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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-08-04, Page 3>larclmonv Sauthielt ' adnestlay, August: 4, 1982-4e 2 6 ' ort is a distortion TORONTO — , The Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada's (GPMC) task force report on food policy "is an unsolicited intrusion • into farmers business"; said 1 Ralph 'Barrie, president of the •, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) last week. "'Ile task force's report is a gross distor- tion. of fact", Barrie said, For example, the. report says that the income of fanners, in constant dollars, "has shown a significant • steady increase in farm receipts and total gg income. Their income has improved in thlast � 10 years to that of the industrial worker. "This is misleading", Barrie said, "The report should be looking at net farm income, Net income has declined ,to half of the 1974 level. In real dollars, it's the same as it was in 1971. In the same period, industrial wages have doubled." - The recommendations made by the GPMC are mostly rhetoric, Barrie said. One, suggestion is that the National Farm Pro- ducts Marketing Council (NPPMC) the federal advisory body which has. Jurisdic- tion over some. marketing: boards, should • have more power. The. Thne Travellers:nf the Boit County Winless) presented the one act play; Once Upon a Museum, at the Craft :Festival In ueknow en • Friday., Written aid dlreeted by Veronica Kuntz, the play centres on a creature from oiler space named Usdk who is responslble for the creation of nuateunte in the .Brut .pl ce and her, attempts to persuade a muieurn curator to change the image of the rnnasreuau.• The purpose of the play.1, to Iaeretise public awareueua et the local museum and what itdoes by enco g the. public's visitatIon. Menthe** of the " cast Include Dorothy Wasilewski as Urlh, Veronica Kuntz as Lzzte, Monlca B'r ckmann as . Eainlly•and Jim Hall as John. [Sentinel' Staff atoj "The power" of the council -is already far- reaching", Barrie said, "It has powers under the Inquiries Act, and .it can advise the minister of agricultureon the pricing practises of, national marketing boards. The PMC is talking through .its hat. Itjust wants'a seat on a NFPMC, and it doesn't deserve it. Barrtb said the GPMC proposal that each partner in the food system should have ' representation on.NFPMC - controlled supp- ly management marketing boards is "ridiculous". "Are we going have every Tom, Dick anti. Barry. on the ard? Every machinery dealer, all the veterinarians, the fast food. companies? It just isn't practical. Besides, how many farmers are invited to sit on the boards of food corporations?" Barrie did agree withi the suggestion in the reppo�rt that some kind of income. assurance scheme is necessary. "The 'OFA is pushing a market risk in- surance program, which is similar. We're sure it can be ssticcessful," Barrie com- mented. : me Brownie House r Elizabeth '•f wu .paBe 1 by Mr. 1101 Mullin drew up the. plans, Called for..and, received tenders for the new house and . granted the contract to . Mitchell. Construction, Then began the job of raising the remaining $40,000.00, a job that. saw craft sales, garageand rummage sales and g• . highly successful chose 'campaign. In July 1982 the new "Elizabeth McKim Brownie House" 'opened its doors to a group ctm of very eager Brownies.. On Friday, August. 6, 1982 the latest addition . will be opened. and offlscialy dedicated to Elizabeth MaKim. On the same day "Clysdale House" will be dedicated to Victoria Clysdale, and "Taffy's Place" . to. . Mrs. Betty Connell.: Both* Mrs. Clysdale. and 'Mrs. • Connell will be. present at the dedication• as will Dr. Jack McKim repreu ' eating his mother;. Elizabeth McKlnr: Find :alternate ener By Ron Wasiak Is it time for Canadians to seriously ex- amine alternate forms of energy? Philip Durand, Huron: county' beef and pork pro- sneer says definitely., • . Mr. iDurand.was .guest speaker- at the Huron. Federation of Agriculture meeting. in• flensall public school July. 21, De spoke of his on-farm experiment with ethanol alcohol. ;. In a addition ,.to organizing the wheat. .board, being a director of the bean agency andorganizing various other agricultural boards, Mr. Durand has taken itupon himself to search for an alternate form of fuel. He said at present there is an oil glut on the world market, "The oil .producers want us; to forget about finding alternate sources of energy," Relating to a .reeent television prograarn, Mr. Durand quoted Dr,David Suzuki,the famed scientist as saying, if Canadians don't find alternate energy sources, the automobile will be as extinct as the dinosaur." . Taking the initiative, Mr. Durand and his sons at RR 2, Zurich have built and are operating a still in acsection of their drive shed. "We are trying to do our bit in the development of alcohol," he said. A 24 foot by 70 foot addition with a 12 foot roof line was constructed on the south end of an implement shed, A solar collector is used to heat the building and the water us- ed in the cooking and mashing process, The building and equipment`was Installed at a cost of $55,000 with the Durands