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67th PRODUCTION SALE
Wednesday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m.
At the farm of WARREN STEIN. Located one mile south
and two miles west of Tavistock.
We are offering York, Hamp, Duroc, Landrace, and
various hybrid breeds; including a good selection of
Hamp x Duroc boars. We also have a good selection
of boars available at all times.
Ontario's largest selection of R.O.P. tested and veterinary inspected
boars and gilts. Ranked "Good" by the Animal Industry Branch.
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Visit our booth at the Pork Congress
Delivery arrangements available.
For further information, or for catalogues please contact
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R.R. 6, Woodstock, Ont.
519-655-2942
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R.R. 2, Tavistock, Ont.
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WHAT'S NEW
TESTING GRAIN
MADE SIMPLER
A British company has developed a
simple instrument for testing the tem-
perature and moisture of stored grain.
The Grain Spear from Thomas Ash-
worth is designed to give a quick and ac-
curate readout of grain condition at
depths of between 30 cm (12 inches) an
1.83 m (72 inches).
The instrument has a sensor head
mounted on a long steel shaft and a clear
digital display at the base of the handle.
A single test gives both temperature and
moisture content. The test can be re-
peated quickly at intervals across the
store to give an overall profile.
The sensing head tests a sample
volume of approximately 2 litres to
ensure that results arc typical of the
surrounding material. The Grain Spear
is powered by dry batteries.
Enquiries are welcome. Contact A.
Scarfe, Thomas Ashworth and Co. Ltd.,
Sycamore Avenue, Burnley, Lanca-
shire, England, BB 12 6QR, telephone
+44 282 39911, fax: +44 282 38729.0
1990s: A TOUGH
ROW TO HOE?
Michael Yapp, 1990 president of the
Toronto chapter of the Canadian Agri -
Marketing Association (CAMA), says
the 1990s may be a tough row to hoe for
Canadian agriculture.
As farms are carved into subdivi-
sions to feed Canada's appetite for ur-
ban growth, analysts predict the trend
towards fewer farms and farmers will
continue. Only through diversification
and niche development can agri-busi-
ness succeed, Yapp says.
"Through the 1990s we'll see agri-
marketers looking increasingly at spe-
cialized products as well as new market
sectors," Yapp says. "In Southern On-
tario, sundowners (small-scale, part-
time farmers) are one example of these
new market possibilities."
But the challenges facing agri-busi-
ness are not solely the creation of urban
Canada, Yapp says, adding that the effi-
ciency of modern farm inputs has re-
duced the turnover rate for purchase of
new capital items. Yapp says Canadian
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