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The Rural Voice, 1990-09, Page 81PERTH Paul Verkley, President, R. R. 1, Atwood NOG 1B0 356-9022 * The Rural Voice is provided to farmers in Perth County by the PCFA County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER ANNUAL MEETING Thursday, October 11, 1990 Sebringville Community Centre Sebringville Guest Speaker: Roger George OFA 1st vice president Banquet — 6:45 p.m. Meeting — 8:15 p.m. Tickets available from directors or call the office at 229-6430 WANTED TOWNSHIP DIRECTORS for Perth County Federation of Agriculture Description: Concerned about Agriculture. Wishes to help promote the Agriculture Indus- try. Wants to know more about OFA. Is willing to attend one meeting a month. If you or anyone you know fits this description, call a current township director or call the office at 229-6430. NOTICES — All farmers should be aware of the Land Stewardship Program II. Al- though the program looks similar to Program I, the majority of farmers will not qualify because the maximum limit has been reduced from $30,000 to $10,000 and any monies received from the OSCEPAP II or Land Stewardship I will be deducted from your maximum. — This year at the International Plow- ing Match (Sept. 18-22) in Brant County, in the OFA building, Haidimand Federation is doing a Farmer's Lung awareness program. Any farmer interested in a lung capacity test can have it done free in about five minutes.0 78 Iris HURAL VOICE President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President DOWN IE ELLICE ELMA FULLARTON LOGAN MORNINGTON NORTH EASTHOPE SOUTH EASTHOPE WALLACE 1989-90 Directors - Paul Verkley - Matt Crowley - Bob Simpson - Garry Hill - Willie Erb - Norval Priestap - Gordon Player - Greg Luyten - Dave Smith - Bill Long - Willy Keller - Ken Thompson - Cecil Rose - Reid Wilson - Joyce Riddell - Ron Hyde - Gary West - Rae Bender 356-9022 393-5716 229-8840 393-6544 393-5512 393-6256 271-7421 595-4260 393-5908 356-2442 348-9753 393-6621 348-8726 595-4480 595-8813 625-8620 655-2575 343-5804 OFA president Brigid Pyke met Perth County farmers with representatives from the PCFA, top left: Matt Crowley, Tony DeGroot, Bert Vorstenbosch, Burnell Kipfer. Seated, from left: Murray Brodhagen, Brigid Pyke, Vince Hulshof. Bottom, from left: Mary McIntosh, Brigid Pyke, John McIntosh. The Mclntoshes hosted a kitchen meeting at their Downie Township farm. Photos by Blaine Stephenson, Fieldman, Perth County.