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fields of beans appear black but
the ag rep said the beans inside
the pods are white and will hold
their quality if we get dry sunny
weather soon.
Bean producers' insurance will
cover only the cost of production
and "sometimes not even that,"
the ag rep said.
The wet weather has of course
set the corn harvest back too.
That combined with corn prices
that are little more than half of
last year's is "enough to make
anybody depressed," Mr. Pullen
commented.
Sonic of the best corn Huron
has seen in years was on exhibit
at • the Bel rave Schobl Fair last
week, "way over expectations."
Growth has evened up and quality
and maturity is excellent, even in•
the north part of the county,
according to the ag. rep. But none
of that matters while rain
prevents harvesting.
The same goes for the county's
second and third cut hay crops.
Yield looked very good and the
hay was, needed for feed by
farmers, many of whom only got
half of their first cut hay off. But
there's been too much rain now
and only those with high moisture
silos will be able to store it for use
as feed.
Farm specialists in Perth
County tell much the same story.
Pat Lynch, soils and crop
specialist, with the Stratford ag
office estimates that one third of
Huron and Perth's $250 million
bean crop has been harvested.
Tony Bouw, manager of the W.G.
Thompson and Sons Ltd. plant
near Mitchell estimated that 50
per cent of the yield could be lost
if the wet weather continues to
the end of the week.
Brian Melady of the Ontario
Bean Growers Co-operative in
Rannoch said beans that were
ripe 10 to 14 days ago will be
hardest hit by the rain, but that if
it continues beans that weren't
ready for harvest when the wet
weather started will be hurt too.
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QUEEN OF THE FURROW Lori Stafford,
daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Jack Stafford of Wroxeter,.
was crowned Huron ploughing , match queen
Saturday in Stephen 'Township, by her runner up
Kathy Pentland of R.R. 6, Goderich. Lori will
represent Huron at the International Ploughing
Match (Expositor photo)
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THE BRUSSELS POST, SEPTEMBER 28, 1977-3
ma y
armers anxious for beans
Only a small percentage of
Huron County's 63,000 acres of
white beans have been harvested
and farmers are "justifiably
depressed and anxious" about
the almost two straight weeks of
rain that have made harvest
impossible, Huron. County ag rep
Don Pullen says. More beans are
off the land in south Huron than
in the Seaforth area and north of
here. What's frustrating is that the
potential for an excellent, very
high quality yield was there in
this year's bean crop, Mr. Pullen
says. The quality could still be
okay, but only if we have three or
four warm dry days within -the
`next week or so.
"What we really need is
weather like last year's hiterna-
tional Plowing Match week", Mr.
Pullen said. "That was ' the
salvation of the bean harvest in
Huron County. Without it we
would have, been in trouble last
year too:"
Mr. Pullen said he's trying to
be 'optimistic but "the weather
map doesn't look good." Area
farmers say it would take at least
two warm sunny days to even dry
the land up enough to get
equipment on it. -
Beans that have been pulled
and are still in the fields will likely
be a write off, the ag rep says, but
those still standing have good
potential, if the weather dries up
soon. In the Seaforth area many
Biographies
for plaque
MR. & MRS. SYLVESTER FOX
Slyvester Fox (Det) was born in
the Cranbrook area. He was
employed for a number of years at
the Ament Mills in Brussels.
After the closing of the mills he
ran a McCormack-Deering
Implement Agency and did
custom work with his tractor.
Later he operated a feed store on
main street in the Stretton block.
He married Matilda McCutcheon
from Turnberry Twp. Their house
was to the south of the fair
grounds where McDonalds Allont
is located. They had a family of
five. They were Presbyterians
and are buried in the Brussels
Cemetery.
MR. JOHN GIBSON—
John Gibson was born in
Howick Township and as a young
man learned the blacksmithing
and later the baking trade. He
and Wilfred Willis served' their
apprenticeship together in Mount.
Forest. In the early 1900's he
Went West and homesteaded, for
12 years. During this time he
married Cora Patterson of
Pordwich and 5 children were
born to them. When the family
returned to Ontario, Jack took up blacksmithing in Brussels in the
shop now occupied by Gordon
Workman. He was a members of
the Presbyterian Church session
and is buried in the Fordwich
Cemetery.
4R. T.L. MCDONALD
Tom McDonald was born on
the 4th concession of Grey
Township. He farmed oh the seventh con. of Grey whree John
BYers now liven, His first wife
was Christine Yuilland, they had two daughters Tom had a gravel
truck and later a stock truck, He
.roved M Brussels and purchased' A.H.the McDonald house.
tiring this period he carried on a livestock business: ke later
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