The Rural Voice, 1981-12, Page 33Grey County
Junior Farmers:
A good year
As 1981 begins to wind down we ,the
executive of the Grey County Junior
Farmers observe our year. We had
sucesses and failures, good times and
bad. But the main accomplishments are
the friendships we have formed and the
promotion of our organization, Junior
Farmers.
We were elected to tour offices on
January 5, 1981 and immediately were
involved in Pancake Breakfast in
conjunction with the Owen Sound Winter
Carnival,with proceeds returning to the
carnival.
We sponsored 3 county dances during
the year and donated proceeds to various
charities.
Our Junior Farmers participated in
Summer Games, in activities like baseball
track and field, tennis, tug of war,
swimming and soccer. Although we were
not champions ,we gave it our best.
During the summer we hosted 3 United
Kingdom delegates in our county for one
week; we proudly displayed our county to
them and exposed them to our lifestyle,
our agriculture and our Junior Farmers
organization.
In past years,we hosted a weekend
exchange with another county in Ontario.
However this year it was decided to get to
know our neighbouring county Bruce.
Several delegates participated.
To promote the Junior Farmers
organization and image, we entered a
display booth in the Owen Sound Fall
Fair. Our biggest promotion were
balloons printed with Grey Junior
Farmers. We handed out over 1200
balloons during the fair.
Our variety show produced numerous
skits, songs, and plays. The many laughs
proved our efforts worthwhile.
At the present moment we are
finalizing plans tor winter games which
include curling, bowling, basketball,
volleyball, badminton, rifle shooting,
cross country skiing.
The church service will be held during
the Christmas season.
Several deserving Grey County Junior
Farmers participated in camps and
conferences. We sent delegates to
Provincial Conference in March;
Provincial Leadership Camp and Social
Recreation Workshop. Grant McMurchy
will represent our county and the
THE YOUNG FARMER
province of Ontario at the Rural Youth
Conference in Ottawa.
The year will officially be completed in
January.
But the gala event of Grey County
Junior Farmers is the Annual Banquet
and Dance, February 6, 1982. At this
event we'll recognize outstanding. Junior
Farmers athletes, and clubs for their
contributions during the year and
introduce the new executive.
Fay Harrison, President
Tide for my chickens
Would Cliff Pepper trade his Tide for
two boxes of another brand? "No", says
Cliff, "I wouldn't trust anything but Tide.
on my chickens." Cliff Pepper
demonstrated the washing of chickens at
the final regular meeting of the Huron
County Poultry Club, which was held at
his farm recently.
After the 4-H pledge, Cliff transformed
a dull, drab leghorn hen into a wet, dull,
drab leghorn hen, which he assumed
would dry up snow white. After the
washing demonstration, we spent quite a
bit of time looking around at all of Cliff's
breeds and varieties of chickens.
We then went into the house for the
business part of the meeting. We
discussed a demonstration at Seaforth Fall
Fair, the 4-H Exam, and a club barbeque
that Len MacGregor will be invited to even
though he has not come to one single
meeting.
Achievement Day at Bayfield Fair was
discussed and then much to our surprise,
cur leader unveiled a cake, com-
meorating our completion of our first year
as a club and this was soon devoured.
The meeting was then adjourned and
everyone went home and started pre-
paring for Achievement Day.
Greg Hoggarth
History book available
A new book about the province's Junior
Farmers is sure to be a best seller in rural
Ontario.
A Rural Legacy --The History of the
Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario is
the first book tracing the development of
this rural youth organization, says Amber
Gibbons, of the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food extension branch.
Author Linda Biesenthal of Kenilworth
charts the history of the organization back
to 1914 when short courses were offered
by the county agricultural representative.
Later, Junior Farmer Improvement Asso-
ciations sprung into action at the county
level.
"It wasn't until 1944 that the provincial
organization was formed," says Miss
Gibbons. "At that all -day meeting, the
then premier George Drew offered words
of encouragement to the organization."
A Rural Legacy describes the Junior
Farmers' war effort during the Second
World War. The group raised more than
511,000 and donated an ambulance, a
mobile canteen and a station wagon to the
Salvation Army and the Red Cross.
The book follows the association as it
became a respected voice in government
and the agricultural industry.
"About one half of the book details the
chronological history of the organization,'
says Miss Gibbons. "The latter half is a
collection fo reminiscences and reflections
of Junior Farmers' yesterday and today."
The 220 -page, soft -covered book fea-
tures more than 75 photographs, many
from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food files.
A Rural Legacy is available for $10
through the Junior Farmer clubs and from
the Junior Farmers' Association of
Ontario, 801 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario
M5S IZ1.
Short courses for
you for the winter
The Centralia College of Agricultural
Technology has released its list of short
courses, available in the first three months
of next year.
For on -campus courses no pre-
registration is required. For those courses
off campus, however, meal tickets must be
obtained from the College or area Ontario
Ministry of Food and Agriculture and
Food offices in advance.
For more information on any of the
courses call your area OMAF branch or
CCAT (519) 228-6691.
The courses include: Sow Herd
Management, Jan. 6; Feeder Pig Man-
agement, Jan. 8; Beyond the Estate, Jan.
15 (also Feb. 11); Farm Alcohol Pro-
duction, Jan. 19; Farm Income Tax
Update, Jan. 20; Beef Feedlot Manage-
ment, Jan. 27 (also March 4); Understand-
ing the Weather, Feb. 3; Leasing
Arrangements for Farmers, Feb. 5; Basics
of Livestock Ventilation, Feb. 9; How to
Run a Meeting, Feb. 26; Sheep Flock
Management, March 7 (also Feb. 3);
Dairy Herd Management, March 10 (also
Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 26 and March 17);
Farmstead Planning, March 19.
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