receiving a provincial grant of 40 per cent, up to $20,000, of the total cost involved. The plant was built last .simmer with Much of the construction done by the family. ' Itliougll it was a learning process, Mr. Durand said the equipment was modified "and is now working quite well." He said the`plaant'is equipped to process 70 bushels ' of coons per batch. In explaining the production of ethanol, Mr, Durand said the grain corn is boiled to kill micro-organisms, Enzymes which con- vert starch to sugar are added following the boiling.. process, He said two kilos of en- zymes are added at the proper temperature to be most effective. • sources or autos will be extinct In order to lower the temperature of the 2,300 gallon cooking tank as quickly as possible, the steam is shut off sand water: is forced through a jacket. He said the water used is saved for the next batch. I . Yeast added converted manure pump is used to. transfer the mash to another tank. Yeast is then added for the fermentation. process which lasts 70:hours. Usinga separator maade.from equipment used to clean fines out of corn, the residue is separated from the "beer" liquid. At this point, the liquid has an alcohol content of eight to 12 per cent. The liquid is then put through the distillation 'equipment con- sisting of a stripper and purifier with an alcohol content of approximately 80 per cent obtained, • In an effort to save energy, Mr, Durand said ' heat exchangers are used to save l3r.T.U.s. . • . "Our finished product is similar to rum . or whisky but we advise people notto,"drink it." Copper.orstainlesss steel tubing, is not used so the ethanol is extremely poisonous. By law, Mr. Durand said he is required to denature the • alcohol using gasoline or diesel fuel. Although people are concerned' about the use of food to make fuel, Mr. Durand et - pledged cattle tested in the United States. were fed the corn residue used hi alcohol. production and regular feed in a 50.50 ex- perinient. "In. the end, the Cattle fed the residue gained 13 per Cent faster and the same quality Of beef was maintained. Plus an two •gallons of alcohol was gained per bushel of corn. • "There is no food loss by removing alcohol from the corn, Only . the starch is used." Using scientific findings, Mr. Durand said the corn residue 'contaainss 28 per cent protein, all of which is digestible by the body. "In all' grain used to feed cat- tle,' 60 per cent is never digested," .he ex- plained, • Not gasohol Mr. Durand said his equipment is not able toproduce gasohol because "we can't make ethanol pure enough." He said the alcohol must be at least 98 per cent to be mixed on a ratio of 10 percent ethanol and per cent gaso, the United; States,' Mr. Durand said the large distilleries have the proper uipment to remove excess water. Tyre . 1 is used to :increase the octane rating in gasoline. "Farmers in the States are not converting motors but are mixing ethanol with kW quality. • Ile saida properly converted motor can burn ethanol with 15 to 20. per cent water content and no power loss is realized. "The reason beingthat water . and alcohol mix completelMr. Durand said his faun 'operation has a small • tractor using straight.ethanol, •A ear and truck were also converted to, burn ethanol which has a 20 per cent water imixture. "The Conversion kit can be installed on most motors. m half an hour. "Cold weather may create problems in starting a vehicle," he said, To overcome this, a vehicle can be started On gasoline. and •switched • to, alcohol. "Using ..this Method, a vehicle can burn ethanol which has"a mixture of 50 per cent water." . Althodiesel motors are easier to con • - vert, lu dation problems exist.. Mr. Durand said thlsis overcome by removing • the irnjectors:inrid adding a carburetor and spark plugs. A converted dieselwith an 80 horsepower rating is presently putting, out 85 horse power he said. Although Durands . are producing more ethanol than 'they raqulre, Mr. Durand staid regulations don't allow us to sell the • excess. We have had a number of in- terested buyers." . 0; Taking Into account that . the grain residue used in the production of alcohol is .'sold for $190 per ton to feed companies to be used in feed rations, the cost ore litre of . ethanol is 17 cents using cold water and 14, Cents per litre using* .warm : water. Mr. Durand said farmers have the corn and he is.convinced:that all farms should be setup to produce ethanol, . In 1971,•.Cern was $2.50 per - �.hel.aand a barrel of oil sold for $2.50. Mr. Durand says that in 1902, corn is still $2.50 per bushel, Thor General Public's Invited To Attend The ',OFFICIAL OPENING dna DEDICATION �►CEREMON ��eat►K..�,aina h. NEI.. BROWNIE BUILDING IES • Tse S flamed In Memory Of . IRS. 'ELIZABETH McKIM . Who devoted nraany yearsto Guiding In hueienow & Area FRIDAY, AUGUST oth 1982 From 4.304.30 PM With Offitiai Ceremonies at 1.30 PM tamp aKeewaydin, Gini Ma Camp is i tuarsd can Lai Human aft the 12,h of Ash. field, 1% mares, teeth at Ambaeriey. Junior & Senior staff,buildings wilt ala Is. teem, PPe g natks, campfleas. Prenicitterrt dedicated at .stirs tatmaa. There will bar rs, light t ata welcome over the to r•hour.