The Rural Voice, 1980-08, Page 3IMMINCONTENTS
Special features
OUR POLLUTED GREAT LAKES
How much is agriculture at fault? P 3
EROSION CONTROL
Norman Alexander takes his concern to
the public P 6
A PERTH TREE FARM
The Johnston family reforest their Fullarton
Township acres P. 8
ACID RAIN?
Ozone is more of a threat to farmers, Adrian
Vos discovers P. 9
TOMATOES ALL YEAR
Bruce Agri Park is a dream in the making . . . P. 10
Regular features
GUEST COLUMN BY NORM RICHARDS
DISTRICT MANAGER, M.N.R . P.
KEITH ROULSTON P
FARMING IN THE PAST P.
FARM MANAGEMENT TOPICS P
VOICE OF A FARMER P
A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE P
PIG TALES P
RURAL NEWS IN BRIEF P.
ADVICE ON FARMING P
THE RURAL FAMILY P
GISELE IRELAND P.
THE YOUNG FARMER P.
UPANDCOMING P
RURAL VOICE CLASSIFIEDS P.
PERTH PORK PRODUCERS' NEWS P
BRUCE FEDERATION NEWS P.
HURON FEDERATION NEWS P.
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COVER: A photo of the J.W. Errington farm in West
Wawanosh Township, Huron County, by Sheila
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COMMENT
The farmer and his environment is a huge topic. And although
this issue of Rural Voice can only scratch the surface, we hope
you'll enjoy our stories on pollution in the Great Lakes (how
much of it is agricultural?) and erosion control.
This issue on the air we breath, the land we work and the
water we use focusses on farm people who are concerned about
our environment. They include people like Norman Alexander,
who takes his exhibits on erosion to countless fairs, ploughing
matches and other exhibitions) and like Florence and Stafford
Johnston who have an unusual farm crop. . .trees. . .on their
Perth County acreage.
Then we've got a story on a project many people called a pipe
dream when it was first proposed. That dream, the Bruce Agri
Park near Kincardine, is now producing several crops of
cucumbers and tomatoes a year. This environment issue also has
a thought-provoking look at the problem of acid rain as it affects
farmers. It doesn't, writer Adrian Vos concludes; ozone pollution
is more of a worry to agriculture.
To help with our coverage of the region's farm news Rural
Voice is pleased this month to welcome Donna Thiel, our new
correspondellnt from Perth County. Donna lives near Mitchell and
has contributed stories to this issue. Watch for her byline on
future Rural Voice stories.
It's our policy at Rural Voice to write about the people
behind the farm issues and the agricultural news of Western
Ontario. That in turn has often led to a special relationship with
Rural Voice readers. . .we've met some of you and others we
hear from occasionally with suggestions and story ideas for the
magazine.
We welcome readers' comments on our issues and we are glad
to get favourite recipes, coming events for a free listing in Rural
Voice's Up and Coming column and classified ads for our free
classified page.
Once in awhile though, as happened this month, we get
several listings or ads from readers too late forpublication. Some
can be used in our September issue, but that's not much use for
an event happening in August.
So, for the information of anyone who'd like free publicity for
an upcoming event in Rural Voice or anyone sending in a free
classified ad, our deadline is the second Friday of the month
before publication.
That means information for this August issue had to be at our
office by Friday, July 11. It seems far ahead of time, we know,
but we need a couple of weeks for typesetting,layout, printing
and mailing your magazine.
That said- we'd like to make special mention of an event a
reader tells us about that happens the last Saturday in July ,
when a Ow of you may already have the August Rural Voice in
your hands. It's the Teeswater 4-H horse club's Trail
Ride.a-thon, a ten mile ride through scenic trails in the Faulkner
Bush are, And you're invited to call Vicki at 392-6547 for further
details.
the rural
Voice
Published monthly by McLean Bros., Publishers Ltd.,
Box 10, Blyth, Ontario. NOM 1H0. Telephone 523-9648
or 527-0240. Subscription rates: Canada $3; Single copy
50c. Editorial Board: Bev Brown, Sheila Gunby, Alice
Gibb, Rhea Hamilton, Adrian Vos and Susan White.
Bruce Correspondent: Gisele Ireland. Perth Cor-
respondent: Donna Thiel. Advertising representative:
Barbara Consltt, Telephone 527-0240. Staff reporter:
Debbie Ranney. Authorized as second class mall by
Canada Post Office. Registration number 3580.