The Rural Voice, 1988-05, Page 47NEWS
PROGRAMS OFFER
HELPING HANDS
Farmers and young people alike are
again invited to take advantage of two
employment programs offered by the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and
Food.
The Junior Agriculturalist Program
employs students between the ages of 15
and 24, with no farm experience, to
work on a farm for nine weeks. Students
receive $30 a day, with every second
weekend off.
The Agricrew Program offers the
service of a four -person crew for $90
each 8 -hour day. These crews provide
extra help with odd jobs and during peak
work periods.
For more information, contact
Angela Schlosser of Walkerton or Don
Rauser from Mitchell. Both are work-
ing out of the Clinton OMAF office,
telephone 482-3428 or 1-800-265-
5170.0
THAMES BEND GETS
NATIONAL AWARD
From Bernie Tracey, first vice-president
of the Canadian Swine Breeders' Asso-
ciation, Warren Stein of Thames Bend
Farms Ltd., Woodstock (left), receives
the award for the breeder registering the
most purebred Yorkshires, Durocs, and
Hampshires (936) in Canada during
1987. John Peter Van Haren registered
the second highest number of purebred
swine during the year. Thames Bend
also registered the second-largst num-
ber of Landrace in Canada (201). The
awards were given at the March Swine
Breeders annual meeting in Edmonton.
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