The Rural Voice, 1982-07, Page 28PICK -
YOUR -OWN
In our reading area. there are a
number of farms with open doors to
customers who want to combine a day on
the farm with the family and a low-cost
supply of fresh food.
In July, crops ready for the picking are:
1.Green and yellow beans
2. Early beets
3.Cabbage
4.Carrots
5.Cauliflower
6.Early sweet corn
7.Cucumbers
8. Peas
9.Zucchini
FARM ADVICE
10A. Strawberries
10B. Raspberries
11.Cherries
12.Rhubarb
Te -Em Farm. Ted and Emma Vander-
Wouden, 482-9940, Bayfield, pick -your -
own No. 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 10b.
Benmiller Acres, Shirley and John
Hazlitt, 524-7474. Benmiller. pick -your -
own 10a.
Lovell's PYO strawberries, Leonard
Lovell, 262-6418, Kippen.
Horst's Berry Farm, Willard and David
Horst, 888-6183, Listowel. 1,2, 3, 4. 5, 6,
8, 10a. 10b,
Silent Valley Park, Edgar Lemke,
665-7686, Ayton, 10b.
Hill's Garden, Ron Hills, 369-5769,
Durham. 10a.
More women in farm - related accidents
A recent survey found that farm
women are involved in many more
farm -related accidents than they were 10
years ago.
Cabs, power -steering, and improved
hydraulic systems have meant more
women are doing field -work these days.
Shortage of farm help has also contributed
to the rise in accidents among farm
women.
Women are often conscripted
"wagon haulers" during harvest. Tile
survey found that women were often
involved in accidents while hooking up
wagons and machinery.
Lawn mowers were the other big cause
of women's injuries on farms.
Inn
NEM
Mem
March 31, 1982 -10th Production Sale, Top Selling Bred York
Female 1,100 to Hugh Allln, Newcastle (Altarlo Farms]
Eskadale Farms, Fraser Downey,
368-7253, Tiverton, 1, 2, 7, 8.
Saugeen Trails, Jim Salmon, 832-5028,
Port Elgin. 10a.
Hill Farms, Don and Ruth Hill,
371-1019, Owen Sound, 1, 6, 8.
Edwardson's Highway Market. Nor-
man Edwardson. 924-2688, Markdale, l0a
and 10b.
Gardner Orchards, R. Gardner,
538-3758. Meaford, 10a.
Elgin Greenfield, 528-4777, Meaford, 1,
6,8,11.
To avoid possible disappointment.
phone first.
A bushel of corn
A bushel of soil?
Does it really cost a bushel of soil to
produce a bushel of corn?
You've probably heard that said. It's
pretty hard to visualize, but it's probably
true. says Dwight Quisenberry, Soil
Conservation Service agronomist from
Michigan
A cubic foot of soil weighs about 85
pounds, and there are 1.24 cubic feet of
soil in a bushel. So a bushel of soil weighs
about 105 pounds. So it only takes 19
bushels of soil to make a ton.
And even a moderately sloping field will
probably lose five tons of soil per acre in the
process of producing a hundred bushels of
corn
Five tons of soil equals 95 bushels.
So it's about right. A bushel for a
bushel.
Perth Farms News
We offer you one of Ontario's largest selection of R.O.P. tested
and veterinary approved stock. Our herd is maintained as a closed
minimal disease operation.
A good selection of boars and gilts available
for private sale at all times.
llth Production Sale
Wed., June 16th, at 7 p.m.
at the farm of Warren Stein
Located: 1 mile south and 2 miles
west of Tavistock
Offering includes: 70 boars, 100 Open Gilts and 10 bred gilts of
Yorkshire, Duroc, Landrace, Hampshire and Hybrid Swine
got Fie, it
YORKSHIRE DUROC HAMPSHIRE IANDRACE 1 HYBRIDS
R.R. 6, Woodstock, Ontario N4S 7W1
519-655-2942 or 462-2704
RICHARD AND WARREN STEIN
PG 28 THE RURAL VOICE/JULY 1982