assistance
Management counselling
Management training
Information on government
programs for business
Roger Han
one of our representatives
will be at
Winghani Motel, WINGHAM
on the 3rd Tuesday or each month
December 21st
the past eight years resigned. His
successor is to be named at the
next meeting of the executive. -
Mr. Smith was named as the
club director to the Ontario
Shorthorn Club.
4-H members from Perth and
Huron Counties, with Shorthorn
calves, were guests Of the club.
Glen Frost, Cambridge, secretary
of the Ontario Shorthorn, Club,
told the farmers present not to
Huron farmers
top indexing boars
conversion into one
index.
composite
Brussels 887-60
READ and USE POST CLASSIFIED
MILL Closed Fri.', Dec. 24
Closed Sat.,. Dec. 25
Closed Mon., Dec. 27
Closed Sat., Jan', 1
Closed Mon., Jan. 3
"'" We bke to knew Our customers
by NOW • • •
MGR
A.A. $haw of Brigden for their for ptiOr ilifOrtriatiOni Call 211.56.50 Christmas Odtherink, *kite 106 Ontario Stree4 StridOird 18-4HE BRUSSELS Post DECEMBER 16, 1916