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The Rural Voice, 1988-10, Page 3R.V. executive editor: Sheila Gunby editor: Lise Gunby contributing writers: Adrian Vos Gisele Ireland Keith Roulston Gord Wainman Wayne Kelly Eloise Calhoun Iris Brown Sarah Borowski Mary -Lou Weiser -Hamilton Cathy Laird Sharon Grose Ian Wylie-Toal Susan Glover Bob Reid Dee Kramer Mervyn Erb advertising sales: Gerry Fortune Merle Gunby advertising production: Rhea Hamilton -Seeger office assistant: Tracey Rising office: 519-524-7668 laserset: with the McIntosh Plus printed by: the Saugeen Press Durham, Ontario subscriptions: $14 (12 issues) Back copies $2 each For U.S. rates, add $3 per year Member of the Canadian Periodical Publishers Association The Rural Voice is published monthly by Gunbyficld Publishing Ltd., Box 37, 10A The Square, Goderich, Ontario, N7A 3Y5. All manuscripts submitted for considera- tion should be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. The publisher cannot accept responsibility for unsolic- ited manuscripts or photographs, although both are welcome. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the publisher. Editorial content may be repro- duced only by permission of the publisher. Second Class Mail Registration No. 3560. columns EDITOR'S DESK 2 FEEDBACK 4 GISELE IRELAND 8 GORD WAINMAN 12 KEITH ROULSTON 14 ADRIAN VOS 16 features CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING The fruits of the Cohlmeyer garden (see page 28) • FOOD IRRADIATION: PROGRESS OR POISON? 22 • SERVING QUALITY: THE UPSCALE MARKET WELCOMES THE FRUITS OF THE COHLMEYER GARDEN 28 • AN EASTERNERS VIEW OF WESTERN FARMING 30 • VOICE FROM THE PAST 33 • BEDDING DOWN THE DAIRY PRINCESS A LOOK AT THE LATEST IN STALL FLOORING 34 • A COMMUNITY AUCTION 36 departments GRAIN MARKETS 18 BEEF CATTLE MARKET REPORT 20 NEWS 39 NOTEBOOK 46 RURAL LIVING 49 CALENDAR 50 ADVICE 51 WHAT'S NEW 57 BUSINESS CENTRE 60 ADVERTISERS' INDEX 71 newsletters RAINY RIVER FEDERATION 65 GREY COUNTY FEDERATION 66 PERTH PORK PRODUCERS 68 BRUCE COUNTY FEDERATION 70 HURON COUNTY FEDERATION72 cover: AT A CREEK NEAR BRUNNER, ONTARIO — photo by Wayne Kelly OCTOBER 1988 1